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HELP! , Miami, FL
UPDATED FROM Finally_Flat_n_NotHappy
7 days post
Who gonna remove my drains?
WORTH IT$4,500
Now I'm back home post day 9 and still have my drains. I called 3 doctors so far and they all said they will not remove my drains because I wasn't their patience! Of course, my doctor is in Miami Omggggg where can I have my drains remove? Who can remove my drains? Please I need serious help RS sisters
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UPDATED FROM Finally_Flat_n_NotHappy
5 days post
Post day 6
Had my follow up w Alravez and everything is ok he said. Drains need another week before removal. I poop this morning...smooth relief no pain! Flanks still hard, he suggest I do more lipo on them ughhhhh
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May 31, 2016
I had my drains in the same spot. Just looking at yours brings back nightmares. Lol. I kept accidentally pulling on mine. Talk about immediate cursing!
I'm not sure if there are any exercised that work help with flanks. Cardio will help you lose and tone all over, but there's not any exercises that will specifically get rid of flanks. I stayed in the gym and wore a size 4. I didn't want to get any smaller because I would have looked sick and unhealthy at my height. I was very for, but my flanks were still there. My muffin top wasn't budging. Lol. Lipo is the only think that had made them smooth and they don't bulge out in jeans anymore.
Your scar is really low. You look great!
May 31, 2016
Yesssssss these damn drains smh so uncomfortable and annoying ESPECIALLY when they're pulled OOUCH m@&$#%*¥£€ thank God I have 1 more week w them! But yea I guess I gotta work off them flanks in the gym, they're way too big and currently hard, lumpy and ugly. Messing up my shape smh looking like a bumpy road....u rite, probably in jeans my shape will look great but naked is terrible rite now!! Thanks hunni for advise and compliment...glad my scar is low too
May 31, 2016
Uggggh those drains I remover those from my tummy tuck also....bad bad bad lil grenades. My drains moved so much pain oh yeah worse was when I tried not to move for at least 3 days and the tissue grew around the drains....had to be cut away at Dr's office so move! As painful as it is move them a lil everyday. Good luck Sweetie I'm waiting with you on the day they come off. ...you look great and very flat....♡
May 31, 2016
OH GOD I hope it doesn't hurt while removing them....I'm gonna have to get drugged up for that lol I'll try to move it a bit tho
May 31, 2016
Oh gosh. I'm glad my tissue didn't grow around my drains. I had skin that started growing around my lipo suture and those hurt a bit being taken out. My drains didn't hurt at all coming out. I had to have them removed twice because I had a second surgery to drain and clean a hematoma, so drains were placed back in. The first time it felt a little weird getting both drains removed, but didn't hurt. The second time I didn't even know she had taken it out. I hope yours doesn't hurt. Just inhale really deep as they're being taken out. That's what they always have me to do. I think you concentrate so much on inhaling that you don't feel it.
May 31, 2016
I sure am!!!! I hope I could find a doctor to take them out first.....
June 2, 2016
I'm back in New Jersey now but no doctor will remove my drains, what should I do?
May 31, 2016
Very good job ...love Alvarez!!!
June 2, 2016
So I'm back home (New Jersey) and can't find a doctor to take my drains out smh do u have any advice for me hun .... Gotta get these drains remove by Thursday ????
May 31, 2016
Congratulations love! Happy healing! ❤
May 31, 2016
Btw, what is that red line by your drain? You aren't bleeding from you incision are you?
May 31, 2016
Yea that was a lil blood cuz he snatch the damn tape off being funny , he said it's better to take it off quick than slow smh
June 1, 2016
Oh gosh. My reflex probably would have automatically kneed him in the chin. Lol. But glad to hear it's not bleeding or leaking on its own.
June 2, 2016
Exactly I actually bite my damn tongue as I starred at him wit devil eyes girl he knew I was about to jabbed the [RS bleep] outta him...he said please dont hit me GIRLLLLLLLL
UPDATED FROM Finally_Flat_n_NotHappy
3 days post
Flanks or Rocks??? PD3 (post date 3)
Omg my flanks so hard they feel like rocks!! Does that change? How can I fix that? Why it's so hard? And it's so painful I barely could walk. When will it change?
