losingjusme

it really comes down to cost right now. i am not going to ask my father to borrow even more money (asked already so i could have additional lipo). i just cant do that.... we'll see though. this was quite a blow for you. i completely understand your frustrations, especially since your port is already bulging out of your clothing. you will get this done, just may not be in your original timeframe unfortunately. i doubt that i will get it sorted out in time. i spoke with my insurance company yesterday and they said that i need a 'letter of necessity' from my doctor for both removal and replacement. i thought removal of toxic substance would be automatic (what was i thinking - it's insurance company that we're dealing with here!! :biggrin:) i am relieved about the lumps, but the silicone ... wow. the radiologist told me that as i was lying on the table, so matter of factly - the silicone implant has ruptured. i just looked at him like he was crazy, "but I have saline"... ummm, nope. ****sigh**** shock and disbelief. that is great news!! thanks! and you may not know what that reason may be, but im a strong believer in that as well. of course, if someone were to tell me that if i was in your situation, i'd probably want to smack them. :eek: i cant even begin to understand your frustration and disappointment. i am so sorry.

thanks gals! after my tuck, they'll just fall off ... that could be fun!! :biggrin: :eek: :eek:

ok ... i gotta tell this ... i've been quite depressed / stressed lately (details here - http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f12/february-march-08-plastics-48924/index4.html#post708928) and i PROMISED my very DH that i would not buy any more clothes since my TT is coming up... well, i was really like i said depressed and needed retail therapy. so i went to lane bryant (they have nice corsets and garter belts - dont think DH will be too pissed :eek:) i bought 3 garters, 10 panties, 2 bras for 100 bucks!!! i bought panties for after my surgery since my current ones are not fitting that well at all (size 22/24). i figured now i'd be an 18/20 so after i get gut whacked, id fit comfortably in a 14/16. just for giggles this morning, i tried on a pair of the 14/16 panties. they f'ing fit nice. really nice. really really really nice. ahem. so yeah - ME - in a 14/16 panty... what is the world coming to??? :smile::biggrin:

OMG Nina, your 10 days away!!!

Tami, ahhhhgh! sorry to hear about your LP port woes ... hopefully you can talk your LB surgeon into their senses!

a new twist.. <history first> when i was young (15/16??) i was quite umm, lopsided in the breast department... think C cup to an A cup. had it fixed with a saline* implant... its never been perfect, but yah know, the are relatively symetrical... no problems. *or so i thought.... :tongue: .... this past Monday, i found a lump in my left brest (non-implant side)... freaked me out since my mom was my age when she found her first (cancerous) lump. since i was sick with a cold, went to see my primary and she did an exam, yup, it's a lump... actually, there are 2. :eek: oh dear. i went for my mammogram today and they had to actually take it to a sonogram cause it wasnt really clear. the good news - lump is fatty tissue / non cancerous - mostly likely just a lipoma. yay!! no real issues unless they grow.. bad news - what i thought for the past 20 years was a saline implant, is in reality a silicone!! implant and it has ruptured. so i have silicone in my rt breast. :smile: based on the ultrasound, it appears to have contained itself inside my breast tissue ... but... I.WANT.IT.OUT... the thought of having silicone in my body freaks me out. yes, i've had it in there for 20-odd years, but now that i know its in there, dont want it. soooooo... i have yet another appointment with my PS for a consult of sorts for my breast(s). good news - more than likely insurance will cover the removal and any associated costs... not so good news, more than likely will not cover the cost of the new implant or any related costs... i dont even know if my PS will do my breast(s) at the same time as everything else on the 29th... i dunno if i want him to due to what Tami said about weight loss... plus, i honestly have no idea how much this is going to cost. i dunno how much implants cost, not sure what my surgeon is going to charge... gahhhhh, slightly freaking out here. but... not cancer. which is a very good thing! at least there is a bright side.

LOL ... i am the same way here... i even finally broke down and got a flu shot yesterday cause i dont want to get sick. i am finally feeling decent now and want to keep it that way!! Hi Mary, welcome to our crazy thread! :eek: March 7th .. YAY!!! it makes it seem so real when you have a date, doesnt it? OMG OMG ... it's FEBRUARY!!!!! :lol: i am over at MMH, just not as Losingjusme ... want to remain relatively incognito cause i'm going to be posting my pics there.. :tongue: my diet and exercise have been shit (sorry)... i've been very very VERY stressed and i'll post about it when i get some work done around here (ya know, ummm, work :smile:) but, we'll see. i've got a lot of decisions to make in a short amount of time. yup, this is something new.... WOW, great info there Karey. thanks for sharing it. guess i'll poke around MMH even more now.

isn't that a PB?

renewed love the idea of date night let's pick ourselves up and start anew... I know I need to

ummm... errrr... yeah. not a good week :frown::eek::frown:

Ceradad that is great advice!!! love your life, love your life!!

well... you know me, i dont really like to speak my mind :frown: ... but i guess the username would kinda sound like ohhhh ... i dunno ... FISH ... ???:frown:

unless of course it's Mc'D's fish ... mmmm... partially hydrogenemated fish oily parts ... oh MMMMMMMMmmmmmmmmmmmm :frown:

Julie, fabulous news! how is the depression doing?

i am just getting over a cold (thanks to sugar free Cold EEze it has only been 2 days) and plan to take airborne the 2 weeks before surgery as a precaution i think.

lulu thats what its here for!!

i use the ones from the Avenue. they have 2 strengths 'light' and OH MY GOD... :biggrin: i use the OH MY GOD strength and they work wonders. not sure what the models are, but you can tell my just holding the 2 in your hands and trying to stretch it. id rather someone see my sucker-inner than my fat too... that would just be so wrong on SO many levels...

i take it one 'decade' at a time. every 10 pounds is a victory for me.

yeah, MMH is a great resource. i plan on posting pics there, so im not losingjusme ... shhhh... super secret stealth mode ... :biggrin:

Woooo Hooo!

BBK, i am SO incredibly proud of you.

hey guys ... didnt log today... not horrible, not great. fills dont normally kick in for me for a few weeks... gotta go, DH is demanding my attention.

oh just a certain nymph(o) :tongue: who apparently has a 'picture problem'... :wink2:

i hate it when people post evil, mean spirited posts and are actually shocked that no one agrees with them... :tongue::tt1:

Connie, best of luck to you! Tami, wow, seems so real now, huh? that is good news about their refund policy, but i dont think that you will need it. you'll be all good, i'm sure.