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Hi,
I am happy to say today and am offically under 200#. I weigh 199 as
of today and have lost 126 so far. I hope to lose another 39 pounds
and then start the fight with the insurance to remove the skin. I
will be 9 months post op on the 17th. In the last 9 months I have
gone from a size 28 stretch jeans to a 14/16 regular jeans. My
shirts have gone from a 30/32 plus size to a lg/xlg in regular
womens sizes. I still have problems with looking in the mirror and
seeing the same fat person that I saw before surgery but hopefully
with time my brain will catch up with my body. On the positive I
havent been this small since jr high. I am no longer at risk of
having a stroke from high blood pressure I am not diabetic any
longer. Now I can exercise daily without getting out of breath and
having an asthma attack. And i think best of all is I am finally
going back to school and will be able to fit in those stupid desks
and not be embarassed. I have to say this surgery has been a great
tool and I hope with time i will have the will power to make sure my
food habits don’t allow me to regain what i have lost. I still have
bad days and i have to work to lose weight now that I am closer to
goal but as long as I make my self exercise I do ok. To anyone
thinking about surgery I would say go for it. But expect to have
excess skin when you are done. My surgeon told me my age would make
my hanging skin minimal and he lied when you are over weight from a
child on the skins elasticity is destroyed. I thought I would have
this surgery and finally be normal and not embarassed of my body
thats not the case eventually after I can pay to have plastic
surgery yes I will be happy to finally be “normal” which is truely
all I ever wanted to become. But for now I am stuck in the middle
like a project only half done.
Thanks to everyone on this board you have helped so much along the
way I know I don’t post alot but I do read others questions and the
advice that follows. This has been better support for me than
family,friends, or my surgeon. Thanks again.
Debbie
Open rny 11-17-03
324.5/199/160??