Here We Go for a Renewed Silhouette!!!!!! (Plastic Surgeon: Dr. Fernandez Goico) - Dominican Republic

Hello Y'all! I know I've been absent and I had promise to keep my experience updated and all, but a lot has happened since I came to DR. Just so you have an idea, I'm still here and I leave tomorrow. Let me clarify, I've stayed here because (long story short) I am starting a new business about guiding dominican students that want to apply to US universities and I've been into that the whole time. I came here for surgery, and I am leaving with a nice figure and my next life project, who would've known! :p

My recovery has been as good as it can be. I feel very good with my new figure and my confidence has boomed. I saw Dr. FG on Friday for my last checkup (almost 2 months post-op) and he did my post-op photos which I have uploaded. When I saw the difference, I literally broke into tears. Don't get me wrong, I am not a vain person, but many things happened in my life lately that just shook my self-esteem pretty bad. Now I'm embracing the future with such inner strength, I feel like I'm back in my 20's!

Point is I wanted to show y'all the new me, and share my life changing experience.

Thanks for the positive energy! XOXO

Hi y'all! Saw Dr. FG yesterday, but the internet at my friend's house went out. Just to continue with my journey here. I had my front (tummy) drain removed, but I'm still with my back one. I am pretty soar, but at least I'm draining a lot. Even so, I already feel a huge change in my body, and my back is no exception (uploaded photo). Liquid coming out is pretty clear already (which Dr. FG said it's a good thing) and he believes I'll be tubeless by friday (yay! can't wait to shower! :( ).

Another con from not staying at a recovery house: my drain yesterday (the back one) was sort of clotted, and I never noticed, until the therapist saw me in the afternoon. She said it didn't look like it had been that way for long, and she was able to remove it. I guess if this would've happened with me being in a RH, one of the nurses or employees would've detected it immediately. So, that's another point in favor of RHs.

Things that I have noticed:
- My feet are pretty swollen. Dr. FG said to raise my legs for 30 mins 3 times per day, and if it doesn't work to open up the faja for a while (but I don't like that idea).
- I am extremely itchy. My whole body just itches like crazy. I am using Lubriderm extra moisturizer , but still I feel my skin very dry (and I drink A LOT of water).
- I am getting pretty bad migraines every once in a while. Dr. FG said it's normal due to the loss of liquid that I am having, but still that is very annoying.
- My back feels like burning every once in a while. Momentarily, but literally like I am starting to catch fire (forgot to ask this one, will do).
- Funny but I feel no pain at all on my abdomen. My back on the other hand, is another story. :(

That's it for now. Will keep y'all posted. Thanks for the positive comments, amazing support.

Hey y'all! Just came back from my first post-op followup. Had my massage and Dr. FG saw me afterwards.

I'll be quick today. Everything seems to be going well. I have mild to moderate pain in my lower back; the front drain I don't even feel it, but the back one just kills me sometimes. I've been able to manage pretty well myself, and haven't had the need of a nurse. My friend has helped me just get into the car and out of the car, but other than that I feel this surgery can be well managed without a lot of extra care (if I would've had breasts as well, that might have been another scenario).

Feeling fantastic overall, and so far so good! Took a quick photo before I had my faja put on. Thanks for all the support. :-*