25, No Kids, Future BBL by Del Vecchio - Boston, MA

Hey guys,

Doing so much better these days. Still not 100 percent, as sometimes sitting on the butt aches after a while. I cant sit directly down for too long.

The lipoed stomach is still a sore spot for me. It aches it gets lumpy, it's still hard sometimes. when will this feeling end? Sheesh I wanna know!

I have started working out pretty consistently, I still cant jump and run on the treadmill though without feeling like my ass will drop off lol. So I avoid any kind of sudden movements, and still to spinning, the elliptical and the stair-master.

I hate my arms, they are so much fatter than the rest of my body, hence the working out and watching what I eat.

Either way my size has been pretty much the same since 5 weeks ago about a 29 -30 waist depending on the day and about 42.2 -43.5 in the waist depending on the day.

I haven't contacted Dr D at all, although I know I have a follow up sometime in March. Any questions ask.

So I actually feel pretty good today. I recently started taking my Arnica pills again and swelling has improved so much! My stomach is still hard, but my butt is getting a bit softer, even my bf told me that. Still a pain sitting and sleeping on my stomach but Im getting a little more used to it. I still don't know if I've mastered the art of sitting at work, but sometimes I just stand ( I propped my computer up with some books) lol. In any case I really want to start exercising so Im thinking of starting to put some low impact stuff back into my life, like just weights and maybe the elliptical or something that doesn't require too much bending, jumping and jiggling.

I was trying to think of things I wish I had known prior to surgery I've compiled a few.

1) The discomfort- from itching to plain old just being uncomfortable from not being able to sit every day can become taxing on the body and frustrating (do not underestimate how uncomfortable you will feel)
2) The body fluctuations and the anxieties you get from them - some days you will feel fat, some days you will feel slim, don't be discouraged swelling persists for weeks I've heard
3) Did I say the itching-- OmG the itching is a [RS bleep]!
4)Clothes- I literally do not know what to wear and I am afraid of buying anything since I don't know what my final results will be
5)Garments & Peeing-- peeing through a hole in a garment can be hit or miss (pun intended) I probably should have bought a female urinal- take my advice- get something like a funnel or another thing like that
6) The feelings of regret- These mainly happen when you get anxious and the discomfort overwhelms you. thankfully I love my new shape and it helps to suppress these feelings but it's very real.
7) The accidental ass slaps or grabs-- my friends are touchy feel and sometimes I wanna kill em lol and my bf forgot last night about it and slapped me on the ass i wanted to break up with him…lol

Other questions I've seen around real self- Dr D gives you a garment at surgery, he cuts out holes in it, he also gives you a foam in your back and a foam wrap. He gives you percocets as pain killers, he does not use drains, consultations are easy if you call during office hours, he also does email consultations but check out his website a lot of your answers are there, if you send him a message through real self he will answer! he answered mine! I've never gotten massages or anything like that, and I am pretty lax on wearing my garments but I am pretty religious about at least wearing the foam wrap to work and to bed.

Finally I don't know if I'm the model patient because I can be a little bit of a rebel, when it comes to following Dr's orders, I eat what I want these days but I am trying to be a little better, and I do the best I can with avoiding sitting. Some women take the eating and sitting stuff very seriously and unfortunately Im not as hard on myself--i need some form of happiness in my life lol this surgery is tough.

photos are all from today :)