40 Year Old Male - 6'2" 245 Lbs -Gynecomastia – Flanks - Abdominal – Back – Liposuction - Ultrasound - Barranquilla, Colombia

So I’ve been contemplating getting this done for years and I have finally decided to pull the trigger. Over the last couple of months I have reduced my weight from 265 lbs. to my current weight of 245 lbs. (I don't see many reviews for us bigger guys- one of my main reasons for posting) I do a lot of weight lifting, biking and swimming and have no problems with stamina and endurance but have always had a very hard time with my weight on my love handles and stomach ever since I was a teen. I plan to continue working out as soon as I’m cleared by my PS but without the belly butt and love handles my focus and motivation will not suffer due to my life long problem areas.

I struggle the closer I get to my target weight of 225 lbs. and end up injuring myself from pushing it too hard and then find myself sidelined for three to six months recovering. My hopes are to give myself an additional advantage in certain areas.

I am flying to Colombia next Friday and will have my surgery done the following Monday. I’ve researched for a solid 6 months prior to making my decision and feel confident with my choice. My wife whom has told me I don’t need to do this understands this is very important to me and fully supports my journey.

I struggle the closer I get to my target weight of 225 lbs. and end up injuring myself from pushing it too hard and then find myself sidelined for three to six months recovering. My hopes are to give myself an additional advantage in certain areas.

So here goes and wish me luck!!! ?

So I only have one day and a wake up. My surgery us at 2pm Monday morning. I've had my initial visit with my PS and blood tests and a EKG done this morning. Being that I'm 40 they want to take extra precautions and have been very thorough. I'm nervous but at the same time excited!! I'll keep updating as possible since most likely I'll spend the first night in the hospital.

4 hours surgery : After filling out all my final documentation I was given a surgery gown, weighed, and marked with a pen prior to surgery. I then removed my surgery gown and stood in a large stainless steel tray while a nurse scrubbed me down with antibacterial surgery soap. After laying on the table I was pretty cold at that point but was not long before I had an IV and the anesthesiologist started to put me under. I had just enough time to say adios and then I woke up while they were moving me to the recovery room. I had a catheter put in during surgery and glad at the moment because I had to go and faintly remember the doctor telling me to go.

Once I got to the recovery I was freezing from all the fluids and quickly got warmed up with a heater blowing warm air under my blankets. My throat was extremely sore from 4 hours of surgery and was told I needed to wait before I drank any water. About an hour later I was given a small amount of apple juice and wish I would have waited because it made me extremely nauseated but the very friendly staff quickly got me something in my IV that helped out. This happened two other times but only lasted about 5 min.

After about 4 hours in recovery I was taken to my room where I was able to get as comfortable as expected. I was given a shot to help thin the blood and slept on and off through the night waking up periodically as nurses would come check on me. The following day my PS game by to talk, let me know he was pleased with the results and if I had any questions. I was released around 2pm and have minimum pain.

I go tomorrow to have my drains removed and my first of 10 post messages. I will update more later.