Waited 20 Years for This! Bellevue Athenix - Bellevue, WA

Uggg. I am so frustrated in regards to the ongoing "shingles" like pain. Pins and needles everywhere I had lipo. I'm down to 12 hours a day in my CG which helps a lot - I really hate that thing. I absolutely hated sitting at my desk all day in it. Talk about uncomfortable. I don't sleep well in it either, but it is much, much better than having it on while at my desk job.

I'm so anxious to feel entirely and completely normal and getting some exercise. I know that will make feel better.

One last note. I do have some pretty serious lumps. One just under my breast bone and one on each of my sides. I'm messaging them daily and hope that they will go away.

Still on the fence about whether this is entirely worth it. The investment is not small and the recovery much more difficult than you are led to believe it will be. Fingers crosse I

Well, it is a roller coaster recovery. I hurt like crazy and was so swollen on day 5, then felt pretty darn good on day 6. Today, day 7 was tough again. I felt like a sausage in my CG all day. Sitting at work does not help. I try to get up and walk when I can which is very helpful.

My bruises, at least on my thighs, are huge! Summer is still a couple of months away so I'm not too worried. I'm trying to rub all treated areas as suggested, but am still pretty darn sore. I do see some improvement (body wise) but am still swollen enough that the final results are not obvious yet.

My procedure was on a Wednesday and I returned to work the following Monday. Unless you are just doing an area or two I would not recommend going back to a desk job earlier than that.

I've cured my constipation. A combination of several things seemed to have finally worked. It's a bit embarrassing to mention, but I came to this sight for the real story, so I'm assuming you are too.

Although there is more pain and recovery than I expected, I still feel I'm going to be happy in the long run. Research your Dr. and the office you choose. This is not a little thing and you want to make sure you go to the best facility you can.

I was a bit sad yesterday when I took off my compression garment and looks much bigger than I had on day one and day 2. Hopefully, it is just swelling that will go back down. My bruising is still significant and I think it will take weeks to go away. I really liked what I saw 24 hours post procedure and am not as happy now. I must be patient.

The pain continues to decrease daily. I'm still uncomfortable especially if I don't use pain meds but it is much better. I head back to work tomorrow, so hopefully that will go well.

My main complaint at this point is constipation. Is it the pain meds, a result of the meds during the procedure, what?? I'm trying all of the typical things to get back to normal but it has been four days and I don't like that. I'm sitting here typing while my CG is in the wash and it feels nice to be "free", but I'll be good and put it right back on. I am going to do my best to stay in that thing 24/7 for 10 more days. No real issues, just anxious about the final results.