50yo, Several Children, Too Much Saggy Skin - Baltimore, MD

Hiya. Thanks for your comment. I will think about posting pics. Good luck to you as well!

Thanks for your comment, wouldn't have occurred to me to ask about the stitching. I will ask. Good tip about the undees/scar. Did you find that moving around the last 3 weeks is helping you heal faster or just aggregating things? All thr best for continued recovery and flight with your results. Congrats!

Do your research. You have to move asap. First night home- rest. After that, you gotta pee and try to poop, which means you gotta move. Moving helps the healing. If you're a vegetable, you'll get stiff, things will gel (and feels like it), and you'll risk a clot. Move whatever you can- have someone massage your legs, wear compression socks (altho VERY hard to put on), wiggle your toes, move your arms, try to hobble around the house every time you get up to use the rr... Every day, try to do a little more- without overdoing it. You'll feel it if you do- stomach turns into knots. Standing upright will be your goal#1 bcz the hunch-over kills your lower back - and then you have to recuperate from that! :)

Ok, thanks a million, working my way through reading your posts. Really learning alot. Big, huge sincere thank you!

Hi, Yes only one recovery is very very important to me. I know I will do well and still feel scared sometimes. Overall, I get that is normal and stay a little detached by using time and perspective. Thanks!

Oh, I was looking at your profile earlier today and found the NewGel+ products on keepyoungforever.com at 20% off and free shipping with coupon code OFF20. Not sure how long the coupon code is good for. It looks like a really powerful scar therapy? Are the strips very uncomfortable? How soon after surgery do you wear them? Your scars were amazingly hard to see in your pics! Congratulations!

Wow that's a good discount! I started wrg them about a month out and w the cg on I don't even notice it! I am just amazed they still stick after so long! I wear them 12 on 12 off and I wash them w soap and water daily.

Hi again, I was unable to access yhe website for a few days so I called and was able to without a 25% discount and free shipping! My dic said to bring the strips to my 2 week follow-up and if I am healed enough he will help me to put on the strips. Thanks for guiding the way!

THANKS! that was really fun.Now, I am paying attention to details and projecting into the surgery and recovery time. Not so fun. Gotta keep my eye on the bigger picture, "birthing the new me." Do you have a date yet?

I am so sorry to hear about your dog! I had to recently put my sweet dear dog down due to cancer. I know what it is like to lose your best friend. Nothing can replace your dog...we got a new puppy recently and it just is not the same. You will get through this. We are blessed to have them for as long as we did. God had his timing...we do not always understand why. I am thinking about you! xoxo

Thanks, I appreciate your reply. 11 days til surgery and I am going to make each one count. Still missing the dog but staying BUSY. He really and truly was my dog and I am a little bit in denial about how big a hole he leaves. :( Meanwhile, NOT getting a new dog til I am recovered, if ever. We do have another dog, Cookie, and she is adorable and a comfort. if I get another dog, it would be more for Cookie's broken little heart, not for me.....or my boys....