Re: Re: 3 1/2 years and counting....additional questions

[Guest guest]

, I hope you don't mind my asking how long did it take you to lose the 235

pounds? I'm 18 months out and have lost 155. I am debating if I should have a

revision since my loss has slowed down. I am going to curves and trying to

remodel my body and I do want to have plastic surgvery in the future. Just sort

of looking into my options. I feel 10000 times better than I did at 380 pounds

but I'd like to get under 200. 140 seems like a dream to me even now. in

DC

[Guest guest]

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I lost 153 lbs my first year out. It took a little over a year to lose the

other 90+ lbs. I have been stable at 140 for about 6 months. I did have

plastic surgery last December. I weighed 168 the day of my lower body lift

and had 18 lbs of skin removed from my tummy, butt and outer thighs. So I

was 2 years post-op when I had the PS. I ended up losing another 10 lbs

within 6 months, or by June of this year and I have maintained that weight

of 140 since then. I do play around with 3 or 4 lbs up and down, but always

end up back at 140. A lot of it has to do with age. I am 52, so no amount

of weight training or exercise was gonna take up that much loose skin!

Unfortunately plastic surgery seems to be the second part of our journey to

becoming " normal " . It's all still a " dream " to me! LOL If you have any

further questions, please ask!

Hugs,

C from VA

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the 235 pounds? I'm 18 months out and have lost 155. I am debating if I

should have a revision since my loss has slowed down. I am going to curves

and trying to remodel my body and I do want to have plastic surgvery in the

future. Just sort of looking into my options. I feel 10000 times better

than I did at 380 pounds but I'd like to get under 200. 140 seems like a

dream to me even now. in DC

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[Guest guest]

, thanks so much for responding to my questions. I hope I continue to lose

as well. I'm liking my workouts at curves, but Dr. Don would like me to wait a

little longer before I do the PS. What have you had done beside lower body

lift? WHo did you use? If you would prefer to answer these questions

privately, please contact me at kpetersen@...

[Guest guest]

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I don't mind answering on the group, because it might help someone else on

their journey. I had my breasts and arms done in Aug, 2003 at Duke with a

Dr. Georgiade. I was not very happy with him or the results. So I ended up

in Charlotte, NC with Dr. ph Hunstad who did my LBL. The only problem

with those of us who were MO for so long and then had WLS, our skin is not

the best in the world. I think we often have to have more revisions than

the normal person. So I still had some poochy area above my bellybutton and

a roll at my waist that could not be taken care of with the LBL. On Oct

25th I had a revision with Dr. Hunstad, and he did what he is now calling a

Bra Line Back Lift. He did a vertical incision to take in the pooch, but

also cut me under the breasts around my back to the other breast to take UP

the roll at my waist. It worked! I dont have an inch of extra flesh

anywhere on my torso. It looks great and I am tight as can be. Even with

the swelling I am down to 30 inch waist. He did this as a revision and I

only had to pay for OR and anesthesia. Now the only thing I have to have

done is an inner thigh lift. He lifted my outer thighs just great during the

LBL, and in fact, I can't even MAKE my thighs touch. (Remember how they

always rubbed?) But they are saggy, baggy skin that looks like a 90 year

old woman's legs, so I will have a medial thigh lift maybe next summer. I

would also love a face lift, as I have a horrible " turkey waddle neck " , but

who knows if I will ever be able to afford it. So far, insurance has covered

all my plastics, thank God. I highly recommend Dr. Hunstad to anyone in the

VA, NC, SC area who had WLS and is now looking at PS. He has a lot of

experience with WLS patients and does a terrific job! He's a fantastic

doctor, and I love him to death. I did see Dr. Don for a consult before

choosing Hunstad. But Dr. Don would not do the LBL, and wanted to do the

tummy tuck first. But when you have an apron as big as mine, and then

another one at the waist, and so much hanging skin from losing 245 lbs, I

don't think a TT would have taken care of it. I've seen some TT results on

people that actually looked worse, because they needed a LBL. I wanted to

get the most for my time and money too. So that's my story. If you have any

further questions, don't hesitate to ask. Good luck on your journey!

Hugs,

C from VA

Re: Re: 3 1/2 years and counting....additional

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> , thanks so much for responding to my questions. I hope I continue

to lose as well. I'm liking my workouts at curves, but Dr. Don would like

me to wait a little longer before I do the PS. What have you had done

beside lower body lift? WHo did you use? If you would prefer to answer

these questions privately, please contact me at kpetersen@...

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