Chocoholic Couldn't Keep Fat at Bay - Gold Coast, AU

My story so far:
28yo female, no kids, lots of good food and too little of a commitment to exercise and here I am.
My weight currently is about 70-73 kilos, I am 165cm tall and have a natural 10GG bust, but no booty to match (thanks Mum!). I am booked in to have vaser lipo on my upper and lower abs, love handles, inner thighs and knees. My surgeon is Dr. Mitchel Kim from Cosmos Clinic on the Gold Coast.
I had researched and gotten quotes from international doctors and other cosmetic places in Australia and it wasn't cheaper at all to go overseas for the procedure, so I have kept it local, which honestly, I'm sure would suit everyone better. This will be my first procedure and I am glad that I can do it at home without the added concern of international travel and complications.

Communication:
I think I found the Cosmos team online just by google searching, I filled in an online query and sent my photos away, in a few days I had a reply with a recommendation and a quote along with some generic details outlined what vaser was all about. I really appreciated that I didn't have to front up and strip down before having an idea as to what money I would need to fork out. That was the first tick of approval for me. The quote I received at this time was $4400 for the first area and then $1800 for additional areas and based off my photo I had sent along was about $8000.
There were still questions that I had and I emailed them away, something like, how many areas can be completed at once? Are garments included? etc etc. And a few days later received from the receptionist a very standard 'thanks for your inquiry, it would be best to have all of your questions answered during a consultation, call us to make an appointment'. Was I thrilled about the sales push? No. So I did some more searching and found a review on here from a lady who had just recently had ab and arm vaser from the same surgeon in the same place. Her results were good and she was very happy so I said eff it, lets make a booking.

The Consult:
I was a bit nervous, I had asked my Bf to come with me, he was running late, I went in anyway. Filled in the basic patient form and the doctor came out dead on time to greet me. The receptionist told him that boyfee was late and Doc said to come in and he can join us when he gets here.
Dr Kim is really genuine and I was instantly calm when speaking to him. He has a good handshake and speaks really well. He looks young which I was aware of before I had met him, and was slightly worried that he might not have enough experience, but I have seen the after results from his patients and they are really really good. He gets started pretty much straight away by asking me what I was interested in and then gets me to strip off. He drew some lines and then showed me in the mirror what he plans on doing. Then clothes go back on and he explains everything, and I mean everything. Its at this time that Bf comes in and the Dr continues. He has some info sheets that he talking through, but covers the dot points in more detail. He explained that the leaking is the anesthetic dripping out and that it looks like watermelon juice, he explained the difference between standard lipo and vaser, he spoke about what was going to happen on the day of the surgery. Everything was covered. Then he asked if I had any questions, or if Bf had any questions. We didn't, he then offered info and said that most Bf/husbands ask when they will be able to have sex again. We laughed, made a few jokes and obviously the answer is whenever the patient is ready to have sex. I am very lucky and have a super supportive Bf so this was never an issue for me. I got a pack with all the info that was covered and the Dr told me what dates he would be available and I said I would check my work schedule and get back to him to make the appointment. There was no hard sell, there was no adding anything onto the price, I did ask for my knees and upper abs to be done, which I didn't in my initial communication, this is why my price is $11000 instead of $8000. This also includes the after care garments, after care appointments and follow-up consultations which include massage from the nurses and an 8 week and 6 week Dr consultation.
The after pain was described by the doctor to be like as if I had just done 7 straight gruelling hours of just ab exercise, I would have major muscle soreness and be struggling with that. I have experienced the after effects of hard exercise and lived through it, so I am feeling at ease about what to expect.

I will update on the procedure and the after procedure when it has happened and will answer any and all questions to the best of my ability. I got a lot of info from the site and am only happy to pay it forward.

My procedure was yesterday. I was anxious the night before, but I took the lorazepam before bed and I had a really good sleep. The hardest thing was to not drink water in the morning!
I went straight in to see the doctor @ 8:30, stripped down, tried the compression garments on, then did some crunches and leg lifts so that he could draw exactly around my actual abs.
The doctor took some photos, which I'm hoping I can grab off him. And then I was in. Laying on the table with 2 lovely lovely nurses assisting. I was given a blue gas tube to inhale and the IV drip was inserted, blood pressure taken. Then it was on. A few things went into the IV. I don't think the gas was doing anything except making my head fuzzy. I felt everything. The cuts, the anaesthetic being pumped in, the headed suction rod. My thighs were done first. I had to turn over and then stand up. My knees were done second...it was about now that I was over it and willing to call a stop to the whole thing.
If you have ever had a tattoo and you have had to sit for a while, that's what this was like, I was over it. When it came to my stomach, I was feeling so much more of the heated rod, like it was burning. I just kept inhaling the gas, but it just made me emotional. I started to cry. I'm not sure why? It wasn't super painful, it was uncomfortable and I was just bothered. The doctor asked what was wrong and if it was hurting and I said I don't know, I think I am in shock. I couldn't really make a full sentence. He then told me that I hadn't had pain killers and if it was hurting I could have some. The nurse gave me something thru the IV. I thought I could wait and it would set in and I wouldn't be as bothered. Then I got turned onto my side to have my flanks done. This is when things got really bad. It felt like stabbing and sharp pulling all at the same time. I was saying ouch and tears started again. I asked to have a break for a minute cos I didn't know why I was crying (it's really not a reaction I have) so we paused for a bit. Checked my blood pressure again. I couldn't really communicate what I felt like cos I guess the gas had muddled me up. He told me that it was normal to have an emotional reaction while on the gas. He started again and again it was painful. That's when the doctor swapped out the blue gas for the green whistle and had something else in my IV. After 3 puffs I have no recollection of the rest of the procedure. In all honesty, I wish I could have had the green guy from the start. I did like seeing how much fat was coming out of the tubes though. That was cool.
In total I had 3.6L removed.

I woke up in the recovery bed, I had no idea that it had finished or how I got there, but I was relaxed and not too sore, just more stiff. There were crackers, biscuits, Apple juice and water on a table next to me. The nurse made
Me drink the water every time she came in. But I kept snoozing. When it was time to go, she said that my boyfriend was here to get me and I need to get dressed. So she put on my socks, trackies and top. I already had the garment on. but I don't remember that happening. I went home with a few plastic pads wrapped around me as I was leaking a lot.

When I got home I was pretty much straight in bed. I was pretty dopey. Slept on and off for the night, had to pee quite often.
The pain isn't so bad now. It feels like really sore muscular pain, and as if I had terrible sunburn and someone has scratched me. But it's certainly manageable.

I fell like I need to have another sleep now. The panadiene forte makes me pretty sleepy. So I walk laps of the house and then sleep.

Here are the 2 pads that were wrapped in my like a skirt coming home yesterday. I didn't take them off to sleep with last night. Just this morning when I woke up.

I have a couple of stitches under each breast. These are annoying and spikey & just above my butt, along my lower back is super itchy. I don't know if I have any incisions there so I'm not touching it. Cos I don't want to agrevage anything. I'm using all my will power!

Also, I stink. Of dried blood, sweat, and pee. It's great that the compression garment has an opening, but it's small and being so clumsy and stiff, you don't pee like normal, so the area around the opening gets a little wet.
It's not glamorous. And I haven't read anyone mentioning this at all, so either it's just me, or no one is talking about it.
If you can get your hands on a she-wee do it. Cos that would be a lot easier and less messy.