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That's what he said at my 6 week appt. I would LOVE to sit in a hot bath though! I'll ask him again this afternoon. I want some sort of butt attention too! Fat transfer was out of the question pretty much. My doc said he usually needs about 10 lbs of fat to harvest which he said may prove difficult on me. Which left just a plain butt lift cuz I didn't want implants. Now that I am spooked on the idea of further surgery, I did a bit of research and read about Sculptra which is an injectable that is used in the butt. Results up to 5 years, but total cost is comparable to an actual butt lift. Have you done any reading on this? Thoughts?

LOL, don't gag, but I've been taking them off, rinsing and letting them dry as I shower every day. Then I reapply them. This way they last about two and a half weeks. They ARE pretty expensive. They are much, much cheaper for me to order them from the US Amazon site, ship to my sis in Florida then she ships to me. Considering I plan to use these suckers for several more months, I need to save where I can. My next batch should be here soon hopefully cuz I'm running low. (The whole clean/rinse and re-apply of the tape takes up a lot of time. Add to that my daily wound management routine and regular skin care stuff, and I'm in the bathroom for well over an hour. Add another 1/2 hour to 45 mins if I'm going out and need to do hair and make up. Jeez.) I'm glad you are all mended up...I remember the probs you were having with the dreaded garment in the early days...I hope to be following in your footsteps soon! How are your scars? You and me both.

Cute sweater Confidence looks great on you ❤️ Also: YEAH, double YEAH and triple YEAH for the running accomplishment!!!!

Not that anyone asked, but I like the 1st, 3rd, & 5th one, LOL.

Yesterday Tuesday, Feb 18 Maintenance : 5'2" / 1.25 yr PO Sleeve / 116.9 lbs ---------------------------------------- Attempting to go lower carb this week...funny how if I cut the desserts/chocolate/cookies/ice cream there isn't much left that I eat (actually that's probably not so much funny as it is obvious). Granted, my fridge is pretty bare...need to go grocery shopping today to replenish it with some good stuff. ---------------------------------------- 9:00am - black coffee w/ stevia + 1 oz cheddar cheese + 1 slice hot Genoa salami 3:00pm - Shrimp Ball Noodle Soup (1 cup dashi broth, carrots, 1 cup Chinese broccoli, 1/2 package shiratake noodles, carrots, 4 shrimp balls) + 3 oz pan fried brussel sprouts in bacon fat 6:00pm - skinny tea latte + 1/4 cup geek yogurt + 1 oz blueberries + 1/2 fl oz pumpkin seeds 8:30pm - 4 shrimp balls + 1/4 cup Chinese broccoli 10:00pm - Protein shake (2 scoops Isopure Dutch Chocolate Powder + 2 cups cashew milk + 2 tsp instant decaf coffee) --------------------------------------- Totals: 787 cals - 78g Protein 25g NET carbs - 30g fat

Where are the open wounds, TT or BL? Everywhere! I had: 3 on the TT line (down to one) 1 on my left tricep (healed) 1 on in my right armpit (still there) 1 on my right nipple (healed) 1 on EACH of my underboobs (one is ok now) ...and 1 on my right side boob (still there) As far as stinky-ness, silver infused gauze completely cleared that up for me, hallelujah!! (My wound is still open, so frustrating!) My doc gave me a bunch of silver-tipped swabs to apply on my wounds. Man, those things STING! First time he put it on me, I legit cried. Am still using it, though the stank went away a few days ago. I find it weird that the general consensus is that it is okay to have an open wound for weeks and weeks! I was always under the impression that long-term open wounds == BAD. Is your doc as unconcerned as mine? I gotta think sleep + potential SAD has got to be a big part of the blahs. Ever considered light therapy? No, but I probably should look into it for reals. That one sunny day did wonders for me. Mr. also offered to take us on a mini-vacay down south. I had said no when he first asked cuz I was all sucky about not being able to go in the water. I'll rethink my decision if I start heading into darkness again... I got a prescription for Ambien. Do you take it every night? Do you have a hard time waking up since taking it? I normally just wake up more or less at the same time every day naturally...wondering if Ambien will require me to set morning alarms? P.S. Glad to hear your swelling is improving...gives me a small semblance of hope... P.P.S. This past month's recovery has turned me off of future surgeries in my near (and maybe even further out) future. So ix-nay on any facelift plans any time soon, looking into fillers now so I can get results like yours!

