BBL changed my life!!

I previously had lipo before and I liked the results but I didnt realize how unshapely it left me because I only chose to do my abdomen. When my friend told me about bbl I was immediately interested. I did my research and booked my procedure immediately fter talking with Dr. Franco because I trusted him and loved his results. Originally he told me he would probably only get 500cc per side because it didnt look like I had very much fat on me. He was pleasantly surprised when he was able to put 925cc per side!! I am still recovering but I love my results so far. I am very bruised which is normal. I've been applying arnica topically and taking it orally. I already had one lymphatic massage on post op day 1. Going to schedule another one this week. I'm just overall so happy with my results. I can't wait to heal and see where I'll be in 6 weeks. I'm 5'2 and 140lb before surgery. Since surgery I have gained 7lb in just water weight. Waist was 30" and hips 36", I am really swollen but my waist is currently 28" and hips 41". Feel free to ask me any questions and I'll try to answer them the best I can!!

I told Dr. Franco that I needed to be back at work this week because I couldn't afford to stay in Austin that long. He didnt like the idea but he said he wasnt going to force me to stay. I'm going back to Austin Friday for my 1 week follow up. It will technically be 10 days since surgery by that time. I'm honestly feeling a lot better than when I did from post op day 1. That day was really rough. I'm still tender and sore, but definitely able to function. I may just be really tough. I had a hard time falling asleep last night. I just couldn't get comfortable and I felt so swollen.

Waking up first thing in the morning is the hardest. I feel like an old person with arthritis all over my body. Once I get moving I feel a lot better. I definitely have nerve pain. It's a burning sensation when I bend or move a certain way. The gabapentin he prescribes does help with that. My job requires me to be on my feet all day which is good for my recovery. He was concerned about whether I could stand for that long after having surgery like that but I was able to handle it just fine. I just don't rush around at work. I've included a side view photo. You can really tell he gave me an S shape to my back that I didn't have before.