Iron normal!!! Arms and Lift next Wed!!

Great news!  I'm so happy you're getting your surgery.  You've been so patient.

Do we have to be at goal to have our arms done? I want to lose about another 40. I'm 5'6" and I think 180 would be a comfy weight. But these wings are driving me nuts

The answer that I always see from others is that you are more successful if you wait until you lose it all because then you end up with more lose skin and will want a revision.  I personally would like to lose another 10 to 20 lbs but am not getting any younger and its bothering me so i made the decision to move ahead.  I have been fairly stable with the weight for over a year...only losing 15 lbs this past year.  So if I lose 10 more during the next year that will be fine with me but I will have to know that I could get a little lose skin.  Okay with me, not looking for complete perfection and willing to have a little wrinkle here or there.

How exciting!  I had my arms and breasts lifted (at different times).  You'll be able to see the difference right away with both.  My breasts were really swollen and at first I thought he'd put in implants - it took about three months for the swelling to completely go away.  I'm so happy - it's such a dramatic change from what I use to look like.  I also had a lot of swelling with my arms - especially at the end of the day and again for about the first three months.

Question for you....if you are swollen for a few months does that mean you might go down a cup size when the swelling goes down?  He said I would be between and A and B cup.  Yep, itty bitty club!!  LOL!

Congratulations on your transformation!!!!

How the infusions affect your labs.. I am still working on my Iron Ferritin levels.. I am wondering if I should push my dr to give me the infusions.. I heard that the infusions can be dangerous (blot clotting & possible allergic reactions). I have my TT scheduled for 12/27.

Thanks,

They do watch for possible allergic reaction while you get the infusion.  I didn't hear anything about the blood clotting so don't know.  All I know is that he told me I was so low that pills wouldn't get it back to normal for a very long time.  I did 5 injections over 14 days and then 10 days later drew lab work and it went from severely low to normal in that time.  Good luck!!

Excellent news ! What did you do to get your iron up ?

5 iron infustions over 14 days.  Each one about a 15 minute or so push.

Wow. I have usually seen my patients only require 2 at a max, but you may have been much more depleted over the long term.

Best wishes and keep up your oral intake !