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20 days post op
Hey dolls
So today I'm 20 days post op. U kno, for months I was on realself reading damn near every post just trying to get a feel of what to expect etc
One thing I'm certain I didn't read is trials/tribulations u go thru AFTER sx. I hve been very fatigue, sore, irritable & depressed...& sleeping is the absolute worst. I can honestly say I slept on the pain and recovery process. I was so " I want my waist snatched" that I didn't investigate recovery time. 20 days post op and I still hve swelling in my back and stomach. I am still hvn to pay a plastic surgeon in my city weekly to drain me (back) on top of fact I've been draining myself daily (stomach). Dr here said he's thinking of putting another drain in me....idk y I'm draining so much. I wear my garment all day. I am still in stage one garment bcuz I can nvr get 2 ppl at my house together strong enough to put me in stage 2 lol
I cried all weekend and stayed in bed like y did I do this and when am I gonna start feeling better. I heard its normal to get depressed I just didn't think I would go thru it. I just knew when I got out of sx I would be feeling myself, not feeling some kinda way. And cabral burned me...(no I'm not a smoker) so caring for burn has been a process and I know it's gonna be a minute b4 it heals smh. I'm not posting this to be a negative nancy, bash cabral (bcuz I do love my results) or deter anyone from sx...I'm just being and giving the real. What I'm going thru. I'm trying to stay positive and I know I will heal and things will get better but I know it's a process
Just getting in w/ my dr (went to er and no one would touch me after I told them I went out country to hve sx).....the hand that I had blood transfusion in is swollen and tender to touch (the blew out my vein in that hand). And I am experiencing ALOT of shortness of breath (I hve upper respiratory infection)....had my blood tested and everything came back normal (thank god)
As I said it has been a up dwn roller coaster trying to get well but I promise I will post pics later today
Any questions plz feel free to ask
So today I'm 20 days post op. U kno, for months I was on realself reading damn near every post just trying to get a feel of what to expect etc
One thing I'm certain I didn't read is trials/tribulations u go thru AFTER sx. I hve been very fatigue, sore, irritable & depressed...& sleeping is the absolute worst. I can honestly say I slept on the pain and recovery process. I was so " I want my waist snatched" that I didn't investigate recovery time. 20 days post op and I still hve swelling in my back and stomach. I am still hvn to pay a plastic surgeon in my city weekly to drain me (back) on top of fact I've been draining myself daily (stomach). Dr here said he's thinking of putting another drain in me....idk y I'm draining so much. I wear my garment all day. I am still in stage one garment bcuz I can nvr get 2 ppl at my house together strong enough to put me in stage 2 lol
I cried all weekend and stayed in bed like y did I do this and when am I gonna start feeling better. I heard its normal to get depressed I just didn't think I would go thru it. I just knew when I got out of sx I would be feeling myself, not feeling some kinda way. And cabral burned me...(no I'm not a smoker) so caring for burn has been a process and I know it's gonna be a minute b4 it heals smh. I'm not posting this to be a negative nancy, bash cabral (bcuz I do love my results) or deter anyone from sx...I'm just being and giving the real. What I'm going thru. I'm trying to stay positive and I know I will heal and things will get better but I know it's a process
Just getting in w/ my dr (went to er and no one would touch me after I told them I went out country to hve sx).....the hand that I had blood transfusion in is swollen and tender to touch (the blew out my vein in that hand). And I am experiencing ALOT of shortness of breath (I hve upper respiratory infection)....had my blood tested and everything came back normal (thank god)
As I said it has been a up dwn roller coaster trying to get well but I promise I will post pics later today
Any questions plz feel free to ask
Update on everything
So sorry dolls it has taken me this long to post.
