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My results thus far....
At this point in my recovery I woud have to rate my results as satisfactory. I will definitely be having a round 2, most likely in December of this year. They did a great job on my arms and my back, which were my main two problem areas but I would have liked a lot more booty. Dr. Cabral said he put 2860 cc of fat into my booty and hips but I guess because of the severity of my Noassatall it's hard to tell. It just seems as tho my ass got wide but very little projection; the middle of my booty just seems flat. But that could be due to me being forced to sit on it for 10 days. I'll wait to see if it fluffs before making a final determination.
Supplies Actually Used/Needed...
6 packs of wife beater undershirts
3 packs of baby wipes
150 maxi pads. The cheapest and thickess ones you can find. If yours are thick enough they will make you buy new ones from CIPLA
2 wash cloths
Small bottle of Hibiclens (stains white towels)
Dial soap or any antibacterial soap
Guaze
Tape (3 rolls)
Compression socks
Flip Flops
3 Maxi Dresses
2 pair of underwear (I only wore underwear on the plane)
2 MooMoo's (granny's front snap up house coat)
Toothpaste
Toothbrush
Mouthwash
Deoderant
Cocobutter Oil (or whatever you plan to use for scars, ash and stretchmarks)
Snacks
Make up (It helps you feel better around day 7)
Low sodium snacks
Anything else is just extra stuff that you will end up brining home with you.
3 packs of baby wipes
150 maxi pads. The cheapest and thickess ones you can find. If yours are thick enough they will make you buy new ones from CIPLA
2 wash cloths
Small bottle of Hibiclens (stains white towels)
Dial soap or any antibacterial soap
Guaze
Tape (3 rolls)
Compression socks
Flip Flops
3 Maxi Dresses
2 pair of underwear (I only wore underwear on the plane)
2 MooMoo's (granny's front snap up house coat)
Toothpaste
Toothbrush
Mouthwash
Deoderant
Cocobutter Oil (or whatever you plan to use for scars, ash and stretchmarks)
Snacks
Make up (It helps you feel better around day 7)
Low sodium snacks
Anything else is just extra stuff that you will end up brining home with you.
I'm a Cabral Barbie!!
Hey ladies, sorry for the delay but today makes me 2 weeks post op. I was still 2lbs over the BMI limit when I got to the DR but Cabral still did my sx. I got lipo of arms, full back, tummy tuck and bbl with Dr. Hector Cabral. Can I just tell y'all...this man is the most caring doctor that I have met in a long time. He is genuinely concerned about his patients and is always available for questions. He checked on every time I was in his office, even if I was there just to ask administrative questions. So I'm very glad that I made the switch from Cabral to Yily.
But here's a break down of my trip to the DR....
Day 1: I arrive to the DR at 12:30 when I departed the plane Family Recovery Home was there with a sign to pick me up. We drove to the RH to drop off my bags. I washed up a little and went straight to CIPLA. When I got to Dr. Cabral's office, there was no other patients waiting. I was shocked because you always hear about how packed CIPLA is (I'll tell you why I lucked up later). Well, I walked in to the reception desk and they knew exactly who I was. They gave me some papers to go downstairs and get my testing done and I was able to do that all within 30 mins (again no wait). I went back up stairs to Dr. Cabral's office and waited for him to come off of rounds. I believe he arrived around 2:45, so a little wait there but not much at all. He asked me what I wanted and we negotiated on price. He attempted to quote me $300 more than the written quote but I had my emails. But I added on my arms and he made up the difference by basically charging me $500 instead of $300 but trust me, it was worth the $500. lol. So my total for my sx was $5000. Well, after this I went back to the RH. I tried to sleep through the night but was unsuccessful.
Day 2: I woke up a 5am. I bathed in Hibaclens and went to the clinic. I was his first patient. Now at this point you're dealing with the CIPLA hospital staff. These people speak very little english and are very short on patience. lol. I was shown to a room and about 30 mins. later a some stuff was sat on the mini fridge but I didn't know what it was. I walked out to the hallway to use my wifi and the next thing I know a guy came rushing me back in my room asking me in broken english why I wasnt dressed and if I took the blue pill. LOL. I was like no one gave me a blue pill. Well, the blue pill was taped to the clothing I was supposed to put on. But before I could get undressed Dr. Cabral was behind me. Oooops! He said, "Oh, you're not ready, I'll come back." I hurried and changed clothes and took the pilll and he was right back at my door. We exchanged jokes about my HUGE arms. He kept say, "Very big arms!" It was sort of an insider from the day before when I told him, if he couldn't lipo anything else, to please lipo my arms. So we marked me up and the gurney showed up. They wheeled me down a short green hallway (I was high, I think it was short), and was rolled in the room. By then the pill had kicked in and I was drowsy. The only thing I remember is saying is "Remember GRANDE BOOTY!"
