The arm lift revision Left me with a bruised Medial nerve. I have severe pain,numbness, hypersensitive of left hand. My TT has been easy, pain has been minimal. My breasts are another story. I have severe pain in my chest, at sternum and at the top of the implants. Minimal swelling. I hoped by now I would no longer need pain pills and even just using tylenol. After about 12 hours I ended up in tears. I feel like the pain is more in control than I am. Is this level of pain normal 2 weeks post op?
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February 5, 2017
Answer: At weeks with this surgery tylenol is not enough
Thank you for your question. This is used as a test to gauge the amount of fat you have underneath the abdominal wall which cannot be addressed with a tummy tuck. So if your stomach is flat supine, then you have less of this type of fat which means that you stand to have a good result. But that...
No, the psoas muscles are not involved in the tummy tuck operation (the rectus abdominis and sometimes external oblique muscles are). At this point, your chiropractic work should not be affected by your tummy tuck surgery outcome. Hope this helps.
This may be due to the internal plication sutures but it is difficult to say for sure. If you are experiencing this discomfort in the early post-surgical period, I would give it some time, as symptoms such as this usually resolve over the first month or so. If it has been...