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May 29, 2016
My bad it's post date 4. Surgery was Wednesday 25, today its 4th day after surgery, Sunday. The pain got me losing my mind lol
May 29, 2016
Like rocks? I don't remember mine felling like rocks. Are you saying there's something lumpy in there? Or do you just mean they're hard? If you mean hard, then yeah k imagine mine were very hard from the swelling. I tried to touch them as little as possible, so not really sure. Lol. It even hurt for the water to hit them in the shower! It did last for quite some time, but it does get better each day. I didn't tell anyone in my family a had surgery. Thanksgiving was two weeks after my surgery and I had to stand as straight as I could and pretend like nothing was wrong at out family gathering. I have an uncle that like to pay you on the back HARD as he's hugging you. Omg, I thought I was going to DIE! It hurt so bad and he did it twice. I just wanted to ball up and cry. Lol
May 29, 2016
Yea it's hard and stiff, it's like a hard bubble-ish flanks. One side more swollen than the other too! I can't really describe it smh it's lumpy too, not normal I kno that much but I hope it smooths out. I see doctor Tuesday 10am 5/31, I hope he say it will get better or be able to fix it. I don't wanna have a flat stomach and still have big flanks...that's the whole purpose of the surgery right
May 29, 2016
Omg god i wish i can tell you something to ease your pain....You the first who ever complain about your Flanks that i have read about.....I hope someone can tell you the answer soon....Im praying for you...
May 29, 2016
Thanks! Keep praying I hope I don't need a revision or more lipo on flanks....my flanks are too big and my stomach is flat as hell
May 29, 2016
My flanks are really really hard I feel it's bones lol. The pain aside from all else is the realist pain ever. I have been using heating pad but I understand your pain it's been only a week and Ican't even put the foams on the sides anymore. It's better without :(
May 29, 2016
Yup I don't use my faja, my entire stomach feels better without it plus the faja is causing dents in my waistline and its tiring up my scar n bandage. The faja is causing me pain, [RS bleep] that faja. Several doctors said its not mandatory to wear bcuz there is no proof that it works!!! Flanks and the drains are my biggest pain areas smh so heating pads eases your flank pains????????
May 29, 2016
Yes heating pads help me a lot...lol on the fajas O felt same way at first omg really just felt I could not breathe had more pain with it. I saw my primary dr was getting the indentations like heat rashes very bad on my flanks even with the pads like rug burns...she told me wear faja at night fir 8 hours and 5 hours anytime during the day to ease the comfort....and heating pad and I see so much more relief for my flanks and I even look forward to wearing it now cause its not 24/7. I don't care if my work will be longer or slower I need to heal comfortably. You are right my dr sats if lipo was done it's gonna heal either way and a compression tummy best will do the same thing. So I am doing my own thing.put a heating pad will help you eas the pain xo
May 29, 2016
Are your meds giving you any relief? I stayed on schedule with the meds in the early days and didn't do much except go to the bathroom. Just be careful of constipation, that was the worst for me.
May 29, 2016
I'm taking Oxy's (pain killers), cephalexin (antibiotics) and ondansetron (nausea relieve). Yes the Oxy's knocks me out for 3-4 hours. When I wake back up, I'm good for about 4-5 hours . I haven't poop yet, I hope it won't be painful. It's pd4 .... I'm eating a lil tho, drinking water& orange juice. Ommmmgggggg coughing and laughing is Death101 I swear I feel like Ima burst like a balloon and die! So yea Oxy's just put me to sleep....I rather stay awake and be pain free so I could walk more (heal quicker) but all I got is Oxy's. Should i try something else?
May 29, 2016
I had oxy and valium and I loved the combo. Maybe your doc could add a script for it.
May 31, 2016
I had my first poop today and I didn't have to strain or use stool softener yayyyyyy!!! It came out w no problem thank God!!! But I still got it just in case I get constipated in the future!! Thanks boo
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Me to do each time and it didn't hurt at all. I think on one of the drains the entry hole burned slightly for a little while afterwards, but other than that, it felt 'weird' as the tube was going through my stomach on one of them and two I didn't even feel coming out at all. I still couldn't do it myself because even though the first one didn't hurt at all, I was still scared before getting the other two removed. None of them hurt and if I were to need one removed tomorrow, I'd still be scared. Lol. But I agree if you have just a small copay you'd have to pay going to the emergency room, that's your best bet.