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PHYSICAL PAIN & DISCOMFORT and PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS- REVIEW
Hey U guys, I was talking with someone and she asked me in consideration of the pain & discomfort is this sx something I think I'd do all over again.
So. Wht I'd to do is share my answer with u as well because, I didn't touch much on my pain/discomfort. Well I did because the main discomfort I've bn experiencing is Soreness and Tenderness. Not really a feeling of "pain" except for after meals. Lmbo...Hooooh u can't eat ur normal amount of food. THERES NO ROOM lol! Girls I tell u, I was overeating at one point and everytime it felt as though I was paying for it with my life. SLOWLY.
Shooo...For a min I think I was in my "Love to b out and eating mode." Don't act like it's just me. Heck ladies u know how we do it. We go shopping; we're sitting down at the food court eating something TASTEY. Or, we're stepping inside one of those restaurants to eat, bcas it seems to add the topping on the cake when being out. From going out when accompanied by a man, to "quality Girl's Time", to shopping, etc. This is something we lovez to do.
Bringing it back to Base...
However, my girl/roomie ask me to not eat too much one day we sat down to eat and I thot of the pain and put a limit on that baby reaaal quick. Lmbo. Afterwards, I felt good. No Abd pain. Now I'm just about at my normal amount without the feeling of extreme discomfort.
Laying down...
They had these big pillows a lil bit smaller than sofa pillows and regular pillows. We were propped up on these and our head were elevated semi-high. So our bodies posture resembled one who was in a reclined chair. Neither one of us were use to sleeping on our backs so this, along with the sx made the first two nights a little difficult finding comfort. But we did sleep. Getting out of the bed was the worse. We cud have called them every time every time, but I think we both knew they'd come running, just as they do whn we call them for our other needs. So I can tell we both found our own ways to gettn up independently without putting strain on our internal and external incisions and sutures. I must say misery does love company, because I felt a little better knowing someone who was going thru the same thing at the same time I was. We encouraged one another, laughed
at one another, helped each other etc. When those dang Stage II Fajas were put on us, we got knocked rt back down...OMGn!...and knowing this brought laughter in the midst of our pain. All the sore and tenderness and now ur compressed even more! Makes u say, "[RS bleep]!" Sargents, u know what I'm saying. Rookies, u have yet to find out.
Would I do this all over again? No. Not this part. But. Lipo grafting YES. The amount I got was not too bad. I'm able to stand up and walk straight, but I don't completely becas it's comfortable whn I lean a lil forward plus it takes tension off my incision site.
Sleeping and not being able to slp on sides or stomach added to the discomfort.
So. Mz. Boppy Pillow is a MUST HAVE. And the tall white platic female urinal is also a MUST HAVE. Ladies I peed twice on myself first day post-op. Half in panties and pad and other half in urinal. The second time I cried like a baby. After tht episode, I knew not to get to far from my urinal. Though my brain felt strong enuff, physically inside, my body wasn't. The staff was rt there to help and this is what broke me down. It was at THAT moment tht the reality of things hit me. I had sx and I'm DOWN and I was HURT. I wasn't able to do as I did pre opreratively, "Take Care of ME" Lol/Smh It. Was. Crazy.
Looking Back, I must say...What an EXPERIENCE
(in a whole different country).
*TheJourneyIsReal
Scuse the typos
So. Wht I'd to do is share my answer with u as well because, I didn't touch much on my pain/discomfort. Well I did because the main discomfort I've bn experiencing is Soreness and Tenderness. Not really a feeling of "pain" except for after meals. Lmbo...Hooooh u can't eat ur normal amount of food. THERES NO ROOM lol! Girls I tell u, I was overeating at one point and everytime it felt as though I was paying for it with my life. SLOWLY.
Shooo...For a min I think I was in my "Love to b out and eating mode." Don't act like it's just me. Heck ladies u know how we do it. We go shopping; we're sitting down at the food court eating something TASTEY. Or, we're stepping inside one of those restaurants to eat, bcas it seems to add the topping on the cake when being out. From going out when accompanied by a man, to "quality Girl's Time", to shopping, etc. This is something we lovez to do.
Bringing it back to Base...
However, my girl/roomie ask me to not eat too much one day we sat down to eat and I thot of the pain and put a limit on that baby reaaal quick. Lmbo. Afterwards, I felt good. No Abd pain. Now I'm just about at my normal amount without the feeling of extreme discomfort.
