Nikkik24
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Hi all, my names Nicky and I have been following this site for a while now reading posts and taking advise, I have finally plucked up the courage to register and say hi 
and give my story for anybody that would like to read it.
So my problems started around 15 years ago when I was pregnant with my daughter to say I was massive is an understatement, every time I went to the midwife I would be sent up to the hospital to be rescanned as the were convinced that this huge belly could not possibly be just 1 baby I was a size 8 at the time with what looked like a beach ball shoved up my top lol, in fact I started showing around 8 weeks so I was a very long pregnancy. All they kept saying was that the baby was going to be around 11lb, however my massive bump only turned out to be a healthy 7lb 7oz baby girl I ended up having an emergency c/section.
After I had my daughter my tummy never went back down and I was left with a huge over flap of skin, after this I was told the only was to fix this would be to have a tummy tuck but they would wait until I was finished having children. I went on to have 2 more pregnancies and the weight seemed to just pile on, and I felt horrible, ugly, fat etc, when I attended the dr I was told if you get done to this weight well will do the op but unfortunately the rules would change. In January 2011 I decided to make a change with or without the end goal of having a tummy tuck so I stated at slimming world ( I had done several diets over a the years but always gave up) I decided in order for me to stick to it I would go every week good or bad and that's exactly what I have done, and it truly is the best this I have ever done for myself I went from 16st to 10st 13lb in 11 months. When I got to 10st 13lb my dr referred me to a psychologist for tummy tuck surgery my appointment was yesterday. I was terrified to attend as I had just come back from our holidays and had a gain of 10lbs :sigh: however the lady was extremely nice and very understanding of how holidays do that to us and has said to get the 10lb off and come back for medical photographs and that she will be supporting my claim 100% for a tummy tuck and that the next step would be to see the surgeon.
She said the surgeon could still refuse the surgery but this would be very unlikely although I am still worried in case that happens I don't think I will be happy until I have a date through for the surgery.
Has anybody else had a similar experience with psychologist/surgeon?
Thanks for reading hope to get some advise and meet some friends.
Nicky
and give my story for anybody that would like to read it. So my problems started around 15 years ago when I was pregnant with my daughter to say I was massive is an understatement, every time I went to the midwife I would be sent up to the hospital to be rescanned as the were convinced that this huge belly could not possibly be just 1 baby I was a size 8 at the time with what looked like a beach ball shoved up my top lol, in fact I started showing around 8 weeks so I was a very long pregnancy. All they kept saying was that the baby was going to be around 11lb, however my massive bump only turned out to be a healthy 7lb 7oz baby girl I ended up having an emergency c/section.
After I had my daughter my tummy never went back down and I was left with a huge over flap of skin, after this I was told the only was to fix this would be to have a tummy tuck but they would wait until I was finished having children. I went on to have 2 more pregnancies and the weight seemed to just pile on, and I felt horrible, ugly, fat etc, when I attended the dr I was told if you get done to this weight well will do the op but unfortunately the rules would change. In January 2011 I decided to make a change with or without the end goal of having a tummy tuck so I stated at slimming world ( I had done several diets over a the years but always gave up) I decided in order for me to stick to it I would go every week good or bad and that's exactly what I have done, and it truly is the best this I have ever done for myself I went from 16st to 10st 13lb in 11 months. When I got to 10st 13lb my dr referred me to a psychologist for tummy tuck surgery my appointment was yesterday. I was terrified to attend as I had just come back from our holidays and had a gain of 10lbs :sigh: however the lady was extremely nice and very understanding of how holidays do that to us and has said to get the 10lb off and come back for medical photographs and that she will be supporting my claim 100% for a tummy tuck and that the next step would be to see the surgeon.
She said the surgeon could still refuse the surgery but this would be very unlikely although I am still worried in case that happens I don't think I will be happy until I have a date through for the surgery.
Has anybody else had a similar experience with psychologist/surgeon?
Thanks for reading hope to get some advise and meet some friends.
Nicky