So when i got here driver was on time waiting in airport for me w/ sign. Left here went straight to Cipla. Let me just say that u will read so many things about other people's experience, & it will have ur head it 10 different places....learn to filter thru all that cuz ur experience will not be same as some1 else's
Anywho, I had 50 different images of Cipla and when I arrived it was nothing like I had heard or imagined. I was back n forth about cabral for about a week so bcuz I kept hearing he scheduling to many ppl in a day, he burning ppl...just all kinda stuff. Both my sx buddies jumped ship from cabral and went to dr Rodriguez Pena. I scheduled w/ him also as I liked his work as well, but i couldn't shake cabral. My sx buddy flight got delayed and I was headed to Cipla w/ another doll who was scheduled w/ cabral I met at airport, so I figured it was a sign from God to just go w/ Cabral my first choice anyway.
So get to Cipla, go to cabral
Office it's nice, clean and COLD lol. His staff spoke good English and were nice. I had my consult w/ cabral...everyone says it's rushed as he's got a lot going on, which is true, but I didn't feel rushed. He answered all my question and concerns. he asked Me my name, where I was from, and what I wanted done. He then asked could he see my body....I showed him and he actually quoted me a cheaper price than what I was emailed. So I paid (sx & $190 for labs) and began process. Went downstairs to get blood drawn, cardiologist saw me right in cabrals office lol, and I had to wait next day to do X-rays for they were closed.
Made it to Maria's RH. Very basic, nice and clean for cost. Haven't been a big fan of food since I've been here but I am a VERY picky eater so....& let me also say nurses here are the [RS bleep]! Idk where I would be w/ out them. Please be sure to bring extra $ to tip ur nurses for the ones here have defined deserved it.
Woke up next day, went back to Cipla. Before I go on please make sure u pack ur over night bag day of ur sx. Include following items (pain pills, lots of maxi pads, arnica cream, clothes to come home in, halls for when u wake up after sx ur mouth will be soooo dry, passport, $, antibiotics, faja, compression socks, phone charger). Got my X-ray, also have to get a physical and dr reviews everything (blood, X-ray, cardiologist) and clears u for surgery. U also have to go to admissions and get registered. So once I was cleared (hemo was 12.4 yah), I waited on 4th floor for sx. As u kno u need an overnight nurse to stay w/ u at Cipla. I hired a lady by the name of Esa (whatsapp 829-539-4940. She charges $50 but I gave her $60 for she deserved every dollar). When I say she's the bomb.com she speaks very good English and walked me thru everything. I got my sx about 5-6pm. There were a total of 8 dolls that i kept count of, getting sx that say. I was told it doesn't matter who gets thru registration process 1st, it's up to cabral what order he performs sx based on what ur having done. I was #3/8.
I was awoke most of my sx. (Ikr)
Don't kno what that was about. Didn't feel any pain just tugging and pressure. But finally I kept tugging on this lady asking could she give me something I didn't want to be woke. I swear I said it a million times but it was like I was tlkn but words weren't coming out my mouth...
When I came to I was out of sx and VERY COLD. Esa was there in room and tended to me every time I called. She even arranged for me, other doll I met at airport and my sx buddy to be in room together for all 3 of us were hvn sx same day.
Cipla doesn't play. They wake u up bright, early trying to get u up/out so they can have those rooms dolls getting sx. Cabral
Came and saw me, told me I was doing good and he snatched me and knew I would
Love my results. I think he took extra good care of me for when he came to mark me up pre op (forgot to mention that) I had brought him a small gift and he loved it lol. They put u I'm ur faja & discharge u.
Other dolls were released but I was told i couldn't leave bcuz my hemo was 7.2...I needed a transfusion. I was so upset. I sat in Cipla all day (Esa still by my side) waiting on blood transfusion just to be told they couldn't find my blood type.
So I was finally released next day. Dr cabral had nurse come to RH and give me iron infusions ($64 for 2 day treatment) via iv
My post op visit wasn't until Tues, but I was told to come in Monday. Cabral office was a circus. There were so many ppl there it was unreal. Post op ppl, walkins and appt ppl. I was there for 2.5 hrs b4 I was seen
I was in a lot of pain and very dizzy. Nurse asked did i eat, I said no. She said my skin was very flushed looked so she gve me juice. She emptied my drain, drained fluids off my back, and tended to my incision area. I was given a slip and told to go get hemo checked...it dropped from 7.2 to a 5. I had to be admitted. I was upset bcuz Cipla is not the most fun/comfortable place to be. I was stuck 7x b4 they could find a vein. It was very painful. I was scared. I called Esa and she came, put me in another room w/ another doll so I wouldn't be alone. Blood finally arrived and I was given transfusion.
