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I have an Isavela garment if anyone is interested. Its size L in Black. I ordered it from Make Me Heal but in wrong size. They won't exchange it because I opened it. Its High Back Mid Thigh Buttocks Compression Girdle with Center Front Zipper. Pd $80 asking $60. I will ship priority mail for free. These are compression garments Dr C uses.

12 Days Post Op

So recovery hasn't been so easy...but I am coming along. I am finally moving around on my own. I'm still pretty sore and stiff but that is to be expected. I wear my garment 24/7 , I actually purchased a second one so when one is being washed the other available for me. Im loving my results... I have a very small waist and my ass is HUGE!!!!!! LOL Im not sure what happened to my pics but I'm going to upload a few again. I think they will take a day to be seen. I will tell you in more detail about my experience with the office.... I arrived early the day of surgery, one of the nurses ( who's name I didn't get) took me in the back way and let me wait inside until Angie showed up around 8am. Once Angie arrived everything went pretty quickly. I filled out some forms and before you I knew it Isabelle was giving me a pill to help me relax. Dr C came in very shortly after and was one of the most pleasant Doctors I have ever met. We talked about 20 minutes, he left and the anesthesiologist came in. I talked with him for just a few minutes but he too was nice and very comforting. I was first for surgery so I went to the operating room, it wasn't at all what I expected. It was more like a bedroom with the equipment needed to perform procedure. Isabelle wiped me down with some Betadine, I believe and before I knew it I was in a fetal position ready for the spinal. Spinal didn't hurt at all. I did wake up during Dr C injecting my hips. It didn't hurt but I knew exactly what he was doing. I was out again and woke up some time later with my husband next to me. I stayed the night in the clinic and was pretty out of it for most of the day. I do remember being taken care of by Isabelle. She was a GREAT nurse. So kind, patient, caring, compassionate and gentle. By far the best nurse. In the morning Isabelle helped me shower and put on my garment. Soon after my shower Dr C came in to see me and Angie..the other patient that had surgery right after me. He just checked up on us, gave us some instructions and actually chatted for a bit. He is so down to earth and very talkative. Experience was a great one all together. I had absolutely no problems with payment of Angie. She was very much on top of things. I showed her my receipts and paid balance. No problems. The rest of his staff was great. They all checked in on us every few minutes. They were all very caring and gentle with us. I received 4 total massages while I was there. The first one was 2 days after my procedure and holy [RS bleep] it hurt. I'm sure it doesn't feel good to anyone the first time but each massage gets easier . They were all somewhat painful but not unbearable. Both Joana and Adriana were very sweet and tried to be as gentle as possible. I stayed at a hotel with my husband who was my nurse. He took really good care of me and I cant imagine staying at a recovery house because my husband literally had to do everything for me the first couple of days. Help me shower, use the bathroom, get dressed, do my hair...he did it all. I was back and forth before I left on where I wanted to stay. My original thought was to stay at Club Med. I know a couple of people who stood there and they highly recommended it however Angie informed me that Dr C preferred that we stay closer to the clinic, which left Beauty Care as my other option. And boy and I glad I didn't stay there. I must inform all of you future BBL sisters to get all the info you need to make an informed discussion. I did contact Ronnie at Beauty Care via email. We had some correspondence. He did answer all of my questions and I told him my dates and when I was going to be there. Shortly after our correspondence another BBL had a very bad experience with him which made me think twice about staying in his facility. If you read Dr C's reviews I am sure you will come across the review that goes into detail about what happened with her. Its not my story to tell but it was enough for me to decide that my husband and I would stay in a hotel and not in his recovery home. Anyhow.....about a week before I left for surgery Ronnie emailed me to confirm my stay with him. I responded by telling him that if I was still going to stay with him that I would email him the day before. Well by the day before I decided the hotel was best for me. I couldn't shake what the other girl experienced. I didn't email him to confirm and the day I arrived in San Diego about 3 hours after my flight landed I received and email from him saying he was at airport waiting on me. I emailed back immediately apologizing that he was there...I didn't understand why he would be there if I didn't confirm with him that I was staying there. I told that I could probably give him some gas money for his trouble but again didn't understand why he was there when I did not confirm/ contact him that I was staying at his facility. Immediately after I started getting email after email from Ronnie telling me he didn't like my character and that I owed him $120 for round trip ride to airport. I didn't respond to any of the emails because Im trying to recover from this procedure and basically because his response is pretty pathetic in my opinion , however I did finally respond yesterday. I am trying to get better and just tired of his begging for money his isn't entitled to. I told him that I am an attorney (because I am along with a medical degree) and that I didn't want him contacting me anymore. I explained that I didn't owe him anything and that I just didn't want him contacting me anymore. I was an adult and just to the point and this is the response I got from him:

Sylvia, your approach is weak and you are a liar period! No need to contact me any further as I can easily attest to your character.

Your presentation again as lawyer is weak Sylvia. I am now telling you to not contact me any further you liar.

Yor words mean absolutely nothing to me whatsoever; substance free, no content as what you wrote is a totally waste of time.. why even produce a response...?

What the hell does it matter to me about your profession, if it is what you say Sylvia.., then again you cannot be trusted. A lawyer means zilch -- it's your character that's lacking.

Schooling for some means zero, sorry Sylvia.

No further contact required nor desired.. Fun fly built enough character too respond.

Now HEAR this Sylvia.. I'm telling you to Cease & Desist, otherwise I proceed further.

A lawyer, who cares!

Ronnie



Yes!!! After a simple email from me( after dozens from him) asking him to just let me recover, this is what he sends me. My opinion is that he has some anger issues and he is definitely not a "business" man. I was under no obligation to him and I was not required to stay at his facility. This email was because he wanted $120 from me and I said I would not pay him. If my research is correct I do believe he is married to Dr Cardenas. I hope she knows how hostile he is towards potential patients/ customers and that he may be the reason she is losing business. So all you future BBL sister please weigh all your options. He may be very nice if he gets money, I don't know but I'm glad that I did not stay at his facility. ( If there is any confusion my first name is Sylvia middle Chloe )

Besides the drama ^ listed above my experience with Dr C and his staff was a great one. I was so nervous about going so far away from home but it was as easy as these things come. I stood two blocks away from the office and took a minute taxi ride to each appt. Angie arranged for a shuttle to pick us up and shuttle was there on time and we had no issues. Dr C is a master artist of the woman's body and I am extremely happy with my results!!!!!!!

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