Nerves Are Kicking In!! Full TT, Breast Lift (No Implant), Contouring Lipo to Flanks, Abs. Lipo on Saddlebags! - Dayton, OH

How is your recovery going?!? Happy with your results so far?! Swelling isn't bad at all- BUT I still swell a little throughout he day. Of course first thing out of bed is the best looking/most flat. Comparing swelling now to at the beginning of recovery- huge difference- I had plenty. Perhaps it was one of those things only I could really notice in my own body. The only thing that really bothers me yet is running (awkward pain type bruised feeling when I and doing the movement) and my breast incisions- sensitive with underwires or laying a certain way one them. Nothing at all that would keep me from saying I would do it all over again in a heart beat! :-)

Sorry for the incorrect spelled words. Darn autocorrect.

Thanks! And I say DO the second procedure if necessary. It was cake- no time off work or exercising really and I do personal training. Just watched lifting for the first 6days until stitches were removed and bulletproof tape on. My doctor has an "in house" surgery center. Did it under just a local. I was allowed to drive myself and everything- felt great afterwards. Was slightly sore a few days when numbing wore off- but not even bad enough that I took Tylenol or anything.

I know some doctors charge for this procedure - but mine did not! He felt that this was part of the overall procedure results. Was most concerned with me being happy with everything!

My doctor was Dr. Schmidt - but yes I couldn't be more happy!! Like over the moon excellent! would do it again in a heartbeat - best wishes and I am sure you will be just as pleased. Please let me know if you have any questions or anything I can help you with! :-)

I love the office, and the staff and that is what made me finalize things with him. The only odd things I've had are with financials. It was really odd, he gave me and my husband a price for the lipo if we wanted to add it on, which had made us consider it, if it was at the price he was saying and afterward when I sat down with the financial woman (my husband had to get back to work) and she quoted me a price 3x the amount the doc had mentioned. She just tossed it off as, he didn't know what he was saying and shouldn't have said that. So I told her I couldn't commit to that yet then. Then this happened when I called her back to let her know to for sure drop the lipo from the bill. (copy and pasting from my review) I got a call from the financial Lady at the the PS's office. She wanted to let me know what my insurance's was not going to cover the hernia in my belly button, and even if it did our deductible was so high that we'd be paying for it anyway. Here I thought giving our insurance information was just a formality because we had planned on paying for everything out of pocket. I assumed the hernia he was referring to was all a part of the tummy tuck procedure. So she called to let me know it would be adding an additional $1,000 to our bill for fixing the hernia, because it wasn't originally a part of the pricing contract I signed? Is this normal? Do I even need to get this fixed if its not a problem and a lot of women get these after pregnancy and never fix them? Help?! This all conveniently comes after I called them to cancel the liposuction of the flanks as she told me I had time to get back to her until my pre op oppointment. So I took of $1500 off the bill just to add on and unexpected $1000.

That is very odd- I would have asked the lady to go back and ask the doctor what he had said about the price of lipo. At my consult and then finalization appointment I got a price doing different things seperatly and then if I did them all together as a package and dr.schmidt told me he would give me like 15-20% off. The financial lady came back to talk to me and she had a different price. I spoke up and asked her and she said there's no way because he doesn't even give his family and friends that big of a discount - I asked her to go ask him and sure enough I was right :-)

That sound eerily familiar. I did speak up because I knew my husband would not be happy. But the Doctor was already with another patient. I mentioned it again to the nurse on the phone as I was cancelling the flank lipo thinking maybe I would get someone to confirm with Dr. Fox but she said the same thing, that they have standard prices and she has no idea why Dr. Fox would have given that price during the consultation. My Nurses appointment to finalize everything is on the 4th. I don't know if I should wait til then to discuss this $1000 increase. I think I'm going to call back on Monday and discuss further. I kinda wish I knew what other surgeons in the area do. I feel like the financial lady is a non budgable force no matter what the doctors say.

When I had mine they did a standard like rate for a particular procedure and then adjusted it by the length of time the doctor thought it would take. I would call Monday because if you wait then they kind of know you are going to do it all anyways--

The current one I am wearing is a MariaE Faja- style 9334 - if you go on the MariaE website and look- but I ordered off of amazon. It is decently comfy- as much as it can be with tight pressure! Just make sure you do your measurements i choose size-My original CG DID come from Dr.Schmidt - it was a full body Capri length compression garment that went up to just under my breast line. It hooked and zipped all the way up each side of the legs. It was the power-net material I believe. VERY nice quality and pretty comfy too-brand is Caromed. (Your story is AWESOME - I am an identical twin :-) Takes an amazing person to do what you have done!

Thank you :) very helpful info!!!! My dr just recommended the nine inch compression garment... That was it. How are you feeling now?? How is work going???

Feeling great!! Today was my first full day without the compression garment at all- haven't decided how I feel about that- ha. I think good, but I can tell my upper tummy has swollen slightly since this morning. As for work (desk job) can't complain at all- as for working out and personal training- I can definately tell I still have limits. My body is good at giving me signals of when to take it easy and not to over do it!