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32 Years, Saddlebag Coolsculpting - Charlotte, NC

Name: 32 Years, Saddlebag Coolsculpting - Charlotte, NC
Item: Cool Renewal Spa
Rating: 4
Author: slw479

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I had cool sculpting on 2/11/16. The procedure...

slw479February 17, 2016

$1,200

I had cool sculpting on 2/11/16. The procedure itself was easy, about 2 hours, both outer thighs at the same time. I just had a little tightness on the affected area until day 4. On the night of day 4 the nerve pain came on and honestly it totally freaked me out. I have never had nerve pain before. It was not excruciating to the point of me crying but was definitely a 7/8 of pain. I have had two nights of disrupted sleep. There are no over counter pills to help with nerve pain. I have been using ice packs and blue ice menthol. DO NOT USE HEAT. Even a warm shower flared the pain back up. I'm still taking ibuprofen but I don't think it helped. I am on day 7 now and I feel the pain has reduced to a 2/3. Now my ham strings mostly feel very tight. I am hoping that the peak of pain was day 5, like many others. I will update again in a week.

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Two technicians did my procedure. Both were very helpful and a pleasant experience. However, more pain than expected afterward

Replies (20)

PretttyOne34

February 17, 2016

I had this done but not on my saddlebag area. I'm interested in how this turns out

slw479

February 17, 2016

I will post another photo in a month. At this time I just want the pain to go away!

lisap1195

February 18, 2016

I also had cool sculpting done 2/11/16. Mine was on my lower abs, the procedure itself wasn't bad since you go numb and afterward I had no pain, until yesterday. Very sharp stabbing pains, kept me up all night, I called the doctors offs where I had the procedure and tomorrow I am getting a prescription for Neurontin, which is supposed to help with the nerve pain. I tried ibuprofen and it didn't seem to help.

slw479

February 18, 2016

Let me know how that works. I am going to my OB tomorrow for an annual and am going to ask for neurontin or lidoderm patches.

lisap1195

February 18, 2016

I will let you know. Good luck to you:)

lisap1195

February 19, 2016

Got a prescription for Neurontin today. I was having terrible pains, I took one, it worked but it took at least 45 minutes for me to feel any relief, a little over an hour for the pain to disappear completely. At least it worked though!! Only thing, side effects are dizziness and sleepiness, and it did make me very tired.

slw479

February 19, 2016

I'm glad you got some relief! My pain has reduced greatly. I'm at a 2 now. I was able to take a warm shower this morning without any pain flaring up and got a full nights sleep last night! I spoke to the spa today and they said if I am feeling the pain subsiding that I've experienced the worst and in a few days it should be all gone. I'll let you know when the pain is all gone.

lisap1195

February 19, 2016

That's great, I'm so happy you feel better! Thank you for letting me know, it's reassuring to know that this pain will subside soon.

slw479

March 2, 2016

How is your pain now? Are you feeling back to normal?

Mmcresp64

March 4, 2016

I had it done and it is killing me I am swollen and I don't know why the say its not painful or you don't get swollen I hope to get the results I want

lisap1195

March 4, 2016

Yes, my pain is completely gone. Thank you for asking:)

lisap1195

March 4, 2016

I hope your pain subsides soon.

triquis

February 18, 2016

At 32 I would think that working out at the gym would have given you the results you wanted.

slw479

February 19, 2016

I'm not sure the point of this comment. I weight train and run a mile 5 days a week and am a size 6.

PamN1985

February 23, 2016

Not always - CoolSculpting is designed specifically to help get rid of stubborn fat that doesn't respond to diet & exercise. If she wasn't seeing results after working that hard, why not get CoolSculpting?? Ignore the haters, you go girl!

slw479

February 23, 2016

Exactly! Thanks for support.

J at RS

February 18, 2016

I hope the pain gets better soon, please keep us posted. Thanks for starting a review and for posting a pic!

cj6107

February 19, 2016

I hope you get the results you want. Personally not for me, need long lasting results.
Hope you feel better.

UPDATED FROM slw479

20 days post

2 weeks later

slw479March 2, 2016

I'll try to post new photos every two weeks. I think I see a little bit of difference around the saddlebag area. Full results are 16 weeks. Still have a long way to go for full results. All pain has been gone now for over a week.

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CanadianKiwi

March 2, 2016

I don't see a different in the photos. Do you see any?

Sunshine450

March 4, 2016

Look forward to week 16 results as I'm wanting the thighs cool sculpted.
Thank you for sharing

hnich3

May 30, 2016

How are things looking?

rmarcg

November 30, 2016

It really takes about 12 weeks to see the difference. I did the back of my legs and really didn't notice anything. I then put on a pair of pants that always fit well, and they were really loose around the thighs. I know it works. I'm happy with my results.