Lower Abs - San Diego, CA

It is now day 10 and the shooting pains appear to be gone :) My stomach is still a bit tinder to the touch and not fully back to normal but I would say it is about 70-80% better than it was a week ago. Now just waiting to see if the pain and money I spent have been worth it.

So I only posted a day / day and a half ago. Last night I actually thought some of the soreness in my lower abs might be going away. That was until at about 3:45am I had numerous sharp stomach pains that woke me up - I could not go back to sleep for the next hour :( Oh god how long is this going to last???

So unfortunately I do not have any before proceedure photos - those were taken at the office and I have been told that I will get a copy of the before and after pictures at my 3 month checkup. The picture I have posted is a photo of my lower abs after the proceedure - my belly is visable swollen.
So I had done a lot of reading of reviews prior to the proceedure - I think I went in expecting the worst. The proceedure itself was not to bad. Not comfortable but bearable. The massage afterwards was probably the worst part.
It has only been 5 days - the swelling for the most part has gone done as much as I can tell. But the pain - the daily pain - has yet to go away. While I have never been punched in the stomach I imagine this is what it might feel like. I have not been able to resume any sort of workout just yet as it hurts even just walking. I have a trip planned that starts 10 days from now and I am really hoping this daily pain goes away before that - I think I should have done this a month ago instead of too close to my trip. I have read so many things, like the itching, the sharp pains, and such that I am also worried I will get those while traveling - fingers crossed I am one of the lucky ones and I don't get too much of that. I will report back in after my trip hopefully with some good news. And will post before and after photos when I get them.