Small Amount of Stubborn Fat on Abdomen

I eat well and exercise regularly but I had that bit of fat on my abdomen that was hard to penetrate or I should say it goes away but comes back quickly if I go several months without exercise. I've had 6 children (I've carried them all). Don't misunderstand, I've got that serious "snap back" and I'm grateful for it. I've always been small framed and still am but I guess I wanted to try coolsculpting to see if it really worked. I was skeptical. First! Don't believe you'll have this procedure in the morning and then sachet off to work in the afternoon with no discomfort. The procedure itself isn't painful (I had 4 c-sections) the applicator vacuums your skin with the force of a vacuum cleaner x50, it's uncomfortable but not particularly painful. It becomes cold then you go numb after about 10 mins and you feel nothing but the pressure for the duration of the treatment. I actually dozed off while watching Civil War on Netflix. The discomfort comes once the treatment is done. My gut was so frozen that the tech had to pry the applicator from my skin and though I was still numb it stung a tad bit kinda like frostbite. The same for when she massaged it for about 2 minutes. I've seen some videos where the tech is massaging with her hands but I was massaged with some instrument that was attached to the coolsculpting machine and it made a loud clicking noise it was a bit uncomfortable as well. The procedure took about an hour since I had a small treatment area I was treated with the small applicators. I had my upper and lower abdomen done. My tummy thawed completely in about an hour. It was red and bruised and very tender. My plan was to begin a workout regimen the Monday after the procedure but there was no way that was going to happen. My tummy was so sore and tingly I couldn't do much of anything. The pain got worse before it got better. It throbbed and almost felt as if my nerves were misfiring if you can visualize that. I also had a lot of itching but couldn't scratch because it hurt so bad. By about day 3 I had very sharp intermittent pains on one side more than the other. At one point I was afraid that something had gone wrong because the advertising touts "no downtime" but as I began to research I realized that my side effects were more or less normal. I'd say I started to feel more like myself after about 3 weeks. I forgot to mention the swelling I had as well that made me worry that the procedure hadn't been successful, but that subsided after about 2 weeks. I can't say why but I also had a lot of gas. Having said all of that, I am now about 6 weeks post procedure and I honestly love the results. I was told that I wouldn't see full results until 3 months post, but so far I am pleased. My tummy is pretty flat, I feel more comfortable in my jeans and I feel lighter overall. Keeping in mind that I didn't really have a lot of fat to remove, if you're not opposed to having a procedure with mild to moderate after effects that could yield good results then coolsculpting may be the way to go. This is MY experience and everyone is different. You just have to weigh the pros against the cons.