Four year surgiversary
We were asked to do a fashion show at our surgeon's, but I don't believe in that-- selling surgeries for how you will look seems like a very bad idea, and I don't want to be anyone's role model because my mileage varied a lot-- nearly croaked, lost to goal, and had no bounceback, and $33k worth of plastics-- so most people ain't gon' look like me--- none of these are typical in my experience, so instead I am gonna stay home and eat my steak, corn onna cob, pumpkin custard, raspberry shake and fudgecicles....and peanut butter fluffernutter! ( I still like to eat!)
In any case, 4 years out. Still kickin'.
"Oh sweet and sour Jesus, that is GOOD!" - Stephen Colbert Lap RNY 7/07-- Lap Gallbladder 5/08--
Emergency Bowel Repair 6/08 -Dr. Meilahn, Temple U. Upper and Lower Bleph/Lower Face Lift 12/08
Fraxel Repair 2/09-- Lower Bleph Re-Do 5/09 -Dr. Pontell, Media PA Mastopexy/Massive
Brachioplasty/ Extended Abdominoplasty (plus Mons Lift and Upper Leg lift) / Hernia Repair
6/24/09 ---Butt Lift and Lateral Thighplasty Scheduled 7/6/10 - Dr. Ivor Kaplan VA Beach
Total Cost: $33,500 Start wt: 368 RNY wt: 300 Goal wt: 150 Current wt: 148.2 BMI: 24.7
Happy Belated Surgiversary!
Denise
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RNY 2/3/09, LBL/BL w/Augmentation 9/16/11
Start weight: 335 Current weight: 185 Goal weight: Whatever the hell I can maintain without driving myself insane!
*6.5 lost preop
I'm recovering from my 1st (and maybe last) round of plastics. Fleur de lis abdominoplasty and brachioplasty 7 weeks ago. Tissue necrosis in TT with large "open wound" to irrigate and dress twice a day - wearing compression garments and 8# weight restriction. Now I'm a little "scared" to have thigh and butt work done - don't want to go through this again - these wounds heal so slowly (from the inside - out).
Really happy with arms - they look good as yours! Flat belly, too - just a hole in it!
Miss you - keep dropping by once in a while.
Penny Highest Weight 255 * Wt loss includes 19 lb lost before surgery
Hala. RNY 5/14/2008; Happy At Goal =HAG
"I can eat or do anything I want to - as long as I am willing to deal with the consequences"
"Failure is not falling down, It is not getting up once you fell... So pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again...."
I think it is very sensitive of you not to want to present yourself as a role model, especially given all the plastic surgery. A couple of the people I knew who had the surgery before I did also had "the works" done once they lost the weight (and were 20-somethings to boot!), and I know that I had an unrealistic expectation of how I would look as a mid-40s person (and how much difference the PS can make and, even WITH the PS, how different "the view" is with clothes on than off).
My 4 year is next month. Hard to believe it's been that long...
Lora
14 years out; 190 pounds lost, 165 pound loss maintained
You don't drown by falling in the water. You drown by staying there.
Congratulations on the 4th...
Hala. RNY 5/14/2008; Happy At Goal =HAG
"I can eat or do anything I want to - as long as I am willing to deal with the consequences"
"Failure is not falling down, It is not getting up once you fell... So pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again...."
