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42 Years Old, 4 Kids. Finally Getting a Mommy Makeover by Dr. Davoudi. - Duluth, GA
UPDATED FROM Jerszgal
1 month post
How can I make my sore back (lipo) & ab muscles (tummy tuck) feel better?
JerszgalJune 27, 2015
WORTH IT$15,000
I am 7 1/2 weeks post-op. My back and ab muscles are so sore and stiff I still have a good amount of swelling going on and I want some advise on what to do to help alleviate this. Massage (extremely light) hurts very badly. Suggestions will be greatly appreciated!
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UPDATED FROM Jerszgal
1 month post
7 week update
JerszgalJune 23, 2015
Well not much different from week 6. I am feeling well the SWELLING comes and goes and I feel like I have no control over it. I still get sore and stiff when I sit for a long time. I still can't stretch out completely without discomfort. The weight gain was from the swelling b/c my scale has been going up and down based on my swelling. So I'm down 8lbs out of the 10 but I still have lots of swelling going on. I think that's about all I have. Happy healing to all!
Replies (4)
June 23, 2015
Always good to see you post. How is the wound you have been packing? Any pictures to show yet?
June 23, 2015
Still packing. Let me see if I have any to post. Definitely not from today, today is a SWELL day, very puffy.
June 23, 2015
Ok where are you going? I have quit some time to wait. Are you still having to pack your wound?
June 24, 2015
Dorene33...When I said still packing, I meant yes I am still packing my wound, lol. Well I made a little collage of just 4 pictures but I can't bring myself to post them.
June 24, 2015
:( Im just anxious to see Dr Davoudi work. I still keep looking on his surgery propsal. I keep wondering if I should use him.
I'm sorry I dont know why I thought you meant you were going somewhere. Lol
I'm sorry I dont know why I thought you meant you were going somewhere. Lol
June 24, 2015
And its perfectly ok, although I was off of work for almost 3 weeks recovering. I just came back to work 4 weeks ago, I feel like I should be going on vacation.
June 24, 2015
I understand. What scares me about the dr I chose is he doesn't use a dr for anesthesia. He also doesn't use general anesthesia. That's why I'm still considering Dr Davoudi.
June 24, 2015
I'm lopsided , more curve on one side than the other ugh. How are you doing ? Happy with the results?
June 25, 2015
Soready54, I'm still very swollen all around my midsection. My back (lipo) is so sore and achy. So far yes! But you know I'm not sure if I will be even or not because I'm so swollen. I still have to pack my wound so that area is so very puffy and hard. It takes lots of patience, its a long healing process. Are you still swollen?
June 26, 2015
I wasn't but all off a sudden I have been super swollen the last two days . And it's burning along a stretch of my incision when I move. Don't know if I overdid it or if my nerves are starting to wake up .. The fun continues .
June 27, 2015
Prob nerves because I feel kind of the same thing throughout the day. I stopped wearing all compression earlier this week because I was so sore. I no longer feel like I need something holding me in place but the soreness has not gone away. Both back and abdominal muscles. Its crazy I try to rub arnica on my back and you would think I was getting a deep tissue massage. Yes so we wait.....
June 25, 2015
I was very well taken care of at the hospital. The anesthesiologist was a female and she was great, professional and very comforting. I wish I knew what to say to make it easier for you, but this decision is yours to make.
June 27, 2015
This is major surgery! It's not like you are just getting your wisdom teeth pulled. Well I guess if thats his method and he is still in practice and he has happy patients it must work. But that was my first thought.
UPDATED FROM Jerszgal
1 month post
6- week update--Some swelling but not bad.
JerszgalJune 17, 2015
Yesterday I had a follow up with my surgeon and he said that my seromas have healed and that everything else looks good. I still have to pack the wound for a couple of more weeks until it closes up. He wants me to continue to wear cg, and binder until I am 8 to 12 weeks post-op. I am so tired of wearing all this stuff, I will comply as much as I can. I am still swollen and he says that the compression will continue to help with that. I am feeling pretty good, I still get stiff at times. He does not want me using my ab muscles yet I thought I would be clear to use them but not yet.
I really did not think I was going to make it to the point where I felt good and I was not in any pain or discomfort, but here I am!!! I am so excited to say that I have made it, still packing a wound but hey that is ok because there is a light at the end of the tunnel. I am also very excited to not have any more seromas those things are a nuisance. I know I still have a ways to go until I feel like completely like myself again and can do things without having to think about them such as bending down to pick something up. I forget to bend at the knees all the time, lol. I have to return to the doctor in 4 weeks to make sure that the wound has healed correctly and to make sure that everything is fine. I will update at that time.
For all of you that have prayed for me, I send you a big Thank You from the bottom of my heart...
I really did not think I was going to make it to the point where I felt good and I was not in any pain or discomfort, but here I am!!! I am so excited to say that I have made it, still packing a wound but hey that is ok because there is a light at the end of the tunnel. I am also very excited to not have any more seromas those things are a nuisance. I know I still have a ways to go until I feel like completely like myself again and can do things without having to think about them such as bending down to pick something up. I forget to bend at the knees all the time, lol. I have to return to the doctor in 4 weeks to make sure that the wound has healed correctly and to make sure that everything is fine. I will update at that time.
For all of you that have prayed for me, I send you a big Thank You from the bottom of my heart...
Replies (5)
June 17, 2015
Oh girl it is so good to hear from you. I'm glad to hear your feeling better. Yes there is a light at the end of the tunnel!
