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Almost a year later
5 weeks post op tomorrow
Next week is a new week.... I'll be clear to work out again. I've been wearing my faja only in the day and taking it off at night. My lower back is still numb although I itch a tonn after a shower. I lower the water temp to not dry out my skin and lotion my skin immediately. Scar is flat and thin... Its tender though. I keep micropore take on it and leave it on for a few days before changing it again. I'll have to look into putting sunblock on my scar. Its gonna be a hot summer! Gotta protect it from sun damage.
Hope you all are well!
Post op pics
Incisions are healing well. I still have some stitches polking out. My body is beginning to expel the ones that won't absorb. There aren't any more scabs on my body. I've been using scar away and im gonna buy some merderma especially for my tummy tuck scar. Its sooooo long. Kinda depressing and im hoping it doesn't darken.
My partner massages me 4 times a week. The back lipo burns. You can't even tap my back without me feeling pain. At least the numbness is going away. I didn't get a bbl. That's my natural booty! Hehe But I find with swelling of my abdomen in the day that I can't stand straight and my booty tucks. Almost disappears lol. So it's not as big as im used to. I've sat and thought ... Damn I should've taken the free bbl lol. But even Dr Mallol said I didn't need one. But it's hard to look back there with my posture tucked in. They say it takes time for your posture to readjust so you get the curve back in your spine.
I've been going out and running errands. I got my nails painted etc today. So yes a little by little I see improvement in daily activities.
I don't know if I mentioned... I had a hugeeeee hernia in the center of my abdomen. That my ab separation wasn't really that bad. But in fact the hernia was about 10-15cm in length vertically and extended horizontally 5 cm. When u pressed it you would literally hear a squish sound. Under my muscles would touch I could actually make them connect with no issue. I went to dr up here in Canada and they dismissed it as being diastasis. One said it was a hernia... I even went to a hernia specialist who thought it was too small to operate on when I was 5 months post pregnancy. But dr Mallol told me himself it was quite huge after opening my stomach up. He pushed it back in and did muscular plication. I eat food now and my stomach stays flat. No issues! Im still swollen so my inches aren't all the way down. But im happy with the change minus the scar.
Can't wait to hit up the gym.
Provider Review
Mallol is knowledgeable. The results are great! His assistant Jasmine is not bad shes just swarmed. Loved his anaesthesiologist dr. Almonte! He's an absolute professional and exceptionally comforting. i woke up in surgery twice and he comforted me the entire time. Pain was managed and I went back to sleep. I had an epidural for my surgery and an iv med infused to knock me out. The clinic is shared with other doctors who specialize in other things. The overall clinic needs a do over in terms of customer service to ensure a phenomenal experience. Because they will impact Mallol's service. The place is clean but the nurse i had at the clinic was not up to standard. She lacked basic hand hygiene principals that prevent infections. I was dehydrated post op required a blood transfusion and mallol made sure I saw my levels and ordered me blood (it comes from a separate clinic). I threw up once post op. You have to be proactive about your health and demand that the nurses follow clean protocol. Bring hand sanitizer and gloves for your bedside care. The bathrooms didn't have hand soap. Mallol gave me is his assistants number and his personal number for follow up care he also came to visit me at my RH after my care. I was there for 8 days and saw him 3 times before leaving. Mallol is a flirt. Flirted with me the entire time. If you're uncomfortable with that then that can be a problem. He also has no issue advocating on your behalf. Especially when he saw that his staff were slacking. His English is very good and he will assess you and let u know what he can do. I waited too long prior to surgery...Mallol works VERY hard! Deals with other patients outside of the clinic in the military and performs surgeries sometimes on the same day. If you want more info feel free to read about my experience.