Excess Skin Removal Surgery

Spring  2017

Size 26w /5x to a size 10/12 M

Where do you start with something like this? To be honest im embarressed to even ask for help...I have lost over 210 lb  without any surgery. At the time my insurance company deemed it not medically nessasary for me to get any gastric procedures done and I was devestated. I went from 280lbs to 412lbs due to my depression in less than 2 years.

I started seeing a Medobloic doctor who changed my diet around intesnely. From his program I lost 150lbs in one year but gained medical issues. Food irratations/gastrointestinal pain and chronic IBSC. The clinc shut down and the weight came back.

I moved to Michigan in 2014 and there was back up to 310lbs when I joined the Medical Weightloss clinic program out there. I again didnt consume enough calories in a day to be considered for gastric sleeve so I asked if I could be put on a program that didnt involve surgery to loose the weight. After 11 months of strict dieting I lost 111lbs.

I started working out with a personal trainer and then lost my job and my relationship had to move back home and file bankrupcy while looking for a full time job.
Thankfully a year later I found an amazing full time job that catered to my physical and dietary needs.  I joined crossfit for a year and was going 5 days a week plus running 3miles or more a day with friends and alone but I was stuck at 200lbs. After my first plastic surgeon consultation, I was told I probably have anywhere from 25-35lbs of loose skin on my body.

After crossfit ended I began working with another personal trainer and we were KILLING IT. I got down to 193lbs! I couldnt believe all the things that were changing on my body. I was getting proud of myself. I felt strong. Of course ,then traedy struck me. I was rushed to the hospital were I stayed in the ICU for 5 days due to an infected abcess i didnt know about and almost lost my life as I was completely septic. Being bed ridden for 6 days and pumped with who knows what to stay alive, I gained 40lbs. I was devestated. All my hard work. All the money I spent on my personal trainer and the gym  I felt was for nothing. I let my depression take over. Thankfully, most of it was water weight and now I am back to 206. I have managed to maintain this weight all winter. 

I have put in a lot of hard work, sweat, tears and blood to get where I am now. I'm asking for help  because I have found a plastic surgeon who is willing to remove the extra skin so that I can continue with my workouts with less strain on my body for half the normal price of what most people would pay out of the kindness of his heart.
Right now with my stomach being how it is I get sores and rashes and brusies from my training. The running bruises up my legs and the sweat gives me heat rash that can sometimes become infected.

He plans on retiring soon  and it scares me that I may miss out on this wonderful oppertunity. I just can't seem between my regular bills, student loan debt and other medical issues to get the money fast enough. I work a full-time job and I am currently searching for a part-time job . I've sold a lot of the things that I've owned to get the money but I'm having a hard time right now financially and I'm looking for any help I can get.

My highest weight was 412lbs as seen in some pictures. Currently I'm 193lbs and have over 35+lbs of loose skin that needs to be removed. I have been overwieght my entire life. It has been a long and hard battle. I could go into details about the abuse I have endured and the suffering and discrimination I faced along the way but at this point thanks to the media, I think its all well known.

This isn't something that I think is going to "fix" me. I understand what it takes to keep the weight off.
I work out anywhere from 5-6 days a week twice or more a day and rarely ever allow cheat days.

I have given up my social life for this goal. I have lost lovers and friends due to my changes. It's hard feeling so alone in this.

It's has become so painful putting in so much effort and to be bogged down by all the skin.  When I workout my arms make fart sounds when I jump around and move. My stomach makes weird sounds too and gives me so much anxiety and stress. I know I have to just plug along with my workouts while having interal breakdowns and emotional stress but its so draining.  At my regular gym people stare at me disgusted. I just want to have this gone so for once I can have a semi normal life.

Thank you for reading my story and helping move onto part 2 of this long journey!
Any help would be greatly apperciated.