Ladies, make sure u stay on nurses at Cipla about wearing gloves. They don't like wearing them and get so offended when U ask them to put them on. Also, it is nothing like US. Cleanliness, privacy...no! Oh by the way my blood transfusion was $230, $10 pay to have my hemo ran. I was told it takes 18 hrs to see if my body accepts transfusion and i was discharged. So happy to be back a RH. Feel like I'm doing better 6 days post op, but I have a lot of fluids on stomach and back which is causing me to be very stiff/painful
Went to dr Wed. My drain was taken out and a lot of fluid was drained from my stomach and back. Had my hemo ran again and my body accepted transfusion and hemo is 9
Just have to maintain it until I leave so I can be cleared to go home. I hve dr appt again today. I was told I can't wear my faja till Fri. Haven't wore it much since I've been here bcuz of hemo issues. They don't want u2 compressed if it's low and none at all after transfusion. Haven't had a massage yet either, same issue
All my family and friends have been flooding my phone asking for pics. U kno when u get sx u r in so much pain, taking a pic be last thing on ur mind. I am 7 days post op and yesterday was 1st time I saw my body in lil sundress I had on. I can't even stand up straight. My sx buddy and nurses are ones who have been keeping me "informed"
Of what my body is looking like. I am feeling better so I will try today to take a pic...I think
I may be allowed to get massage.
So when i got here driver was on time waiting in airport for me w/ sign. Left here went straight to Cipla. Let me just say that u will read so many things about other people's experience, & it will have ur head it 10 different places....learn to filter thru all that cuz ur experience will not be same as some1 else's
Anywho, I had 50 different images of Cipla and when I arrived it was nothing like I had heard or imagined. I was back n forth about cabral for about a week so bcuz I kept hearing he scheduling to many ppl in a day, he burning ppl...just all kinda stuff. Both my sx buddies jumped ship from cabral and went to dr Rodriguez Pena. I scheduled w/ him also as I liked his work as well, but i couldn't shake cabral. My sx buddy flight got delayed and I was headed to Cipla w/ another doll who was scheduled w/ cabral I met at airport, so I figured it was a sign from God to just go w/ Cabral my first choice anyway.
So get to Cipla, go to cabral
Office it's nice, clean and COLD lol. His staff spoke good English and were nice. I had my consult w/ cabral...everyone says it's rushed as he's got a lot going on, which is true, but I didn't feel rushed. He answered all my question and concerns. he asked Me my name, where I was from, and what I wanted done. He then asked could he see my body....I showed him and he actually quoted me a cheaper price than what I was emailed. So I paid (sx & $190 for labs) and began process. Went downstairs to get blood drawn, cardiologist saw me right in cabrals office lol, and I had to wait next day to do X-rays for they were closed.
Made it to Maria's RH. Very basic, nice and clean for cost. Haven't been a big fan of food since I've been here but I am a VERY picky eater so....& let me also say nurses here are the [RS bleep]! Idk where I would be w/ out them. Please be sure to bring extra $ to tip ur nurses for the ones here have defined deserved it.
