On May 9th, I had coolsculpting on 4 areas of my abdomen. I was told I would not feel any discomfort and that I would be fine to go on my vacation 1 week after coolsculpting to Hawaii. On day three, I experienced the horrific, sharp shooting pain mentioned on this forum. I could not get out of bed to go to work, my family was put through changes because I needed them to bring me ice to help relieve some of the pain throughout the night. My husband brought me to the hospital because I could not stop crying because the pain was so severe., The hospital prescribed pain medication. The pain medicine helped but the sharp stinging pain kept coming back. I called the technicians the next day to inform her of my discomfort and to get answers because I figured something must have gone wrong. She said she has given this treatment to many patients and I was the 3rd patient this year that has complained about this sharp shooting pain. She prescribed me neurotin but I couldn't take the medication after reading all of the side-effects.
Well, I made it to Hawaii one week later, but the trip was completely ruined. I laid in bed with a bag of ice on my belly most of the day for 1 week. I wore loose dresses to avoid any material touching my skin. No contact with the ocean because I did not want water splashing on my irritated skin and making the nerves go crazier than they already were. Also, whike in Hawaii, the pain medication made me so constipated, I needed to take a laxative. I eventually used the bathroom and I vomited because the pain medication was sitting in my stomach with nowhere to go for a few days.
I'm on day 19. The sharp pain lasted for about 15 days. I'm beginning to feel better. I'm having tenderness and I feel some hard spots when I touch my stomach but not as bad as it was.
I'm disappointed that I was lied to regarding the pain and being told I was only the 3rd patient that complained about this pain. If they would just be honest, I would have been more prepared and ready for this late onset pain.
Never Again! No more treatments for me. I can't see myself putting myself through this again. I don't care about the money I spent or the results. I'm done!