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on 8/13/18 3:38 pm
Thanks Feistyem I appreciate it. I am up to my neck with upcoming college expenses for my daughter who will be a senior this year to get too excited about thinking about it. I was going to try and swing it but was unrealistic at this time in my life.
Good luck to you, I am sure all will be good in time. Stay happy and move ahead a happier and brighter light will come in time just like the other PS you had done. :)
Hi Megan -- you can email me on yahoo as feistyemm and I can share the dr with you.
Marla a/k/a Feistyemm
Surgery Date: 4/21/2005; HW: 333/ SW: 271/ CW:133/ GOAL: 150 or UNDER
Highest BMI: 54.7; BMI Now: 22.6 -- Jeans before surgery: 32. Now: 6
PS: 2006/7 LBL, Bracheoplasty & Upper Thigh Lift. 8/2012: UBackLift & Breast Implants
(redone 3 times). 7/17/18: vertical thigh lift (needs to be redone - left too much skin) &
replacement of 1 breast implant due to rupture (still needs to be fixed due to placement). 
Hi, Lora
Sorry you had such a bad time with your tummy tuck. You never know what is going to happen, no matter how much research you do. Yes, I did research, which is why it took me 10 years to make the decision to do it after all of the other surgeries. But I just got sick of the one thing I didn't do after all of that work. I pray that the redo goes well and will accept a certain level of his being conservative.
Regarding your mammograms, I would try to find a solution to the problem you have each time you get one. There must be another way so you don't go through the tearing and bleeding. Please speak to your surgeon. Maybe they can get the same information with a sonogram and/or an MRI? I wish you luck!
Marla
Marla a/k/a Feistyemm
Surgery Date: 4/21/2005; HW: 333/ SW: 271/ CW:133/ GOAL: 150 or UNDER
Highest BMI: 54.7; BMI Now: 22.6 -- Jeans before surgery: 32. Now: 6
PS: 2006/7 LBL, Bracheoplasty & Upper Thigh Lift. 8/2012: UBackLift & Breast Implants
(redone 3 times). 7/17/18: vertical thigh lift (needs to be redone - left too much skin) &
replacement of 1 breast implant due to rupture (still needs to be fixed due to placement).
NYMom222: What you said is what I've read everywhere. The thighs are the hardest. I've done everything else, so I can compare. I trust him to make good. He can't be blamed for a senior citizen body. I'm just in an "I don't wannaaaaaaaaaaaa" mood. I was there before I did it the first time, but bit the bullet. By the time all of this heals -- the open wound, etc., maybe I'll forget how bad "labor" was. lol (BS -- it's been almost 23 years and I definitely remember how bad labor was...)
Thank you!
Marla
Marla a/k/a Feistyemm
Surgery Date: 4/21/2005; HW: 333/ SW: 271/ CW:133/ GOAL: 150 or UNDER
Highest BMI: 54.7; BMI Now: 22.6 -- Jeans before surgery: 32. Now: 6
PS: 2006/7 LBL, Bracheoplasty & Upper Thigh Lift. 8/2012: UBackLift & Breast Implants
(redone 3 times). 7/17/18: vertical thigh lift (needs to be redone - left too much skin) &
replacement of 1 breast implant due to rupture (still needs to be fixed due to placement).
That is what I'm hoping! Thanks!!
Marla
Marla a/k/a Feistyemm
Surgery Date: 4/21/2005; HW: 333/ SW: 271/ CW:133/ GOAL: 150 or UNDER
Highest BMI: 54.7; BMI Now: 22.6 -- Jeans before surgery: 32. Now: 6
PS: 2006/7 LBL, Bracheoplasty & Upper Thigh Lift. 8/2012: UBackLift & Breast Implants
(redone 3 times). 7/17/18: vertical thigh lift (needs to be redone - left too much skin) &
replacement of 1 breast implant due to rupture (still needs to be fixed due to placement).
Jen, thank you for hearing me out. I appreciate all of your thoughtfulness. And thank you or your good wishes.
Marla
Marla a/k/a Feistyemm
Surgery Date: 4/21/2005; HW: 333/ SW: 271/ CW:133/ GOAL: 150 or UNDER
Highest BMI: 54.7; BMI Now: 22.6 -- Jeans before surgery: 32. Now: 6
PS: 2006/7 LBL, Bracheoplasty & Upper Thigh Lift. 8/2012: UBackLift & Breast Implants
(redone 3 times). 7/17/18: vertical thigh lift (needs to be redone - left too much skin) &
replacement of 1 breast implant due to rupture (still needs to be fixed due to placement).
You can click on Dr Sauceda in my siggy line and it will take you over to his group here on OH.
Chris
HW/225 - 5'1" ~ SW/205/after surgery 215 ~ CW/145~ BMI-25.8~Normal BMI 132 ~DS Dr Rabkin 4/17/08
Plastics in Monterrey - See Group on OH Dr Sauceda Jan 13, 2011
LBL, BL, small thigh lift, arms & a full facelift on 1/17/11 UBL 1/21/13
Love my Body by Sauceda
It's good to get other PS consults in the states. Make sure you question how many WLS patients that they've done. Our skin is so different than if they are doing a little mommy make over.
The big thing for me was doing an LBL and breast lift and sending me home with a pain pump. Living by myself, I wanted the care that I'd receive in the clinic with 24/7 RN care. Have Barb read about my experiences. Search back to Jan 2011 & 13 when I went to Monterrey by myself.
Chris
HW/225 - 5'1" ~ SW/205/after surgery 215 ~ CW/145~ BMI-25.8~Normal BMI 132 ~DS Dr Rabkin 4/17/08
Plastics in Monterrey - See Group on OH Dr Sauceda Jan 13, 2011
LBL, BL, small thigh lift, arms & a full facelift on 1/17/11 UBL 1/21/13
Love my Body by Sauceda
There's a woman in my support group who got her thigh lift covered, but she also has a skin condition that was basically causing her excess skin to become necrotic. So... not a normal situation!
VSG with Dr. Salameh - 3/13/2014
Diagnosed with Binge Eating Disorder and started Vyvanse - 7/22/2016
Reconstructive Surgeries with Dr. Michaels - 6/5/2017 (LBL & brachioplasty), 8/14/2017 (UBL & mastopexy), 11/6/2017 (medial leg lift)
Age 42 Height 5'4" HW 319 (1/3/2014) SW 293 (3/13/2014) CW 149 (7/16/2017)
Next Goal 145 - normal BMI | Total Weight Lost 170
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Hi Chris,
It was great to see you too, I was totally surprised to see you there. I had never met Lloyd or KJ before, so that was a pleasant surprise too.
I don't think I will bother with that Doc, he seemed nice, but if no one here knows about him or has any experience with him, it would be impossible for me to trust him compared to Dr. S.
I have a consult with a local surgeon here today and after that I'll make my decision. I can't imagine I'll be more impressed with him than Dr. S and I know or have heard so many people compliment him. He was impressive to me because he answered all my ticky tack questions with patience and tact. Couple that with his personal presence and personality and all the rave reviews it would be tough to beat him.
My wife is really worried about going to Mexico and that's part of why the consult today.
Hope to see you again soon so it's not another 9 or 10 years!
Kerry
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