First CoolSculpting experience

I have never been able to completely lose my belly, and working midnights (RN) and attending grad school full time has made it virtually impossible to work out. I have recently lost 20lbs, and decided to give coolsculpting a try. I m scheduled 6 days from now, and planning at least 2 sessions on my upper and lower abs with a total of 6 applicators each time.

Well. Here’s the situation before coolsculpting. I am 39, 228 lbs and 6 feet tall. I am not anywhere close to my normal activity level, and haven’t been able to be for the last 2 years (work full time midnights and go to grad school full time). My weight has fluctuated 35 lbs during this time, influenced only by diet. I am currently 13lbs heavier than my lowest weight, having lost 22lbs in the last 4 months.

As far as pain goes, it hasn’t been too bad. I’m still pretty swollen and have some yellow bruising on my lower abdomen. They wound up doing two applicators to my upper abdomen and two to my lower. It took about 3 hours total. The most memorable thing over the last couple of days has been the unplanned diarrhea. I’ve been told it’s because my body is getting rid of the excess fat. I genuinely hope this is the case!