Re: I'm back...sort of

[Guest guest]

-YAY!! Ann's back!!!

Oh sweetie...as I said to you in my other email ... Marta is in

the " freak of nature " side of the camp with how easily she breezed

through the tummy tuck experience. <grin> Most of us fall

somewhere in the grey area of I couldn't walk right for weeks to I

had complications to OMG it hurt like HELL. (uh..that would be me

at the far end of the spectrum)

You come join us in the " OMG this hurts " camp. We have a nice

comfy chair for you with lots of pillows. We wont make fun of you

when you curse the fact that the Vicodan only lasts 3 hours. We wont

laugh when you cough. We will pass the chocolate to you so you

don't have to reach. Cause that's what good girlfriends do.

So good to have you back. Take care of yourself. It gets

better!!!! And I do have to say...now I can say... " It was worth

it " .

Love,

me

[Guest guest]

Tsk! Ann, sweetie, I made sure to tell EVERYONE on the group how

much pain I was in from my tuck! I just said the recovery was

quicker. But, did you listen to me? Noooooooo! You had to learn

for yourself! (I'm just teasing you, of course!)

I'm glad it's getting better for you and how cool that Dr. K removed

12 pounds from you! Wow! I only got 6 taken from me.

Take care of yourself and recovery quickly, okay?

Big hug!

Tracey

> Hi Group!

>

> Never let Marta tell you the tummy tuck/hernia repair is any walk

in

> the park. She is WonderWoman and I concede I will never be able

to

> heal as fast as our Dr. WonderWoman. This has kicked my butt in a

> major way, although I believe (today) I actually WILL live, and I

> still believe Dr. K is a miracle worker.

>

>

> Hugs and blessings,

> Ann

[Guest guest]

Hi Ann!

Glad to hear you're home...we positively missed you here!! Take it

easy and ease your way back into things slowly. Don't wanna injure

your tender self. Prayers being said for speedy healing of your new

dance-hall-babe body.

Hugs,

Laurie

[Guest guest]

Welcome back Ann!!!

I am sorry you are hurting so bad, but hopefully it will pass soon

and you will start to enjoy that flat tummy without pain!

OK, I guess I belong to Martas camp....I was one of those who felt

very little to no pain at all and other then these seromas that keep

needing drained I have had no problems!

I wish your tt/hernia repair could have been as painfree as some of

ours were but we know God is with you and you are strong and tough

and this too shall pass!!!

Can't wait to see pics of that flat tummy!!!

Be good, wear that binder, and feel better soon!!!

Cindee

> -YAY!! Ann's back!!!

>

> Oh sweetie...as I said to you in my other email ... Marta is in

> the " freak of nature " side of the camp with how easily she breezed

> through the tummy tuck experience. <grin> Most of us fall

> somewhere in the grey area of I couldn't walk right for weeks to I

> had complications to OMG it hurt like HELL. (uh..that would be

me

> at the far end of the spectrum)

>

> You come join us in the " OMG this hurts " camp. We have a nice

> comfy chair for you with lots of pillows. We wont make fun of you

> when you curse the fact that the Vicodan only lasts 3 hours. We

wont

> laugh when you cough. We will pass the chocolate to you so you

> don't have to reach. Cause that's what good girlfriends do.

>

> So good to have you back. Take care of yourself. It gets

> better!!!! And I do have to say...now I can say... " It was worth

> it " .

>

> Love,

>

> me

[Guest guest]

Tsk! Ann, sweetie, I made sure to tell EVERYONE on the group how

much pain I was in from my tuck! I just said the recovery was

quicker. But, did you listen to me? Noooooooo! You had to learn

for yourself! (I'm just teasing you, of course!)

I'm glad it's getting better for you and how cool that Dr. K removed

12 pounds from you! Wow! I only got 6 taken from me.

Take care of yourself and recovery quickly, okay?

Big hug!

Tracey

Hi Tracey!

Actually I did hear you, but Marta talked louder, so I only listened

to her! LOL I'm down to 174 (8 pounds lower than preop) and still

going! This IS exciting!

Hugs and blessings, Ann

[Guest guest]

Tsk! Ann, sweetie, I made sure to tell EVERYONE on the group how

much pain I was in from my tuck! I just said the recovery was

quicker. But, did you listen to me? Noooooooo! You had to learn

for yourself! (I'm just teasing you, of course!)

I'm glad it's getting better for you and how cool that Dr. K removed

12 pounds from you! Wow! I only got 6 taken from me.

