63 Years Young Mother of One Widowed - The Villages, FL

I have had problems with my arms and belly. The arms would jiggle and were just huge and my belly after age 60 just blew up. I have had problems regulating my weight since my daughter was born and had a lot of loose skin that just seemed to fill up after age 60. My belly really got huge and was becoming a health issue. I have been struggling to lose weight with little success and when I got the neck gobbler that just pushed me over the edge. I went in to see the surgeon for the neck. I really didn't think that they would even consider lipo of my other areas as I was overweight 6'0" and 217 pounds. He (Dr. Kosowski of Bassin Clinic) told me he could help reduce my arms somewhat and get some of the belly fat off too. I was game and scheduled the surgery for Nov. 2015. I bought all my surgical aftercare garments and products, went to all my preop appts., etc. and was canceled by the doctor due to high blood pressure. I was crushed and had to go through many tests with the cardiologist to get cleared which I was after the holidays. By the time I had surgery, I was weighing in at 239 pounds, but B.P. was under control. I was scared but also so excited to be having this surgery. The surgery was done in office and took 3 hours. That was probably the toughest part as I was awake and using gas while Dr. Kosowski performed laser lipo-he did the belly first, arms then neck. There was considerable bruising as expected, soreness and swelling for the first week. I only used 6 out of the 20 pain pills prescribed to me. I am 3 weeks out of surgery and am amazed at the results. I did not do this surgery for weight loss, I just wanted to get rid of the deep belly fat that was affecting my health and challenging my weight loss efforts. I have lost 9 pounds in 3 weeks. Started walking after week one and now I am on my bike and walking pretty much daily. Nothing was covered by insurance-this was an out-of-pocket expense. I still have areas that are sore to the touch, some are lumpy and some is numb which is all to be expected. I would do this again in a heartbeat! Good luck to all of you who have scheduled your procedures! Maybe I will post some pictures if I can get them uploaded to the computer:)