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21 Years Old and I've Never Been in a Bikini - Paradise Valley, AZ
UPDATED FROM StartingOver21
1 month post
Almost 2 months
$8,999
Hi!
Long time no update but I'm feeling good with my body. It's almost bad in a way. I know I look so much better so I've been eating really bad lately. Since I had my 5 week check up with my doctor he warned me that while I'm still healing I should beware that the weight can go right back to the places that I had work done on so I've been working out a lot lately to make up for my bad eating habits.
I'm still not bikini ready. If you look at my side view you'll see the fat is not spread evenly. I was rolling a lot earlier but I've become kind of slack so it didn't heal evenly.
But this isn't it. The doctor did say I wasn't fully healed yet so I could still be going down.
Most people still wear their compression garment now but I stopped a few weeks ago. I blew up for a couple weeks and then went down. I couldn't stand wearing the compression garment.
Thank you to the people who remind me to still keep going with the posting!
Long time no update but I'm feeling good with my body. It's almost bad in a way. I know I look so much better so I've been eating really bad lately. Since I had my 5 week check up with my doctor he warned me that while I'm still healing I should beware that the weight can go right back to the places that I had work done on so I've been working out a lot lately to make up for my bad eating habits.
I'm still not bikini ready. If you look at my side view you'll see the fat is not spread evenly. I was rolling a lot earlier but I've become kind of slack so it didn't heal evenly.
But this isn't it. The doctor did say I wasn't fully healed yet so I could still be going down.
Most people still wear their compression garment now but I stopped a few weeks ago. I blew up for a couple weeks and then went down. I couldn't stand wearing the compression garment.
Thank you to the people who remind me to still keep going with the posting!
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UPDATED FROM StartingOver21
13 days post
Tired of Complaining
I took a break from updating this blog because I felt it would be one giant complaint after another. I definitely know that I would never do this again. It's just been a horrible process. But let me start from the top.
I was excited for my one week post op with my doctor because everyone just wants to see their doctor after a major surgery just for comfort and to hear that things are looking normal and all that jazz. But that wasn't how my post op was. I showed up on time and the doctor wasn't there. I find out he wasn't even coming and I was having my post op with one of the receptionists. She asked if I was feeling any pain or numbness and that's it. I never took off my clothes, she never examined me or anything. It took 5 minutes in total. If I knew that all I was going to do was answer some questions I would have stayed home and had them do that over the phone. Thank goodness my family physician was able to look over my scares and stuff and tell me everything was healing okay otherwise I would still be wondering.
The next thing I'm dealing with is this stupid compression garment. The receptionist said I can switch to spanx but whenever I take the compression garment off for more than 10 minutes I swell up like a balloon. I'm ready to say "screw it" and let me swell until the swelling goes away. This garment is very difficult to wear underneath clothes and I keep getting rashes from it. I've got to find a solution to it because Spanx isn't cutting it.
That leads me to the second thing - the swelling produces stretch marks. I posted pictures this week and you might be able to see them but I didn't use to have all these stretch marks. I'm hoping to find a solution for that as well.
I've started using a rolling pin to smooth out my fat because if you notice on the picture half of my stomach fat is at the top, then there's a line to separate the bottom of my stomach fat. It's wacky and as much as I rolling pin it, it hasn't changed.
For as much as I've been dealing with, I haven't noticed a difference in my everyday wear. I still look like a roly poly. The reason I got tumescent lipo was because I should have been able to notice a difference almost immediately but all I've noticed is that I am feeling regret. Regret that I spent $9000+ for nothing noticeable.
I was excited for my one week post op with my doctor because everyone just wants to see their doctor after a major surgery just for comfort and to hear that things are looking normal and all that jazz. But that wasn't how my post op was. I showed up on time and the doctor wasn't there. I find out he wasn't even coming and I was having my post op with one of the receptionists. She asked if I was feeling any pain or numbness and that's it. I never took off my clothes, she never examined me or anything. It took 5 minutes in total. If I knew that all I was going to do was answer some questions I would have stayed home and had them do that over the phone. Thank goodness my family physician was able to look over my scares and stuff and tell me everything was healing okay otherwise I would still be wondering.
The next thing I'm dealing with is this stupid compression garment. The receptionist said I can switch to spanx but whenever I take the compression garment off for more than 10 minutes I swell up like a balloon. I'm ready to say "screw it" and let me swell until the swelling goes away. This garment is very difficult to wear underneath clothes and I keep getting rashes from it. I've got to find a solution to it because Spanx isn't cutting it.
That leads me to the second thing - the swelling produces stretch marks. I posted pictures this week and you might be able to see them but I didn't use to have all these stretch marks. I'm hoping to find a solution for that as well.
I've started using a rolling pin to smooth out my fat because if you notice on the picture half of my stomach fat is at the top, then there's a line to separate the bottom of my stomach fat. It's wacky and as much as I rolling pin it, it hasn't changed.
For as much as I've been dealing with, I haven't noticed a difference in my everyday wear. I still look like a roly poly. The reason I got tumescent lipo was because I should have been able to notice a difference almost immediately but all I've noticed is that I am feeling regret. Regret that I spent $9000+ for nothing noticeable.
Replies (3)
October 26, 2013
I totally feel for you. If you read my review you will see that I went through the same kind of feelings. The emotional healing can be much more traumatic than the physical healing. Hang in there. Your body has definitely changed. The results are there. When you get to the 6 week mark things will start to settle. I am around the 3 month mark and I still get funny little areas that seem to pop out and then disappear again. It is all part of the healing process. You paid a lot of money for the procedure. Demand to see the surgeon if you have any concerns or are unhappy at all. My thoughts are with you.
UPDATED FROM StartingOver21
4 days post
Finally seeing an end in sight!
It has been 5 days since surgery and I'm finally able to sleep for most of the night without waking up in pain. (Yay!)
I wasn't ever a fan of taking Vicodin, too afraid I would get addicted, so the pain has been pretty much a constant.
So being able to take a two hour nap and not waking up to the pain of a pulled, sore, or swollen skin was a relief!
On a different note, I have an odd reliance on my compression garment. When I take it off it feels like my skin is sagging and loose and I'm scared to go too long without it? Is this normal?
I wasn't ever a fan of taking Vicodin, too afraid I would get addicted, so the pain has been pretty much a constant.
So being able to take a two hour nap and not waking up to the pain of a pulled, sore, or swollen skin was a relief!
On a different note, I have an odd reliance on my compression garment. When I take it off it feels like my skin is sagging and loose and I'm scared to go too long without it? Is this normal?
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