Newbie question

[Guest guest]

I am new to this group and I am considering having the surgery done. I have a

few questions and hope you can answer them for me.

1. Did anyone have a problem with leg swelling while fat? If so, to what

extent? Did the weight loss (after surgery) help and if so, how much? I have

large fat pockets that hang down on the inner thighs and they run together

when I walk. I think I am walking with my legs farther apart than they would

normally be. Also the leg leg has swelling on the back of the leg. I wear

these damn Jobst stocking and they can be a pain!

2. I have a stomach apron, as do most morbidly obese people. Here is the

question: I have noticed a second " flab " of fat that has formed underneath

that, in the groin area. Has anyone else had that happen and if so, again,

did the weigh loss help?

3. Last question: Are complications normal and if you had them, what were

they? If you had the surgery to do over again, would you?

Thanks for reading and hopefully responding. I am thinking of having the

surgery and to be honest, I am afraid. I am 43, 5'10, and weigh 495. I have

not much of a life and I want one. I want to be able to walk around the block

or several blocks or miles. Also I don't want anyone to laugh at me anymore.

Mark Ferrante