You said it, sister. That blue lace Xmas dress was awesome on you. You have a great figure, be proud and loud! ❤️

What she said, LOL. I'll also add that if it's a day event, nude shoes (with nude hose) gives the impression of longer legs as well...

Yikes! Hoping you get some answers on Thurs (or at least something to alleviate the pain) I'm with Fluffy though, a week is long time to be suffering...if it gets too too much, I don't think you need to wait for a fever and barfing to to go ER... (But I get not wanting to go though, sometimes the wait in ER is worse than what you are going in for) 🤗

OH. MY. GOD. This is soooooo awesome. You totally NAILED all of those!!! ...I think you just invented my new favourite game... *rubs hands in anticipation*

Sophie I love this dress!!! You look so good in it! RE: hose colour I think would depend on shoe colour? Are you wearing the new shoes in question? Or another pair?

Where is the pain?

Our comfortable body temps up here are way lower than you Californ-eye-A folks. I would kill for some 60's (i.e 15C) temps. That's t-shirt and shorts weather 😁

I already planned to do some "lower"-carbing this week, though I may consider going ultra-low if I feel up to it

@Sammi_Katt: look at you, all happy-looking You are doing great, congrats!

Another short novel...My 2 Month Post Op Update: ** Man, sometimes if feels like its been more like 6 months... P.S. Re: Pictures: My surgeon will be taking pics of me at the 2 month follow up appt tomorrow, will see if I will post those, or take some myself...will decide later.

Wow, what a difference 70 lbs makes! Great job...keep it up!

Congrats! Feel like modeling the 32's for us??

Translation: Not available to sewing-challenged plebs. Boo.

Bwha-hahahahhaha 🤣

Pic MISSiNG! Don't leave us hanging....

Awwwwww...I like you with glasses on ❤️

Um, I want your red "clothing item". Is it a top? Is it a dress? Can we see it with you standing up? Where did you get it?

OOOOhhhhhhh....I really really like this dress! It IS a little big on you, but your hotness still shines through Are you planning on replenishing you wardrobe soon??? (or are you still looking to drop weight?)

Yesterday Monday, Feb 17 Maintenance : 5'2" / 1.25 yr PO Sleeve / 117.1 lbs ---------------------------------------- I had a serious sugar meltdown yesterday (read: ice cream & cookies). I KNOW a big part of this is because I did not log as I ate yesterday...I stopped in the afternoon. Normally I would have a visual on MFP of how much I have eaten, and, more often than not, I would put that cookie or whatever away once I saw how much I already ate so far. I generally had the attitude of "whatever...I'm probably so far in the hole today, I'll just throw today out the window". Also I had several cookies before noon, and that probably set the tone for the day. Now, I logged everything I ate from memory this morning, and oh man, I really did throw everything out the window. Anyhoo...I'm dedicated to getting back to my anal logging self this morning, Onwards and upwards. ---------------------------------------- 9:00am - skinny tea latte + ¼ chocolate pistachio biscotti + 2 mini amaretti cookies 11:00am - salad greens w/ vinaigrette + carrot + cucumber + 3 oz roast beef + 1 tsp crunchy garlic chili oil 1:00pm - skinny tea latte + 2 mini amaretti cookies 4:00pm - salad greens w/ vinaigrette + 2 oz roast beef + 3 shrimp balls + 1 tsp crunchy garlic chili oil 6:00pm to 11:30pm - 4 low-carb bagel crackers + 2 tbsp pesto + 1 oz mozzarella salad greens w/ vinaigrette + carrots + 3 shrimp balls + 1 tsp chili oil + ½ fl oz pumpkin seeds 1.5 cups lemon sorbet + 1 fl oz pumpkin seeds ½ cup earl grey gelato + ¼ cup raspberry-lime sorbet + ½ fl oz pumpkin seeds 3.5 oz dried mangoes 1 KFC popcorn chicken nugget 1 cup tamarind broth + 1 cup broccoli + 2.5 oz pork loin ¼ Nestle Vanilla Caramel Drumstick --------------------------------------- Totals: 2961 cals - 96g Protein 305g NET carbs - 99g fat