Laying down...
They had these big pillows a lil bit smaller than sofa pillows and regular pillows. We were propped up on these and our head were elevated semi-high. So our bodies posture resembled one who was in a reclined chair. Neither one of us were use to sleeping on our backs so this, along with the sx made the first two nights a little difficult finding comfort. But we did sleep. Getting out of the bed was the worse. We cud have called them every time every time, but I think we both knew they'd come running, just as they do whn we call them for our other needs. So I can tell we both found our own ways to gettn up independently without putting strain on our internal and external incisions and sutures. I must say misery does love company, because I felt a little better knowing someone who was going thru the same thing at the same time I was. We encouraged one another, laughed
at one another, helped each other etc. When those dang Stage II Fajas were put on us, we got knocked rt back down...OMGn!...and knowing this brought laughter in the midst of our pain. All the sore and tenderness and now ur compressed even more! Makes u say, "[RS bleep]!" Sargents, u know what I'm saying. Rookies, u have yet to find out.
Would I do this all over again? No. Not this part. But. Lipo grafting YES. The amount I got was not too bad. I'm able to stand up and walk straight, but I don't completely becas it's comfortable whn I lean a lil forward plus it takes tension off my incision site.
Sleeping and not being able to slp on sides or stomach added to the discomfort.
So. Mz. Boppy Pillow is a MUST HAVE. And the tall white platic female urinal is also a MUST HAVE. Ladies I peed twice on myself first day post-op. Half in panties and pad and other half in urinal. The second time I cried like a baby. After tht episode, I knew not to get to far from my urinal. Though my brain felt strong enuff, physically inside, my body wasn't. The staff was rt there to help and this is what broke me down. It was at THAT moment tht the reality of things hit me. I had sx and I'm DOWN and I was HURT. I wasn't able to do as I did pre opreratively, "Take Care of ME" Lol/Smh It. Was. Crazy.
Looking Back, I must say...What an EXPERIENCE
(in a whole different country).
*TheJourneyIsReal
Scuse the typos
GOD IS GOOD! VOID the previous Update!
WHOOP! WHOOP! My Second Attempt to post my review DID GO THROUGH Y'ALL!!! Man! I was so frustrated I got off like I'm DONE.
Took a mini nap and thn said. I'm just gonna try one more time. Because there's ppl on here who have bn very supportive as well as ppl who are coming behind me and have yet to have their surgery. I wanted so bad to give back to the RS Family I talked to God and said I REALLY want this to go thru this time. Honnies...As I was scrolling down view the last pics I posted (because I have a couple more to post) I saw tht my SECOND REVIEW DID POST. After minutes and minutes of a LONG DELAY it posted, YES! I AM NOW A HAPPY CAMPER!
Hey I've thanked u guys from the depths of my soul for extending yourselves to me during my journey. I will continue to post updates atleast once a month from here on out.
R2 is also coming up so Stay Tuned Family...
REVISION of whtever needs to b done from R2 (too early to know at this time), Breast lift w/implants, Arm lift, back lipo (if and where needed), Lipo sculpture to Buttocks and Hips (saddle bags gots to GO). Thigh lift on R3 is Hgb not up enuff on R2. LET's GO!
Took a mini nap and thn said. I'm just gonna try one more time. Because there's ppl on here who have bn very supportive as well as ppl who are coming behind me and have yet to have their surgery. I wanted so bad to give back to the RS Family I talked to God and said I REALLY want this to go thru this time. Honnies...As I was scrolling down view the last pics I posted (because I have a couple more to post) I saw tht my SECOND REVIEW DID POST. After minutes and minutes of a LONG DELAY it posted, YES! I AM NOW A HAPPY CAMPER!
Hey I've thanked u guys from the depths of my soul for extending yourselves to me during my journey. I will continue to post updates atleast once a month from here on out.
R2 is also coming up so Stay Tuned Family...
REVISION of whtever needs to b done from R2 (too early to know at this time), Breast lift w/implants, Arm lift, back lipo (if and where needed), Lipo sculpture to Buttocks and Hips (saddle bags gots to GO). Thigh lift on R3 is Hgb not up enuff on R2. LET's GO!
I Had a Blessed Journey
Due to Uploading technicalities Detailed Review Failed to Upload AGAIN...But my Journey was Blessed and all is still well.
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Plastic Surgeon
Calle Manuel María del Castillo, Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional