POSTED UNDER Tummy Tuck Reviews
110 Pound Weight Loss and 2 Big Babies - Springfield, MO
UPDATED FROM mrs46146
7 days pre
Devastated. ...surgery may be canceled due to low iron.
mrs46146September 1, 2015
$7,200
Did blood work yesterday for yearly wellness. All my iron numbers are below normal. Mcv 75.2....normal minimum 82. Hemoglobin 10.8...normal minimum 12. Can't stop crying. ...so close.
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August 29, 2015
Your tummy looks like mine did, but mine was much larger. I don't know if you have noticed, but being on this board has helped me realize that our bodies look like a lot of other people's. I think you are very brave and hope that you love your new tummy. In a bit, I am going to have my hubby help me post my own 'befores" and some "afters" photos. You can see how much of a difference it is for me even with the swelling.
You are 10 days away! How are you feeling? Excited? I would definitely get a walker and toilet seat riser. LOTS of pillows too. :)
You are 10 days away! How are you feeling? Excited? I would definitely get a walker and toilet seat riser. LOTS of pillows too. :)
August 30, 2015
I would live to see your pictures! My pictures look so much worse than ones I see. I think I just see the worst in myself. I am super nervous. I am taking two weeks and a day off. I hope it is enough. I am picking up a toilet seat riser on Monday and borrowing a walker. Thanks so much for telling me. I thought of those but I wasn't sure if I was going overboard. I got a robe today with pockets to put the bulbs.
August 31, 2015
I have updated my review with my before and some after photos if you would like to go take a look. I do not think yours is the worst on here. Not by a long shot! {{HUGS}} I know that it can feel that way though. I actually liked looking around the site at pictures of everyone. It made me realize that my body has done what a lot of other Mommy bodies have done over the years of pregnancy, breastfeeding, weight gain, weight loss, and with aging. I could not find a body shape {tummy especially} as large and protruding as mine. I decided to post the before/afters so that other ladies coming along could see that they aren't alone in their body shapes and what they may expect with a tt.
I definitely could not have done without the walker, toilet seat riser, or shower chair. We got the shower chair with the back on because I don't think I could have kept myself up that long. I still can't stand up straight and not sure how long this will last. I also can't say enough about having LOTS & LOTS of pillows. I have two for my back, one for my head, one to sit on, two to raise my legs, and one to hold my stomach. {For coughing, getting up, riding in car, protecting my tummy from animals & kids. lol
I love your idea about the robe pockets to hold your drain bulbs. Very smart!
It is getting closer to your time to be on the flat side!! Yay!!! We are here for you! {{{{BIG HUGS}}}
I definitely could not have done without the walker, toilet seat riser, or shower chair. We got the shower chair with the back on because I don't think I could have kept myself up that long. I still can't stand up straight and not sure how long this will last. I also can't say enough about having LOTS & LOTS of pillows. I have two for my back, one for my head, one to sit on, two to raise my legs, and one to hold my stomach. {For coughing, getting up, riding in car, protecting my tummy from animals & kids. lol
I love your idea about the robe pockets to hold your drain bulbs. Very smart!
It is getting closer to your time to be on the flat side!! Yay!!! We are here for you! {{{{BIG HUGS}}}
August 29, 2015
I'm the same way. at least you are doing something about it nice…..;)
August 30, 2015
Thanks Maria. You are right that is how I should look at it. It was so hard to post pictures but I know other people's pictures really gave me hope to do this.
August 30, 2015
youre gonna look awesome!
August 30, 2015
Thank u! Your day is less than a week awa . R u excited? I will be praying for u!
August 31, 2015
Will be monitoring your story, and congrats on loosing sooo much weight . That is the most difficult part. Iam waiting for my surgery in October
UPDATED FROM mrs46146
26 days pre
4 weeks to big day.
mrs46146August 14, 2015
It is 4 weeks to my big day. I have lost 14.8 so just .2 to go to meet what the doctor asked me to lose. Now I am trying for 20. I meet with doctor Aug 25th. I will take pictures and post them then.
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August 14, 2015
Yay!! Congratulations on your weight loss! That is awesome! I am one week away and so nervous and excited! I'm going to wait until after my surgery to post before/afters. I will look forward to seeing yours and excited for your surgery! Thanks for updating!
August 15, 2015
congratulations on your weight loss! Besides the obvious (eating less and exercising more), what strategies did you use to lose the weight??
August 17, 2015
Thanks! Sorry I dididn't do anything special. I am eating 1,250 calories , about 100 grams of protein and 30 minutes of exercise a day. Once a week I pick a meal to eat off plan. This has helped with my anniversary and birthdays in august. It isn't easy and I couldn't do this for very long. Fear was my motivation because I didn't want my surgery to not happen or be postponed.
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I ran into a snag early on with my surgery planning. I had to wait until my tests came back normal also. My first consultation was in April, but I wasn't able to schedule the surgery until last month, August. At first, I was so upset and then I realized it would give me time to work on my health, losing any more weight, etc. It was way longer than I wanted, but it has worked out ok. I hope that yours does also and that you get your numbers well into the "normal" levels very soon. Please keep us updated!
{{{{{HUGS TO YOU!! }}}}}}