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Thinking of going in for liposuction, after 5 1/2 months post op tummy tuck!
UPDATED FROM ginababy
It's been a while since I've been on here. I'm 5...
$6,200
It's been a while since I've been on here. I'm 5 1/2 months post op! After having a bumpy road to recovery I'm actually feeling great! I had a problem with my upper abdomen protruding , and diet and exercise has not helped. At a follow up appointment my ps had mentioned doing liposuction. I went in for a consultation and I got a quote of 4300! Errrr, I was hoping for less but I'm thinking of going through with the liposuction. Has anyone else had to go back in for a revision? Hope everyone is healing well.
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UPDATED FROM ginababy
Ok so I am 8 weeks post op. I feel really good. I...
Ok so I am 8 weeks post op. I feel really good. I have one problem that I am concerned about... My tummy seems to be a lot rounder than it was two weeks ago!! I would wake up flat in the morning and get swollen towards the end of the day and now seems like I am swollen 24/7 for two weeks now. I have not gained any weight since surgery, I actually lost 15 pounds since then. I have seen my doctor and she said my muscle repair seems fine and for me to start exercising slowly and wear a compression garment. Ugh. I hope this isn't how my tummy will remain. Has anyone recovering out there gone through this?? Any help will be greatly appreciated.
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PG
January 4, 2012
I'm 9 weeks tomorrow & sometimes a little paunchy! Im resigned to this lasting as long as it lasts, lol.
L
January 4, 2012
Hey Gina - I'm 8 weeks post op as well. I am currently back to wearing my binder as much as possible. I had been away from the website and didn't realize that I was swelling. I feel good. No pain, no complications. So we tend to forget that we are actually still healing. You're one of the lucky ones to have actually lost some weight. I actually weigh more now than I did before my surgery. But I look better than before my surgery so I'm not too mad! LOL!!
G
January 4, 2012
Thank you klewis for responding. I'm really hoping its just swelling, my doctor didn't really say much. I'm gonna wear the garment and hope it will go down... I'm glad your feeling and looking good!!! :)
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UPDATED FROM ginababy
So I'm Six weeks post op today!!! Yay, I thought I...
So I'm Six weeks post op today!!! Yay, I thought I would never reach this point. Well My infection is gone and I am off antibiotics. My pubic area is still swollen and looks funny but not nearly as bad as it was. Doctor said it will go down more. I sure hope it does because it does stick out. At this point in recovery, I weigh 121 pounds when I went in for surgery I weighed 135, so happy with that. Seems like every time I eat I swell really bad. I haven't started working out of any kind still waiting for doctors okay. My healing is a bit slower because of my infection I had during week 2 of post op. I can finally sleep on my side.. which is good. I am now wearing a flexee garment all the time and my binder at night. Now... my results seem to vary some days I look flatter than other days. I am larger and not as flat on top as I hoped for. My doctor did say I will get flatter once I stop swelling and I can get smaller on top once I start exercising. Other than my infection every thing seems to be okay.I can say this healing process is very very slow...
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