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Still swollen
So I start physical therapy for lymphadema this coming Friday. I am still swollen in arms and they still have nerve pain. The scar is very noticeable right now. I am looking at the pics I just took and they don't look as horrible in person. They are still large arms just not jumbo and as odd shaped as they were before. I ordered the scar away gel strips to help with the swelling - they just came in tonight. I would do the arms again but it's been a long rocky road. I wore short sleeves out and it feels so weird. I am hoping the pt helps with the swelling-it's getting old. Lol. It's tolerable most of the time.
6 weeks po
I survived the tt wow. Don't know how people do it at the same time as arms. I posted pics of the tt ont the tt review. It's not what I expected I wanted the tummy of a teenager and I have a lumpy bumpy Franken tummy. Had a mini breakdown last night/this am but in a better place now. So back to arms...they are still very numb tingly in the forearm area. They did swell back up with the tt but not as bad as from al. The right one is my least favorite. It stil has too many lumps and too big but I am getting over it. I will try to work out after tt heals and if I can't fix it it might need revision? Really depends on how it looks the al pain was sooooo intense. The tt pain is tolerable well as long as I don't move anyways. Lol. Anyone who thinks this is the easy way out is so dead wrong. Being in pain and useless for this long is a drag. If I have any addl surgeries they will not be until the winter. I need time to mentally and physically recover from this.
34days po
Not much to update. The swelling is getting better but my arms are still very sensitive to touch. My left arm looks ok but I wish my right one was smaller. I will wait to see if it gets any better before talking to ps about a possible revision. They still look better Han they did. I was able to fit into my goal t shirt that I could not wear because my arms were way too big. The scars look the same. I'll post some new pics. I go in tomorrow am for the tummy tuck. Nervous and excited.
Provider Review
I found him online by searching for ps who work on excessive weight loss patients. So glad I went there! They are very nice and he really wants his patients to have a great outcome. I did interview one other PS but that interview was a hot mess - would have never gone there for any kind of procedure - total waste of time. I will be having Dr Gelman do my other procedures - TT, BL with Aug, and possible thigh lipo and lift.