Oh Happy, Happy day!!

Aug 17, 2009

I had my 1.5 year follow up with Dr. Teel today (a couple months late). Everything is looking fantastic. I was 1lbs up from my last visit. I said "yeah, but I haven't pooped yet today." We both got a good laugh out of that one. It's obvious that I've finally become rather unconcerned and unobsessive about weight...in terms of numbers, that is. I've finally reached the point to where I can judge my weight by my clothes and how I feel. I've bounced between the same 5lbs since about 10 months post op. That's so cool.

Anyway, during my appointment we discussed my hernia. He said "you know that's smaller than the one that I have...and I choose to let be". I said "yup...but I was hoping you could fix it and remove this flap of skin on my belly." He looked. And, said "oh yeah, I can do that." He then proceded to say that it was significant enough to warrent removal but small enough to be of little concern medically. He said he would even do it as an outpatient procedure which would save me about $3000!!! I'm so thrilled I could bust! DH and I had struggled with this. We want to become debt free (besides our house) by next year. If I have to pay much for this to be done, I had promised to wait a year or more. I could live with that and he's always been supportive with me wanting a panni and/or tummy tuck. Now, it looks like I'll be having this done in DECEMBER!!! Yeah!! I can't tell you how excited I am!!

Another great note, while it will be coded as a panni removal, it will be more like a tummy tuck. Dr. Teel said he would create a new belly button for me and stitch my stomach muscles back together. Usually in a panni, there's no stitching of the muscles. So, it's kinda like a free-bee.  I've had this panni since I was in high school and lost 40lbs. It just stayed there kept getting bigger the larger I got. I can't imagine what life will be like once it's gone. I'm soooooo excited!!!! 

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