42 Years Old, Long Desired Smart Lipo on Abs. Coeur D Alene, ID

Yesterday marked one week since my procedure. My bruising, which was minimal, is clearing up nicely. The discomfort is not. The zingers and sharp pains seem to have abated, but my abs and flanks are still very sore. I had my first session of Smooth Shapes yesterday. It was manageable discomfort but still had me sweating by the end. I am still pretty swollen and today my GC seems a bit more snug than usual. I tried sleeping in just a compression tank top last night but it left me with seam marks down my sides and around my abdomen. Think I'll look for a Spanx brand tank tomorrow and see if that works better. Using the heating pad before bed - not sure if it's helping but it feels good.

I started itching like crazy last night - which was suprising as some areas are still numb. I took a benadryl and went to bed early. Woke up feeling better but by noon I was extremely swollen. I feel like I'm going to rip the seams or of GC. My lower abdomen, public area and upper thighs feel enormous. I have been icing and taking ibuprofen but no relief yet. I have some pain (zingers as the doc calls them) when transitionin from sitting to standing or vice versa. I think today has been the worse day yet. Hoping I feel better tomorrow because it's back to work.

I woke up feeling really good and less sore. I showered & washed my CG and foolishly threw it in the dryer. Between the swelling that occurred without it on and some slight shrinkage of the garment my morning went down hill. It hurt like crazy to wear it so I ended up wetting it down again and then hanging it outside to dry. I iced my abs while waiting and then shimmied back into the thing. Feels a bit better now. Have spent most of the morning lounging around trying to get motivated to run errands. The swelling has definitely moved south and it's not pretty to look at. Bruising isn't horrible. Still numb in some spots and very tender in others. Still taking Tylenol & Arnica.