SonoBello Procedure - Thrilled with amazing results- San Antonio, TX

Day 31 (abs) Day 24 (legs) - Things are progressing well. Most all of the bruising I had on my legs is now gone. My incisions are almost all healed up. I still have some random, and sometimes weird pains, mostly on my inner thighs. Kind of a tightness, sometimes a tingly sensation, sometimes a deep, burning pain. I still have some hard areas on my stomach, mainly that "band" across, just under belly button. Most of the hard "lumps" have gone down. I'm still massaging the areas, though probably not at much as I should. I have not completely resumed my full Zumba teaching schedule. Last week, I tried to do more and that evening I was in a little bit of pain. For my stage 2 garment, I went all over town trying to find just what I wanted, but it did not exist. I did find, in WALMART, a body shaper from the Genie line. Ya know, that infomercial for Genie Bra? Yea, them! While it does go to my ankles (I really wanted a capri length), but it was only $20. It has held up well for daily wear/washing.

Day 15 (abs) Day 8 (legs) - Went yesterday for my 1 week legs and 2 week abs post-op appt. The nurse that saw me was amazed at my results, as am I!! They were all surprised at how much worse my recovery has been from my legs as opposed to my mid section. Honestly, I am too! I feared the first surgery just because it was so much more extensive. I figured, eh, inner/outer thighs, can't be worse then WHOLE mid section. But the nurse even told me, "You are one of a kind, because I never hear that legs are worse then abs." Anyway, my mid-section continues to heal. There are a few lumps I've noticed and there is a band just under my belly button that is super hard. I massage everywhere every night for about 30 minutes, concentrating a little more pressure on the lumps themselves. My legs continue to be black/blue from my who-ha to just below my knees. It's all still tender to the touch, but today I've noticed I can rub it a little easier then days past. I still feel like I have the "too small pantyhose twisted around my thigh" feeling when I stand, especially after sitting for too long. I have to take a moment to "stretch" my legs before I start walking. I still walk a little funny until it loosens up and then I'm good to go. Also, at this point, the itching has definitely set in. My incisions are healing nicely, but the two under my butt seem to itch worse then the others. I'm not sure if that's because of me sitting on them or what, but I find I'm scratching my butt and don't even realize it. Gotta watch that while in public. I've gotten some strange looks at the store. :) The nurse told me yesterday that the itching is a good sign that things are healing well. So, I guess I'll just deal with it. Still have some slight swelling in the midsection, but not too noticeable. In my legs, I've lost my knees to swelling, thanks to gravity. My legs seem to have swelled up a lot more then I was expecting. I'm looking at my before/after pics that I took and it's hard for me to see any change. But I was told last night that it was easy to see there was "less leg" there. Oh, what a good feeling! I went back to my zumba class last night. I didn't do anything crazy, but it did feel good to get moving a little again. Gonna try it again tonight. Continuing to drink LOTS of water. I still firmly believe that has really helped! If you are considering this, start drinking BEFORE your surgery!! You'll be glad you did!!

Day 10 (abs) Day 4 (legs) - Well, it's been 4 days since my 2nd procedure where I had inner/outer thighs done. I'm a little shocked to say that it was not as pleasant as my first procedure. When they gave me my "cocktail" I asked for the same as I had the week before in procedure 1. That one was a breeze and I felt hardly anything. When I got to the table, I looked at the clock and realized I was still coherent enough to know what time it was. Not a good sign. I mentioned it to the dr and she said my body was "used to" the meds. She assured me I'd be fine and she would take her time and if I needed a break to let her know. Well, I'm not one for prolonging the pain so just get it done. For it to have been a less extensive procedure, there was more pain. Nothing that squeezing my stress ball and holding my breath a few times couldn't get me through, but it was definitely more pain. The only good thing was it was a much faster procedure. I did not throw up this time afterwards, but again, don't remember much of the car ride home, being put into bed, or the rest of that afternoon. Woke the next morning and holy moly, my legs BURNED!!! Like literally were on fire. Needless to say, most of Tuesday was also spent on meds and asleep. I did get up Tuesday evening and things were better. Legs not "burning" anymore, but very tender. I was able to shower, but sitting was a real pain in the bum. Literally!! Sliding off the bed, sitting on the potty or on a chair....YEOW!! My abs bruised very little and wasn't until day 4 that I saw any bruising. I think a lot of it was from overdoing on Good Friday. My legs, however, bruised immediately. I went back to work on Weds again, and with my legs hurting the way they were I was not able to work all day. Went home early and slept again. Today, I woke up feeling much better, but legs are sore. To best describe it, it's "bruised" sore. They are tender to the touch and if I sit too long they hurt. Once I sit and get settled the pain subsides some, but then standing again there is some pain/tightness. Once I move around a little, pain subsides. It's kinda weird. All in all, I'm still totally pleased with early results. I'm still swollen, but not so much that I can't see a difference. If you're on the fence, I would say go for it!