Flo!!!

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Dear Flo,

You know I am in a tizzy trying to figure out who's email you

have been using. (I still DONT have any control issues what so ever.)

Did you meet some good-looking man while you were in N.C.? (smile)

I am happy to see that you are out and about and doing fine after

surgery. Tell me is the gas pain as bad as we thought it was going

to be? If it is you need to go see your favorite aunt and return the

favor...smile. (I know I am bad!) I should have known that such

wonderful reporting skills had come from you. You are an excellent

writer and have had good experience. I miss you so much and want a

full report of the surgery and experience when you get a chance.

Aren't you glad that my insurance didn't approve me so I wouldn't

stress Dr. R out before he did yours? Take care, " Mom " . I love you.

Love,

> Hi Guys: The other night when we had our dinner with pre and post

ops, I

> got the real skinny on the skin thing. The answer is simply, some

folks will

> tighten up, some will tighten up some and some will have hanging

skin. I

> believe I will be in the hanging skin club and do not plan to have

any

> surgical remedies.

>

> Rexanne looks wonderful. She is very tight, had on a fairly short

skirt and

> her arms and legs make her appear as a person who has never had a

weight

> problem. I would describe her as a sexy woman. I am of the frump

category

> and I admire her look! Yet I saw her " fat picture " and she was

indeed a

> very heavy person.

>

> She has a regular skin regimen that she uses. She can fill you in

on what if

> any exercise she does. I think Rexanne just has good skin. There

were others

> who were going to have some loose skin but not bad and still others

like me

> for whom tight skin isn't even a thought...it's just not going to

happen. I

> wish I wasn't one but I am. I'm 57 and have been overweight since I

was 7 or

> 8 years old and even though I'm " all filled out " now, I still have

a lot of

> loose skin. My family gave me a great heart and lungs, and many

other health

> blessings but they gave me lousy hair and lousy skin. I can live

with loose

> skin as long as I get to live longer and I believe I have the best

chance of

> that as a thinner person. No Barbie illusions here but if Barbie is

what you

> want...hey gang...life is short, you gotta go for what you want out

of life.

> It's not a dress rehearsal...this is the only one we get.

>

> Everyone you talk to will offer you a different answer because

there are as

> many answers as their are patients. I do, however, plan to check

back with

> Rexanne and to follow what she is doing..it won't make me look like

her but

> it may make my loose skin better than it would be if I did nothing.

And it

> sure won't hurt anything to pamper myself a little. Heaven knows

that's a

> unique concept.

>

> This surgery is not a panacea. This is not a complete cure. This is

a hefty

> tool. I couldn't do it without the help this surgery will now give

me. Some

> can, some can't. I'm realistic. At 57, I want the years I have left

to be

> ones in which I can walk and not have to survey every chair before

I sit.

> I'm not glad but I'm ok with the loose skin I'm going to have. But

if you

> aren't going to be satisfied, there are surgical remedies to take

care of

> that! Go get 'em! Life is short...enjoy the hell out of it!

>

> Flo from land