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4 month update with pics

Name: 4 month update with pics
Item: Steven M. Lynch, MD
Rating: 5
Author: GW8772

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I'm 40 years old and I'm getting a hernia repair,...

GW8772January 16, 2013

WORTH IT$11,100

I'm 40 years old and I'm getting a hernia repair, tummy tuck, muscle repair and lip in exactly a week from today. I also hope they will remove a lot of scar tissue from a previous surgery I had 13 years ago. I posted a couple of other times about how my PS is not requiring any pre-op tests for me which really had me concerned. But after speaking with him Friday, I learned that many hospitals are no longer requiring such tests because they are irrelevant on a healthy patient. I still have some reservations but since he's certified, been around for years and operating in the best hospital in the area, I have to trust him.

Since I am still overweight, I am not under any expectations that this will make me skinny and I'm not using it for weight loss. I lost 40 lbs and hit a plateau. It's been kind of hard to keep my motivation knowing that my stomach will always be fat and hideous so my PS thought I would be a good candidate and even said my new stomach could be used as good motivation to keep going.

I am very excited to have this done, I have been wanting it for years. I have been reading a lot on here about what to expect, how to prepare etc and actually has the date gets closer I'm on these boards more and more. What a great support system. I'm looking forward to sharing my journey over the next several months!

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Steven M. Lynch, MD

Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

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UPDATED FROM GW8772

20 days pre

I can't believe how calm I am. After the last...

GW8772January 16, 2013

I can't believe how calm I am. After the last couple of weeks of freaking out, I thought for sure i would be a mess but I'm not. I'm looking forward to having the surgery over and beginning to heal. I also was a fairly heavy smoker all this and my doctor said absolutely NO nicotine for a month before the surgery. So as soon as I got my date, I quit cold turkey and it was the hardest thing I've done in my life. I had hopes of losing more weight before my surgery but the no smoking has caused me to stay the same. Once I have a flat tummy I want to do everything I can to lose weight, be healthy and maintain my new body.

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awy

January 17, 2013

Hi GW8772 where u having your sx done and how much.u goin to look amazing u have a tiny waist, good look , im goin to the city on the 29 for my const in NYEE , good look again plse put up pic after .

GW8772

January 17, 2013

Thank you, I'm having mine at Albany Med. Can't wait to get the tummy to match the waist. Good luck on yours later this month, keep us posted on your journey and pics when u have your new tummy! :)

mh0118

January 17, 2013

Hey GW your pre pic are very similar to mines you are right so im pretty you sure you going to love your results I love them with clothe on and I just wish I was little flatter but thats not any issue not you can tell I have no butt since my stomach is a lot flatter than before lol. What is your current jean size? I was a 18

GW8772

January 17, 2013

Yes we def look similiar in our pics and you look awesome so that makes me pretty excited because that's how I picture me to look as well. I read that you had some lipo in your tummy....are you having more or is it all in your back? A friend of mine put some fat in her butt also and it looks great. you will also be happy with your results. When is your next sx date?

mh0118

January 17, 2013

Yes im getting lipo of upper lower back, hips, stomach, arms, and possibly chin. And I will transfer that to my butt and hips. I want a hour glass shape and the biggsst butt I can get. Right now I have a small butt so I wantbsomething nice and some good size hips. i dont have have a sx date but I know I will he going in the last weeks of august so im looking in to flying august 18 night and to get Dr august 19 around 3:00 am

mh0118

January 17, 2013

And also you can ask me any questions..

Finallydoingme 2013

January 17, 2013

Good Luck on your journey. Your TT is just the start.

RealTara

January 17, 2013

If you don't mind me asking, what procedure did you have done 13 years ago that caused scar tissue? Looking forward to hearing about and seeing your results!

GW8772

January 18, 2013

I don't mind you asking at all! I went in for an emergency appendectomy and they saw a mass next to my appendix which they removed. Apparently the doctor thought it could be cancer so he opened me up to look for more masses. So I got an upside down "T" and at the top of the scar I ended up getting a hernia. When all was said and done, it was diverticulitis and they only found the one mass :)

UPDATED FROM GW8772

18 days pre

Today was my phone consultation which is really...

GW8772January 18, 2013

Today was my phone consultation which is really the only "pre-op" I'm getting. I told them about the tingling in my hands and the "pinched nerve" feeling in my left arm and they didnt' seem to think it was anything to reschedule for so I guess I'm set to go in 4 days! This weekend I was spend getting everything I need. I have a pretty good list going thanks to this site here, my latest item I added was a toilet seat riser. I plan on turning my livingroom in to my room at least for the first few days since going to my bedroom would require me to go up 13 stairs.

Did anyone NOT recover in a recliner? If so, was it a painful experience and do you wish you had gotten a recliner?

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fat belly bella

January 18, 2013

Besides the stomach, you actually look really thin. You're gonna look great!

GW8772

January 19, 2013

Thank you! :)

dragonfly88

January 19, 2013

I'm going in the day before you! I, too, have lost weight and can't lose the belly! I also quit smoking, cold turkey and will be at a month on my surgery date. My PS has ordered oxygen for me for the first week since I haven't been quit for too long. At first that bothered me, but then I thought, heck, the oxygen will help in healing, so okay! I actually gained about 6 lbs after quitting and it's not going anywhere, so it is what it is! Good luck on your surgery, I will be following you!

GW8772

January 19, 2013

Oh good luck to you on Monday! Congrats on the quitting smoking!!! That was hard...I think I'm finally over the awful moods :) I'll be looking out for your update next week, keep us posted!