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40 Years Old Mother of Three - Peabody, MA
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I had gastric bypass surgery in 2011. It resulted...
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I had gastric bypass surgery in 2011. It resulted in weightloss of 150 pounds. My belly had bothered my for a really long time and after my last child in 2014 I decided it was time to say farewell to the excess skin. I had 3 kids and I was just not happy with my appearance at all. I feel so much better know that it's no longer hanging around
UPDATED FROM nanners1975
13 days post
Jean fitting
Out of curiosity did other fellow panni patients not fit into their jeans for a while??? I made the mistake of trying to put a pair of my jeans on today and the swelling is so bad I couldn't fit them yet...I got very discouraged and was winding how long before I can start wearing jeans again
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November 10, 2015
Yes! I have jeans pre surgery that will not fit almost 1 yr post and they were loose fitting jeans ... It is discouraging

November 12, 2015
You look great and it's still early in your recovery ... I wouldn't stress over the jeans thing. I'm trying to tell myself that the surgeries changed my body shape and I might need to change the style of jeans I wear. I used to be able to tuck the excess skin into the jeans to hide the skin. I don't need to do that anymore :)
November 15, 2015
Totally!!! I'm 3 months out from my Panni and my scars are still tender...so I can't wear my jeans yet. Even if my grundies get on parts of my scar it hurts. I don't know how much longer it will be like this...I'm getting ready to bite the bullet again and just wear them. After my surgery I could fit into my size 10 jeans...now I can wear size 8. I guess it is what it is!!!
UPDATED FROM nanners1975
14 days post
2 weeks post op
Today I'm 2 weeks post op and I'm feeling great. I still get a little worn out fast and the swelling gets worse at night. I have to be honest and say I haven't been wearing my binder but I'm thinking it might be a good idea to start. Still in a little bit of pain but in very stubborn and just need to rest more I think.
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