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I HAVE A DATE

 A date for skin removal, that is! I got my updated quote back from the surgeon in Mexico... his results are AMAZING and the price just can't be beat.  For all procedures, he costs less than one of the procedures in the US.  I really expected his prices to go up significantly due to his popularity (he's booking 11 months out right now!) but it only went up about $900 since last time I got a quote from him. But the best news of all of this...  I decided to proceed with my deposit and when I sent it, I was careless and accidentally added an extra 0 to the end.  This left me basically paying for my surgery in full rather than just making the deposit (I owe $1000 more).  When I called the office to explain what happened and request my surgery date, due to my mistake, they were willing to move me WAYYYYY up the list.  Instead of having surgery in July/Aug 2022, they gave me a date of..... JANUARY 27, 2022.   Whhhhhhat?!!? That's 5 months away!  I'm super excited, nervous, sc

Skin Removal

 This year makes 9 years since my initial surgery.  At my lowest, I had lost 160 pounds!  I currently sit at about 130 pounds down, and am close to a healthy/maintainable weight again.  My body has been through hell- don't get me wrong, I'm thankful for it!  I love this body.  I love that it has given me two beautiful children.  I love that it endured the struggle of carrying so much excess weight until I was ready to let it go.  I love that it carries me through life well and allows me to run and play with my kids now. What I don't love is the person I see in the mirror.  I don't love my stomach, or my breasts, or my legs, or my arms.  I don't love that the trauma of being 344 pounds 10 years ago left my body different than the average 33 year old woman.  I started thinking of skin removal before I ever even lost the weight, and now here I am looking further into it when I thought it was attainable, and finding out that it may not be. I've had a number of consu