Last Week- 129 This Week- 127 (and 3 pounds below my original personal goal-Would be OK with getting to 125) Total Loss- 148 pounds

you ought to go on line and find out what your insurance requires you to have so that they'll cover it. ANDI

Hi Karen, Thanks for your well wishes. I have St. Barnabas System Health Plan and had skin rashes that were documented and sent to the insurance by the doctor. I think there may be requirements for how much skin hangs down but I am not sure about that. All I know is that if you have any problems at all, document them with pictures or have a doctor confirm them so that you have someone to fall back on to vouch for you. You never know what the insurance companies are going to consider as a problem that is covered. Amy

Hi Amy, Congrats on your surgery!! Just a question,what insurance do you have and what and hard is it to get approved?? I would love to get a tuck here and there,but don't know how much acess skin you have to have or any problems?? Thanks!

Hi Everyone, I haven't posted in a while but wanted to provide an update. I had my tummy tuck done this past Monday. I am feeling suprisingly well. It was far more extensive then I had anticipated due to the fact that I had an old gall bladder scar to deal with but the surgeon was able to accomplish what he had planned and he is pleased with the results. I finally got the nerve up to actually look in the mirror at myself yesterday and I have to say..."not bad". It is so strange because when I look at myself I feel like I'm sucking my belly in but I'm not. I haven't seen such a flat belly in, well, I can't ever remember seeing a flat belly. I still have drains in, their a pain and hopefully he'll take them out this week at my post op visit. I decided to go ahead with the tummy tuck even though I wasn't at my goal because, the insurance was paying for it and I didn't want them to change their minds, and I can't ever remember being much below 150lbs and at surgery I was 165. So I figured that the actual surgery will take off about 7-10 lbs and then I could work on the rest myself. I have to wear binders due to the surgery and my food intake is limited because of the pressure of the binders. I think I have been much better with my eating habits this week, so hopefully I'll see a nice drop when I finally get back on the scale. I haven't weighed myself since surgery because of all the drains, binders and extra fluid I received during and after surgery. Plus swelling. I figure when the drains come out, I'll weigh myself. Anyway, enough of my rambling. I do follow this board and everyone's progress even though I don't post that often. I hope everyone keeps up the great work and continues to be an inspiraton to all of us here. Amy