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Tummy Tuck, MR, Liposuction, BBL - Dominican Republic, DO
UPDATED FROM jr1228
21 days post
Fajas!
jr1228April 18, 2017
WORTH IT$5,200
So, If there is one thing I wish I would've done I kind of wished I bought two fajas. I bought my Faja from my RH and I bought a size large. My 2nd stage faja is a Fajate so the large I have in that brand is very different from the XL Faja I got from CIPLA (Yily). The Fajate brand material is not as stretchy. Anyway, I called myself taking my first faja, the XL one, to the cleaners to get taken in so it will be tight again. I took it in 2 inches on each side. When I tell you I had two lipo foam boards, a back lipo foam board and TWO towels in that thing and it was STILL too big! I now wish, I would have bought the Medium and Large Faja from my Recovery house. Right now my first FAJA is useless to me. I'm looking for a second faja so that I will have more than one.
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UPDATED FROM jr1228
20 days post
Drain Removal/Seroma
jr1228April 18, 2017
I got my drain removed 15 days post up. It was such a relief! But then came the fear of fibrosis and seromas. I am getting massages regularly but if the holes seal up, there's no where for the fluid to go. My surgery buddy brought my seroma to my attention. When I realized I might have had one, I sent a short video to my RH to ask Jueles if it was as bad as I think it was. That's one of the good things about Healing Haven, I can always reach back and ask for advice. Long story short, I drained my own seroma from my belly. It didn't hurt at all, I drained about 40ml.
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UPDATED FROM jr1228
10 days post
Finally home
jr1228April 7, 2017
There's so much to cover. I don't even know where to start. Ok, I stayed at Healing Haven Recovery House and I throughly enjoyed my stay. The food is great, Shawn the driver is always on time and doesn't miss a beat. The assistance is good and they sincerely care about you. Jueles, the lady of the house, has a wealth of information to share and she has many contacts to get what you need. I am in love with my results! I saw Yily for almost every follow up appointment.
My flight home was was probably the worst part of my whole experience. I thought I was going to have issues going home with my drain but the folks in the DR gave me no problems. By the way, get the wheel chair service and please be prepared to tip. Anyway, my flight ended up being canceled and I had to spend the night in the airport. That was seriously uncomfortable.
I'm home now and my husband gives the best massages, he gets out so much fluid without hurting me.
Anyway, I've posted some before and after pics. They are not photo shopped at all! That is all Yily's work!
If you have any questions feel free to ask.
My flight home was was probably the worst part of my whole experience. I thought I was going to have issues going home with my drain but the folks in the DR gave me no problems. By the way, get the wheel chair service and please be prepared to tip. Anyway, my flight ended up being canceled and I had to spend the night in the airport. That was seriously uncomfortable.
I'm home now and my husband gives the best massages, he gets out so much fluid without hurting me.
Anyway, I've posted some before and after pics. They are not photo shopped at all! That is all Yily's work!
If you have any questions feel free to ask.
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April 17, 2017
You look DOPE! I know you're so happy. I am going in exactly one month. How are you feeling now?
April 17, 2017
I feel much better now. The first week was pure hell! I still get winded easily but I'm walking much better and my healing is going really well. I've had no complications so far.
April 17, 2017
God bless you and thank you for sharing this with us. It's very much appreciated and you look really good too. I want to use your ass when I go like do it just like this one you did lol
April 17, 2017
Lmaoooo! To be honest I didn't really have a wish pic, it wasn't until the night before my surgery, I planned on showing her some wish pics. But when she walked into my room to mark me up and she asked me what I wanted I told her that she already knows what to do, just make it look natural. Those were my instructions and she delivered!
April 18, 2017
Well she hit it right on the nose. Idk why I keep forgetting to ask one of the most important questions. How much extra money should I bring? I got a quote for $5200 I paid $300 deposit. I know about the extra $250 for blood transfusion but what more should I expect to spend? I also don't want to have a lot more then I need because of sticky fingers I've heard about out there.
April 18, 2017
I carried $600 extra. Now be forwarned, I did not stay at the package deal RH, I opted to stay at Healing Haven and I paid for my recovery house in advance and it's all inclusive meaning I didn't have to pay extra for my driver or massages. All I had to worry about were tips. Expect to buy an extra, better, quality faja. The faja I got in the hospital from yily was too big and very stretchy. It is not good for the extra compression you'll need. If you don't get your meds in the USA, you'll buy them in the DR. You do not need to buy your meds from Yily, you don't need the meds until after you leave Cipla. If you stay at Healing Haven you can ask them to purchase your meds for you at a lower cost since you'll just buy the meds you need. Make sure your RH has safes or make sure you always have your money on you. I wouldn't walk with money you don't need to Cipla. I actually brought money back home to the US but I had it just in case.
April 18, 2017
I'm going to look into that recovery house. My quote includes the Luxury recovery house so I don't know how much it will be without it. It doesn't include massages but transportation and meals are included. How did u learn about healing haven? My sister is staying with me for the first 4 days. I might send money back home with her. My doctor didn't prescribe the meds but my mom has some strong pain meds I'm thinking to bring with me just in case (if they let me at the airport) because I've read the meds out there are not as strong. Where do they sell them at a store or they have a pharmacy? Does Yily have to prescribe them?
April 18, 2017
I was also supposed to stay at Luxury. I learned about Healing Haven through a friend of mine that went to Medina for a BBL. More important than the pain meds, imo are the antibiotics. Of course you'll need pain meds though so mos def bring them. Yily will give you a sheet with your meds that you need. In the DR you don't really need a prescription to get medicine, you just go to the pharmacy and buy them. So to avoid the mark up in buying them from Cipla you can get them on your own. Now, I didn't walk into the pharmacy myself, Shawn, the Driver at Healing Haven, I told him what I needed, gave him the money and he brought back the meds.
April 18, 2017
How did you know how much to give him? Does it list the prices on the sheet she gives you?
April 18, 2017
He has a very good relationship with the pharmacy, I told him what I needed, he called the pharmacy and they told him how much it would cost. I don't believe you can pick and choose what meds you want from Yily,her costs for her meds are $250 for everything. Chances are you will have all the vitamins and pain meds already. You would only need the antibiotics and blood thinner. On the medicine list she gives you there are no prices on it.
April 17, 2017
Your "pre" body looks just like mine and I'd be thrilled to have your "post" body! I read through your post and saw that you were considering changing from Dra Yily to Dr. Medina...but wound up with Yily...what happened? Why did you change back? This process is so nerve wracking! I want it done so badly - but I'm such a scaredy cat!
April 17, 2017
I contemplated switching based on reviews. After a while I came to the conclusion that there were only a few bad reviews and out of her thousands of reviews most of them were good. Yily was aND would always be my first choice, she was the one that had me considering going to DR in the first place so I decided to follow my gut and stick with her. I'm glad I did, my body looks amazing!
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