Tonight is my first LifeStyle class at Magee. $24 total with parking to start my next phase. I haven't told a soul for various reasons. Most of them involve the fact that most folks I know are down on any kind of WLS. They either know someone who failed on the band or they heard about someone. My dad was stapled way back when...his isn't working but it isn't because of the surgery it's him and he knows it. But anyway...whatever...I haven't told anyone except a close friend, my dad and my husband and I won't. At the rate I am going I expect my surgery will roll around sometime in May which will be good after I have my nervous breakdown from school! I am a grad student and work full time. No wonder I am sick a lot :cool:

As I look at my picture above I know that that particular shirt is always a staple simply because it covers my belly. I just ordered some clothes from womanwithin.com - skirts and a dress since we have to dress for synagogue and I needed clothes but I am REALLY hoping the next time, I'll be able to get my stuff off the rack at WalMart.

I also have to mention that I checked to see if this "apron" that hangs down will be eligible for plastic surgery under my insurance or am I doomed to have it forever? And the answer is???? Yes!!! It will be eligible so I am psyched. Maybe a boob job too if they don't go anywhere. I am a 40DD now and that's just NOT conducive to walking, running or pretty much anything. That "apron" makes the recumbent bike a real joy since it gets in the way of my peddling.

Oh boy...buckle up...here we go peeps!!!!

Happy first day! Off the rack...nice! We have next summer to look forward to getting started on the next part of our lives! And really...the apron can go too? Really? I wonder what qualifies as an apron? Yeah! I thought I'd be sweating in spanx every summer...do they make them for swimwear Have fun tonight!

...just one of your peeps

You go girl!!! I have had it done and am loving it!

Debbie

Yeah BG - go to the Highmark page and the Medical policy part and put in "panniculectomy" - oh yeah baby!!!

What's the boob job called...a "boobectomy"? Just teasing...I'm a 38 barely a C...so they'll probably disappear altogether...damn this pear shape!

I had a breast reduction back in 1992, I have not ever felt that was the wrong choice, at the time of the surgery I was 121 lbs. 5ft 2 and size 40F. I went through a pregnancy and have gained almost 100 lbs. since then and my chest has had little change.