I go see my PS this morning, and ive got a few things to discuss with him. One being my eyesight. Ever since surgery, when i try to read something, whether it be on a shampoo bottle, my cell phone, emails, computer, etc, i cant see it. :( Also, i noticed this morning, while bending over to dry my hair, i have 2 little "tuffs of fat" around my belly button. Obviously prior to surgery they were bigger, but i would have thought surgery would have gotten rid of that! I dont want to look like a female dog that just gave birth ya know? :(

Also, early this morning, I woke with more severe stomach pain, uner chest, but above belly button area. I cant sleep on my side and have been forced to sleep on my back since surgery. My back hurts, i did something to my neck the first few days cuz it hurts to turn to the left (maybe from being forced to sleep on my back perhaps?), my sides are killing me, as if someone has been punching me repeatedly for a long time, and ive been very dizzy lately. I stopped taking the pain meds and muscle relaxers a few days ago, and just finishing up the antibiotic. Almost felt like vomiting this morning from the pain, but talked myself out of it, cuz im sure after a tummy tuck, thats the last thing i want to do. Just the thought of using my stomach muscles to vomit....no thanks!

I go back to work tomorrow. Hoping PS says i dont have to wear the binder with the incch thick cushion anymore, cuz it makes me look like im pregnant! Id be ok with wearing just the binder, cuz its thin, but the cushioning makes me hot and itch like crazy. :(

Anyone know about tummy tuck surgery and sex drive? Mine was lost for the last 2 years or so, but ever since surgery, idk, its like in overdrive or something. lol TMI i know, sorry.

I think you can go for a consultation at any time, but my plastic surgeon required me to be at goal for a year before she would do surgery. I talked to her about it long before that so that I could understand what I needed to do. For me it was easy, because she is the one that does my Botox, so they were casual consults during those appointments and didn't cost me anything.

I was at goal for 4 months when I had my consult. On surgery day I will have been in maintenance for 6 months (minus a day). My PS wants people at a stable weight for at least 3 months. The bariatric surgeon suggested waiting a year and a half from WLS surgery, but I got to goal quicker than most of his patients (8.5 months). So I guess the right answer is at a stable weight, at a time that is right for you, and at a point where your PS is okay with operating on you.

Hi Nancy.

I'm having a pannus op with Dr Elahi through OHIP next week and I'm a bit nervous, I'm glad to hear all went well with you.

Regards

Christine.

No two ways about it, this sounds like a really tough surgery to recover from and it takes so long to feel like yourself again unlike WLS. I felt a lot of buyer's remorse after my sleeve for about 6 weeks (lots of why the hell did I do this?!) and I've been thrilled I did it ever since. Maybe this is similar or even longer?

I really appreciate you sharing all of your experiences though as I'm trying to set my expectations and mentally prepare for what's ahead!

That's funny (and not!) about the Kardashian comment. I'm having some fat transferred back there and specifically said I do not want to look like one of them!! I just don't want my rear on the same plane as my thighs and my back...