Woke up next day, went back to Cipla. Before I go on please make sure u pack ur over night bag day of ur sx. Include following items (pain pills, lots of maxi pads, arnica cream, clothes to come home in, halls for when u wake up after sx ur mouth will be soooo dry, passport, $, antibiotics, faja, compression socks, phone charger). Got my X-ray, also have to get a physical and dr reviews everything (blood, X-ray, cardiologist) and clears u for surgery. U also have to go to admissions and get registered. So once I was cleared (hemo was 12.4 yah), I waited on 4th floor for sx. As u kno u need an overnight nurse to stay w/ u at Cipla. I hired a lady by the name of Esa (whatsapp 829-539-4940. She charges $50 but I gave her $60 for she deserved every dollar). When I say she's the bomb.com she speaks very good English and walked me thru everything. I got my sx about 5-6pm. There were a total of 8 dolls that i kept count of, getting sx that say. I was told it doesn't matter who gets thru registration process 1st, it's up to cabral what order he performs sx based on what ur having done. I was #3/8.
I was awoke most of my sx. (Ikr)
Don't kno what that was about. Didn't feel any pain just tugging and pressure. But finally I kept tugging on this lady asking could she give me something I didn't want to be woke. I swear I said it a million times but it was like I was tlkn but words weren't coming out my mouth...
When I came to I was out of sx and VERY COLD. Esa was there in room and tended to me every time I called. She even arranged for me, other doll I met at airport and my sx buddy to be in room together for all 3 of us were hvn sx same day.
Cipla doesn't play. They wake u up bright, early trying to get u up/out so they can have those rooms dolls getting sx. Cabral
Came and saw me, told me I was doing good and he snatched me and knew I would
Love my results. I think he took extra good care of me for when he came to mark me up pre op (forgot to mention that) I had brought him a small gift and he loved it lol. They put u I'm ur faja & discharge u.
Other dolls were released but I was told i couldn't leave bcuz my hemo was 7.2...I needed a transfusion. I was so upset. I sat in Cipla all day (Esa still by my side) waiting on blood transfusion just to be told they couldn't find my blood type.
So I was finally released next day. Dr cabral had nurse come to RH and give me iron infusions ($64 for 2 day treatment) via iv
My post op visit wasn't until Tues, but I was told to come in Monday. Cabral office was a circus. There were so many ppl there it was unreal. Post op ppl, walkins and appt ppl. I was there for 2.5 hrs b4 I was seen
I was in a lot of pain and very dizzy. Nurse asked did i eat, I said no. She said my skin was very flushed looked so she gve me juice. She emptied my drain, drained fluids off my back, and tended to my incision area. I was given a slip and told to go get hemo checked...it dropped from 7.2 to a 5. I had to be admitted. I was upset bcuz Cipla is not the most fun/comfortable place to be. I was stuck 7x b4 they could find a vein. It was very painful. I was scared. I called Esa and she came, put me in another room w/ another doll so I wouldn't be alone. Blood finally arrived and I was given transfusion.
Ladies, make sure u stay on nurses at Cipla about wearing gloves. They don't like wearing them and get so offended when U ask them to put them on. Also, it is nothing like US. Cleanliness, privacy...no! Oh by the way my blood transfusion was $230, $10 pay to have my hemo ran. I was told it takes 18 hrs to see if my body accepts transfusion and i was discharged. So happy to be back a RH. Feel like I'm doing better 6 days post op, but I have a lot of fluids on stomach and back which is causing me to be very stiff/painful
Went to dr Wed. My drain was taken out and a lot of fluid was drained from my stomach and back. Had my hemo ran again and my body accepted transfusion and hemo is 9
Just have to maintain it until I leave so I can be cleared to go home. I hve dr appt again today. I was told I can't wear my faja till Fri. Haven't wore it much since I've been here bcuz of hemo issues. They don't want u2 compressed if it's low and none at all after transfusion. Haven't had a massage yet either, same issue
All my family and friends have been flooding my phone asking for pics. U kno when u get sx u r in so much pain, taking a pic be last thing on ur mind. I am 7 days post op and yesterday was 1st time I saw my body in lil sundress I had on. I can't even stand up straight. My sx buddy and nurses are ones who have been keeping me "informed"
Of what my body is looking like. I am feeling better so I will try today to take a pic...I think
I may be allowed to get massage.
Pre op pics
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Plastic Surgeon
Carmen Mendoza de Cornielle st. with Gaspar Polanco st., Santo Domingo, Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional
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