Jenny65
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- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 2
Hi
When I had my 2nd baby in 1993 my GP put me forward for a tummy tuck, I had a 10.7 pound baby and went from a starting weight of 8 stone to 13 stone, I lost weight after having my son but I had this horrible overhang, but before I could have the surgery I fell pregnant with my daughter, (she weighed a lot less, I developed pre eclampsia and had her 8 weeks early weighing 3 pounds) anyway my doctor could see how depressed I was about my overhang and started up the process getting me this surgery as I wasnt intending on having any more children. I moved house at this time and although told my surgery, the hospital sent the details of my operation to my old address who didnt forward it on to me.
When I saw my doctor again she asked if I had responded to them, I explained I hadnt received a letter and then she found out what had happened, by then they couldnt offer the operation on the NHS and it would cost 12k which with 3 young children I couldnt spare. I learned to live with it by covering myself in baggy clothing and avoiding activies like swimming etc I was constantly asked when the baby was due and it made me feel very depressed, but having the children to occupy me helped me focus on other things in my life. It did however make me not care about weight gain as my stomach actually looked better fat than just loose skin hanging down. My doctor was very perceptive as she recognised how badly it was affecting my mental health and I am grateful to her for all her efforts.
Another doctor when examining me for a routine check up, looked at my stomach and said, "have you considered liposuction" I was a bit taken aback, but he said it would help as the only area of my body that is fat is my stomach and its out of proportion with the rest of me. Again I couldnt afford it with a young family and it rather upset me that someone would examine me, someone that has seen lots of different shapes and sizes in his profession and conclude this was the answer.
So here I come to the question I have today. I am now 57 (so 30 years on) I have lost lots of weight, but my stomach is still big and out of proportion, I shared some photos of me in size 14 clothes that made me feel good and my friends comment was, oh you need control pants or a corset to look good, she meant well, but here it is again, I am still being blighted by it all these years later. The difference is, I could probably afford lipo sculpture or liposuction and a tummy tuck. What I want to know though, as reading up on liposculpture they say they remove up to 24% of body fat, will having fat removed in this way be just as good for my condition? It says the fat cells are removed so you cant store further fat in that area (although this was a private clinic and not NHS) I am considering it, not out of vanity but thinking it may help me remove more fat from my body and thus improve my health.
Sorry for the long post but I cant work out whether this is something worth considering as I am pretty sure even if I end up 7 stone (and my face is already very thin) my belly will still be there or the skin will be hanging around at the very least.
When I had my 2nd baby in 1993 my GP put me forward for a tummy tuck, I had a 10.7 pound baby and went from a starting weight of 8 stone to 13 stone, I lost weight after having my son but I had this horrible overhang, but before I could have the surgery I fell pregnant with my daughter, (she weighed a lot less, I developed pre eclampsia and had her 8 weeks early weighing 3 pounds) anyway my doctor could see how depressed I was about my overhang and started up the process getting me this surgery as I wasnt intending on having any more children. I moved house at this time and although told my surgery, the hospital sent the details of my operation to my old address who didnt forward it on to me.
When I saw my doctor again she asked if I had responded to them, I explained I hadnt received a letter and then she found out what had happened, by then they couldnt offer the operation on the NHS and it would cost 12k which with 3 young children I couldnt spare. I learned to live with it by covering myself in baggy clothing and avoiding activies like swimming etc I was constantly asked when the baby was due and it made me feel very depressed, but having the children to occupy me helped me focus on other things in my life. It did however make me not care about weight gain as my stomach actually looked better fat than just loose skin hanging down. My doctor was very perceptive as she recognised how badly it was affecting my mental health and I am grateful to her for all her efforts.
Another doctor when examining me for a routine check up, looked at my stomach and said, "have you considered liposuction" I was a bit taken aback, but he said it would help as the only area of my body that is fat is my stomach and its out of proportion with the rest of me. Again I couldnt afford it with a young family and it rather upset me that someone would examine me, someone that has seen lots of different shapes and sizes in his profession and conclude this was the answer.
So here I come to the question I have today. I am now 57 (so 30 years on) I have lost lots of weight, but my stomach is still big and out of proportion, I shared some photos of me in size 14 clothes that made me feel good and my friends comment was, oh you need control pants or a corset to look good, she meant well, but here it is again, I am still being blighted by it all these years later. The difference is, I could probably afford lipo sculpture or liposuction and a tummy tuck. What I want to know though, as reading up on liposculpture they say they remove up to 24% of body fat, will having fat removed in this way be just as good for my condition? It says the fat cells are removed so you cant store further fat in that area (although this was a private clinic and not NHS) I am considering it, not out of vanity but thinking it may help me remove more fat from my body and thus improve my health.
Sorry for the long post but I cant work out whether this is something worth considering as I am pretty sure even if I end up 7 stone (and my face is already very thin) my belly will still be there or the skin will be hanging around at the very least.
) it changed my life ! Make sure you don’t tell anyone though… it a secret. When people say… ooh look at you, you would never know you’d had 4 kids, I’m like … I know! Arnt I fabulous