“Second Day - Feeling Good So Far - Pennsylvania”

I'm female, 31, 5'6", 135 lb. Had abs and waist (sides) done. Procedure started at 8am. Finished abs by 10am. Finished sides by 11:30am. To me only the part of putting in numbing fluid hurts. At a scale of 1-10 I'd say it's 4-5. The sides hurt less than the front (3-4).

The laser part is easy. Room light was turned off when doing the laser and I almost fell asleep. Most of suction was also painless. Only occasionally when the tube(?) hit the bone or some sensitive spots did I feel the pinch. Overall it isn't bad at all.

I spent most of the afternoon in bed, napping on and off. I know I am supposed to walk around, but whenever I was up, I just felt nausea. No much appetite. The leakage was messy. Compression garment was so tight and uncomfortable. I had one pain killer in the afternoon and another in the night. The second one probably was not necessary - I just wanted to sleep better. The leakage eventually stopped overnight. When I was up this morning it was just like the doctor said: I was sore. It was painful to get up from bed, to sit down, etc. But it just the kind of soreness that you get after over exercising. I don't think I need another pain pill at this time.

I tried a few shirts which were too tight in the waist area and they are loose. Measuring over the compressing garment my waist is 3" smaller. I know people say the best result is yet to come; but I'd be happy just with this. I still hate the garment though. It cuts into my thighs. One thigh developed a reddish-purple swollen area.