Tummy Tuck Ready, Ready to Be Cochran Doll! - Columbus, GA

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I hope it goes away soon...I developed a small hemotoma and Dr P. Had to drain me a few days ago do to my drain had clogged up....I go see him tomorrow. I'm draining fine, I just have a small amount of fluid in my lower abs. Other than that, I pleased with my results...he gave me hips and add like I wanted

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That is awesome! I want me some @$$...lol I'm trying to develop it naturally with squats in the meantime.

I can't wait to get in my faja....as a matter of fact, I'm going to try to put it on, it's an XL

So how are you managing laying down since you had your tummy, butt, and hips done?

I started wearing a faja the first week to help with the swelling on my thighs.

I'm in a recliner now....it's alright, I guess since I'm on top of my meds. The drains is what I was more scared of. I thought they was going to have painful, but they don't bother me at all. The worst part of all this walking hunched over...it hurts my back. And I don't have much of an appetite. I try to drink as much as fluid and pineapple as I can

Hey girl!!! Everything is well! I did have a incident the beginning of the month where I was in a jacuzzi and 2 days later my healed belly button opened. I spoke with the nurse and she instructed me to patch it up and let it air at night. It eventually healed again. I'm 4month post and assume I'm at my final result, I'm not feeling my arms and thighs I still have excess fat and skin. I think I may need a arm lift or need dome skin tightening but I'd rather do that through exercise which maybe difficult. I would like to go visit Dr. Cochran but my vacation days are limited. I would love for him to lipo some more of my back fat. How are you? Do you still plan to get the procedures at the end of the year?

That is great you are doing well! Crazy about the bellybutton, and I am glad it healed back up. I have been thinking about getting gastric sleeve in Mexico because I just cannot control my hunger, and I feel like if I get the lipo now, that I would ruin it by gaining back the weight. I know I do not qualify to have it done in US because my BMI is about 31 or 32, but I am so nervous about going to Mexico for it. I have tried everything and I work out like crazy, but I cannot lose weight. Phentermine does not work anymore because I have been on them for like 3 years. I really do not know what else to do...I am just so depressed with how I look.

We definitely are a own biggest critic! The dog ear is on the second picture and is the small pic located at the top left corner. The picture shows how it looks where the scar ends. Its very small.

Thank you! i do compare them. Its a huge difference and that's why I'm grateful for my results. I was 200 at the time of surgery so I wasn't expecting to be thin after surgery. This transformation allows me to work on my other trouble areas and live a healthy lifestyle.

I feel the same as you. I'm 51 so I knew I wasn't going to look like the younger ladies on here. I am also taking the ball and running with it!! I hit the gym almost every day!!

Thank you! I haven't talked to Dr. C about it I wasn't sure if it was a dog ear until the other day but its really small. Its at the very end of my scar. As far as my arms the excess skins is still there but its still numb. I really think its still healing so I may see more improvement. Dr. C and I discussed this beforehand that we will try lipo instead of an arm lift to see how my skin will do so I guess we will see. The thighs are similar to the arms. i see a huge improvement with the anterior side but not much with the inner thigh. i really don't think he took much fat from the inner thigh but focused on the anterior. I will give it a good 3 months to make a final observation. But I will need to work extra hard on toning those areas.

Thanks for the info. I am so nervous that he is not going to remove as much as I am hoping for, so yes please let me know if you see more changes. Take care!!

You are going to do great. I think when he did my extended tummy tuck he was able to remove the fat on my hips.

Thank you! The sx is really life changing. I'm very happy I went along with my decision.

Thank you!

Thank you!

I stayed in GA for approx. 2 weeks. I would recommend a min of 10 days because it will be extremely difficult to move around the first week. Also arrange wheelchair service on your flight back home because it will be difficult to walk. I have a post above about supplies and then I added additional comments later to the post. In the post you will see all the supplies that I found useful after the fact. I can say my best friends were the toilet booster, walker, drain carrier. I wore a nightgown that zip down...You will need plenty of bandages/maxipads, tape, wound cleaner and the other items mentioned above. Word of advice since you are traveling, keep that drain in for as long as possible! April is around the corner so good luck and safe travels!!

oh in regards to weight loss I was 200lbs when I got my tummy tuck and in a month was down 20 lbs. i would recommend losing as much as you can before surgery..I failed miserably trying to do that since it was around the holidays...However the closer you are to your ideal weight the better your results will be... I'm trying to live a healthy lifestyle now so that I never gain that fat back.

Thanks for your advice

Thanks again!

Thanks again!

Thank you!