Take care of yourself and recovery quickly, okay?

Big hug!

Tracey

Hi Tracey!

Actually I did hear you, but Marta talked louder, so I only listened

to her! LOL I'm down to 174 (8 pounds lower than preop) and still

going! This IS exciting!

Hugs and blessings, Ann

[Guest guest]

and this too shall pass!!!

Can't wait to see pics of that flat tummy!!!

Cindee

It's starting to pass, already, Cindee, but flat tummy is going to be

a ways away. My family was shocked at my *skinny* self this morning

(first day they saw me in something that was tight enough to show

outline!

Photos of the flat tummy? Probably NOT!

LOL

Hugs and blessings,

Ann

[Guest guest]

> So what's average? I mean Ann lost 12 lbs of flab, Tracey lost 6.

===============================

From the tummy tuck alone it varies greatly...You should fall

somewhere between 3 and 20 pounds of skin removed. Mel, your

getting tooo hung up on " numbers " They are meaningless. You will

have the tuck when it's right for YOU. And your weight will be what

it will be. Either you've stopped losing wieght...so that makes it

the right time. Or, you have a problem that needs taken care of like

a hernia repair, or so much redundant skin that it is causing

problems that it becomes the right time to have the tuck...

How soon can you have additional Elective surgeries after the

hyst.? That depends on you...how fast you heal, how are your labs

responding, are you too low on Iron, protein.....But if all goes

well and your lab values start to go back up, I don't see why you

can't have surgery around...oh...lets say...AUGUST! (of course just

after the pool party)

Hugs

Jo

[Guest guest]

> So what's average? I mean Ann lost 12 lbs of flab, Tracey lost 6.

===============================

From the tummy tuck alone it varies greatly...You should fall

somewhere between 3 and 20 pounds of skin removed. Mel, your

getting tooo hung up on " numbers " They are meaningless. You will

have the tuck when it's right for YOU. And your weight will be what

it will be. Either you've stopped losing wieght...so that makes it

the right time. Or, you have a problem that needs taken care of like

a hernia repair, or so much redundant skin that it is causing

problems that it becomes the right time to have the tuck...

How soon can you have additional Elective surgeries after the

hyst.? That depends on you...how fast you heal, how are your labs

responding, are you too low on Iron, protein.....But if all goes

well and your lab values start to go back up, I don't see why you

can't have surgery around...oh...lets say...AUGUST! (of course just

after the pool party)

Hugs

Jo

[Guest guest]

> I guess when you are as far out as me and so close to

being " normal " that

> wondering if PS would help you get there a little faster isn't

obsessing is

> it?

=================

...of course it is OBSESSING! lol..but then you wouldn't be

normal if you weren't.

Hugs

Jo

[Guest guest]

Hi Mel!

I don't know if there is an average. I had a hernia so it was hard

to tell how much hanging skin I really had. I'm not sure what makes

the difference.

Tracey

> In a message dated 2/15/2004 2:36:17 PM Central Standard Time,

> positivelyann@c... writes:

> I'm glad it's getting better for you and how cool that Dr. K

removed

> 12 pounds from you! Wow! I only got 6 taken from me.

> Take care of yourself and recovery quickly, okay?

> Big hug!

> Tracey

> ___________________________________________

>

> So what's average? I mean Ann lost 12 lbs of flab, Tracey lost 6.

Tracey, did

> you start out larger or is it because Ann was heavier when she had

her TT,

> and more fatt tissue was removed with the skin?I look at my belly

loped over my

> pubis and think....God, they'll get 40 lbs....LOL.

> Also If I have my hyst at the end of this month, do you think

that they

> will do plastics at the end of summer or early fall(assuming I

stay good and

> lose another 50 or so) or is that too soon for another elective

surgery....I

> even though about seeing about the arms as soon as early summer

but didn't know

> if they'd do something that soon after the hyst.

> I just want the arms done....They are up front and out

there....I know in

> the summer I'll probally hate my belly more, but right now these

arms are my

> biggest worry.

>

> in Bama

> VBG 1982 (lost from 433lbs to 270's)

> VBG -RNY1996 revision(Lost from 343 to 299)

> RNY-DS revision Dec 2002 -down 122 lbs (377.7 to 255.6 and still

going)

> Homepage address-

http://hometown.aol.com/mdl1031/myhomepage/profile.html

> Many thanks to Dr. K willing to take on a 3rd timer....LOL

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I don't see why you

> can't have surgery around...oh...lets say...AUGUST! (of course just

> after the pool party)

Mel...

