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Week 2 update
I definitiely experienced some increased soreness days 3-5, but swelling went down each day. I got a lymphatic massage on day 4 and another a week later, which I think helped my overall soreness.
By the end of one week I felt pretty back to normal with the exception of discomfort from bruising on my hips and from the faja. The hips are the only area still bruised, so they're very sensisitve, and the area just under my ribcage is very sore. I feel like the faja is really digging in to this area so by the end of the day I'm in discomfort bordering on pain from that. I still don't have feeling in some spots of my abdomen and upper back, which you don't notice until you have the faja off and shower. It's fine, just weird.
Almost at the end of week two now; I continue wearing the Marena faja Elite gave me but also have a Sonryse one I ordered. My nurse at the one week checkup said I can ditch foams, but I've been using them to assist with discomfort on my ribcage. I might stop wearing the faja at the end of week 2 and just wear spanx instead - I have full bodysuits from them that I think will give compression without the rib pain. At night I'll still wear the faja and see how that works.
Hoping swelling continues to improve after week 2? Doctor said this is peak swelling time so trying to be patient, I still feel like I am swollen on my lower back, hips, and lower abdomen but these are also the areas where lymphatic fluid has the furthest to travel to be processed by the lymph nodes so in my head it makes sense they're the last to stop swelling. Using arnica gel and pills as well.
By the end of one week I felt pretty back to normal with the exception of discomfort from bruising on my hips and from the faja. The hips are the only area still bruised, so they're very sensisitve, and the area just under my ribcage is very sore. I feel like the faja is really digging in to this area so by the end of the day I'm in discomfort bordering on pain from that. I still don't have feeling in some spots of my abdomen and upper back, which you don't notice until you have the faja off and shower. It's fine, just weird.
Almost at the end of week two now; I continue wearing the Marena faja Elite gave me but also have a Sonryse one I ordered. My nurse at the one week checkup said I can ditch foams, but I've been using them to assist with discomfort on my ribcage. I might stop wearing the faja at the end of week 2 and just wear spanx instead - I have full bodysuits from them that I think will give compression without the rib pain. At night I'll still wear the faja and see how that works.
Hoping swelling continues to improve after week 2? Doctor said this is peak swelling time so trying to be patient, I still feel like I am swollen on my lower back, hips, and lower abdomen but these are also the areas where lymphatic fluid has the furthest to travel to be processed by the lymph nodes so in my head it makes sense they're the last to stop swelling. Using arnica gel and pills as well.
Full Abdomen, Flanks, Bra Roll at DC Location
These reviews were super helpful to me in debating whether to get the procedure so paying it forward here. I got my full abdomen, flanks, and back bra foll done. I'm on day 3 of my recovery so I'll update this periodically.
Pre-Op - the only negatives I have with the DC Elite location are that I couldn't get a nurse to return my calls prior to call in my perscriptions until the day of my procedure. I was scheduled for noon and they called at 9:30 finally so I couldn't get the meds until after my procedure which was annoying. Also they didn't have any Large size recovery garments, and I was between M/L and had to size down because of this. It ended up being fine, but Elite should have every size of garments ready for patients - I've read a lot of reviews of people having garments too loose or too tight and I was pretty concerned mine would be off. Luckily, the Medium was fine.
During - I got Xanax and Dilaudid to relax me before the procedure. I had eaten prior to my appointment but that was around 10, by the time I actually was on the table it was 1 pm and I got incredibly naseous and sweaty dispite the Zofran I was given. The nurses brought me crackers and water and the feeling passed, and then we started. I truly felt no pain during this process and was pretty out of it, I barely remember it or the ride back to my house. It's definitely an odd sensation during the procedure but felt akin to someone taking a light suction cup over the top of your skin.
Day 0 and 1- I was prescribed Oxycoton as well as Zofran and the antibiotics so for the first 24 hours I was mostly sleeping and out of it. The night of my procedure I felts mildly sore, but that feeling increased over the course of the next day. I still felt a level of soreness like after a hard workout, it was not unbearable. The morning after my procedure I took a 30 minute walk with no issue. I continued to drain throughout the day.
Day 2 - I got to shower and change my garment; I definitely can tell my body is still swollen. From the front I can see an improved shape to my waist, but from the side I'm still very very swollen and I can tell touching my stomach there's fluid in my skin. It feels different than anything I've ever felt before, made more extreme by the fact that you're still pretty numb so you're kind of detached from your body as you touch it. My public area was deeply bruised and I did have some parts of my stomach that were more bruised or lumpy than others, everything was very tender to the touch. I'm still draining through the incisions today and have been trying to walk and keep moving to assist with the drainage. Right now I'm just taking Tylenol to help with the swelling because the pain is not really an issue for me thankfully.
Hoping that the swelling continues to go down, I have a lymphatic massage scheduled for 2 days from now which should help as well! Overall I'm pretty happy right now, I felt like the procedure was as advertised and I'm optomistic about the results so I'll keep posting.
Pre-Op - the only negatives I have with the DC Elite location are that I couldn't get a nurse to return my calls prior to call in my perscriptions until the day of my procedure. I was scheduled for noon and they called at 9:30 finally so I couldn't get the meds until after my procedure which was annoying. Also they didn't have any Large size recovery garments, and I was between M/L and had to size down because of this. It ended up being fine, but Elite should have every size of garments ready for patients - I've read a lot of reviews of people having garments too loose or too tight and I was pretty concerned mine would be off. Luckily, the Medium was fine.
During - I got Xanax and Dilaudid to relax me before the procedure. I had eaten prior to my appointment but that was around 10, by the time I actually was on the table it was 1 pm and I got incredibly naseous and sweaty dispite the Zofran I was given. The nurses brought me crackers and water and the feeling passed, and then we started. I truly felt no pain during this process and was pretty out of it, I barely remember it or the ride back to my house. It's definitely an odd sensation during the procedure but felt akin to someone taking a light suction cup over the top of your skin.
Day 0 and 1- I was prescribed Oxycoton as well as Zofran and the antibiotics so for the first 24 hours I was mostly sleeping and out of it. The night of my procedure I felts mildly sore, but that feeling increased over the course of the next day. I still felt a level of soreness like after a hard workout, it was not unbearable. The morning after my procedure I took a 30 minute walk with no issue. I continued to drain throughout the day.
Day 2 - I got to shower and change my garment; I definitely can tell my body is still swollen. From the front I can see an improved shape to my waist, but from the side I'm still very very swollen and I can tell touching my stomach there's fluid in my skin. It feels different than anything I've ever felt before, made more extreme by the fact that you're still pretty numb so you're kind of detached from your body as you touch it. My public area was deeply bruised and I did have some parts of my stomach that were more bruised or lumpy than others, everything was very tender to the touch. I'm still draining through the incisions today and have been trying to walk and keep moving to assist with the drainage. Right now I'm just taking Tylenol to help with the swelling because the pain is not really an issue for me thankfully.
Hoping that the swelling continues to go down, I have a lymphatic massage scheduled for 2 days from now which should help as well! Overall I'm pretty happy right now, I felt like the procedure was as advertised and I'm optomistic about the results so I'll keep posting.
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