I woke up about 3:30p in recovery and in EXTREME pain. It had to be the worse pain I had ever felt and I wouldn't want to wish it on anyone. I was in a different room than I had left my purse and my personal belongings so I started to panic. I was panicing and in pain and I had no nurse! I had paid my RH to have a nurse there for me when I showed up but she didn't show up until hours later and when she did she had no experience and couldn't speak English. I basically used my neighbors nurse from a different RH to get my meds and all of my needs met. I was so grateful to her that I tipped her heavily. After we got the meds started I was sure to get them topped off every 4 hours so that I wouldn't feel a thing. My roommate (a middle aged European woman) yelled and moaned all night so there was no rest that evening and I couldn't wait to get home to the RH.
Day 3: I was at the RH and they continuosly fed and checked on me. None of them spoke english so it was more pointing and motioning to what I needed. Very few of them were skilled in after surgery care but they were very compassionate.
Day 4: I felt like crap and could barely keep my eyes open. The staff had to put alcohol under my nose to keep me alert. I asked to be taken to CIPLA but was continuosly told that my symptoms were "normal" but the staff at the RH prayed for me.
Day 5: I slept most of the day and was barely alert I demanded to go to CIPLA. I was taken to CIPLA but my issues were dismissed as dehydration and I was sent home without even the slightest check besides my blood pressure. I slept the rest of the day.k
Day 6: I feel a little bit better an am up and about. I took a few pics and sent them over to family and friends to show that I was ok, but I felt absolutely lousy. By that evening I feel absolutely lousy and go back to CIPLA. I refuse to be turned away and they checked my blood and my hemo had dropped to a 6.5 and I had to have a blood transfusion. There was a staff member from the RH there with me the whole time. I honestly don't know what I would have done without her.
Day 7: I'm still at CIPLA because the blood is taking forever to get to the clinic. CIPLA wouldn't let me come home and I waited hours to get the two bags of blood I need for my transfusion. After my tranfusion is received, I went home and rested but IMMEDIATELY felt better. I felt like my old self just that quickly. Oh, this is when I found out what he INSURANCE the doctors have added to their -packages are for. When you go to the hospital for any reasons you have to pay for your stay and any meds they give you, even if it's just for a headache meds. So even tho I paid for my blood transfusion, I still had to pay out of pocket for both of my CIPLA visits. And they're not going to let you leave without paying. But thanks to help from nurse I was able to negotiate my payment.
Day 8: I feel normal. Pain from arm lipo is a B! but everything else is moderate. I walked laps around the RH.
Day 9: I feel good and am ready to go home but I am still leaking fluid but was able to get my drain removed. I had a massage and it was the most painful, disgusting, beautiful thing that I have ever experienced. LMAO.
Day 10: I get another massage that morning but fluid began to pool in my tummy. I go back to Dr. Cabral's office and he has his staff drain the fluid from my tummy and install a temp drain to get me home.
Day 11: It's time to go home. I feel fine, my arms still hurt like a MF but I was good to go. Some moments I could walk straight, others I'm hunched. I get to the airport, got wheel chair services and flew out of the DR. I missed my connecting flight and had to stay overnight and my NY and ended up removing my temp drain due to it leaking (BIG MISTAKE).
Day 12: Wake up at 5a to catch the plane home....no faja because it didn't dry in time for my flight home. Got home felt fine but fluid started pooling in my tummy again. My FUPA is huge and I start to freak out but know that its "normal" so I calmed myself and decided against going to the ER.
Day 13: I took my kids to the movies (yes, I drove) and chilled, no pain. Oh and I can get in and out of my faja on my own! Woohoo! This is a major accomplishment since it took 3 women in the DR and it was such a work out that they had to stop and turn on the fan! lol I put that on everything. It was straight comedy.
Day 14: First day of work. Still a little hunched but I feel good. I went to my doctor on my lunch break and she referred me to a PS to have my tummy drained because she refused to touch me. She hasn't been very supportive of this process. Grrrr! Oh, I drove again today but felt a little pain...will make sure to keep driving to a minimum
But here's a break down of my trip to the DR....
Day 1: I arrive to the DR at 12:30 when I departed the plane Family Recovery Home was there with a sign to pick me up. We drove to the RH to drop off my bags. I washed up a little and went straight to CIPLA. When I got to Dr. Cabral's office, there was no other patients waiting. I was shocked because you always hear about how packed CIPLA is (I'll tell you why I lucked up later). Well, I walked in to the reception desk and they knew exactly who I was. They gave me some papers to go downstairs and get my testing done and I was able to do that all within 30 mins (again no wait). I went back up stairs to Dr. Cabral's office and waited for him to come off of rounds. I believe he arrived around 2:45, so a little wait there but not much at all. He asked me what I wanted and we negotiated on price. He attempted to quote me $300 more than the written quote but I had my emails. But I added on my arms and he made up the difference by basically charging me $500 instead of $300 but trust me, it was worth the $500. lol. So my total for my sx was $5000. Well, after this I went back to the RH. I tried to sleep through the night but was unsuccessful.
