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Disappointed - New York
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First I would like to thank Realself for allowing...
xoxoxoxoxoxoxoJuly 18, 2012
First I would like to thank Realself for allowing us to post and comment on our personal, unique, nerve wracking experiences, than to all those wonderful professional Doctors that are not offer us just part of their time answering to all our questions and concern but offering us precious information for which they went some years to colleges just to educate us and prepare us for the surgeries. Not last I want to thank YOU ..... yes to You men and women that wrote review after review allowing us to invade your comfort zone, exposing yourself in the weakest way and moments in our life. Realself becomes my reality for the last few months. I return here on a daily basis reading, laughing, crying and getting exciting for everyone of you.
About me, not much. I'm 42 5'3" and about 144 pounds. My only son is 21 :)) I was half way in a process of saving for a facelift when by chance I came across with Lesley5005 review about a TT at learning hospital in NY. I was so impress with her result and even more surprised that her procedure vas done fore a fraction of price someone else will expect to pay for. Than I met Amanda 1313, livlov365, isaary, lovethyself, wonj, cani, potery granny, cheweb, chazzypink, just to name some of the girls of which stories just stuck in my heart . There it is no way I will ever have the courage to do a tummy tuck without reading tons of reviews and tons of answers from doctors and get the amount of information that I was able to accumulate during my daily visits on here. I would like to return the favor and share with you all my journey. I 'll have my first appointment next week at NYEE Until than good luck to all having to come their TT and happy healing to all they got it.
Replies (10)
July 19, 2012
Hi Zizi! I have my first consult at Lenox on Aug 29th. Hope your consult goes well !
July 19, 2012
Uuuupppps I saw 29 June :-]:-]:-]:-] I guess I'm not just fat, blind too. I'll wait to see who will be ur doc. Keep in touch
July 19, 2012
I'm glad to meet you phillychick and happy to hear that you are doing this too. Who is your doc there and when you will have ur surgery? Are you excited?
July 19, 2012
Hey girl, glad u started ur review, hope everything goes well next week, so keep us posted!!!
July 19, 2012
Thank for stopping by. As I promised I did , started my review. I'm not just talking. I love action :-]. Yes Cani I will let you girls how will go my first app.
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30 days pre
Today I wrote down the question that I'm hoping to...
xoxoxoxoxoxoxoJuly 22, 2012
Today I wrote down the question that I'm hoping to get responded on my visits for TT . The doc who will give me the most detailed answers will get my money :)).
So here it goes :
1) what should I avoid to take prior the day of surgery?
2) what will I need on the day of surgery?
3) how long the procedure takes?
4) where will I be taken right after the surgery ?
5) what type of lipo is he preferred ( tumescent or ultrasonic) ?
6) what can I take to lessen the pain?
7) will I be given a muscle relaxer?
8) how to prevent infection?
9) what are the signs of an infection ?
10) what changes or effects should I report or stop taken the medication ?
11) in case of an emergency what email/ph nr should I contact?
12) what should I take to avoid extreme constipation?
13) when to start massaging my belly?
14) should I go for a professional massage or can I give myself one?
15) what is your recommendation regarding scar therapy?
16) how long it will take for me to see the final result?
I hope he won't throw me out his office :)))))
So here it goes :
1) what should I avoid to take prior the day of surgery?
2) what will I need on the day of surgery?
3) how long the procedure takes?
4) where will I be taken right after the surgery ?
5) what type of lipo is he preferred ( tumescent or ultrasonic) ?
6) what can I take to lessen the pain?
7) will I be given a muscle relaxer?
8) how to prevent infection?
9) what are the signs of an infection ?
10) what changes or effects should I report or stop taken the medication ?
11) in case of an emergency what email/ph nr should I contact?
12) what should I take to avoid extreme constipation?
13) when to start massaging my belly?
14) should I go for a professional massage or can I give myself one?
15) what is your recommendation regarding scar therapy?
16) how long it will take for me to see the final result?
I hope he won't throw me out his office :)))))
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July 22, 2012
Very good questions zizi. You might want to ask for something for nausea if you have that problem. Or what he/she would prefer you use to clean your body and keep the scar clean. Make sure you have your meal plan together as well, it will be less stressful for you to deal with. Let me know how your meeting goes. :)
July 23, 2012
Thanks babe. I'll definitely add those to my list. Regarding meal I'm an excellent cook so I already made food list to buy. Mainly I'll have a hot chicken soups with lots of vegetable and grilled chicken. Than I plan to buy aloe ver with pineapple . I also read any aloe b4 surgery can do very bad , so I'm only drinking after. Maybe I'll take aloe pils. I also stopped to take my vitamins a while ago ( cromium, zinc, vit d, msm, resveratrol, selenium, vit C , vit b12 complex) I will restart to take them after. I only have a list of scar creams waiting for dr aproval But still without your reviews guys I could not talk about mine. Thank you for being here for me :)) Tue it is the day. I can't wait.
July 23, 2012
I'm sorry it took me so long to respond.... I will be seeing David Chiu on the 29th of August
July 23, 2012
Thank you sweethard I actually did not expect you to know your PS name . I was so excited to know that you will join our "club" and saw it the date as 29 jul :)) Thank you for writing back to me. Tomorrow I'll have my first app so I'm going to update my review with the name of my PS as well how the visit will be. I'm so happy you have decided to have your TT . From what I read here there were couple of girls who got great results at Lenox. You'll be in good hand, even it is a teaching hospital. If you need to ask anything please feel free to ask. Here are so amazing women who can help with any concern you might have .
