I'm out of surgery

[vercetti2021]

Hello lovelies. I didn't mention I was getting skin removal surgery yesterday. But I was completely out the entire day yesterday. Hello I'm fine now lying up in a bed lol surgery went well to remove skin I had from losing 200+ pounds in the past few years. I hope I look fabulous soon as it starts to heal up. I'm worried about scarring though. Especially around my lower stomach.

But just wanted to pop in and tell everyone.

[debm55]

1. Best wishes for a speady recovery.

[vercetti2021]

3. Thank you

I'm so sore and tired. It feels kinda weird too. Like I've had so much weight on me my entire life and now its gone. Its just weird.

[Walleye]

2. Congratulations. That takes courage, feel better soon

[vercetti2021]

4. Thank you

On top of that I got another surgery coming at the end of this month to get my facial features done to look more feminine.

[Walleye]

5. 👍Good luck

[Lifeafter70]

6. Congrats

Sending healing vibes

[Hugh_Lebowski]

7. Congrats! Hope you recover quickly and w/o too much pain ...

Someone close to me is pondering the same type surgery for the same reason (100+ lbs weight loss), so let us know how the recovery is going!

[vercetti2021]

14. Well its gonna be painful

Reason yesterday I was shot up with so much morphine lol sore today but its manageable. Honestly I would do it. Its gonna be nice not having to wear a size larger to hide the sagging skin anymore and just carrying it around in general.

[MuseRider]

8. Good for you!

I bet you will feel so much better. A long process you have been through.

Way to go, here is to a short recovery and a long and wonderful future ahead.

[vercetti2021]

13. Thank you!

I felt better when the weight was gone, but now I won't have to worry about sagging skin anymore. I can get a size smaller now to fit into like medium or maybe small

[MuseRider]

16. That is wonderful!

I cannot imagine how bothersome all that extra skin was...and now it is gone! Medium or maybe small? You have done a great job. The few other people I have known who did this, all of it, were still pretty large after all that but they started really very large. Still they felt so much better and were certainly more comfortable and that is what counts.

[vercetti2021]

27. Yeah

I also was working out though to help with my legs and arms. I guess inside of all of us is a tiny frame. But also being on hormones for transition kinda reshaped my body too. I got curvy and my shoulders, arms, legs all shaped up

[MLAA]

9. Wowed, I'm wowed by your accomplishment.

Now wishing a smooth recovery, I bet you will feel amazing when you are all healed

[vercetti2021]

11. I hope so!

Immediate fasting was the best weight loss I ever done. Hard, but it was worth it. I hope I feel great once this heals because I'll have to think about scarring and how to handle that

[MLAA]

17. I had scarring from 15 or so orthopedic surgeries in my youth.

The earliest from around 1965 looks like a caterpillar. Fast forward to the scars from mid 70s that look like slightly lines as wide as 2-3 pencil lines. Then my most recent and sure to be last from about 5 years ago looks like a pencil line and totally unnoticeable. Sometimes I wear them as well earned badges of courage on my arms and ankles for all to see and sometimes I prefer to wear long sleeves. You will figure it out! 💗

[Cha]

10. Wow.. Good on you, Vercetti!

[a kennedy]

12. Holy crap 200+ lbs??. Holy crap......good for you. Hope you're enjoy your new look.

Congratulations.

[vercetti2021]

15. Yeah

When I started weight loss. I was 395 pounds. Now I figure maybe without the loose skin. Probably 180 now? I'm 6'4 so I'm tall. So I'm gonna look pretty nice. Minus the scarring though which I'll have to figure out how to deal with.

[multigraincracker]

21. That'd be a healthy BMI.

Live long and stay healthy.

[CousinIT]

18. You will look great! I'm in awe of your courage.

Wishing you a quick and complete recovery, continued good health and a long life!

[Marthe48]

19. Sounds like you're on quite a journey!

Hope you feel better fast

[YDogg]

20. Heal well, vercetti!

[LoisB]

22. Speedy recovery wishes. I am glad the surgery went well. Hope you are home soon and don't

worry about scarring, it won't detract from the beautiful person you are.

[Karadeniz]

23. Yay!!! So happy for you!!!

[housecat]

24. That's the kind of scarring you can be proud of. Congratulations!

[unweird]

25. Awesome

I suppose this cut into the old Oreo routine but hey, nothing lasts forever, right?

Glad to hear you’re continuing to get better every day. This guy is pulling for you in that hellhole they call Texas.

[vercetti2021]

28. Nope

Oreos will still be a thing going forward. Just not heavily.