Day 2: I woke up a 5am. I bathed in Hibaclens and went to the clinic. I was his first patient. Now at this point you're dealing with the CIPLA hospital staff. These people speak very little english and are very short on patience. lol. I was shown to a room and about 30 mins. later a some stuff was sat on the mini fridge but I didn't know what it was. I walked out to the hallway to use my wifi and the next thing I know a guy came rushing me back in my room asking me in broken english why I wasnt dressed and if I took the blue pill. LOL. I was like no one gave me a blue pill. Well, the blue pill was taped to the clothing I was supposed to put on. But before I could get undressed Dr. Cabral was behind me. Oooops! He said, "Oh, you're not ready, I'll come back." I hurried and changed clothes and took the pilll and he was right back at my door. We exchanged jokes about my HUGE arms. He kept say, "Very big arms!" It was sort of an insider from the day before when I told him, if he couldn't lipo anything else, to please lipo my arms. So we marked me up and the gurney showed up. They wheeled me down a short green hallway (I was high, I think it was short), and was rolled in the room. By then the pill had kicked in and I was drowsy. The only thing I remember is saying is "Remember GRANDE BOOTY!"
I woke up about 3:30p in recovery and in EXTREME pain. It had to be the worse pain I had ever felt and I wouldn't want to wish it on anyone. I was in a different room than I had left my purse and my personal belongings so I started to panic. I was panicing and in pain and I had no nurse! I had paid my RH to have a nurse there for me when I showed up but she didn't show up until hours later and when she did she had no experience and couldn't speak English. I basically used my neighbors nurse from a different RH to get my meds and all of my needs met. I was so grateful to her that I tipped her heavily. After we got the meds started I was sure to get them topped off every 4 hours so that I wouldn't feel a thing. My roommate (a middle aged European woman) yelled and moaned all night so there was no rest that evening and I couldn't wait to get home to the RH.
Day 3: I was at the RH and they continuosly fed and checked on me. None of them spoke english so it was more pointing and motioning to what I needed. Very few of them were skilled in after surgery care but they were very compassionate.
Day 4: I felt like crap and could barely keep my eyes open. The staff had to put alcohol under my nose to keep me alert. I asked to be taken to CIPLA but was continuosly told that my symptoms were "normal" but the staff at the RH prayed for me.
Day 5: I slept most of the day and was barely alert I demanded to go to CIPLA. I was taken to CIPLA but my issues were dismissed as dehydration and I was sent home without even the slightest check besides my blood pressure. I slept the rest of the day.k
Day 6: I feel a little bit better an am up and about. I took a few pics and sent them over to family and friends to show that I was ok, but I felt absolutely lousy. By that evening I feel absolutely lousy and go back to CIPLA. I refuse to be turned away and they checked my blood and my hemo had dropped to a 6.5 and I had to have a blood transfusion. There was a staff member from the RH there with me the whole time. I honestly don't know what I would have done without her.
Day 7: I'm still at CIPLA because the blood is taking forever to get to the clinic. CIPLA wouldn't let me come home and I waited hours to get the two bags of blood I need for my transfusion. After my tranfusion is received, I went home and rested but IMMEDIATELY felt better. I felt like my old self just that quickly. Oh, this is when I found out what he INSURANCE the doctors have added to their -packages are for. When you go to the hospital for any reasons you have to pay for your stay and any meds they give you, even if it's just for a headache meds. So even tho I paid for my blood transfusion, I still had to pay out of pocket for both of my CIPLA visits. And they're not going to let you leave without paying. But thanks to help from nurse I was able to negotiate my payment.
Day 8: I feel normal. Pain from arm lipo is a B! but everything else is moderate. I walked laps around the RH.
Day 9: I feel good and am ready to go home but I am still leaking fluid but was able to get my drain removed. I had a massage and it was the most painful, disgusting, beautiful thing that I have ever experienced. LMAO.
Day 10: I get another massage that morning but fluid began to pool in my tummy. I go back to Dr. Cabral's office and he has his staff drain the fluid from my tummy and install a temp drain to get me home.
Day 11: It's time to go home. I feel fine, my arms still hurt like a MF but I was good to go. Some moments I could walk straight, others I'm hunched. I get to the airport, got wheel chair services and flew out of the DR. I missed my connecting flight and had to stay overnight and my NY and ended up removing my temp drain due to it leaking (BIG MISTAKE).
Day 12: Wake up at 5a to catch the plane home....no faja because it didn't dry in time for my flight home. Got home felt fine but fluid started pooling in my tummy again. My FUPA is huge and I start to freak out but know that its "normal" so I calmed myself and decided against going to the ER.
Day 13: I took my kids to the movies (yes, I drove) and chilled, no pain. Oh and I can get in and out of my faja on my own! Woohoo! This is a major accomplishment since it took 3 women in the DR and it was such a work out that they had to stop and turn on the fan! lol I put that on everything. It was straight comedy.
Day 14: First day of work. Still a little hunched but I feel good. I went to my doctor on my lunch break and she referred me to a PS to have my tummy drained because she refused to touch me. She hasn't been very supportive of this process. Grrrr! Oh, I drove again today but felt a little pain...will make sure to keep driving to a minimum
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Carmen Mendoza de Cornielle st. with Gaspar Polanco st., Santo Domingo, Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional