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Three days ago I had my upper and lower abdomen...
Three days ago I had my upper and lower abdomen done at Pacific Liposculpture. Rod Davis is a PA with quite a bit of experience under his belt. I chose hime because he was honest, friendly, professional, and does the same procedure all day long. I would prefer to have someone who is very skilled and judging by his reviews and before and after picture he is very skilled.
1st day- I was very nervous and barely slept prior. About 30 minutes prior to my procedure they gave me a Valium. It was so helpful, I almost fell asleep during the procedure. You are awake and the worst part is the numbing. Which takes about ten minutes for your abdomen. I like being awake because I know whats going on and being an RN myself I have seen professionals act a bit unprofessional when a patient is not awake or heavily sedated. I also understand how the numbing work etc. After the procedure I was bundled up in adhesive foam, maxi pads, netting, and a size small garment. That was not fun. The foam has been the worst part for me because it gets itchy and I am also interested to see whats under it. There was zero pain the 1st day.
2nd day- Pure Hell. I slept two hours. I called Rod and he suggested holding off on the steroids as they were most likely causing my insomnia and moodiness. It would have been nice to have a sleeping pill and some valium to ease the symptoms. I took these after my breast lift and it was a breeze. I wasn't in pain so I didn't fell the Percocet was needed. Tylenol and ice works wonders! The lack of sleep oh my goodness I was not a nice person! I didn't take the steroids the second day and the second night I did sleep some. I have taken quite a bit of benadryl to help with the itching. Benadryl, tylenol, and ice awesome!
3rd day- I felt sore so I took Percocet. I went and had a blow out at the mall in UTC. She did a great job and it felt so good to have clean hair! I also went to Nordstroms and bought three cotton maxi dresses with matching cardigans. I also got sweat pants, pajamas, tank tops, and other various items to keep me comfortable during recover (my thighs will be done next week and I'm having my breasts lifted in July) The garment is really comfortable and a maxi dress or a maxi skirt with a tank top really helps to cover you up. Go with a lot of black so if you leak some fluid its not a huge issue. I didn't try anything on I just bought cotton stuff in size M. I didn't want to leak all over their clothes.
Day 4- Yah foam comes off today and I can shower! I have some bruising by the incisions and they do sting but I use a cold compress. I do take my garment off to wash it (should have bought two) I lay flat as often as possible unless I'm sitting in the car. I do stand to clean the house and I plan on potting sunflowers today which I will stand at a high table to do. I am also getting a chemical peel. I figure I have so much procedures ahead of me with recovery I might as well look like a monster all at one time. I should look superb for our Mexico vacation in October!
I chose to do these things after quite a bit of weight gain post injury. I herniated two discs in my back which sent me into a massive depression. My ex husband fed my emotional eating which depressed me even more. I was in bed so much due to pain I lost all my muscle. I was very fit prior to my injury. After my divorce I gained some more. In October I met a wonderful person who totally helped me put everything back together. After some weight loss we decided lipo and a breast lift was a great reward. I have 20 more pounds to go but I actually feel quite small after this procedure. My dresses are a medium and my sweat pants a small. I can't wait to have my breast implants removed and my breasts lifted as I will breeze right into the s/xs sizes.
I will post some photos after my foam bandages come off.
I will post a before of me in some shorts so you can see the tummy pudge and inner thigh issue
1st day- I was very nervous and barely slept prior. About 30 minutes prior to my procedure they gave me a Valium. It was so helpful, I almost fell asleep during the procedure. You are awake and the worst part is the numbing. Which takes about ten minutes for your abdomen. I like being awake because I know whats going on and being an RN myself I have seen professionals act a bit unprofessional when a patient is not awake or heavily sedated. I also understand how the numbing work etc. After the procedure I was bundled up in adhesive foam, maxi pads, netting, and a size small garment. That was not fun. The foam has been the worst part for me because it gets itchy and I am also interested to see whats under it. There was zero pain the 1st day.
2nd day- Pure Hell. I slept two hours. I called Rod and he suggested holding off on the steroids as they were most likely causing my insomnia and moodiness. It would have been nice to have a sleeping pill and some valium to ease the symptoms. I took these after my breast lift and it was a breeze. I wasn't in pain so I didn't fell the Percocet was needed. Tylenol and ice works wonders! The lack of sleep oh my goodness I was not a nice person! I didn't take the steroids the second day and the second night I did sleep some. I have taken quite a bit of benadryl to help with the itching. Benadryl, tylenol, and ice awesome!
3rd day- I felt sore so I took Percocet. I went and had a blow out at the mall in UTC. She did a great job and it felt so good to have clean hair! I also went to Nordstroms and bought three cotton maxi dresses with matching cardigans. I also got sweat pants, pajamas, tank tops, and other various items to keep me comfortable during recover (my thighs will be done next week and I'm having my breasts lifted in July) The garment is really comfortable and a maxi dress or a maxi skirt with a tank top really helps to cover you up. Go with a lot of black so if you leak some fluid its not a huge issue. I didn't try anything on I just bought cotton stuff in size M. I didn't want to leak all over their clothes.
Day 4- Yah foam comes off today and I can shower! I have some bruising by the incisions and they do sting but I use a cold compress. I do take my garment off to wash it (should have bought two) I lay flat as often as possible unless I'm sitting in the car. I do stand to clean the house and I plan on potting sunflowers today which I will stand at a high table to do. I am also getting a chemical peel. I figure I have so much procedures ahead of me with recovery I might as well look like a monster all at one time. I should look superb for our Mexico vacation in October!
I chose to do these things after quite a bit of weight gain post injury. I herniated two discs in my back which sent me into a massive depression. My ex husband fed my emotional eating which depressed me even more. I was in bed so much due to pain I lost all my muscle. I was very fit prior to my injury. After my divorce I gained some more. In October I met a wonderful person who totally helped me put everything back together. After some weight loss we decided lipo and a breast lift was a great reward. I have 20 more pounds to go but I actually feel quite small after this procedure. My dresses are a medium and my sweat pants a small. I can't wait to have my breast implants removed and my breasts lifted as I will breeze right into the s/xs sizes.
I will post some photos after my foam bandages come off.
I will post a before of me in some shorts so you can see the tummy pudge and inner thigh issue
Post five days abdominal Liposuction
Some bruising, swelling, and pain today but I feel amazing. I was having a lot of trouble sleeping so Rod called in a prescription for Ambien. I slept amazing last night and today was able to frame and hang some pictures. Ice works wonderful for the pain as well as Tylenol. I'm still leaking quite a bit but it's tolerable. I will continue to stick with black maxi dresses for the rest of the month! Removing the foam yesterday was very difficult, I recommend having someone help you as I got extremely light headed. What a relief when they came off though. I can't believe how flat my stomach is! I purchased some clothes at Nordstroms that I never in a million years would have prior to the lipo. If you choose to do lipo definitely set aside some money for shopping. You will want a new wardrobe!
Six days post abdominal liposuction
The pain brought me to tears today. I got in the shower and the incision on my left side started to burn like fire. I am very tired and sore today but the swelling is actually decreasing. I plan on just watching Netflix today, I am not sure how women manage to go back to work after a few days? I feel awful!
Provider Review
Rod Davis PA
Rod Davis was honest, caring, and answered all my questions. We discussed the risks and listened to my concerns. His staff is very sweet. I prefer to email, when I have had questions the girls have emailed me back right away. You are also given Rods cell phone number and encouraged to ask lots of questions. I went to four PS before using Rod. I felt he had the most experience with Liposuction and also very good reviews.