Re: Re:Plastic surgery/ Tummy Tuck

[Guest guest]

Wow-- how did you get insurance to pay for the tuck? I'd like that!!! Dr. R was

out of pocket for me too.

:-) Kathy in VA

297/147

7/6/06

Re:Plastic surgery/ Tummy Tuck

Hi ,

�

�I am Kim in SC, Dr. R did my surgery in Feb 2001, and I just had my tummy

tuck in August 21st �of this year.� I tried everything to get my tummy

flatter including hiring a trainer for�seven months and it wouldn't budge.�

The weight hardly budges either but that is another topic. Find a surgeon that

done lots of tummy tucks and talk to some of his patients; I used a surgeon that

a friend had good results with and was please with her out come.� My surgery

went well; the Surgeon removed about 10 pounds of belly rolls.� I had two

belly rolls, one below the navel and one above- it is all nice in flat and I

think I will buy a two piece swim suit this summer.� It does hurt!� I have

no health problems so my procedure was as an outpatient and I only stayed

overnight. �You will need a month to recover and even longer than that before

you can lift more than 10 pounds. I am still having some swelling so I still

wear the compression garment � �a

 girdle� for about 12 hours a day, but I am unusual in this aspect most

people have stopped swelling after three months.� I am going to try lymphatic

message therapy this week to see if it will improve the swelling.� I have not

resumed my more vigorous exercise routine that I had before surgery, but I am

walking and the surgeon said I should start exercising more. I am back into my

routine at work, I went back to work after 4 weeks, and I have started doing the

yard work at home.� Insurance paid for everything which was great since Dr. R

was out of pocket. Overall I am pleased, I look much better in my clothes and

hopefully in another month I will not have the swelling anymore, which mostly

just annoying rather than painful.� �I had hope to lose some more weight as

a result of the surgery since I have crept up 25 lbs in the past seven years and

the surgeon had predicted more of a weight loss but I seem to be down only by

what he removed but I

 believe that is due to my low metabolism and my body now may be highly

efficient in removing calories out of the food I eat as result of the MGB.� I

am glad I had the surgery and this summer I think I will be very glad, but it

hurt enough I will not be going back for anything else. I did not have much

excess skin on the arms and legs.� Hope this helps.� You can email me

directly if you have more questions.

�

Kim M.

Dr. R 2/22/01

Pre MBG 251, lowest 145, now 161

      

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How did you get insurance to pay for the tummy tuck?  Inquiring minds want to

know!

 Elinor R.

Florida

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Surgery/Now/Goal

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From: McClellan <kimmcc321@...>

Sent: Sunday, December 7, 2008 8:28:52 AM

Subject: Re:Plastic surgery/ Tummy Tuck

Hi ,

 

 I am Kim in SC, Dr. R did my surgery in Feb 2001, and I just had my tummy tuck

in August 21st  of this year.  I tried everything to get my tummy flatter

including hiring a trainer for seven months and it wouldn't budge.  The weight

hardly budges either but that is another topic. Find a surgeon that done lots of

tummy tucks and talk to some of his patients; I used a surgeon that a friend had

good results with and was please with her out come.  My surgery went well; the

Surgeon removed about 10 pounds of belly rolls.  I had two belly rolls, one

below the navel and one above- it is all nice in flat and I think I will buy a

two piece swim suit this summer.  It does hurt!  I have no health problems so my

procedure was as an outpatient and I only stayed overnight.  You will need a

month to recover and even longer than that before you can lift more than 10

pounds. I am still having some swelling so I still wear the compression garment

– “a

girdle” for about 12 hours a day, but I am unusual in this aspect most people

have stopped swelling after three months.  I am going to try lymphatic message

therapy this week to see if it will improve the swelling.  I have not resumed my

more vigorous exercise routine that I had before surgery, but I am walking and

the surgeon said I should start exercising more. I am back into my routine at

work, I went back to work after 4 weeks, and I have started doing the yard work

at home.  Insurance paid for everything which was great since Dr. R was out of

pocket. Overall I am pleased, I look much better in my clothes and hopefully in

another month I will not have the swelling anymore, which mostly just annoying

rather than painful.   I had hope to lose some more weight as a result of the

surgery since I have crept up 25 lbs in the past seven years and the surgeon had

predicted more of a weight loss but I seem to be down only by what he removed

but I

believe that is due to my low metabolism and my body now may be highly efficient

in removing calories out of the food I eat as result of the MGB.  I am glad I

had the surgery and this summer I think I will be very glad, but it hurt enough

I will not be going back for anything else. I did not have much excess skin on

the arms and legs.  Hope this helps.  You can email me directly if you have more

questions.

 

Kim M.

Dr. R 2/22/01

Pre MBG 251, lowest 145, now 161

     

[Guest guest]

Kim

How did you get your insurance to pay for your TT?

Cheri

Dr R 2005

-- Re:Plastic surgery/ Tummy Tuck

Hi ,

I am Kim in SC, Dr. R did my surgery in Feb 2001, and I just had my tummy

tuck in August 21st of this year. I tried everything to get my tummy

flatter including hiring a trainer for seven months and it wouldn't budge.

The weight hardly budges either but that is another topic. Find a surgeon

that done lots of tummy tucks and talk to some of his patients; I used a

surgeon that a friend had good results with and was please with her out come

My surgery went well; the Surgeon removed about 10 pounds of belly rolls.

I had two belly rolls, one below the navel and one above- it is all nice in

flat and I think I will buy a two piece swim suit this summer. It does

hurt! I have no health problems so my procedure was as an outpatient and I

only stayed overnight. You will need a month to recover and even longer

than that before you can lift more than 10 pounds. I am still having some

swelling so I still wear the compression garment – “a

girdle” for about 12 hours a day, but I am unusual in this aspect most

people have stopped swelling after three months. I am going to try

lymphatic message therapy this week to see if it will improve the swelling.

I have not resumed my more vigorous exercise routine that I had before

surgery, but I am walking and the surgeon said I should start exercising

more. I am back into my routine at work, I went back to work after 4 weeks,

and I have started doing the yard work at home. Insurance paid for

everything which was great since Dr. R was out of pocket. Overall I am

pleased, I look much better in my clothes and hopefully in another month I

will not have the swelling anymore, which mostly just annoying rather than

painful. I had hope to lose some more weight as a result of the surgery

since I have crept up 25 lbs in the past seven years and the surgeon had

predicted more of a weight loss but I seem to be down only by what he

removed but I

believe that is due to my low metabolism and my body now may be highly

efficient in removing calories out of the food I eat as result of the MGB.

I am glad I had the surgery and this summer I think I will be very glad, but

it hurt enough I will not be going back for anything else. I did not have

much excess skin on the arms and legs. Hope this helps. You can email me

directly if you have more questions.

Kim M.

Dr. R 2/22/01

Pre MBG 251, lowest 145, now 161