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Hi there my name is Holly Tame and I used to be 267 kg! I must say life at that weight wasn’t much fun, in fact it wasn’t much of a life. At 27 I was told by my local GP that at my weight I would not live to see 30. Until then no one had put it like that and to say I was scared was an understatement. I was petrified. During that consultation my Gp suggested I get the gastric sleeving procedure that she had seen some great weight loss results from. Luckily for me there was a fantastic surgeon in Wagga (where I live) that was willing to take me on as a patient and was willing to work with me to make the gastric sleeving an option. At 267kgs I wasn’t able to be operated on and because I hadn’t worked for so long I was unable to pay the high price of this elective surgery. And here is where the hard work really began. I needed to get down to at least 220kgs and I had to show my surgeon I was willing to put in the effort. My friends and family rallied behind me and we managed to come up with the moneys needed. I also was on optifast for about 6 months; I changed absolutely everything about my lifestyle. I exercised, I ate what I was told to eat, I went to intensive counselling (to get to the root causes of such a dramatic weight gain) and I worked, worked, worked.
The day finally arrived when all the hard work and generosity paid off and the surgery was a success. That was approximately two years ago. I have now lost over 160 kgs. Life is pretty amazing for me now. I eat healthy, I’m active and most of all I am happy. Life seems to be without limits, I can do whatever I want but there is one thing that is holding me back…the excess skin.
As my skin is severely stretched, it will not return to its original shape as I was young I thought it wouldn’t be as bad. In my case, it’s some of the worst skin my surgeon has even seen. This not only causes self-esteem issues, but impacts on my ability to live a normal life. Having this excess skin limits my ability to exercise, wear normal clothes and makes me feel like a half-finished project.
So, I am asking you to please help me get to the finish line. Dr Kevin Ho (one of Australia leading plastic surgeons) will be preforming a procedure called a ‘Lower Circumference Body Lift”, this procedure involves several operations including removal of the excess skin from my legs, arms, back, stomach, chin and a breast lift and the cost for these procedures is not covered on PBS and can exceed well over $50,000. What I am asking from you today, is the money for my stomach and back skin to be removed. This area of my body really causes me great distress and discomfort, especially when I have to go out or in the summer months. I need approximately $10,000 in donations and I am pleading for your generosity to get me there. I just want to be a finished product, to finally be able to look in the mirror and be truly proud of what I have achieved. I just want to be like everyone else.
Thank you for taking the time to read through my story and if you chose to donate today thankyou, from the bottom of my heart.
Best
Holly xoxoxo
The day finally arrived when all the hard work and generosity paid off and the surgery was a success. That was approximately two years ago. I have now lost over 160 kgs. Life is pretty amazing for me now. I eat healthy, I’m active and most of all I am happy. Life seems to be without limits, I can do whatever I want but there is one thing that is holding me back…the excess skin.
As my skin is severely stretched, it will not return to its original shape as I was young I thought it wouldn’t be as bad. In my case, it’s some of the worst skin my surgeon has even seen. This not only causes self-esteem issues, but impacts on my ability to live a normal life. Having this excess skin limits my ability to exercise, wear normal clothes and makes me feel like a half-finished project.
So, I am asking you to please help me get to the finish line. Dr Kevin Ho (one of Australia leading plastic surgeons) will be preforming a procedure called a ‘Lower Circumference Body Lift”, this procedure involves several operations including removal of the excess skin from my legs, arms, back, stomach, chin and a breast lift and the cost for these procedures is not covered on PBS and can exceed well over $50,000. What I am asking from you today, is the money for my stomach and back skin to be removed. This area of my body really causes me great distress and discomfort, especially when I have to go out or in the summer months. I need approximately $10,000 in donations and I am pleading for your generosity to get me there. I just want to be a finished product, to finally be able to look in the mirror and be truly proud of what I have achieved. I just want to be like everyone else.
Thank you for taking the time to read through my story and if you chose to donate today thankyou, from the bottom of my heart.
Best
Holly xoxoxo
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Holly Tame
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New South Wales
