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Pain, Pain, Go Away!

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So, I had a baby by C-section and despite my daily...

mnorm
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So, I had a baby by C-section and despite my daily clean diet and consistent exercise, my C-section pouch wouldn't go away. I decided that I owed it to myself to get this done. I had pain ever since day 1 (day 1 being the day that I had the procedure done). The pain that I had then was similar to the pain that I had after my c-section. Around day 4/5, the nerve pain kicked it and boy was it horrible!! Day 7 was the worst and I hope I'm not prematurely saying this but so far, day 8 has been pretty wonderful in comparison. Yay! I'll update as the days go on...

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Roberta Palestine, MD

Roberta Palestine, MD

Board Certified Dermatologist

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December 3, 2016
Thank you for your post! What did you do to help ease the pain?Post some pics when you can - love to see your results!
December 3, 2016
Thanks very much! For the physical pain, I was prescribed Tylenol 3 as mine was quite bad. The doctors thought that perhaps it was due to C-section plus two other abdominal surgeries I've had. For the nerve pain, I used a Lidocaine patch some days and other days, just pushed through it. I meant to try ice but forgot. I laid around a lot more than I ever do as one might post surgery. I also put Arnica gel on the area but I don't think that did anything. Pics are forthcoming as soon as I feel I see a difference but definitely at the 30 day mark when you are supposed to start to see a difference. Fingers crossed!
UPDATED FROM mnorm
7 days post

Meanwhile...

mnorm
I probably should not have written my review at the height of my pain, but I suppose my high pain inspired me to do so. Plus, I was in bed, not doing anything else which is rare. I wanted to add that from the beginning of this process, the PA that did my procedure as well as the staff had been really supportive and super concerned about my comfort. We talked (me and someone at office) for the next few days after my procedure and I was given pain medication due to my excruciating pain however it certainly wasn't their first resort. We are thinking that my previous surgeries may have left scar tissue that made this a bit more painful for me.

Pain update- yesterday, was not as bad as the infamous day 7, but I did still have the nerve pain as well as the site pain. I'd say it felt like a pretty even balance of both. I'm glad I didn't know about this pain ahead of time because I really wanted to get this done. I'm already thinking of the sites I'd like to have done next if this works... humph. Pretty hurts. Haha!

By the way, I will add before and after photos once I have after photos.

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UPDATED FROM mnorm
7 days post

One week later...

mnorm
...the pain is about as annoying as minor menstrual cramps now. Yay! I think I've made it through the worst of the worst. Not sure if I'd do same part of body again as it was super painful and debilitating BUT I am thinking about doing other parts of my body already. :)

Now I'm just waiting for results!!

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