SO excited!

May 07, 2014

I am so happy! I had my annual follow-up appointment on the 29th of April with my RYN surgeon, and he was pleased with me. I had removed 30 more lbs, for a total of 242 gone. YAY Me!

He also had some other things for me in store! He had his resident/intern/whatever they call them, come in first, and check my loose skin. He measured it and looked at the main problem areas (belly, thighs). I have been getting rashes and infections in that area, and the only thing I have found that worked was Nystop powder.

Anyway, he measured, and smiled real big and said I think it's time we sent you to our surgeon to get that skin removed. I have read that it's not just problems like infections that count, but also how far the skin hangs down, so I'm glad they had thought it was a good idea too ....because it has been driving me totally nuts, and I haven't been able to stop thinking about how much it's been bugging me for months now. LOL I understand how many people aren't able to afford it, or have to work month after month to get their insurance to consider it medical necessity, and I really hate that. I think it should be part of the surgery process and paid for along with the original surgery! That would make so much sense! But it's not something that will happen any time soon.

So, I am really happy, and I am looking forward to meeting my surgeon for my consultation later this month. I don't want to get my hopes up too high, because I don't know how long this process will take and I don't want to get too excited for nothing, if it eventually doesn't go through. So I'm praying and crossing my fingers and toes and asking friends and family to pray for me too! lol

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