[calimary]

26. Wow! Congratulations on the big weight loss!

I’m sure your body is already thanking you for it. I bet your heart is, too!

Please keep us posted, okay?

[vercetti2021]

29. Heart most certainly is

I probably added few more years onto my life span.

[2naSalit]

30. Glad you made it through!

Hope the healing is quick!

[LittleGirl]

31. Congratulations!

I hope your recovery is swift! Yay!

[Biophilic]

32. Good for you!

[bluestarone]

33. I'm very happy for YOU!

Sounds like you're doing A-OK. Nice to see all the great people here commenting on your future!! Take care and BEST of luck to you!!!

[vercetti2021]

40. I hope

I've been wanting this skin off for a bit, but had to save money to get the surgery. Hopefully this will improve my life next to the transition and the upcoming facial surgery I'm getting

[LostOne4Ever]

34. Congratulations

I got to do something similar for the 90 ibf I lost. I had lost 140 but I been putting it back on the last year

Gonna lose it again!

But that doesn’t compare to your accomplishment! Way to go!

[vercetti2021]

39. No!

Fast trust me it was the life changing way I lost my weight!

[cate94]

35. Wow!

Sounds painful, but good for you.

[vercetti2021]

38. Was painful

Especially yesterday. I was so high on morphine.

[TdeV]

36. Sounds like good karma to me. Keep it up!

[PCIntern]

37. Wow!

All the best to you!!!!

[nolabear]

41. Wonderful! Don't worry about scars.

Life gives us scars. Yours are from something wonderfully brave and positive. Wear them with pride!

[Lemon Lyman]

42. Glad To Hear It!

Here's to speedy healing!

How the H did you lose over 200 pounds?? That's amazing!!

[vercetti2021]

46. Intermediate fasting

Best decision I ever made, plus a lot of working out and bike riding.

[Lemon Lyman]

51. Congrats Again

Intermittent fasting?

How long was your fasting window? Did you do like 16:8 (16 hours fasting/8 hours eating window)? How long did it take you?

Reading stories like yours are so inspiring to me!

[vercetti2021]

53. Yep

16 hour gap between eating. But I so drank certain things to help curve appetites as well. And I started in 2021.

[Lemon Lyman]

56. Thanks!

Thanks vercetti2021. Your story and replies help.

Keep doing what you're doing. Heal up. Good luck going forward!

[Evolve Dammit]

43. Best wishes. Heal well.

[Ocelot II]

44. Wow! Sounds like an ordeal, hope you heal fast and well.

You will look fabulous!

[vercetti2021]

48. What my girlfriend kept telling me

I was before, I will now. Apparently I begged her last night for McDonald's because I wanted nuggets. I was out of it so badly

[barbtries]

45. yay! I'm glad it went well.

sounds painful, take care as you recover.

[Baked Potato]

47. Hope you feel better soon! Nt

[electric_blue68]

49. Wow, here's to Excellent Healing/Recovery. 👍

[OldBaldy1701E]

50. Glad you are doing okay.

I hope it all works out well for you.

[Bluethroughu]

52. I hope you have a quick recovery with least amount of pain as possible.

[Deuxcents]

54. Good for you with this milestone on your journey. Take real good care 🌺

[colorado_ufo]

55. 200 lbs! Wow! Good on ya!

[Ms. Toad]

57. Congratulation!

One of my students had skin removal surgery and it took longer than she anticipated before she felt up to par - so be gentle with yourself during the recovery process!

[murielm99]

58. Thank you for letting us know.

Don't worry about scarring. You will be fabulous in no time.

[Phoenix61]

59. Wow! That is an amazing accomplishment.

I’m so happy for you. Between a lumpectomy, skin cancer, bicycle accidents and restaurant burns I’ve got my fair share of marks. I like to think of them as life tattoos, uniquely mine and a testament to the things that didn’t kill me.

[NullTuples]

60. Thanks for the update & I'm glad it went good!

“And when I first showed him my scar, he said it was interesting. He used the word ‘textured’. He said ‘smooth’ is boring but ‘textured’ was interesting, and the scar meant that I was stronger than whatever it was that had tried to hurt me.”

- Jeannette Walls


Now get busy healing, you WILL look and be fabulous!

[area51]

61. I hope you feel better soon.

[marble falls]

62. It's fabulous you had the stick-to-it-ness to require this major surgery! Glad it's working ...

... here's to your continuing fabulosity!

[ProfessorGAC]

63. Get Well Soon, V

Wow, 200#. Good for you.