BBL- My First Consult 8/9/13 - West Hollywood, CA

Hello ladies,
Well monday was my five week fu appointment and so far everything is great. My doctor said that everything looks good, my shape has turned out nicely and that my swelling from my abdomen should go down in another month or two. Didnt like the news about another month or two for my painful swelling to go away, i feel beat up all of a sudden. ive been cheating and haven't wore my body garment in almost two weeks, i wore my new garment only twice before i chickened out. i bought it in XS for more tightness but i cant do anything with it on. My doctor said i should wear my garment at least another week for more compression and i can take it off after that, im thinking of maybe just snipping the thigh part a little so it doesnt dig into my skin so much and wearing it for a couple more weeks. Once my swelling goes down a little bit more i will start wearing my XS for a couple of hours at a time. as far as the volume of my booty, i has gone down quite a bit but dr said this is most likely the size i will be and now all i have to do is wait on my tummy to shrink to see my results and that will make my booty look bigger. i do sit a long time but mostly on my thighs and on a pillow pet under, at work and in my car. I recently bought a boppy pillow but it was too hard so i took some of the cotton out so make it softer, i use it at home to sit on the sofa or the floor. ive been able to wear my jeans a couple of times 4-5 times maybe but i am way more comfortable in tights and sweats, maybe because i feel guilty as if my jeans as squishing my booty or something. i asked if i could do zumba at least once a week to loosen up my muscles since i still feel sore but he said nothing that will make me sweat, so maybe i will start will squats. i havent changed my diet too much, i just try to eat half of what i used to have, i can eat alot!! its scary when i eat because i just love food soooo much that i look down and tell myself to slow down because im not even wearing a garment. oh yea did i forget to mention i wear a spanks looking muscle shirt that gives you a smooth appearance and i just tuck it in to my pants so i dont start to get a muffin top again.

Emotionally ive been good and taking it day by day with my mom, very hard to give her advice to be strong but when i do, it makes me feel so much stronger, and we must be strong for her to give her the strength to be strong for herself.

Let me know if you have any questions, i forget many things, in case i forgot to mention something. i will try to post more pics..

Review/update to follow. ..

hi girlys...its been a while so im going to break down my update so i dont forget anything.

WORK: so im still uncomfortable sitting at work but im ok to get up and move around a little more comfortable and i get up and move around a lot more. I must say that if it wasn't for a particular co-worker that just gives me the creeps I would feel a lot more comfortable about my appearance around the office. i still try to wear long shirts or sweaters around my co-workers. the most uncomfortable park is driving to and from work, i drive at least 45-60mins to and from work. i also still drive with my sons pillow pet on my seat.

BODY: most of the swelling has gone down except for my abdomen. my thighs have gone down but my mid section is still giving me a bit of trouble. I get random little shocks that feels like a needle is piercing through my skin, to my understanding its caused from the anesthesia wearing off, the tingling feeling makes me itch like crazy also. My feet haven't swelled up in a couple of days now but when im up and about all day long i can feel them start hurting. The knots on my back have gone down quite a bit, finally decided to get a lymphatic drainage massage last saturday. This place was fairly close to my neighborhood and had an ok fee (85hr), it had good reviews on yelp and when i called i was able to get more information from the massage therapist who was actually the owner. i explained my procedure to her as i lay on the table and she made me very comfortable physically and as we talked about why i did it and how i felt about the entire thing, she also talked to me bout her personal feelings, etc., she was very nice. The massage was very soft and light on my arms, thighs, legs, abdomen and back and with a little more pressure and my neck, shoulders and lower back. Although my body felt a little overworked, the next day and the following, i could feel the difference in my body as far as some swelling going down, i felt more flexible in my thighs and lower back. i will probable schedule another appointment some time this week. My shape seems to be changing although i havent really acknowledged it really had a chance to take it all in. yes i take pictures and post them but me myself dont really compare my looks or really look back at them after i take them. i do notice things like the dents or dimples or the little flat areas i get but i dont stress over them to much because ive seen them come and go the last couple of weeks, im hoping it will change once i change my garment or start wearing my jeans. my mid section still doesnt have the hourglass look when i take off my garment but thats mostly because im still swollen but im hopeful it will have more curves once the swelling goes down completely.

SLEEP: ive been able to sleep better since the massage, and ive slept in my bed the last for days now that im able to move around more easily, i can lift my legs up to a more comfortable position, my neck doesnt hurt or stiffen up as much and i have my strength back to move around in bed til im happy. my biggest problem now is that ive been itchy for the last couple of days and its driving me CRAZY!! my shoulders, chest, arms, wrist, feet, thighs, specially my my stomach, ugh it hurts so bad.

i have a drs appointment this week and i will let you know what my doc says. let me know if you have any questions, thnx to all you girls for support and nice comments. if anyone knows where i can get a garment in underwear style, like the one i already have, let me know thanx!!

GARMENT: ive been able to tighten my garment to the fourth row this morning. I wore my old garment underwear (which fit me loose now) during thanksgiving for two days to give myself a break from these seems. i went a couple of hours without wearing anything while my garment was washing and i just felt so naked, the lack of support to my abd and my back just made more more vulnerable to light touching and even someone subbing me when they passed by me, i just didnt like it at all. i still cant fit into any of my jeans while wearing my garment, the seems closest to my vagina are very very uncomfortable and even painful, if i sit for too long i almost always have to adjust the garment and pull it out from my skin because it feels like it cuts me. finally my hubby checked my inner thighs and he said i had what looked like little cuts, it could be marks from the garment or it could be scars from the lipo, i really dont remember if my doctor made incisions there. ive been wearing tights over my garment which i will probably continue to do till i can stay out of it.

MOM: well as far as emotionally, im doing better. My mom had her mastectomy last week and my sisters and myself have been busy checking up on her, keeping her company and helping her take care of herself. She will be getting her results this week and we will move on from there, we are keeping our hopes up that her treatment will not be too aggressive. I can barley bend over to far or for too long but now ive been showering and helping her change like she helped me.