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41 Mother of 4 with Rare Adipose Tissue Disease. Boulder, CO

UPDATED FROM breezesx2
1 month post

6 weeks po

WORTH IT$10,600
Feeling great! Looking great and back to work. I'm down nearly 40 lbs since surgery, and keep on losing! Back at work, not too tired after a long day.

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Dr Hartley

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He is amazing! Like many other docs I'd seen, did not know what Dercums Disease was. He took the time to find out more about it. Immediately after surgery validated every "unknown" I'd had about the disease that was taking my life. He "wrenched on my gut" with a vengeance, I believe, safely removing every possible toxic tissue, lipoma, and disease-infested fat cell he could via abdominoplasty and liposuction of abdomen and flanks. All that AND MADE ME LOOK BETTER THAN I HAVE IN OVER A DECADE! Staff was accommodating and knowledgeable. Had a great team in surgery with a good sense of humor, putting me at ease. I really felt like (and still do feel like) they were pulling for me and a personal victory over this disease that stole years from me and my family. Dr Hartley, though wanting me to be satisfied with the aesthetics, is genuinely more concerned with a pain free, improved quality of life. He and his team gave me much more than a flatter tummy, they gave four kids their mama back.

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Wow 40 lbs?!! You look fantastic- I know you're happy.
40 lbs!!!! That is AMAZING!! You look like a million bucks breezes, CONGRATULATIONS!! I've been wanting to ask, how has your pain level been? Is it still gone or has it crept back?
UPDATED FROM breezesx2
1 month post

one month po

Learning a lot about myself through this journey. This week I have pushed through my fatigue in the afternoons and not taken naps like I felt I had to before. I have learned to listen to my body. Increased activity= inevitable swelling. I have learned my binder is my best friend for now. But mostly, I have learned that as much as the outside may have changed, it is still and always was, the inside that counts.

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I totally agree...well said! Glad to hear you're doing good.
UPDATED FROM breezesx2
23 days post

day 23. 1 drain out, one to go

Still putting out about 100cc/day in the remaining drain. Swelling down, feeling better every day. Here are some new pics...can't believe the transformation in just 3 weeks...

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Looking awesome!!
Happy new you!!! You look amazing....the swelling is minimal and the amazing results are definitely apparent! Thank you for sharing.
You are looking fabulous! Congrats to you - it will only get better :)
Congrats breezesx2 you look amazing..may all this bring you to a place where not only you feel great about yourself but also give you the freedom to enjoy it pain free!!
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