June 17, 2015
I tried to message you yesterday from the doctors office but I did not have a good signal. Yes ma'am there is. Thank you. I ordered another waist trainer to see if it will be any more comfortable than all this stuff that I am suppose to wear. It should be here by the end of the week and maybe I can just do that. I have another waist trainer but I can only wear it for a few hours at a time because it is no joke. He said my breast are still 10-15 % swollen so I will have to wait and see what size they will wind up being. Right now I am in a DD, I guess time will tell. He said if I wasn't happy with them in 9 months that he would take out some more, but I don't even want to think that way right now. I have had enough issues to try and go under the knife again. So I told him that sounds like a really good deal but I don't know that I will take you up on it. He said not to decide now, just wait and see.
June 17, 2015
Good to hear. I just went to a consultation with Dr Colgrove. Wasn't very impressed.
June 18, 2015
Boobs looked good tummy tuck not good. He was just not friendly. Told the surgery was too much too do all at once. Dr davoudi didn't think so.
June 18, 2015
Also doesn't seem too interested in what I wanted. Dr Davoudi was so much nicer and friendly it's just watching people recover from surgey done by him. Scares me.
June 18, 2015
Yes, there is the recovery. I wish you luck with the difficult decision of making a choice between surgeons.
June 18, 2015
Dr. D. performed my surgeries also. He did a wonderful job on me. He transformed my body. If I had to decide again on a surgeon it would be him. My recovery is hell!!! No one tells you the truth about recovery. I read these posts and everything is wonderful, that's [RS bleep]. This is hard. My recovery has nothing to do with his work.
June 18, 2015
So glad to hear you're "out of the woods!" I know what you mean about the cgs. I'm tired of wearing mine. I can't sleep well in one but I found a spanx that is very snug & comfortable for sleep. Dr Davoudi's staff suggests I wear these for a year-ideally. I have my final appointent with Dr Davoudi June 30th. I have an issue with some swelling in the incision area. Pain yesterday deep in the incision area. I'm not concerned because I know swelling can continue for months after surgery. I just take it easy when I have discomfort & wear my binder on top of cg. I feel much better but know I have a ways to go. I love how my belly looks! Dr Davoudi did a good job on me. The scars from blisters I got are fading. I use scar gel everyday on them. Going through that stuff like crazy. Small scars on buttocks from bl in addition to everything else. One day soon I know we'll be very glad we went through all of this. I still can't believe that I had the courage to go through this! Take care of yourself. I wish you well with your continued healing!
June 18, 2015
Thank you! I went and bought a Flexees romper (compression type garment) and it is not tight enough. I have ordered another waist trainer which should be a bit shorter than the one I have now which should be more comfortable. The bunching up of the binder is horrible and it has to be replaced with something more comfortable. I may also look at replacing this cg with one that is not so tight on my thighs( it rides up). My lower abdomen is till very much swollen but Dr. D said not to worry that it will flatten out. So because he is the doc and he sees this all of the time, I think I am going to take his adv and not worry about it. It will flatten out when its ready to. I have been using the silicone tape and it works pretty good but doc office told me to switch out like every 2 months between the tape and the gel because your body gets used to it and they quit working. So in a couple of months I will be switching to the gel. You take care of yourself and I wish you continued healing as well!
June 18, 2015
I wish you luck too! I wonder if its not so much our choice of surgeon that affects our recovery so much as our physical ability or "make up?" I have a feeling that I would have had a similar recovery with a different surgeon. I'm very pleased with the work Dr Davoudi did on me & I'm glad I chose him. I hope you'll be happy with your results no matter which surgeon you choose.
June 18, 2015
Message meant for doreen. It can get a bit confusing sometimes when posting stuff. Hope you're feeling well today jerzgal!
June 18, 2015
I agree with you, I think the body is going to do whatever it needs to do regardless. I am very happy with my surgeon, I believe that he takes much pride in his work, he likes perfection and he is truly an artist. I don't think I would have found a better surgeon, at least not in the state of GA or surrounding states. I am happy with my results so far even though I am experiencing much swelling the last couple of days and nights. I am very happy with myself when I look in the mirror. Those little complications that seem so devastating in the early recovery process is because we have not gone through anything like that before and it seems so rough or unnatural. I think my feelings and my roller coaster of emotions did not help at all. Dr. D is an amazing doctor and does amazing work. We on the other hand need to learn patience and remember that we have been through major surgery and just take the time to heal. *** I just read the message that said it was meant for Dorene33 but I figured I would go ahead and post what I had already typed. Yes ma'am I am doing well.
June 18, 2015
I agree with you about Dr Davoudi. He's an artist & takes great pride in his work. I'm glad I went with him. Glad to hear you're doing well. You certainly had a very scary start. I'm sitting here on my couch right now with cg, abdominal board, washcloth stuffed under cg where ab board doesn't cover & binder on. Also have a washcloth soaked with apple cider vinegar on my spider veins plus heating pad on my lower left side! Not very comfortable but determined to help fluids move along. One day we'll look back & laugh. :-)
June 18, 2015
You both make me feel so much better. I'm glad you a happy with your results. I agree when I was looking through the before and after pictures they were amazing. You both need to post some recent pictures soon.
June 18, 2015
As your sitting there with all that compression I am getting into bed with no compression tonight. I am SUPER SWOLLEN and don't want anything touching my skin. My skin feels like it hurts. Man, I feel big. This is the most swelling I have had up to this point. Feeling exhausted tonight. Good night.
June 19, 2015
I know what you mean. I didn't have any doubts about the surgeon I chose but I did have hesitation about having the procedures, especially since I'm going to be 60 this year! Hopefully I'll have at least a good healthy 20 years or so to enjoy my tight skin belly! It's definitely a scary thing to decide to do. I don't regret my decision. :-)
June 19, 2015
I don't know. Right now I'm so swollen. Not sure how long this will last, I imagine it could last weeks.
June 19, 2015
I agree that recovery isn't easy. Maybe some women are lucky to breeze through it but I sure haven't.
My allergies having been bothering me.