kimjones120
My, How Time Flies...
Jan 26, 2010
First of all...Merry Christmas and Happy New Year LOL!!! Anywho, On Thursday January 28th, 2010, I start the next phase of my WLS journey. I will be having my panniculectomy (sp?) on this day and I am somewhat excited and a little scared. My surgeon says that I should have a nice 'contoured' shape once he's done. I've been living with this loose skin for 3 years now...man, I'm speechless. Getting everything lined up to be off both of my jobs next month has been a headache within itself. It irks me when people feel they are always doing you a favor when actually they are doing their damn job!!! But everything is in line now and I thank God for blessing me in this whole journey. Newbies...if you're just starting make sure you have any rashes or discomfort of the loose skin documented in your physician's records. This really helps in the approval process to get the excess skin removed. Most insurance companies that cover WLS will cover the cost of having the extra skin removed below the belly button....you just have to have some documentation of irritation on file. And ladies, I don't know about you'll but I've lost weight in the 'kooch' as well. That needs to be noted too even if it doesn't cause any kind of sexual discomfort. My surgeon stated that I will also notice a slight lift in the pubic area and the upper thigh. Just a lil tidbit of info that my help someone else along the way. I've been trying to get the courage to take some before pictures and post them here on my page....smh...don't know about that though. I was butchered 17 years ago from a horrible C-section that the hospital said was 'an emergency'....but I don't want to get into that. That's it for now, Please keep me in your prayers as I prepare to go under the knife!! ~Smooches!~
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07/27/2006
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Feb 25, 2006
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