52 Year Old I Need to Lose This Fat Belly - Brentwood, TN

I met with Andrea today 6/23/15. She was such a sweetheart. Everyone so far has been so sweet and answered all my questions. My procedure was scheduled for July 1, 2015, but when I got back home they called and said they had a cancellation and could do it the very next day. I was so happy for the chance to get it over as soon as possible. I have added a before photo.... I am getting my upper and lower abdomen and love handles done. This is all I have for today. I will update tomorrow after I get home.

Today is the Big day!!! I am nervous and excited. I think I'm more worried about the long drive....traffic through Nashville is terrible. I weighed in this morning at 180 exactly. I had weighed 196 two months ago and I have been dieting, but can't lose this belly. I am having aqualipo and smart lipo. I have been a lot of research the past few days and have read both good and bad about these procedures. It seems for the most part they have been good reviews.

I got there early, but didn't have to wait. They took me right back and got stated with things... pictures, vitals and they gave me a shot of demerol and 10mg valium. After I went to the procedure room they gave me shots to numb me. The shots hurt a little, but nothing bad. When I was numb they made 5 small incisions... 3 in front and 2 in back. They waited about 15 minutes for the numbing meds to work, then he started. I can't say it was painless, but again nothing unbearable. It does hurt if they touch a rib and when they are close to your belly button....again, not unbearable pain. They talked and joked with me the whole time and the music was great. First he did the aqualipo, then he did the smart lipo, then the aqualipo again. He removed over 4,000 cc... WOW!!! Everyone there was so amazing. I immediately seen a HUGE difference. When I got home, my husband helped me change my bandages...you will leak. It wasn't that bad. I could tell I had swollen some since I left the office. I was told to expect swelling and bruising so I wasn't surprised or upset. (you will probably need someone to help you change bandages and get back in to your compression garment.) I have included a picture of 3 hours post op. You can see that I have swelling, but nothing bad yet. I am expecting more swelling and bruising as the days go by. So far I am really happy I did this. They gave me a precription for pain medicine, but I'm not going to get it filled. I'm really not that sore. I slept pretty good last night. Just woke up when I needed to roll over, that was a little painful, but not bad... went right back to sleep each time. I will keep you updated with my journey.