Thanks for that story; it is the way I think too. I am sure she has really bad moments, right? And the thing is that our situation is not so bad like that; but it is something we chose. That is the hard part! It is a choice but without really knowing the full extent of what the outcomes are. Maybe people who choose to undergo these surgeries have trouble with self-esteem in the first place (I know that I do). Maybe it is subtle, in that being small framed etc, it seems like the best thing to get back to where we 'were'. That's how it seemed to me. I have a friend who is very overweight and she has no sympathy for my struggles (I have not even told her about the lipo) with weight and fat. She figures that it is harder for a woman who has never had a problem to then face them whereas someone who has had the problem all her life has less of an issue as she gets older. I don't know if this is true; perhaps it is more pronounced of an issue as it happens in a quick amount of time.
I do think of people that have been burned and in accidents. And think that I am fortunate (for now). But isn't it weird to have to think that way? So it's a mix of forward thinking for ourselves and accountability for the medical community. They are profiting off our negative self-views. But they should also be accountable for providing proper scientifically proven procedures. And I'm not convinced this (lipo) happens to be one. I wish I didn't care. And maybe I will get to that point; I think it is the self esteem thing; but like I said, that is a separate issue from medical responsibility.
take care you, as well!
OMG! I am looking at the 'botched beauty' search. It is sick how many problems there are and what is almost more creepy are the doctor's response's to the women's problems. They don't address really anything going wrong but what they could do further to 'fix' the 'problem' from the first doctor! Why would a woman trust another doctor after the first one messed up so bad! Thing is, why would a person want to keep going through these procedures, spending money and furthering the risk of bad results! What is going on!! It's like there is no governmental oversight on this!
And I think too, that the six month follow up is more for the doctor to satisfy that the swelling has gone down. It is not for the "final" results. Final results would be at least a year out and longer. I think there is a connection to extreme weight loss (as one would find with gastric bypass or lap band) and this type of fat removal. Because even though it is not extreme weight loss, it is an extreme amount at the time the body experiences it.
Today I was looking at my belly button; I always loved my belly button. I had laproscopic surgery to remove a diseased ovary and they go in through the navel. And I thought: what the hell happened to my belly button? I realized part of the problem is that the front of my body is what I always see all the time (shower, dressing etc). So it is a bit traumatizing :p
I know I need to move on. I guess my preoccupation is one of the reasons I went through this in the first place. So I need to accept what has happened. And do my best to take care of my body (not always easy of course). In the back of my mind I figure I will move on, and I will resolve it one way or the other.
I understand~ I think there is a lot of anger and disappointment and depression over this situation. It's so unnecessary to have happened. Maybe it does have to do with smaller frames; and that could have to do with the hormone amounts too. But of course I wish you luck!
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I do think of people that have been burned and in accidents. And think that I am fortunate (for now). But isn't it weird to have to think that way? So it's a mix of forward thinking for ourselves and accountability for the medical community. They are profiting off our negative self-views. But they should also be accountable for providing proper scientifically proven procedures. And I'm not convinced this (lipo) happens to be one. I wish I didn't care. And maybe I will get to that point; I think it is the self esteem thing; but like I said, that is a separate issue from medical responsibility.
take care you, as well!
Posted to Did you gain weight after liposuction? on 27 Mar 2012
Posted to Did you gain weight after liposuction? on 27 Mar 2012
Today I was looking at my belly button; I always loved my belly button. I had laproscopic surgery to remove a diseased ovary and they go in through the navel. And I thought: what the hell happened to my belly button? I realized part of the problem is that the front of my body is what I always see all the time (shower, dressing etc). So it is a bit traumatizing :p
I know I need to move on. I guess my preoccupation is one of the reasons I went through this in the first place. So I need to accept what has happened. And do my best to take care of my body (not always easy of course). In the back of my mind I figure I will move on, and I will resolve it one way or the other.
Posted to Did you gain weight after liposuction? on 27 Mar 2012