Finally Got to Be a Duran Doll- BBL, TT and Lipo

Here are the pictures ladies

The last 4 weeks has been a bit of roller coaster emotionally. Sometimes I like my butt and other times I think it's way too big for my frame. My brief to Duran was to keep it natural, which she has to a degree but what I don't like is that the butt is bit of a wrap round type butt. There seems to be a lot more fat at the top going all the way around and not much in the middle where I presume it would be the biggest - right? This has caused some dimpling where the shelf of fat meets the middle part of the buttocks. Also I asked that no fat be transferred to my hips because I like the slim look but there is fat on my hips which I am finding difficult to adjust to. Don't get me wrong the hourglass figure this has given me is very nice but it's not what I wanted. I get very down thinking that I may need to go for a revision if I cant live it but then I think maybe it will never be perfect. All i really wanted was a perky natural looking butt. What I didn't bargain for was a ongoing journey and huge amounts of expense. Also I noticed that my tummy tuck scar is lopsided. One side is much higher than the other :(

After doing some research I have decided to go have some ultrasound cavitation massage on the shelf of fat at the top of my butt and the hips. As I only need to get rid of about an inch I am hoping trips to the gym and the massage will reduce it enough for me not to be conscious about it.

Other than that the recovery is going well. The inflammation in the stomach is still there and the stomach is quite hard to the touch. The bruising on the back where the lipo was done is better but by no means gone. I am sleeping better and the faja doesn't seem to bother me as much, infact I prefer it on because it makes me feel secure. On occasion i have removed it for a few hours for a night out but have found that the stomach swells up.

My weight is still the same even though I have taken up exercising 3 times a week and eating healthy. Before surgery this would have helped me lose a few pounds. Perhaps it's balancing the inflammation and water retention.

in terms of discomfort - this is still there and does wake me up when I turn over in my sleep but it's no way near what it was.

I will post some pictures later today.

The last couple of weeks has been slow steady progress. Time seems to go so slow and I am getting a little frustrated. The hardest thing about the recovery is wearing the faja at night and sleeping on my back. I seem to wake up every couple of hours because the swelling increases and my faja becomes tight. I then have to walk around for a few minutes which seems to reduce the swelling somewhat and I can sleep again. I have not had a full nights sleep since the surgery and it's becoming a little tiring. I don't sleep during the day because I am afraid I wont sleep at night.
My appetite has really increased and I constantly want to eat carbs. I put on a couple of pounds because I was doing very little activity so 3 days ago I started walking. During and after the walk I seem to swell up significantly but this does subside when I rest for an hour or so.
In terms of swelling this seems to be getting worse. Day 3 post surgery my stomach was solid as if it had a block of ice beneath the skin. Slowly this is dissolving and I am beginning to feel soft skin although I can still feel the hardness below the surface. I am wearing a size xs faja. I have this on the tightest setting during the day but at night I loosen it as I seem to swell more in the evenings.
Duran's team give you a post surgery helpline number to call for upto a month after surgery, thereafter you email them on the standard email and we all know how much response that gets. I have messaged the helpline number a couple of times on some minor matter but I never got a response. Fortunately I have not had anything serious happen so I don't know what response if any I would get if I constantly called the number. I am just praying that I don't have to contact them.
Today I started using the silicone strips on my scars. The scars are healing nicely but I still have a 3 stubborn stitches which haven't dissolved. My bellybutton had almost closed when the swelling was at it's peak but it's beginning to shape up nicely as the swelling is subsiding. The bruising has almost gone but I still have a faint bluish tinge all over where the bruising was present.
I can't wait for the 6 week post op milestone as it seems most surgeons give the go ahead for normal activity. Duran however is very cautious and recommends longer timescales. She has suggested wearing of the faja for minimum 3 months. Sleeping on back for 2 months and no crunches or weights at the gym for a year. Not sure I can last that long.