Me and you...Roomies! That would be cool!! hehehe

I'm still praying for my miracle!

Hugs,

Laurie

by the way...are the rooms at DRMC private or semi-private???

[Guest guest]

> So what's average? I mean Ann lost 12 lbs of flab, Tracey lost 6.

Mel, I only had about 4 1/2 lbs of skin taken off. I know it sounds

light, but remember, mine was mostly skin and not much fat over the

hernias because it was very stretched and thin.

Marta

who came home from the TT about twelve lbs *heavier* than when she

left home! lol!

[Guest guest]

.....So should I

> plan on Thursday to get there? Or Marta, is that too long?

Mel, don't worry about it. You can stay as long as you need to, no

problem. I figure you might be here ten days or so? You will

probably be busy being a tourist, also. Mi casa es su casa or

however you spell that.

marta

[Guest guest]

They took off exactly 2 lbs, 11 oz of skin when they did my hernia

repair and TT, Ray remembers that was what Dr Z came out and told

him. It is AMAZING that my hanging tummy that felt like it weighed 20

lbs was barely 3!!! Dr Z told us that they used to WAY overestimate

how much weight a person would lose during a TT, but he said it is

usually a lot less then you expect it to be.

Cindee

> > So what's average? I mean Ann lost 12 lbs of flab, Tracey lost 6.

>

> Mel, I only had about 4 1/2 lbs of skin taken off. I know it

sounds

> light, but remember, mine was mostly skin and not much fat over the

> hernias because it was very stretched and thin.

>

> Marta

> who came home from the TT about twelve lbs *heavier* than when she

> left home! lol!

[Guest guest]

They took off exactly 2 lbs, 11 oz of skin when they did my hernia

repair and TT, Ray remembers that was what Dr Z came out and told

him. It is AMAZING that my hanging tummy that felt like it weighed 20

lbs was barely 3!!! Dr Z told us that they used to WAY overestimate

how much weight a person would lose during a TT, but he said it is

usually a lot less then you expect it to be.

Cindee

> > So what's average? I mean Ann lost 12 lbs of flab, Tracey lost 6.

>

> Mel, I only had about 4 1/2 lbs of skin taken off. I know it

sounds

> light, but remember, mine was mostly skin and not much fat over the

> hernias because it was very stretched and thin.

>

> Marta

> who came home from the TT about twelve lbs *heavier* than when she

> left home! lol!

[Guest guest]

they teach your support person how to empty the drain bulbs.

>

> Up side is you'll be to drugged up to really care.

Jerry,

My support person won't be staying with me at the hospital if it's

the friend from Santa Clarita. But Lord knows, I've emptied plenty

of drain bulbs. Had one in from August 28 till end of October last

year!! lol As for being drugged up...NOT! The less the better with

me. Only like the drugs at bedtime so I can sleep at night.

Glad they are private rooms. I really don't like having to share a

room with a complete stranger when I'm in pain and cranky.

Especially when they snore like a fog horn! Oh, wait, maybe that's

me! Oops....

Hugs,

Laurie

[Guest guest]

, I'm so sorry about the death of your grandmother, and also the

fact that you have to have surgery and have to postpone the use of

Remicade. I'll be sending positive thoughts your way.

Sue

On Thursday, August 21, 2008, at 08:30 PM, wrote:

>

> I don't mean to be a stranger, I just have alot on my plate at the

> moment.

[Guest guest]

and Group;

Hi and everyone, I am on 1/2 prednisone and I can tell the

differance immediately. I start humira in about 7 days. I am sorry

you had to cut your remicade because of surgery, especially since it

was working so well. My condolencees on your grief, when a loved one

passes away its so hard emotionally. When my dad passed away I think

my fibro went nuts on me, so I know how you feel sweety.

I am reading everyone's post, but I havent been answering because my

wrist and shoulders hurts so much from the RA. I am so sorry for the

pain everyone is going through. And those that are doing so well

makes me so happy for them. God bless you all and please keep me in

your prayers, your all in my prayers.

gentle hugs everyone

Clora

[Guest guest]

I'm so sorry about the death of your grandmother, .

I hope your surgery goes well and that you can get the treatment you

need to feel better soon.

