Hi Jenny1225, I'm wondering how you are doing now that its a couple of weeks later? I have never heard of getting the same area treated twice in the same session. I'd be very interested in hearing about your progress.
Hi Sanada, so glad to hear things are getting back to normal for you. I hope your bruising has gotten better too... I think yours was the worst I've seen on here :( Hopefully you will start to see your results soon!
I figured I would report back to say unfortunately, the second time around was definitely NOT easier for me, and it looks like the Neurogen was not what prevented me from having pain for an extended period of time. The second procedure has been way more difficult for me every step of the way. From the time the applicator went on until now, it hurt! During the procedure, I never got to that point where I didn't feel anything at all. I felt a strong pinching the entire time. Then after it came off the massage really hurt, and then I had a crazy intense burning that was unlike anything I have felt before. With the first procedure, I couldn't even feel the massage and I didn't have any burning whatsoever. The burning went away after about 15 minutes and then I was just very sensitive around that area. Until the 3rd day. On day 3 (funny, right at 12am actually) the shooting stabbing pains started. They were even more intense then what I felt for one day the first time, and they have yet to go away. The Neurogen does help a little bit, but not nearly enough to make the pain bearable. I think yesterday I took about 8 Alleve in total and all it did was make the pain a little less sharp. I called the place where I had the procedure yesterday, but just ended up playing phone tag with the nurse all day. They did call me back first thing this morning which was nice, and after more phone tag, I finally talked to the nurse who said I would have to come in to see the Dr. to see if he would want to prescribe me something. So now I have an appointment tomorrow afternoon. I'm just praying the pain goes away before then! I guess it helps to know first hand what kind of results to expect so I think I'll still be able to say it was worth it :) And I decided that I think it may just be the luck of the draw as to whether or not you will experience severe pain from the procedure or not! Anyway... I'm off to take more Alleve now :/
Sanada, glad to hear you are feeling better! I've been reading this site for months as I had a Coolsculpting procedure this past July, and am going back for another round tomorrow! Your post is just so honest it's the first to make me brave enough to leave a comment :) For my procedure, I had upper abs done with a small applicator and lower abs done with a large applicator. I was so terrified of the possibility of experiencing the pain I was reading about from others, I almost canceled my appointment even knowing I would lose over $1500! Well, I sucked it up and went through with it. I had the numbness and swelling like everyone else describes, but no real pain until day 7. On day 7, I felt the stabbing almost debilitating pain that people talk about. It was horrible. Thankfully, for some reason that pain only lasted one day for me. I did wear a compression garment from day one and I had purchased something called Neuragen at a local pharmacy just to have something in case I started having pain. I was looking for some kind of ointment for nerve pain since that’s what everyone described it as and I just happened to come across this as it is sold over the counter. I applied this two times a day (sometimes more) starting with the day after the procedure and I can only guess that this made the difference in the length of time I experienced pain. I highly recommend seeing if you can find this. It’s basically like an oil and just a few drops would cover my whole belly. I am praying this is what made the difference for me because I am counting on it working again after my treatment tomorrow! I will add that I had amazing results from my first procedure. I have been self-conscious about my belly for my entire life (and I mean from the time I was a little girl). I could do 200 sit-ups every night and there would be no change in my belly. Honestly, after having this procedure, I am now more comfortable with my body at age 41 than I have ever been before. So just going for one more treatment to make it even better :) I did go through periods after the procedure when I thought I completely wasted my money, and thought for sure it made my belly even bigger, and then slowly but surely my pants started getting looser and looser :) I hope you have the same results and please keep posting about your progress because I am loving your posts!
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