my tummy tuck b4 & after pics

foodstampchamp · June 8, 2007

Also, one thing I forgot to ask. Did they unfill you before surgery? Did they move your port? If so, where did they move it to?

liz2007 · June 8, 2007

You look wonderful. Did it hurt? Did insurance cover it? May I ask how much weight you have lost? Thanks/
Fran

Hi Fran, thankyou for your comments and the answer to your 1st question is YES ! it hurt very much so, today it is 3 weeks since my surgery and im still in alot of pain, im still on 16 pain killers a day but im hoping to come off them soon.

I live in the UK and had both my Tummy Tuck and my band done on our health service which is called the NHS so i didnt have to pay. ive have lost in total i think approximatly 98 pounds as we work in stones here, i hope that answers your questions.

Liz xxxxxxxxx

liz2007 · June 8, 2007

Also, one thing I forgot to ask. Did they unfill you before surgery? Did they move your port? If so, where did they move it to?

Hi there, 1st of all i wish you good luck with your up coming ops in August, which is the day after my wedding anniversary. The answer to your 1st question is no they did not unfill me at all before my surgery im exactly how it was previous, as for my port it feels in the same area, they may have moved it slightly with the pulling of the skin but it feels in practically in the same place. I hope this helps answer your concerns. from Liz xxxxx

MysticstarD · June 12, 2007

WOW how exciting! I am looking forward to the PS.

Can't wait to see more recent pictures

liz2007 · June 12, 2007

WOW how exciting! I am looking forward to the PS.
Can't wait to see more recent pictures

Hi i will be posting more recent pictures very soon as it is nearly a month now since my t/t.

Liz xxxx

mommy3boys · June 12, 2007

Great, I can't wait. I will also be having a ftt and bl next year and I love seeing real life before and afters.

You look great so far...congratulations.

Ana

TheGh0st · June 13, 2007

For those that are still curios. One Stone is 14 pounds. That would put your starting weight at 268 and current at 182.

You look fantastic!!!

I am just starting the process of getting consults for my TT and breast reduction. I'm curious though, do you work? Have you gone back to work yet or feel you could if you had to? I have a desk job as a bookeeper but won't get any paid time off for the surgery so ever day I miss is costing me more money.

Chickie · June 13, 2007

Hi i will be posting more recent pictures very soon as it is nearly a month now since my t/t.
Liz xxxx

Time flies, huh? Expect a little more swelling for a couple of months. Some people report that the swelling goes down by about week 4, but comes back at week 6 ish. I was lucky enough to be swollen, but not shockingly so, for only a couple of months. So, I never really had the swelling go down, then come back up. But apparently it is pretty common.

Let us know how you are feeling Liz! And we need 4 week post op pics too!!

liz2007 · June 13, 2007

For those that are still curios. One Stone is 14 pounds. That would put your starting weight at 268 and current at 182.
You look fantastic!!!

I am just starting the process of getting consults for my TT and breast reduction. I'm curious though, do you work? Have you gone back to work yet or feel you could if you had to? I have a desk job as a bookeeper but won't get any paid time off for the surgery so ever day I miss is costing me more money.

Hi there, i dont work at the moment im just a full time mum. Tommorrow will be 4 weeks since mt t/t i still cant do any thing strenuous, but a desk job maybe ok, i would recommend at least 4-5 weeks off work as i become very tired doing simple things at the moment, but every one is different you will know when you are ready to do more and return too work.

Liz xxxxx

TheGh0st · June 13, 2007

Thanks for the info. I really want to do this and am not too worried about the pain. More worried about work firing me if I can't get back in a reasonable time. Maybe even more worried that my husband won't let me go back for the additional nips/tucks I want after the first one.

I'm looking at:

Tummy Tuck,

Breast Reduction,

Arms

& Inner Thighs

Depending on where I look it appears this will be at least 2 if not 4 surgeries.

I have been playing with a Physical therapy technique I saw on a TV show to try to help improve my arms without surgery. I can post pics & a description of what I did for anyone interested. I've been doing it for 2 weeks to just my left arm (to see if it really worked) and there is already a 1-inch difference between the two. But even though it is better it still doesn't look good enough for me not to want surgery.

late · July 10, 2007

Gost - i would love to know about the pt you are doing for your arms. That's one of the main things that keeps me going to the gym. I don't want bat wings!

TheGh0st · July 10, 2007

I'm terrible. I still haven't got around to getting a photo taken for proof. But a couple months ago I saw a show about a SKINNY woman with some exess skin from multiple pregnancies. Her stomach skin didn't look anything like ours, it looked more like the old "elephant" ankles of sagging nylons if you know what I mean. The show said there was no scientific backing for this but that they gave her an intense massage for 8 weeks. They didn't say if the massages were 15-min or 1-hour sessions or if they were daily or weekly. But in the after shot her skin was completely tight again with no sagging. So I decided to test it on just one arm. I "massage" my left arm as vigorously as I can at least once a day usually just for a couple of minutes at a time. I rub the underneath with my knuckles like you might knuckle rub a kids head. And I also rub the back of my arms with my fingers. I try to rub hard enough to actually turn the skin red. Like I said I only do it for a couple minutes at a time. For example I will do it watching TV, at a red light in traffic, or in the shower while letting the conditioner set. After just 3 days I could already see a difference and within 2 weeks my left arm was 1-inch smaller than my right. It's now about 1-1/2" smaller but doesn't seem to be shrinking anymore. Though I have been remiss in massaging it lately. My left arm is by no means small now but it does look a little less unsightly to me. I will try to get my husband to snap a couple shots this week so I can post something next week.

I'd love to have someone else give it a try and let me know the results. I wish I could figure out how to do this to my thighs or stomach as well but its just not possible to do it to yourself in those areas with the necessary pressure and I have yet to convince my husband to do it for me. I tried to convince him it could be considered foreplay but for some reason he didn't bite.