Derbymama21

Hi, I am heavily (no pun intended, l) involved in Roller Derby, and as some of you may know, it's a very aggressive contact sport. I am scheduling my procedure during our break in Dec, so that I will have the down time to heal. How long after surgery should I wait until I can return to the contact aspect of the sport? I can skate about 2-3 weeks after I was told, but I am wondering about the other part. ALSO.. What has your experience been with excess skin? I am terrified I am going to lose my weight but still look big because of all the excess skin I could/will have. Any way to help reduce it? ( before plastic surgery)

DerbyMama21 Not sleeved yet, but the plan is for Dec in Mexico with Dr. Ortiz

How did it go?? My girlfriend and I are booking with him soon.

I am looking to get my sleeve in Nov/Dec and have been researching my butt off (unfortunately not literally) but there are some before and after pics that honestly don't look that great I am terrified I am going to have the surgery and then not have success Just one more thing to ad to my failed list :/

Honestly, I am having issues trying to find my way around this site aswell as the app. Apparently I am not as tech savy as I once thought. So I haven't seen any pics or read any journey stories yet. I am very serious about this and have researched so much. However it's so hard to know what's true and what's not. Because I am from Canada, I am choosing to go to Mexico for my surgery so I do not have to wait the 2 yrs and do their program (which I am currently still doing and it is not working for me) I have to pay out of pocket and really don't have that kind of money. But I also don't have 2 years to wait to get it covered by our provincial health services. I know how to lose weight, I know what a good diet for me is, I exercise ect.. But it isn't working. I have played competitive Roller Derby for just over a year now, that comes with very intensive practices and sown outside training. I have been calorie counting aswell as doing our provincial lighten up program and I have gained weight. My clothes for the same donuts not inches. My knees are hurting, my hips are starting, my ribs go out.... I am sooooo tires of being fat. Not to mention the 1000 other things it affects in my life :/ I can go next month for my surgery, but I want to wait until our derby season is over so I can recover and not miss much if it. I know, it sounds weird, but it a huge part of my life aswell as my families, lol

None on this forum, just pictures I saw while researching it, from all sorts of places. Some may not of even been real. But the ones I am reffering to, the ppl have been 1-2 yr post surgery and don't look like they have lost much. And then others look like they are a totally different persona and are 1/3 the size they were before. Just not sure which one is more realistic.

I am going to Mexico for my surgery and am wondering what other Canadians experienced. What was your family Drs reaction and response? Did you get and money back from insurance, or your provinces Health care plan? Ect..