Congrats! One year seems to have flown by. You are right...the whole thing around comparison being the thief of joy...you can't compare yourself or it takes away from your amazing accomplishments! Everybody loses at different paces and different places - look at how far you've come, that's the best comparison! Enjoy the rest of your journey :)

Hi Lucille,

Where did you have your surgery? I'm a member of a FB Group that is all about WLS patients from St. Joseph's in Hamilton. It's very active and lots of talk about Plastics after WLS with a lot of recommendations.

Perhaps, depending on where you had your surgery there would be a similar FB group that you could join that could help you out.

I'm planning on plastic surgery next year for skin removal, tummy tuck and some liposuction. I've heard about a Dr. Harris in Burlington who specializes in WLS patients and then someone in Welland. There's also a female Doctor in Scarborough that a lot of people talk about.

Typically they don't want to do any plastics until a year after you've hit goal so your body has time to settle and you are maintaining. I don't know about liposuction though.

Hope this gives you a direction to try and get answers.

Congratulations!

I didn't realize that you and I had our surgeries so close together. My surgiversay is the 16th. I have my one year check up tomorrow. I was probably so preoccupied with myself that I wasn't paying attention. My bad....

I agree Leslie, comparing yourself to others is just not a good way to go. We all lose differently and our bodies are our own. It's almost a recipe for disaster to start doing that kind of stuff. The other thing is that everybody has different challenges in their lives that can cause weight loss to either slow down or speed up. Own your own journey. :)

The support here has been very good and that's why I'm still checking in. I keep learning about this journey and now that I'm at a different stage in my life I come here to learn the next steps and hear what the veterans have to say.

Keep at it and Good Luck!

Thank you so much

Hi Stitch. Thanks for your response.

The pain seems to either be less or I'm sleeping better through it. I find I'm only getting up once per night, and the rest of time I just turn over to other side and re-adjust my pillows my leg rests on.

Chiropractor sounds like a great idea - I've never liked having my back adjusted, as I naturally fight the movement to re-align. However, I will make an appointment! I'm also going to start massage, which should help the stress I seem to be carrying in my shoulders and neck.

Now I've started to notice my left knee giving me some pain - sigh. I think its just what one goes through as the body loses weight/fat that cushioned areas.

On the positive side, my feet no longer hurt and I find I look forward to getting up from my chair at work and walk around a ton more! I even take the stairs instead of elevator at work (its only 1 floor, so no great challenge, but still it's one more thing I'm not being lazy about!) Next, I will be going for walks on my 2 breaks (which I never took before and just munched away on food at my desk). Starts Monday!

Have a great weekend!

Sunny