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Here are my notes I took from my Plastic surgery consult appointment yesterday. Sorry it's long but I had alot of quesitons! Plastic Surgeon Consultation 7/29/13 3-4:15pm Plastic surgery prices: This is the list of prices for the procedures at the Bari Plastics program in my town if you are a WLS patient and have been…
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Thanks Lee. I will check out the link. The Bari Plastics program in my area only offers the procedures I listed earlier. The will combo 2 procedures at one time as long as the person isn't knocked out more than 7 hours. I will let you all know how the plastic surgery consult goes after Monday next week!
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Congrats on your awesome weight loss and recent plastic surgery. I am looking into plastic surgery now too due to loose skin. I have an informational appointment this Monday. The cost is the big thing since I will be self pay since my health insurance will not cover it. My upper arms bother me the most since I work out and…
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hmmmm, I will have to look into that around in my area too and see if there is that option. I don't know if we have a burn unit near by but it is worth checking into!!
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My goal is to continue to get the gym 2-3 times a week for cardio and strength training classes. Need to get out on my bike more too but it has been so hot and humid lately. As far as weight goal to continue to maintain my weight at 130 or under that! 7/25/13-Maintaining at under 130 still, I hit the gym Sat., Mon,Tues,…
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We do have Southern IL School of Medicine here in town. I will look into that. I assume the residence are supervised during the actual surgery!?!?!
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Thanks Jilly, I remember you messaging me about your sis that had PS done here in town. I just don't think I could go to Mexico by myself and feel comfy with traveling home with all the bandages and stuff kinda scary I feel. A guy in Taylorville a small town near Spfld went to Mexico to have WLS and ended up dying after he…
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My WLS program doesn't give people a goal weight number but I met their "goal" back in Nov of 2012 and my own personal weight goal of 130 or less I made in April of 2013. My program will refer you to a Bari Plastics program if you have maintained your weight loss for 3 months and have remained caffine free, alcohol free,…
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Maybe not insulted but I have had friends ask me to not loose anymore weight which they know I am not trying to do now. One friend said I now look old! Ah...thanks! :( She has always seen me at 270 pounds as most people that know me have and I guess it is a big change to see me at under 130 pounds now. I have had people…
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I try to go right after work at 4pm but some of the classes I am doing now don't start till 5:15, 5:30 or even 6:15pm so I just go home and take my dogs out feed them do some errands around the house and then change clothes and go. I don't have a hubby so I just eat dinner for one and usually eat protein before the gym…
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Plastic surgery prices: This is the list of prices for the procedures at the Bari Plastics program in my town if you are a WLS patient and have been referred to that program Bilateral Mastopexy (2 breast lifts) $6692 Bilateral Agumentation Mammoplasty/Mastopexy with implants $12,098 Bilateral Augmentation Mamoplasty with…
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Plastic surgery prices: This is the list of prices for the procedures at the Bari Plastics program in my town if you are a WLS patient and have been referred to that program Bilateral Mastopexy (2 breast lifts) $6692 Bilateral Agumentation Mammoplasty/Mastopexy with implants $12,098 Bilateral Augmentation Mamoplasty with…
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Glad your appointment went good and you are going to have this done this fall. My appointment is a week from today. I am still working on questions to ask and have added all the information you have all mentioned here too. The surgeon is experience with WLS paitents since I was referred through my WLS program through the…
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Let us know how your first consult when today ok? Thanks!
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I LOVE Quest bars! Local GNC stores have them on sale right now: buy 2 bars get one free and if you use this coupon: http://content.gnc.com/coupons/COUPON_MBRPrice_20799.pdf and have a gold card and get the member price 12 will cost you only $13 or so! I stocked up last month when they had them on sale and then with a…
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oops! I left the 3 out of 2013! Sorry!
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How long since surgery? 13 months surgery date was 6/11/12 How much lost since surgery? 99 pounds How much lost in preop diet? 47 pounds Prior to pre op: 270 pounds Day of surgery weight: 223 Current weight: 124- currently in maintence stage-do not want to loose anymore weight. VSG
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I used to go to Planet Fitness but recently switched gyms to one with more classes and a pool. Planet Fitness does have a trainer that can show you how to use all the machines cardio and weight machines and they can also set you up w a personal exercise plan. Check with the front desk at your PF to see when they do that. I…
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Did your WLS program give you info of what to eat for the different stages? Mine did. I was able to start soft proteins after 2 weeks with my sleeve. I did chicken salad, cottage cheese, tried scrammble egg but it made me sick, cheese sticks seemed to be my go to during this phase. If your not for sure please call your WLS…
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I have always logged my exercise on here but not so it would give me more cals to eat but to just have an accurate record of my journey. I don't log housecleaning, showering or food prep or basic daily activites. To me that is just living cals burned for day to day and a person shouldn't be eating those back IMHO. I know…
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I love my gyms aqua exercise classes-Aqua Zumba, Water In Motion, Aqua Logix and others. They do give you a workout. Water in Motion claims to burn 500 calories in one hour. The Aqua Logix class I went to on Tuesday of this week in the morning while still off work on vacation was the toughest one. The trainer has you…
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I recently joined a new gym that offers lots of classes and has 2 pools and three locations in my city. It cost me $43 a month and I had to pay a $25 joining fee, a $10 key card fee but got two months free. I did have to sign a year contract. They have free daycare (I don't have kids so that doesn't matter to me). I can…
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Yep I've got loose skin. I've been working out during my weight loss and it does help some but won't work miracles. I lift weights and do other strength training stuff but when you loose 146 pounds and have been obese your entire 49 years your skin isn't going snap back. I have a plastic surgery consult the end of this…
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I just recently switched gyms due to this new one for me having classes and a couple pools and three locations in town. I love the aqua classes and have recently did a couple Dynamic classes and Team Gravity classes that use the gravity machines to work with. They are classes that usually cost extra but for the first 30…
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Only you can make the decision. Go to the consultation and then see how you feel after that. Make sure the surgeon is from a Center of Excellence program. I had gastric sleeve WLS on 6/11/12. I lost 47 pre op and have lost 99 post op for a total of 146 pounds lost. My only regret is that I waited till I was 48 years old to…
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Great! My goal is to continue to get the gym 2-3 times a week for cardio and strength training classes. Need to get out on my bike more too but it has been so hot and humid lately. As far as weight goal to continue to maintain my weight at 130 or under that! Good luck to everyone!
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Goal: 130 and maintain, 100 or more squats a day, go to the gym to workout for cardio and weight machines 3-4 times a day, Ride bike 30 minutes or more every day once or twice a day. 7/4/13 Happy 4th of July. Under 130 and maintaining. Sticking with 1300 cals a day and eating back some of burned cals from exercise. Went to…
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I also asked my ob/gyn about this. I had to stop my shot due to having weight loss surgery, gastric sleeve in June 11 , 2011. I got back on the shot in Sep 2012 and I asked her if I would gain weight or have a hard time loosing weight still. She said no. I asked her if it just makes you gain weight or do you have to…
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I did 1200 Cals pre op before my sleeve from 2/1/12 to 5/30/12 and lost 47 pounds. Post Op Sleeve surgery it took me along time to get to 1200 cals. I am over a year out and just now eat around 1300 cals but went from 350 to 500 to 800 to 1000 and then 1200 cals through my WLS post op journey. I didn't raise it to 1300…
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I only wish I had my sleeve done sooner. Loose skin can be a bummer but at least I am healthier and weigh 145 pounds less than I used to!
