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Waist Again - Grand Rapids, MI
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Since my breast reduction Oct. 3, 2012 I've been...
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Since my breast reduction Oct. 3, 2012 I've been much more aware of my midriff, rolls of fat and the fact that I no longer can wear pants that are not elastic waist since I'm so big & flabby with a fat over-hang in the middle. I know it doesn't help that my weight fluctuates 20+ lbs back & forth sometimes several times every year-depending if my current diet is working. Some years I've even lost as much as 50# at a time, but have never been able to maintain.
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UPDATED FROM Happy with Smaller
10 days pre
Wow my PS office called today and said they had a...
Wow my PS office called today and said they had a cancellation and how would like like to have my TT on March 28th instead of April 9th. That's moving it up 12 days which is wonderful. It's a good thing I worked on my pre-surgery list today. I rented a hospital bed for 1 month. I had to call when I got home and found my surgery date had been moved up to get the bed delivered on March 27th. Since it's a long single bed size I bought the fitted sheet at the store where I rented the bed from. I bought a shower chair & handicap rails for the toilet-have to get hubby to put that together. I bought all kinds of gauze pads and different kinds of tapes, ice packs, tylenol and tylenol PM. I bought all kinda of fruit juices, yogurt & stool softers to help with the constipation issues. Notified my family of my surgery (I planned to tell them when they were all here for Easter) and the fact that I won't be hosting Easter dinner (3 days AFTER surgery now). I'd much rather obsess about surgery for the next 9-10 days than the 3 weeks I thought I had to wait. The PS scheduler is getting me everything I'll need in the next 1-2 days so I'll have final instructions and hopefully my prescriptions so I can have them filled BEFORE my surgery. I've been wearing size 22 or 3X in most my clothes since my middle is so thick. I bought a beautiful skirt & sexy top is size 16 at my favorite consignment shop today. This is my goal with this surgery and healthy eatting.
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kimrzzz5
March 20, 2013
I was only going to go with the tummy tuck, but my partner told me that I would obsess with my saggy boobs if I didn't do them as well. LOL
Congrats!
Happy with Smaller
March 20, 2013
Wow that's great, seems like alot of surgery at one time but I see alot of women do both together. I only did the BR because my insurance would pay for it so probably he didn't talk about the TT because I would of had to pay for that. Now it's TT and liposuction. He said probably 4.5-5 hours of surgery with the TT and a couple hours of surgery to lipo my back which will really help so I don't look so "thick". Then with lipo to the front & cutting out the lower skin/fat should make a huge difference in my size. That's my hope.
Happy with Smaller
March 24, 2013
You are going to be a new woman once you get the tummy tuck and breast lift(?) or breast reduction? I know as women we think of ourselves by the way our bodies look. I felt old with saggy boobs, now I love my new girls. Now I feel fat & sluggish since I'm so thick with hanging fat/skin. When it takes my breath away to tie my shoes or put on my boots something is really, really wrong. I can not run or even walk alot because of all the arthritis in my feet so I found water aerobics and went most days and it hasn't helped my stomach/midriff 1 bit. So I'm really excited about "fixing" my problem area once and for all. I'll be watching your progress in this journey that you are embarking on......
kimrzzz5
March 24, 2013
Gonna lift those puppies. I didn't want an implant. I have been full in the chest since 7th grade. I was a very athletic person during my teens and high school, so I was always wanting smaller boobs then. Now after all these years - without having ANY kids, my girls have totally gone south.
Happy with Smaller
March 24, 2013
That'll be great to have the body you've worked hard for and want.
UPDATED FROM Happy with Smaller
8 days pre
I received my final instructions today. Since I...
I received my final instructions today. Since I had staph & mersa 2 months (Dec. 2012) after my BR they're taking extra precautions with me for this surgery. I'm starting bactroban cream in my nose, I'll have a antibiotic scrub to use around my middle Sun-Wed. I'll have a motion sickness patch ($50) to put on Wed. night plus they have orders to give me lots of fluids to help avoid the after surgery nausea. They explained all the drugs on an empty stomach are what makes a person nausea. I've never done the patch either so hope it helps. They will use a different antibiotic during surgery than normal so try and ward off my chances of staph & mersa. Since they don't know if I'm a Mersa carrier or I pick it up someplace I'm banned from the pool from now until probably 6 weeks after surgery. I haven't been for 2 days because of the slippery roads and I'm missing the exercises and my friends already....6 weeks will be a LONG time for me. When I told them I had arranged for a hospital bed they said they don't normally like hospital beds because they help you too much when you need to use those muscles. If I find I can do without it or don't like it, I can call the rental company and have it go back. I'll have my vicodin (for pain) & and valium (for muscle spasms) to take with me the day of surgery. I've cleaned my house, washed all the bedding & rugs and mopped the floors....now what do I do to keep myself occupied for another WEEK?
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March 21, 2013
Please keep us posted I go for my surgery April 4 and I am so nervous good luck to u
March 24, 2013
debrabean: It won't be long for you either. I was scheduled for April 9th, then they asked if I could move to April 8th for some reason then when they had a cancellation I moved to the front of the class at March 28th. My surgeon leaves on March 29th for spring break for a week so I'm thrilled to get in before he leaves. Since I'd had my BR in Oct. they didn't need a new preop physical, I had a EKG in Dec. and my Drs. office sent that right over and I wrote them a check for the full surgery so they didn't have to wait for surgery approval it made it alot simpler.
March 24, 2013
I'm trying to figure out to load pictures so I can do before I'm getting so nervous and scared just ready to get it over with
March 21, 2013
Good luck to you!' It's not bad at all just uncomfortable... And I didn't have lipo! Wish I did but that's supposed to be more painful than TT but staying on top of pain meds you will do great!!! One thing that was the best I did was rent hospital bed!!! It's so worth it!!!! Good luck to you!!! :)
March 21, 2013
Thanks again for telling me I'm right to get the hospital bed....even thou my PS office doesn't think I need it.
March 24, 2013
Momto6: My PS has told me that he'll be doing 2+ hours of lipo on my back 1st then rolling me over and then he has to fix my muscles inside, more lipo then close me up. I think he plans 2-3 hours on my front and if you look at my pictures I'm sure there's probably lipo involved on my front and sides. Can't wait to have a waist again.
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