PoppyPoo
Inky Minx
Hi Everyone,
I'm new here and wonder if anyone can help me with my queries regarding NHS plastic surgery after weight loss.
Let me start by telling you a bit about myself and my situation...
I had my first baby at the age of 23 in 1998. I suffered a glucose intolerance and after I had given birth I was a wopping 15 stone (at 5 ft 3"). I had always fluctuated between 9.5 and 10 stone before childbirth.
I had a c-section and was left with an overhang which worsened with every pound of weight loss. I got back down to my pre-partum weight within 2 years and my breasts also took the toll by dropping from a massive F cup to the usual C cup, worsened more by 2 years of breastfeeding. I have to wear a D cup bra to support the excess skin. If I wear my normal cup size, the skin hangs over.
I had my second child 5 years later (another c-section) which has obviously made matters worse. I have had 2 babies that weighed 9 pounds by c-section.
The situation has depressed me severely and it wasn't until my friend in her 60s showed me her lovely stomach that I decided to show my mum my overhang and her shocked reaction pushed me to research the possibility of getting plastic surgery done on the NHS.
Even my mum who is petite like me and has had 4 big babies that she has breastfed has a more normal stomach and boobs than me. I really do feel like a 90 year old from the neck down, yet when I go out (obviously fully clothed) most people think I'm 10 years younger because I have a young face. I feel like my body doesn't match my face. It makes me feel like a freak of nature.
Earlier this year I finally found myself on google looking for information about the possibility of post-weight loss plastic surgery on the NHS and I found this forum. I was encouraged by posts made by Bambi who had just had a tummy tuck on the NHS in my own county so despite my embarrassment I went to my GP and showed her my stomach. I told her about my boobs as well but she didn't ask to see them and seemed to be more interested in my tummy. She did however write to an NHS plastic surgery clinic who then sent her a questionnaire for me. After answering my GP said I met the criteria for a tummy tuck and the next step would be to wait for a decision from the PCT.
Well this morning I have received a letter from the NHS clinic offering me a consultation with a member of the plastic surgery clinic team. I was overjoyed - especially because for the past few months I've been fantasising about how great it will be to get rid of the loose skin that is making my life such a misery. Which has then led me to think about how much more depressed I will become should they refuse to do it.
However, I am now wondering if I should be getting my hopes up so high because nobody has said I can definitely have it done yet.
Does anybody know what the procedure is? Does this letter mean that the PCT has said yes or do I now need to convince someone else who will report back to the PCT who will then decide?
Also, I want to ask the consultant about my boobs, even though my GP only seems to have referred me for a tummy tuck. But could this ruin my chances of getting my tummy tuck? Could they think I'm going over-the-top and asking for too much?
My boobs are so stretched I can literally roll them up. I don't care if they end up being a smaller cup size - I'd be happy with an A or B cup as long as my nipples are back in the right place and my boobs don't make my body look like that of a 90 year old.
Thanks so much for taking the time to read this. I know it's a little long-winded but hopefully some of you can give me advice. I'd be especially interested to hear from Bambi in particular or anyone that has been through the procedure on the NHS in any county.
Many Thanks
PoppyPoo
Xx
I'm new here and wonder if anyone can help me with my queries regarding NHS plastic surgery after weight loss.
Let me start by telling you a bit about myself and my situation...
I had my first baby at the age of 23 in 1998. I suffered a glucose intolerance and after I had given birth I was a wopping 15 stone (at 5 ft 3"). I had always fluctuated between 9.5 and 10 stone before childbirth.
I had a c-section and was left with an overhang which worsened with every pound of weight loss. I got back down to my pre-partum weight within 2 years and my breasts also took the toll by dropping from a massive F cup to the usual C cup, worsened more by 2 years of breastfeeding. I have to wear a D cup bra to support the excess skin. If I wear my normal cup size, the skin hangs over.
I had my second child 5 years later (another c-section) which has obviously made matters worse. I have had 2 babies that weighed 9 pounds by c-section.
The situation has depressed me severely and it wasn't until my friend in her 60s showed me her lovely stomach that I decided to show my mum my overhang and her shocked reaction pushed me to research the possibility of getting plastic surgery done on the NHS.
Even my mum who is petite like me and has had 4 big babies that she has breastfed has a more normal stomach and boobs than me. I really do feel like a 90 year old from the neck down, yet when I go out (obviously fully clothed) most people think I'm 10 years younger because I have a young face. I feel like my body doesn't match my face. It makes me feel like a freak of nature.
Earlier this year I finally found myself on google looking for information about the possibility of post-weight loss plastic surgery on the NHS and I found this forum. I was encouraged by posts made by Bambi who had just had a tummy tuck on the NHS in my own county so despite my embarrassment I went to my GP and showed her my stomach. I told her about my boobs as well but she didn't ask to see them and seemed to be more interested in my tummy. She did however write to an NHS plastic surgery clinic who then sent her a questionnaire for me. After answering my GP said I met the criteria for a tummy tuck and the next step would be to wait for a decision from the PCT.
Well this morning I have received a letter from the NHS clinic offering me a consultation with a member of the plastic surgery clinic team. I was overjoyed - especially because for the past few months I've been fantasising about how great it will be to get rid of the loose skin that is making my life such a misery. Which has then led me to think about how much more depressed I will become should they refuse to do it.
However, I am now wondering if I should be getting my hopes up so high because nobody has said I can definitely have it done yet.
Does anybody know what the procedure is? Does this letter mean that the PCT has said yes or do I now need to convince someone else who will report back to the PCT who will then decide?
Also, I want to ask the consultant about my boobs, even though my GP only seems to have referred me for a tummy tuck. But could this ruin my chances of getting my tummy tuck? Could they think I'm going over-the-top and asking for too much?
My boobs are so stretched I can literally roll them up. I don't care if they end up being a smaller cup size - I'd be happy with an A or B cup as long as my nipples are back in the right place and my boobs don't make my body look like that of a 90 year old.
Thanks so much for taking the time to read this. I know it's a little long-winded but hopefully some of you can give me advice. I'd be especially interested to hear from Bambi in particular or anyone that has been through the procedure on the NHS in any county.
Many Thanks
PoppyPoo
Xx
