Panniculectomy

Well I met the insurance criteria for a panniculectomy. I am so thrilled as well as scared. Why is it when people find out your getting surgery they all tell you their horror stories and the stories of their friends and friends of friends etc.?

I know its going to hurt. I don't really want to hear you tell me over and over. I'm scared enough already.

I had to stand in a room and get pictures taken of me that would have embarrassed me if I was fifty pounds lighter even. Yet I did it.

I had to get blood tests done. Have I mentioned that I'm terrified of needles? I'm forty six years old and want to cry and kick my feet, maybe even hold my breath? I hate needles. Yet I did it.

I had to get an EKG done, I had to go to a couple of doctor's i've never been to before. I had to sit in waiting rooms and killed my back. Yet I did it.

If I can do all that then I can do the rest. I can get this surgery. I have to.

You see I have issues with too much hanging skin. I have lost two hundred and almost sixty pounds. I have a lot of skin. It's a shame a hospital can't remove it all and use it for burn victims. I have enough for a bunch of people to be helped.

The hanging skin causes troubles like rashes, and worse. I won't go into the details here. I'm sure you don't want to know. This is the reason why i'm getting this done.

I am giving up my belly button. Yep, I will look like an alien, not born of woman. I will be belly buttonless. No belly button piercing for me. No tattoo around the belly button. Nope. Just blank skin.

I will be getting rid of most of the stretch marks from being pregnant with my oldest son tho. He's 24 with a baby on the way. So I guess I don't mind losing them (insert pic's of me jumping for joy).

So far the tentative date for the surgery, called a panniculectomy is October 13th. So wish me luck everyone. Please say a prayer, send healing light or swing a chicken. Whichever your belief system recommends. I'd appreciate any and all good thoughts.