also, I have a measuring tape that I use morning and evening just to check on the progress of the swelling. (measure around the largest part of midsection and ab) Normal pattern thus far is that I am 1 inch larger at night than I am in the morning. which is also another hint - be sure to loosen the compression garment throughout the day because sometimes (I believe) there can be too much pressure from the garment.
Hey Gus, I am not positive that the hard lumps are blood clots, but when the doctor was draining the edema he had to use the canulas again because the needle was stopping up due to the clotting. clotting is probably a normal part of the healing process because everywhere he used the smart lipo is forming scar tissue, I believe, and that is what causes the swelling.
It is day 19 for me and I resumed vigorous exercise today with my compression garment on. my incision spots are more pronounced (visible to me) but I am encouraged that all the soreness has gone away and I was able to do very vigorous cardio, ab, and weightlifting this morning with no pain and no sign of additional swelling.
I don't have any numbness except for the adjustments right after taking off the garment.
Lymphatic massage has helped immensely and I have been going every 2-3 days for another session. the idea is to stimulate the lymph nodes to process and eliminate the swelling.
Hey Gus, I am 41 and had abs and love handles done on 2/18. I returned to my doctor five days later with significant swelling and he re-opened my incisions and drained tons of fluid, because there was significant edema and some blod clotting. because he was only using local and had not given me the xanax and other pills to knock me out, it was pretty painful. He could only get part of the fluid removed because of my discomfort, so I returned two days later with more medication this time and he finished draining a ton of more fluid. Now the only swelling that remains is right around the belly button and it is decreasing day by day. I am very fortunate to have a caring doctor who did a lot of follow up with me and was willing to do the fluid removal at no charge. Also, I have been receiving lymphatic massage three times a week and have noticed that it helps a lot - it stimulates the lymph nodes which are the ones that will process the excess fluid and remove it from the body. lymphatic massage involves no pressure at all on the wounds, just stimulating the nodes throughout the body. Highly recommend. I am looking much better now and feeling a LOT better without all that edema.
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