Finally the follow-up!! Almost 6 weeks PO #Pics added #TeamJCurves - Suwanee, Ga

Hello ladies! I know it has been a while since I’ve updated, but I’m back! Ok so let me give you a brief run down on my experience…… I was thrilled that I didn’t have any vomiting after sx as I usually do when coming out of general anesthesia. The CRNA Chris was the bomb for that. I told him that I always have nausea and vomiting after and he said he would give me a different cocktail than what I had last time. And when I woke up in recovery Rene gave me a Zofran (anti-nausea med) and that did the trick…. So in recovery I was on my back initially and when I 1st woke up and Rene asked me if I wanted to turn on my side. I was like um yeah, I need to get off my buns. So she and another nurse assisted with that. I had the shakes and was super cold, so they gave me another blanket and put this wonderful blower under the cover to blow hot air on me to warm me up. I then realized how damn sore I was.. She asked me how I felt my response was sore as hell!! Dr.J peeked around the curtain and was like how are you feeling. I could only say sore. He told me he really contoured my abs and that’s why I’m so sore…
I asked for my husband and he was brought back there. After I drank some water & took some pain meds I was feeling better. Rene asked if I was ready to try to get up and I was, so after my IV was removed. I was helped up and they helped me dress. I was draining from what they thought was my drain, but I later found it was one of my sutures. She asked if I wanted to be wheeled to the car? I’m like no I’m good I’ll walk. So she and my husband assisted me in walking ever so slow to the truck. I had pillows and comforter already laid out in the back seat ready for me. It was a little rough climbing in, but it worked. I live an hour away from the facility and that ride seemed hella long…
So the 1st few days post op were the worst. I had no pain, just very sore especially in my abs. It felt like I had done a million sit ups. My butt wasn’t painful, just very heavy, hard and sore. But I can say that this recovery is a cake walk compared to having a TT hands down. I took my garment off on day 2 and was able to assess how bruised I was. And my thighs were bruised something fierce!! They didn’t swell as bad as they did in my previous surgery, but they were bruised way worse. I’m so glad I bought a female urinal. That thing became my BFF. I got the one that’s called EZ-Pee it looks like a funnel and fit right into the opening of the garment and worked wonderfully… I only took my pain meds for about 3 days. I took the muscle relaxers here and there after that. My recovery was very smooth and uneventful. I had 3200cc’s removed and 800cc’s in each cheek and 150cc’s in each hip.
Now when I first got a good look at my butt on day2 po when I took off my garment I was not thrilled. Period. I was like why is it so high and flat on the bottom. I was freaking out because it didn’t look right at all to me. When Rene called me to check up on me she said it was normal and to give it time to get soft and it will drop and take shape. I’m like are you sure cuz it’s lookin a fool right now?? She said She was sure because hers did the same thing and she had the same reaction. So I also text Aziza and she gave me the same spiel. So I’m like well when I have my po I will be talking to Dr.J about this….
So I have my 1week po and saw Kim another nurse, she took out my drain went over my lipo’d areas to see if there was any seromas and low and behold she found one. I totally didn’t notice it. It was very small and on my lower left abdomen. She drained it for me and said if it returns to come back and have it drained again, but to keep more compression on it. It was only 10cc’s that was drained. So we reviewed after care and a whole bunch of stuff that I don’t remember, but I asked her about my concern with the flatness and she said the same thing the other two had said. She answered all of my questions, but I wanted to see Dr.J and hear it from the horses mouth. Luckily he was out of surgery and came in to see me. He said I was healing great and explained that I was a hard case. I’m like really I thought since my butt was loose and jiggly it would be easy. He was like no, you never know what a person is going to be like until you actually get in there. He went on to explain that I almost didn’t have enough good fat and explain how he had to break-up the fat in my butt in order to get the new fat in. And my sx took longer than expected. I addressed my butt concerns and he told me exactly what everyone previously said, that it will drop and fluff as it gets softer and the new fat cells get there blood supply and round out nicely. He said it was round when I was on the table and the fat tends to move up and hold high on some people. Well I guess I’m one of those people who couldn’t see immediate results.
My buns began getting soft around the edges at week 2 and I could see the changes starting to happen. Things were popping out. It seemed like there were changes every few days until my 4 week mark. Now my ass is round and about 90% soft… It jiggles when I walk and I can make it clap.. LOL
I can now say I’m completely happy with my ass. Fluffing is very real. I wasn’t a believer in fluff, but I watched it happen. Now I’m just waiting patiently to get back in the gym to get my arms and thighs on point. No cardio, just weight training.
Lastly thank you to everyone for all of the well wishes and prayers and for checking on me!

Oh and New Years Eve was a day before my 5 week mark. Wasn't sure if I was supposed to or not, but I did shake a tail feather or two when we went out.. LOL

Well ladies on my way to DrJ's office. Boy my nerves were getting the best of me last night. I finally went to sleep in the 1 o'clock hour & woke up at 5am. I did some good ol praying & woke up feeling a lot better. I'll holla at you ladies on the other side!! xoxo