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Recovery Was Downplayed
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Recovery Was Downplayed
brighte3sMarch 7, 2021
WORTH IT$1,700
I’ll start out by stating that I have all the typical hyperhydrosis symptoms; stinky, copious dripping sweat that would soak through a shirt in an hour.
Went to my appointment on 04Mar and was injected with lidocaine to numb the area. The shots were pretty painful but after the first few I no longer felt the needles. I lost count with how many shots I got but there were quite a few. Afterwards the RN verified I was numb and then started the treatment. I felt basically nothing after this point. The whole treatment took about 75 min including the numbing.
I was sent home with some ice packs and my pits stayed numb for 4-5 hours. I iced religiously 20 min on 20 min off and took ibuprofen 800. Once the numbness went away I felt a burning sensation like a bad sunburn. My armpits were very red and swollen.
Sleeping that night was pretty uncomfortable. The pain was pretty bad even with the ibuprofen and my armpits were so swollen I couldn’t put my arms down.
Went to my appointment on 04Mar and was injected with lidocaine to numb the area. The shots were pretty painful but after the first few I no longer felt the needles. I lost count with how many shots I got but there were quite a few. Afterwards the RN verified I was numb and then started the treatment. I felt basically nothing after this point. The whole treatment took about 75 min including the numbing.
I was sent home with some ice packs and my pits stayed numb for 4-5 hours. I iced religiously 20 min on 20 min off and took ibuprofen 800. Once the numbness went away I felt a burning sensation like a bad sunburn. My armpits were very red and swollen.
Sleeping that night was pretty uncomfortable. The pain was pretty bad even with the ibuprofen and my armpits were so swollen I couldn’t put my arms down.
UPDATED FROM brighte3s
4 days post
Day 4 update
brighte3sMarch 9, 2021
Day 1 was definitely the worst of it.
Day 2 I woke up and the swelling had moved into my biceps. Still rather painful and uncomfortable but it’s getting a bit easier to sleep.
Day 3 and still swollen, less bruised. But now I noticed my pits still stink. Haven’t worn deodorant at all since the procedure, but have been washing twice a day as recommended by the RN.
Day 4 Armpits are still very swollen but the pain is starting to go away. They are still very lumpy and tender to the touch. I’ve still been icing as prescribed.
Decided that today I felt good enough to hit the gym again and did 20 min on the bike. Armpits got rather sweaty and smelly so really not sure if this worked at all. Armpit skin felt pretty hot and irritated so it may have been too soon for vigorous activity. Put more ice on them after and they felt ok
Day 2 I woke up and the swelling had moved into my biceps. Still rather painful and uncomfortable but it’s getting a bit easier to sleep.
Day 3 and still swollen, less bruised. But now I noticed my pits still stink. Haven’t worn deodorant at all since the procedure, but have been washing twice a day as recommended by the RN.
Day 4 Armpits are still very swollen but the pain is starting to go away. They are still very lumpy and tender to the touch. I’ve still been icing as prescribed.
Decided that today I felt good enough to hit the gym again and did 20 min on the bike. Armpits got rather sweaty and smelly so really not sure if this worked at all. Armpit skin felt pretty hot and irritated so it may have been too soon for vigorous activity. Put more ice on them after and they felt ok
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UPDATED FROM brighte3s
4 days post
Day 4
brighte3sMarch 9, 2021
Day 1 was definitely the worst of it.
Day 2 I woke up and the swelling had moved into my biceps. Still rather painful and uncomfortable but it’s getting a bit easier to sleep.
Day 3 and still swollen, less bruised. But now I noticed my pits still stink. Haven’t worn deodorant at all since the procedure, but have been washing twice a day as recommended by the RN.
Day 4 Armpits are still very swollen but the pain is starting to go away. They are still very lumpy and tender to the touch. I’ve still been icing as prescribed.
Decided that today I felt good enough to hit the gym again and did 20 min on the bike. Armpits got rather sweaty and smelly so really not sure if this worked at all. Armpit skin felt pretty hot and irritated so it may have been too soon for vigorous activity. Put more ice on them after and they felt ok
Day 2 I woke up and the swelling had moved into my biceps. Still rather painful and uncomfortable but it’s getting a bit easier to sleep.
Day 3 and still swollen, less bruised. But now I noticed my pits still stink. Haven’t worn deodorant at all since the procedure, but have been washing twice a day as recommended by the RN.
Day 4 Armpits are still very swollen but the pain is starting to go away. They are still very lumpy and tender to the touch. I’ve still been icing as prescribed.
Decided that today I felt good enough to hit the gym again and did 20 min on the bike. Armpits got rather sweaty and smelly so really not sure if this worked at all. Armpit skin felt pretty hot and irritated so it may have been too soon for vigorous activity. Put more ice on them after and they felt ok
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