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3 months since I got lipo. My stomach is the size of a watermelon

Trace1234567Apr 29, 2018
Its been 3 months since i got lipo ..My stomach is the size of a watermelon but it really isn't. I even have trouble breathing sometimes after eating a bit too much. It's not too bad in the morning but as soon as I eat anything it starts and gets worse . It looks like I'm pregnant. My low abdominal hurts my stomach gets really inflated my back starts to hurt

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