Finally Had my Liposuction Done!

I am a thin person. 5 foot 10, 135. I am 53 and genetically carry all my weight in my middle and my flanks. My whole life I have been camouflaging to not see muffin top etc. I have hips that are 35 inches, size 2/4. And My waist is always 28 to 30. Size 8-10. Sometimes even a 12. You can imagine how frustrating and difficult it is to buy clothes when your body proportions are so off. I did it yesterday!!. Went to an amazing doctor here in Albuquerque , Dr. Neil Chen. I had fat taken out of my upper and lower abs & flanks.
So the good and the bad. The good was the procedure was so short. They knocked me out I woke up It was done. Bad as there was quite a bit of pain right afterwards. Nursing staff was wonderful and immediately gave me some more pain medicine.
Got home last night and slept at home. Took a couple Ativan and about three extra strength Tylenol’s and that did the trick and I slept all night. I can’t do any kind of narcotic painkillers
Today which is now October 5th..24 hours after. I do have some swelling, the pubic bone that area looks like a balloon And it’s completely discolored with black and blue LOL ! doc says that it’s completely normal as the compression garment and gravity will move a lot of fluids down to that area. It should clear up in the next seven days .
Play wise today. Her to get up this morning I felt like I literally got run over by a truck. No sharp pains it’s all very breezy but it hurts. Again extra strength Tylenol and I feel better. I am as mobile as possible because standing up is actually less painful then sitting down.
The compression garment I’m wearing is fairly comfortable. Feels like it’s keeping everything together LOL!
I’m also going to watch my son play baseball for a couple hours today. It’s full season and I think it will do me good to get out of the house and into the sunshine.
I will post pictures at some point so you can see before and after.

Today is 48 hours after and wow I’m really swollen. Even with the swelling I can tell I’m smaller. I think my biggest complaint is the swelling in the groin/mon pubis area. My doc did warn me, however until you experience it, you really can’t imagine it. It’s gross lol and uncomfortable..not painful just uncomfortable. Can’t wait to see what 4 weeks out looks like. I’ll just have to be patient. I was up this am and out of bed walking again today. Walking really helps with the pain and swelling. I’ll post another update after my follow up with the doc on 10/10..

Today is just about a week after my surgery. I had my surgery on Friday, October 4, today is October 10. Wow! Went for my 1st post op appointment today and took off the compression garment and the bandages to get a good look at my results so far. Even with swelling I am so excited! I posted a before and after pic. On the left is my after to the right is my before. Some of you will see my before is just fine, however are you ladies know the skinny days. The picture on the right was taken and skinny day. Most days I didn’t look like that. Even still you can really see the difference and I still have a lot of swelling. I posted a before and after pic. On the left is my after to the right is my before. Some of you will say my before is just fine, however all you ladies know what a skinny day is. The picture on the right was taken on a skinny day. Most days I didn’t look like that. Even still you can really see the difference and I still have a lot of swelling. I couldn’t be more pleased at this stage. I have a lot of lumpiness I will continue to wear my compression garment to ensure a smoother outcome sooner and will also start massage maybe next week.