erica’s abdominoplasty blog

Surgery Countdown: Six days!

I had my last Weight Watchers’ meeting before surgery today. I weighed in at exactly goal — 155 on the nose (is that a sign?). So I’m set for my weigh in for the month. And Linda actually informed me that next month if I’m up a little bit due to the surgery and swelling, they won’t hold it against me. So that’s good to know. Staying around my goal is really important to me. When the meeting was over and I went to leave and everyone came over and wished me the best of luck. Judy almost made me cry. It is so nice to have the support of other people who know exactly where I’m coming from. Sometimes I feel like other people “understand” what this is all about, but until you’ve struggled with weight issues they just don’t get it. So next week at exactly the time I would have been at my meeting, I’ll be finishing up surgery (again, sign?). Speaking of signs. My mom said that she remembers a really cool May the year that I was born, and we’re having the same unseasonably cool May again this year. Ken Barlow (the weather guy) even said so! So what, I believe in signs!

I also had my pre-op physical this evening. After work I went to Dr. Inoue and she gave me the once over. Everyone treats me like this miracle case and acts pretty surprised with how much weight I’ve lost. They all tell me how hard it is to lose weight, their own personal stores, stories of friends and family, advice that they think would help me… all sorts of things really. Literally everyone I talked to from the moment I went in until I left conversed with me about weight issues. I guess it’s flattering. The good news is that I seem to have passed everything. I’m not pregnant, my hemoglobin is 13.6 (I guess 12-15 is okay) and I show no other risks indicatiors that could complicate the tummy tuck. She stamped “passed” on me and off I went.

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