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Wednesday: Went to CIPLA and saw a cardiologist and pulmonologist for heart and breathing tests. I then had my preop with Dra Disla’s assistants. Didn’t get to meet the doctor that day. My hemoglobin from the labs I did the night before was 14.5.
Thursday: Went to the clinic (Escaño, kind of eugh looking, not the nice one I had my preop at) for my 10am time. Spend time waiting around and being nervous, had an IV placed and was finally taken up to a room.
The doctor came in and marked me up and took pictures. I didn’t have an opportunity to say much to her about what I wanted, unfortunately. I asked for a heart-shaped butt and she said, “We’ll see what shape we can get with the fat that you have.”
Eventually I was wheeled through the halls of the clinic and then was walked into the surgery room. I got on the table, the anesthesiologist added something to my IV, then I was out. I either woke up during surgery or I dreamed that I woke up during surgery. I have very vague memories of telling someone “I’m awake” a few times.
When I actually woke up from surgery I immediately updated my poor worried partner. Then I threw up some bile and napped on and off. I got one bag of blood because of how pale I was. I was super itchy, I guess I had a reaction to the anesthesia. the itchiness persisted for several days after. It was quite annoying.
I was worried that nothing was done to my butt because it didn’t hurt and there weren’t bandages on it. I looked once my overnight nurse put me into my faja, and I took some pictures, and the butt problem areas (lower part pancakey) still looked the same to me. I had a crease up the center of my abdomen above my belly button, just like I did for my previous surgery, and I worried that my “second set of boobs“ was not gone, as that was another goal from the tummy tuck revision. Also, the bottoms of my breasts were very bruised, dark purple, and there was a suture in the crease of my left breast.
Got back to the recovery house and slept for a while. The faja was very tight around my ribs and hurt. I was still very itchy.
Friday: Perpetually uncomfortable. Very itchy, much pain. Watched Netflix with my RH roommate.
Saturday: Miserable. Hurting and uncomfortable. I kind of crashed downstairs and the nurses laid me down and stabilized me. I was taken out of my faja until my Monday appointment because it was digging into my ribs so badly and I couldn't breathe. Then I was OK but still very uncomfortable. They got us pizza for dinner that night, but I was still too bloated and uncomfortable to eat. I took one sad little bite and had to leave the rest.
Sunday: Started the day feeling like crap. I slept badly. The previous night I was up like every hour or two peeing and adjusting my sleeping position. It was so very hot even in my air conditioned room. (I’m not fun to be around when I'm hot and in pain.) I felt very homesick and missed my partner and cats. I only ate a little of breakfast and lunch.
HOWEVER, I somehow found the mental strength to complete four homework assignments that were due that day, so I was happy to have that over with.
Then I started feeling somewhat better. I put on a bra and underwear and put my regular piercings (7 + stretched ears) back in. Watched more Wednesday with my roommate. I was a little dizzy but not so horribly hot.
Monday: I put on a dress and makeup for my first follow-up appointment, which was at Escaño. Saw my surgeon again very briefly. She’s quite busy but I would have appreciated more time to talk. The assistant changed my dressing and I got dizzy. Lots of walking through the clinic and taking the elevator and waiting around and being hot. Then I had to get my blood drawn for hemo again. Spending that much time on my feet made my abdominal muscles and incision hurt and I got dizzy again. When they were done taking blood, I sat down on a random rolling stool and read on my kindle until my driver arrived.
Though I asked earlier, my doctor’s assistant didn’t tell me my hemo results until that evening so Oz (runs the RH and does the massages) was gone and I couldn’t get a massage that day.
Tuesday: Faja still so tight and painful around my ribs. Buuut it wasn’t so hot that day. I worked remotely and watched Netflix. Went out with one of the other girls and got my nails done that evening. I had hoped we’d go to a mall, because I wanted to buy a couple of things, but we didn’t.
I spent more time looking and taking photos of my body. I liked my hips but was not happy with my butt at all. It’s still squared off and weird. I texted my surgeon and she said it’s too soon to see. I don’t believe that, though, because it doesn’t seem like she did anything at all to the bottom part of my butt. No fat injected whatsoever.
Had my first massage. Very little fluid came out. I’m constantly adjusting my faja around my ribcage because it’s both painful and itchy at the same time.
Wednesday: Worked remotely today too. Started trying to accept my results and failure to get my ass fixed. I get better hips and waist and a properly healed tummy tuck out of this, and my second boobs gone, that's good right? Things won't shift that drastically. I can see the shape it's going to settle into. I'm not going to gain any fullness in the flat lower regions because she didn't really inject fat there. Those areas aren't sore or bruised. I’m definitely going to need a round 3.
Had my second massage. Nothing really came out this time, either. I’m going to try to go shopping tomorrow! Will post more then, too. Just haven’t been feeling up to updating until now when I can’t sleep.