July 23, 2012
Thanks for posting your list of questions. I have a consult (my first) in a couple of weeks and am just thinking about what I'm going to ask.
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28 days pre
Hi girls, first I have to say that I officially ...
xoxoxoxoxoxoxoJuly 24, 2012
Hi girls, first I have to say that I officially drove my bf crazy. When it is coming to arguing I am an undiscovered talent. So I end up going by my self after hearing over and over that I don't need this. Any way to make it easy for you If you decide to go to NYEE just go straight to elevator up to 9 fl, turn left and here it is room 901 cosmetic surgery. Lovely Juliana will give you the forms to fill them out and if you have exactly $75 you can pay her avoiding a trip downstairs to the cashier. The PS is calling you right the way. I met today a young and charming doc. His name is George Xipoleas. We've spent roughly 40 min between my questions (most left with no answer) , jocks and pics taken for eternity. I really wish I could say "YES" this it is my chosen doc but no :( something was not the way I wanted. I'm I a queen drama? Of I hope not. So , after consulting a list posted on the wall in front of his desk he informed me that my TT will be $4500 including the one night stay in hospital. I don't really know at this point if I can do this.
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July 24, 2012
Hi Cani, I don't know why I'm so sensitive today. I didn't feel that strong connection with the doc. Little rush, I don't know. He said he can see I did my homework but I wished he did his too. Maybe I was reading too many reviews and expect too much from a fellow, I wish I knew what was wrong. I did set a surgery date but 99.9 of my mind is saying: no way.
July 24, 2012
I want this as bad as everyone else here but I want to do it and feel good about it. I'll keep my other 2 app just in case . I was hoping to find here someone that doesn't need a Mt Sinai app any more.....
July 24, 2012
First he said I might have a T tipe of incision where my belly button will rich my incision and I was like what? I can't have that. Than when I said no he change it, like maybe I won't have that T down there.
July 24, 2012
Hi Zizi if you don't have a connection or good feeling about this PS don't go with him,
you need to feel confident that he's going to do a good job and no feel rushed on the consults, questions needs to be answered regardless how much you are paying he needs to give you his undivided attention, I really don't want to bursdt your bubble but sometimes cheap comes at a price, this is a life change and is your body once is done there's no "what if" keep on looking for that PS who's going to make you feel that chemistry follow your guts.....
you need to feel confident that he's going to do a good job and no feel rushed on the consults, questions needs to be answered regardless how much you are paying he needs to give you his undivided attention, I really don't want to bursdt your bubble but sometimes cheap comes at a price, this is a life change and is your body once is done there's no "what if" keep on looking for that PS who's going to make you feel that chemistry follow your guts.....
July 24, 2012
Pocahontas I can not tell you how much I appreciate your respons. You are 100 procent correct . Yes looking for cheap can make me spend more and this operation I'm going to do it onces. It is my body, my only one and I won't rush into a wrong decision. Thank you again for advising me in the right time. I'll keep you update withy other 2 app.
July 24, 2012
In regards to all of your questions they are good but once you pay and arrange a date they should provide you with a complete list of things that you have to do, meds you have to stop taking, then once you have the surgery you should get a discharge instructions as what to do in case of emergency, they should provide you with phone numbers to be able to call at any time in case you need something and of course the list of things/meds you need to take, but of course every PS is different mine gave me his cell phone to call him directly if any problem or questions and so everyone else in the office in case I couldn't reach my PS, I'm not a doctor but I can help you answer all your questions....your questions 1-7 can be answered before surgery fo course!, question 8&9 you can prevent infection by washing your hands everytime you are to touch or handle your incision, if you are cleaning it don't reuse the same gauze, if you are to put oinment on it wahs your hands before, and if you develop fever and the incision gets hot to touch ther could be something going on.....pain meds don't make the pain dissappear but makes you comfortable and be able to function ( walk or getting up from chair and so on), if you are still in a excruciating pain then the med is not working, nausea and vommiting is a side effect not allergic reaction,if you start itching then that's a reaction of pain med...question 12 once you set a date for the surgery you should at least start taking stool softner maybe 2 days before surgery and continue taking it after surgery until you have a BM, and the rest of the questions are usually answered after surgery just remember every PS has their own way to practice and so their own believes in how to treat the incisions...hope this helps a bit....:)
July 24, 2012
You are amazing. You become soooo god. I'm sure your respons will be appreciate not only by me but by other girls who are looking into this procedure and don't know anything about it. You are a sweetheart
July 24, 2012
your welcome!! besides having the tt myself I'm a post op/post partum nurse ( I might not know it all but love to help) at a women only floor and sometimes we get some tt patients so I put in practice what I have learned and share my experience with my patients and now with you all.....
July 25, 2012
I wish you were my nurse :-] . When you have time , could you please tell me if Dr did lipo on your upper abdomen? I have read again ur review but didn't understand. There is another girl here that had same refusal from her PS to lipo her upper. I think I'll have to investigate more on this or better to ask the doctors on this side. They are awesome.
July 25, 2012
Go to YouTube and watch the surgeries, I don't think you can get lipo on your upper ab, I didn't I only had on my entire back and flanks and he made my lower back more curvy so my butt can stand out more....
July 25, 2012
please don't!!! sit down to watch...I kind of liked to watch it before my tt so i could know what to expect and that way I knew how I was going to be handle by my PS ...
Hey Girl I am so glad you started your review!! Â So glad to have you here with us and I look forward to your posts:)