Lipo 360 - Glad I did it!

It’s only been 2 days since my procedure and I feel about 85% normal today. I was able to take the kids to school and I’ll be driving myself to my first lymphatic massage. On the first day afterwards I questioned myself since I was soooo sore. Today is a whole lot better!
My procedure was done in office. I arrived at 8am and the staff didn’t arrive until 8:35. Not a biggie as I was super nervous anyway. Once in the back of the room, my blood pressure was taken and it was too high. It’s usually in normal range, but since I was sent home and denied surgery last month partly because of this I asked my PCP for a rx. I had to take one of my pills before they would start giving me Valium and Percocet. It eventually came down. Once I had my happy meds, I passed out for an hour until it was time to walk to the operation room. I was prepped and numbed by Dr. Bennett. You guys! The numbing part burns soooo bad. It’s doable pain, but it’s super uncomfortable. She numbed my back first and let that sit for 30 minutes. Then she performed the procedure on my back. Then I flipped sides and she numbed the front. There were some painful moments once she started the lipo on the front but she was quick to give more numbing fluids. After she was done, the staff helped me into my compression garment and clothes. The entire process took about 6.5 hours. I left the office at 3:45pm. My husband was a wonderful helper. He drove me there and back and took off work for 2 days to help me in and out the garment, changed pads, and fixed food. You will need help for days 1 and 2.
Once I left, I had leakage in the car and all over my floor at home from the numbing fluids. The linking continued into day 2. I used maxi pads to catch the fluid. These work so much better than the medical pads they give you. Make sure you have a bed cover and seat cover for the car. Trash bags work, but I ordered a waterproof cloth cover for the bed since it’s more comfortable to sleep on.
Pain is bearable after the procedure. You just feel like you’ve done 500 crunches and ran a marathon. I can tell a huge difference in my shape. Just waiting for my skin to retract. It already has a little.

Still sore but doing massages at home to help drain fluids and reduce swelling. I’m praying I keep shrinking and my skin keeps retracting.

I no longer feel pregnant with a tight abdomen. It’s likely I need a smaller garment but I will check next week at my one month mark. I ordered an abdomen board to get rid of the creasing that my faja was causing and my tummy started healing evenly. I also use a waist trainer underneath my faja to provide a tighter fit since I believe it’s a little loose. I get my lymphatic draining massages once every 10 days. My incisions are super itchy. I have to use Benadryl cream on them. Pics show 10 days and 23 days post op.