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I just started my journey (surgery was 11 days ago). I am so excited that I will be losing the weight and will be able to keep up with my daughters, feel better, and live longer. The vain inner me is freaking out though. I haven't been average sized since before highschool and I am not niave. I know that I am going to have extra skin. I knew going in to this that it would happen, but I'm really not looking forward to the saggy thighs and deflated breasts :-( How do people further out deal with it?

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You just suck it up... I wear a sports bra all the time now... Even when I sleep. But fitting into size 10 pants is such a rush for this former size 28 gal!!! Things are tightening up with the exercise I am doing but saving my pennies so in 2014 I can have a little work done :-)

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Ok ladies .. How's this going now I see the last post were in 2013 .. Can you recommend any ideas for someone who's 3 mo post op ?

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