Very Painful but So Worth It - Scottsdale, AZ
I am 36 with two boys ages 14 and 6. After the 14...
I am 36 with two boys ages 14 and 6. After the 14 year old my body was fine but after the 6 year old it all went downhill.
I considered a lipo a few years ago but when I went to a certain Scottsdale doctor I was told "No way, lipo can't help you, you need a tummy tuck". So I gave in and paid the deposit. Then I backed out because it was so expensive and I was scared about having a tube shoved down my throat during surgery. Needless to say I lost that deposit.
I recently started to consider lipo again and found tumescent lipo after doing a Google search. Which is where I found an AWESOME doctor.
I went in and met with the doctor himself and we discussed what I wanted. To try to make a long story short I had to have two procedures. The first was for the bra bulge and arms, the second was for my stomach, waist, flanks, and inner thighs.
The first surgery killed and I almost was afraid to go back five days later for the second part. But I did and it was so much easier after I told him about the pain from the first one (If you are going through this procedure make SURE you tell the doctor/nurses when it hurts, that's what they are there for and that's why you are awake). He said you don't get any bonus points for being able to take the pain and they made the second part almost painless.
There is some pain, I'm not going to lie. And it is not like waking up the next day after doing a bunch of sit ups. I still am like a turtle on my back trying to get out of bed in the morning - but it's only been two days.
I recommend you know what you are getting into and you have someone help you after you get home. Have lots of pads for the leaking and use a shower curtain with a sheet over it on your bed for the first few nights.
Another thing to know is that you are going to pee...a lot! So be ready to jump out of bed to make it to the toilet in time. I actually had a mini accident (thank goodness for the shower curtain) thanks to a dream I was having where I actually thought I was going to the bathroom and really started to. Gross, and sorry but you need to know.
Overall I had a great experience. I will post my after pictures sometime today. There is a still a lot of swelling but it will go down in time. I am not expecting to be a supermodel, I just wanted my clothes to fit without me being so self conscious.
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Today is day 6 after the procedure and I had my...
Still completely excited about this and can't wait until I am doing being swollen so I can see the final results.
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I would make every effort to talk to your doctor and go in for a follow up especially since you spent that much money on your surgery!
This after-picture was taken two days later. Since then I have become very swollen and puffier. When I went in for my appointment me he actually said to me "I bet you looked better two days after surgery than you do right now, right? That's because the swelling begins a couple of days after surgery and last up to six weeks". I haven't tried to put on any of my clothes yet because I don't want to be disappointed. Luckily I am in the military so I wear a uniform everyday, and with it being a billion degrees here in Arizona, I haven't wanted to try on my jeans yet.
It's only been 10 days, and considering that they sucked out 5 liters of fat I have to remember that that is pretty traumatic to my body, so I need to be patient and wait to see the final results.
You should really go in for a follow-up. Your doctor may tell you what mine told me. As I heal and find any places that I'm not happy with or that were obviously skipped, he can fix them in a quick in office procedure. It's possible that your doctor might tell you the same thing.
I would question the reason why you still look pregnant though. Because even though I am swollen and bruised, I can definitely see a big difference in my waistline and the size of my tummy.
Good luck and let me know what happens! :)
It sounds like yours just said "Okay, your surgery date is on this day and it will be this much." Mine went over everything with me and the procedure was also under local anesthesia which after doing a lot of research online I found is really the only way this is done. Tumescent lipo is always under local because it is safer and you can move your body in certain ways where the doctor can see where the fat is laying over the muscle. It was uncomfortable (very painful on the arms) but he had me squeeze a ball to see where the muscle is on my arms and do a half a sit up to work on my stomach area.
I think you should have known prior to the surgery what you were going to have done. My waist was separate from my abdomen as well as my flanks, inner thighs, hips, etc. Each section was different. The nurse even told me that one woman though hips meant outer thighs but they explained it to her that that is a different section.
It sounds like you either had a terrible doctor or did not do enough (research) to know what was going to happen.
If I was you I would demand to talk to the doctor and make every effort to have a follow-up appointment. Even if he is far away from where you live. He might have just missed some spots and can do them again for you. That is a lot of money to shrug off and not follow-up with him.
I don't mean to sound rude or pushy but you need to take care of yourself first - if they are being sh*theads about the whole thing then you need to report them to the medical board in your state. I know how painful this is because I am also going through it, and I am also a single mother. Having kids pestering me during this whole healing process is a nightmare. But we are making it work.
Please follow-up with him, and let me know what happens!
I guess we can just both wait it out and compare the swelling-going-down results.
Where is this doctor located? What state do you live in? Are you in the U.S? Some of the words you spell look European so I'm curious.
Take it easy and I guess we'll just have to wait and see what happens.
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