Wow! The time frame you've said isn't anywhere near as long as I had imagines, I had in my head it would take years from referal! That is very positive.
I have seen 2 counsellors (privately) who have both said that normally they wouldn't advise surgery to solve a body hang up as it tends to lead on to issues with another part of the body ect, but they both recognised the problem I have is only with my tummy and that I couldn't care less about the rest of me (boobs ect from pregnancy doesn't bother me). My belly affects me very much psychologically as well as physically. Like I wont do anything social with friends - I have dodged out of everything from weddings to funerals, which obviously has caused friction and I have lost friends over it as they think I am just being ignorant and have no idea of the real reason. I wont do things with the children like swimming or play groups. I have no intimacy with my husband. Physically I have to change my underwear 2-3 times a day because of sweating underneath the apron, if I don't do that then I end up with rashes and itching. It is also very uncomfortable, like the weight of it is as if it's pulling down and I have to lift it and manoevre it about, especially if I am sitting for any period of time, like driving, it becomes very uncomfortable. I know alot of people who hate their bellies, but mine is terrible, over the pubis area. I still have a few stone to go which I am hoping to crack over this next 6mths or so, certainly by the end of this year. If I knew there was any chance of a TT at the end of it then it would help to get me there as I have hit this point where I am thinking what is the point, I can lose the weight and this thing will still be here - in fact it gets worse with weight loss!
xxx