Not an MD

On Thu, Aug 21, 2008 at 7:30 PM, <man_u8@...> wrote:

> Hi everyone...hope you are doing well and being as pain free as

> possible. Sorry, I haven't been on here much. My grandmother just

> passed away, so I am in the throws of grief. I tend to post more on

> my myspace page (yankeenic). My RA/fibro has been acting up, but I

> know it is due to the stress of everything.

> I have been trying to avoid surgery for a midline hernia, but it got

> bigger in a short amount of time and I go under the knife (again) in

> less then 2 weeks. I am pretty bummed about that. What sucks is that

> I was finally able to convince my rheumy to put me back on remicade.

> I had my 1st infusion yesterday and I told them that I have need to

> have surgery. Now, because of the surgery...my infusions are on hold

> until after I recover from surgery (6-8 weeks). I have been looking

> forward to my infusions and to put them on hold for the next 2 months

> is huge setback for me. My body offically hates me. I woke up this

> morning and I can't tell the difference after the infusion. (When I

> was on remicade years ago, I was able to tell the difference the next

> day. I know my RA got gotten worse since then; I just hope it will

> give me the same relief that I had before).

> I don't mean to be a stranger, I just have alot on my plate at the

> moment.

>

>

[Guest guest]

,

I had saved this message to respond and just realized this morning

that I never did!!!! So sorry.

My heart goes out to you about your grandmother. I pray that your

grief is getting a little better. All of my grandparents were gone

by age 11. I wish there had been some way that could have been

different. My mother's mom died 4 days before my 4th Bday, but thank

God I do still remember her. Amazing, I can't remember to take my

meds!

I know that you have had your surgery and I hope that you are

recouping well. This sounds simple and I know it is not, but please

take it easy. Healing correctly is so important.

Please don't think that I didn't take notice or care. I just got too

wrappped up in myself, I guess.

I pray that you have a blessed day,

Shirley

>

> Hi everyone...hope you are doing well and being as pain free as

> possible. Sorry, I haven't been on here much. My grandmother

just

> passed away, so I am in the throws of grief. I tend to post more

on

> my myspace page (yankeenic). My RA/fibro has been acting up, but I

> know it is due to the stress of everything.

> I have been trying to avoid surgery for a midline hernia, but it

got

> bigger in a short amount of time and I go under the knife (again)

in

> less then 2 weeks. I am pretty bummed about that. What sucks is

that

> I was finally able to convince my rheumy to put me back on

remicade.

> I had my 1st infusion yesterday and I told them that I have need

to

> have surgery. Now, because of the surgery...my infusions are on

hold

> until after I recover from surgery (6-8 weeks). I have been

looking

> forward to my infusions and to put them on hold for the next 2

months

> is huge setback for me. My body offically hates me. I woke up this

> morning and I can't tell the difference after the infusion. (When

I

> was on remicade years ago, I was able to tell the difference the

next

> day. I know my RA got gotten worse since then; I just hope it will

> give me the same relief that I had before).

> I don't mean to be a stranger, I just have alot on my plate at the

> moment.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Shirley,

Thanks for your prayers. My surgery is scheduled for this Thursday.

I know I need to heal completely...I am impatient, which gets me into

trouble alot. I try to do things too soon and I tend to make myself

worse. Thank you for your support.

> >

> > Hi everyone...hope you are doing well and being as pain free as

> > possible. Sorry, I haven't been on here much. My grandmother

> just

> > passed away, so I am in the throws of grief. I tend to post more

> on

> > my myspace page (yankeenic). My RA/fibro has been acting up, but

I

> > know it is due to the stress of everything.

> > I have been trying to avoid surgery for a midline hernia, but it

> got

> > bigger in a short amount of time and I go under the knife (again)

> in

> > less then 2 weeks. I am pretty bummed about that. What sucks is

> that

> > I was finally able to convince my rheumy to put me back on

> remicade.

> > I had my 1st infusion yesterday and I told them that I have need

> to

> > have surgery. Now, because of the surgery...my infusions are on

> hold

> > until after I recover from surgery (6-8 weeks). I have been

> looking

> > forward to my infusions and to put them on hold for the next 2

> months

> > is huge setback for me. My body offically hates me. I woke up

this

> > morning and I can't tell the difference after the infusion. (When

> I

> > was on remicade years ago, I was able to tell the difference the

> next

> > day. I know my RA got gotten worse since then; I just hope it

will

> > give me the same relief that I had before).

> > I don't mean to be a stranger, I just have alot on my plate at

the

> > moment.

> >

> >

> >

>