SKIN REMOVAL!!!
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@NicoleL874 , WOW! You look amazing, what a change! Congrats!1
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So glad you're on the mend! That must have been very scary for you and your parents!1
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I'm so glad to hear you're doing better now!1
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WOW! So sorry you went through all that you did. Am happy that you had your Mom helping you in all the ways she did. Am glad to hear you are doing better and your back side sure does look good as well. Finish healing well before you head back to work. The first week back after my breast reduction I was so tired after work, can't imagine how tired you must be. Good luck with everything.
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Hi there! Found this thread s few days ago and just wanted to say how brave I think you are. And you look amazing! Any new progress pictures to share?1
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Eh. I have one, but not really sure I want to publicly share. It's full frontal, naturally some bits are covered, but it's still baring all. Not much is different with the back view, still swollen.4
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Thanks for sharing your journey. I have to say I've decided against this surgery after reading this but I may get my arms done.
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Likewise, GailK1967, I am leaning away from surgery after reading this.0
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I have to admit I'm still planning on surgery, and haven't seen any surprises here. This is major surgery, with LARGE incisions, and complications are not unexpected. However, being 64, and having lost 150 pounds and planning on losing another 70 before seeking surgery, I know that my skin will never shrink to fit my smaller body. I have many years left (my family is long-lived) and I don't want to live it with skin drooping to my knees. I'm very grateful to NicoleL874 for sharing her journey - and the name of her surgeon and clinic!5
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So glad you're on the mend and doing so well! You're looking GREAT!1
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@NicoleL874 now that you should be all healed up, how does everything look/feel?1
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Here. Haven't reread any of it. Don't plan on it. I can tell you know that I would never recommend leaving the country to have that much work done at once. No local surgeon would approve that much work. I found out the hard way as to why.
Even without the infection, having that much work done at once would have been a minimum of six weeks out of work.
My legs are a hot mess, and now I have zero motivation to even think about them. My boyfriend is awesome and has asked me to please not have any more medically unnecessary surgeries, because it's not worth the risk to him. He's kind of awesome.1 -
Samquentin wrote: »@NicoleL874 now that you should be all healed up, how does everything look/feel?
Sorry, I went MIA for a year, heh. Everything looks and feels "great." My arm scarring is TOTALLY noticeable, but I don't care. I wear tanks all summer, I lay in the sun. I really don't care. I feel great. I get looks, I get questions, it doesn't bother me one bit. The rest of my scars and really faded.
Physically, I'm a little limited. I have a lot of scarring from the infections in my abdomen. If I run for an extended time (minutes, not miles), I end up numb from bottom of my ribs to top of my thighs. I don't like it, so I don't run any more, sadly. I can't do crunches. I can live with that.
Last summer I kayaked on average 16 miles a weekend and swam about a mile a day. I'm still incredibly physical, so I'll deal with my limits.
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Hi Nicole. Thanks so much for sharing this. Your experience and advice is much appreciated. I've got about 35lbs left to go and I think your advice about learning maintenance after that before considering anything else is really wise. I've never maintained before (always on an up or down roller-coaster) so I plan on learning that skill and keeping exercising and ill see what everything is like in a year or so. I need to learn not to obsess about my skin too because overall my body is a hell of a lot better than a year ago.1
