Hi
Great news. I am definitely going to have to pay. The sooner the better

I'm 5'9 and size 10. I'm a size 16 around my middle! Yuk! I wear pressure Bridget Jones pants to try and hide it! Am so pleased I looked on here last night after a year of absence myself due to being so busy!
Kindred type 1 spirits! Are you located in London?
Angie
QUOTE="BigRedSwitch, post: 766927, member: 86237"]Sorry about my delayed reply - I've just been discharged from hospital after my abdominoplasty (weds 11th), as my stomach area was similar to yours. I don't keep my insulin pump on my torso - it's on the top part of my buttock (arguably the side of my leg). I've been wearing it for 3 years now with zero issues - whilst you're right that it's not 'a perfect solution', it's about 1000x better than injections, which is what messed me up.
I'n in good shape (as I suggested in my original post) - and that's not just 'good shape for a diabetic' - I've been told that my physique is 'modellesque' (for a bloke, obviously) - I take very good care of myself. My surgeon removed a 2.5kg 'chunk' of skin, scar tissue and fat from my waist which was at it's thickest, around 15cm thick!!
Whilst I agree that it would be nice to have it done on the NHS, the fact is that we're being kept alive by the NHS, so although the £6k to have it repaired 'hurt' (I had to take out a loan for it), ultimately it is 'cosmetic' (as much as I hate to admit that).
I feel a kinship to you because of what you're going through - I tried a lot of angles to try to get the surgery free too, but people looked at me as though I was being unreasonable. Just the way it goes, unfortunately - I feel you may have to do the same as me and quite literally just 'stomach' the cost (pun intended).
I'll drop you an email with details of my plastic surgeon. He may work out cheaper for you, and also has an understanding of diabetes as his daughter is type 1 too.