Thursday: Went to the clinic (Escaño, kind of eugh looking, not the nice one I had my preop at) for my 10am time. Spend time waiting around and being nervous, had an IV placed and was finally taken up to a room.
The doctor came in and marked me up and took pictures. I didn’t have an opportunity to say much to her about what I wanted, unfortunately. I asked for a heart-shaped butt and she said, “We’ll see what shape we can get with the fat that you have.”
Eventually I was wheeled through the halls of the clinic and then was walked into the surgery room. I got on the table, the anesthesiologist added something to my IV, then I was out. I either woke up during surgery or I dreamed that I woke up during surgery. I have very vague memories of telling someone “I’m awake” a few times.
When I actually woke up from surgery I immediately updated my poor worried partner. Then I threw up some bile and napped on and off. I got one bag of blood because of how pale I was. I was super itchy, I guess I had a reaction to the anesthesia. the itchiness persisted for several days after. It was quite annoying.
I was worried that nothing was done to my butt because it didn’t hurt and there weren’t bandages on it. I looked once my overnight nurse put me into my faja, and I took some pictures, and the butt problem areas (lower part pancakey) still looked the same to me. I had a crease up the center of my abdomen above my belly button, just like I did for my previous surgery, and I worried that my “second set of boobs“ was not gone, as that was another goal from the tummy tuck revision. Also, the bottoms of my breasts were very bruised, dark purple, and there was a suture in the crease of my left breast.
Got back to the recovery house and slept for a while. The faja was very tight around my ribs and hurt. I was still very itchy.
Friday: Perpetually uncomfortable. Very itchy, much pain. Watched Netflix with my RH roommate.
Saturday: Miserable. Hurting and uncomfortable. I kind of crashed downstairs and the nurses laid me down and stabilized me. I was taken out of my faja until my Monday appointment because it was digging into my ribs so badly and I couldn't breathe. Then I was OK but still very uncomfortable. They got us pizza for dinner that night, but I was still too bloated and uncomfortable to eat. I took one sad little bite and had to leave the rest.
Sunday: Started the day feeling like crap. I slept badly. The previous night I was up like every hour or two peeing and adjusting my sleeping position. It was so very hot even in my air conditioned room. (I’m not fun to be around when I'm hot and in pain.) I felt very homesick and missed my partner and cats. I only ate a little of breakfast and lunch.
HOWEVER, I somehow found the mental strength to complete four homework assignments that were due that day, so I was happy to have that over with.
Then I started feeling somewhat better. I put on a bra and underwear and put my regular piercings (7 + stretched ears) back in. Watched more Wednesday with my roommate. I was a little dizzy but not so horribly hot.
Monday: I put on a dress and makeup for my first follow-up appointment, which was at Escaño. Saw my surgeon again very briefly. She’s quite busy but I would have appreciated more time to talk. The assistant changed my dressing and I got dizzy. Lots of walking through the clinic and taking the elevator and waiting around and being hot. Then I had to get my blood drawn for hemo again. Spending that much time on my feet made my abdominal muscles and incision hurt and I got dizzy again. When they were done taking blood, I sat down on a random rolling stool and read on my kindle until my driver arrived.
Though I asked earlier, my doctor’s assistant didn’t tell me my hemo results until that evening so Oz (runs the RH and does the massages) was gone and I couldn’t get a massage that day.
Tuesday: Faja still so tight and painful around my ribs. Buuut it wasn’t so hot that day. I worked remotely and watched Netflix. Went out with one of the other girls and got my nails done that evening. I had hoped we’d go to a mall, because I wanted to buy a couple of things, but we didn’t.
I spent more time looking and taking photos of my body. I liked my hips but was not happy with my butt at all. It’s still squared off and weird. I texted my surgeon and she said it’s too soon to see. I don’t believe that, though, because it doesn’t seem like she did anything at all to the bottom part of my butt. No fat injected whatsoever.
Had my first massage. Very little fluid came out. I’m constantly adjusting my faja around my ribcage because it’s both painful and itchy at the same time.
Wednesday: Worked remotely today too. Started trying to accept my results and failure to get my ass fixed. I get better hips and waist and a properly healed tummy tuck out of this, and my second boobs gone, that's good right? Things won't shift that drastically. I can see the shape it's going to settle into. I'm not going to gain any fullness in the flat lower regions because she didn't really inject fat there. Those areas aren't sore or bruised. I’m definitely going to need a round 3.
Had my second massage. Nothing really came out this time, either. I’m going to try to go shopping tomorrow! Will post more then, too. Just haven’t been feeling up to updating until now when I can’t sleep.
I’m here
I flew into the DR yesterday and did my labs. Today, I met with a cardiologist, pulmonologist, anesthesiologist, and Dra Disla’s assistant. Paid for everything. Surgery is tomorrow at 10am! I have to take all of my piercings out - I’ll be replacing them with bioplast retainers so the newer ones won’t close.
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