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Days 8 to 14
Day 8 (Wednesday - 7 days post) - This was the most uncomfortable day for me. The pain was more frequent and in more places but it was still just uncomfortable and not debilitating. I did cardio with my personal trainer for an hour and it was fine.
Days 9 thru 11 (Thursday thru Saturday - 8 to 10 days post) - The discomfort was a little bit less than Wednesday. I was starting to get tired of it. I worked out for an hour with a personal trainer and Friday morning and it was fine.
Day 12 (Sunday - 11 days post) - woo hoo! The first day i felt more like myself. There's still numbness and a few twinges of pain every now and then but much, much better.
Days 13 -14 (Monday & Tuesday - 12 and 13 days post) - I haven't been wearing Spanx since last Friday, had a HIIT class on Monday and another workout with my personal trainer on Tuesday and I felt fine. The numbness is still in a few places (the center of where each of the applicators were place) and I still feel the twinges a few times a day but I can wear jeans and there's no pain around my abdomen (which was a problem last week). I'll have my trainer measure my waist on Tuesday even though it's only been two week. Also, I'm trying to get the photos the doctor's office took and then I'll post those with the after pictures as soon as there is a reduction in my waistline.
I work out 1 hour with a personal trainer on Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday and then take a 45-minute HIIT class on Monday. I do cardio Monday (of course with HIIT), Wednesday and Friday and strength training on Sunday and Tuesday. I rest on Thursday and Saturday.
Days 9 thru 11 (Thursday thru Saturday - 8 to 10 days post) - The discomfort was a little bit less than Wednesday. I was starting to get tired of it. I worked out for an hour with a personal trainer and Friday morning and it was fine.
Day 12 (Sunday - 11 days post) - woo hoo! The first day i felt more like myself. There's still numbness and a few twinges of pain every now and then but much, much better.
Days 13 -14 (Monday & Tuesday - 12 and 13 days post) - I haven't been wearing Spanx since last Friday, had a HIIT class on Monday and another workout with my personal trainer on Tuesday and I felt fine. The numbness is still in a few places (the center of where each of the applicators were place) and I still feel the twinges a few times a day but I can wear jeans and there's no pain around my abdomen (which was a problem last week). I'll have my trainer measure my waist on Tuesday even though it's only been two week. Also, I'm trying to get the photos the doctor's office took and then I'll post those with the after pictures as soon as there is a reduction in my waistline.
I work out 1 hour with a personal trainer on Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday and then take a 45-minute HIIT class on Monday. I do cardio Monday (of course with HIIT), Wednesday and Friday and strength training on Sunday and Tuesday. I rest on Thursday and Saturday.
Days 6 and 7
Day 6 (Monday - 5 days post) - A few twinges but otherwise I feel okay. It definitely helps to wear the Spanx. It's the rubbing against the skin and the belly jiggling that causes the irritation and twinges, respectively. I still took Aleve in the morning just to be sure. I took a HIIT class, wearing the Spanx, and didn't experience any twinges or pain at all.
Day 7 (Tuesday - 6 days post) - I had a personal training session first thing in the morning. I had her measure my waist to see if my perceived bloating was a figment of my imagination. It is! My waist is the same size as it was on the day of the procedure (before the procedure) (37.25 inches). I tend to think that the swelling is real but it subsides after a few days and what people are feeling is really the numbness that makes you feel puffy. There's no doubt in my mind, by the way, that the twinges and increased pain that people experience is just the numbness wearing off which will vary in intensity by person depending on where the applicators were placed, their size and the length of the treatments. Today was the first day that the twinges/pain bothered me and I think I understand why. While I wore the Spanx, I had on jeans that were snug around my stomach. It was not a comfortable feeling. Wear lose clothing or yoga pants! As the day wore on, the discomfort became more uncomfortable. Took another Aleve before going to bed because I heard that the pain has kept some people up. While I was more uncomfortable today, I wouldn't say that the pain was even close to debilitating. Mild shooting pains and irritation where my jeans snapped.
I'm waiting for the doctor's office to send me the before pictures and then I'll post the before and after pictures. I'll post pictures periodically.
Day 7 (Tuesday - 6 days post) - I had a personal training session first thing in the morning. I had her measure my waist to see if my perceived bloating was a figment of my imagination. It is! My waist is the same size as it was on the day of the procedure (before the procedure) (37.25 inches). I tend to think that the swelling is real but it subsides after a few days and what people are feeling is really the numbness that makes you feel puffy. There's no doubt in my mind, by the way, that the twinges and increased pain that people experience is just the numbness wearing off which will vary in intensity by person depending on where the applicators were placed, their size and the length of the treatments. Today was the first day that the twinges/pain bothered me and I think I understand why. While I wore the Spanx, I had on jeans that were snug around my stomach. It was not a comfortable feeling. Wear lose clothing or yoga pants! As the day wore on, the discomfort became more uncomfortable. Took another Aleve before going to bed because I heard that the pain has kept some people up. While I was more uncomfortable today, I wouldn't say that the pain was even close to debilitating. Mild shooting pains and irritation where my jeans snapped.
I'm waiting for the doctor's office to send me the before pictures and then I'll post the before and after pictures. I'll post pictures periodically.
Days 2 through 5
Day 2 (Thursday - 1 day post) - Not much to report. Puffy stomach, tenderness around the edges of where the applicators had been placed. Numbness in the places were the applicators had been placed. I worked out and wasn't bothered at all, even when I did ab work.
Day 3 (Friday - 2 days post) - I felt a few twinges. Wondering if this the beginning of the shooting pain that people are talking about. The twinges don't hurt and don't last very long. It's a pulling/tingling sensation. Feels like someone zapped me with a very small dose of electrical current. Just to be sure, I started taking Aleve. (I don't like pain.) Wearing Spanx definitely helps. It's annoying to have clothing rub up against the areas and it's a slight irritating feeling and it keeps your belly from jiggling around and that can be a little painful. I did a 45-minute HIIT class and I was totally fine.
Day 4 (Saturday - 3 days after procedure) - starting to feel more of the twinges so took some Aleve but it's still not painful. The numbness is still there and the Spanx helps with not finding the numbness irritating. I think the twinges are part of the process of the numbness going away in certain areas.
Day 5 (Sunday - 4 days post) - I had a 1-hour workout with a personal train, wore the Spanx and was fine. I noticed the puffiness of my stomach really for the first time today. I'm going to get myself measured on Tuesday to see if it's just my imagination. I took Aleve again because I was paranoid about the twinges turning into shooting pain. I found that when I don't wear the Spanx, I feel slight cramping that feels like mild period cramping. I don't feel that when I have the Spanx on. Each day, I rup baby oil on my stomach to check where the numbness still is and to massage the fat. Pictures soon.
Day 3 (Friday - 2 days post) - I felt a few twinges. Wondering if this the beginning of the shooting pain that people are talking about. The twinges don't hurt and don't last very long. It's a pulling/tingling sensation. Feels like someone zapped me with a very small dose of electrical current. Just to be sure, I started taking Aleve. (I don't like pain.) Wearing Spanx definitely helps. It's annoying to have clothing rub up against the areas and it's a slight irritating feeling and it keeps your belly from jiggling around and that can be a little painful. I did a 45-minute HIIT class and I was totally fine.
Day 4 (Saturday - 3 days after procedure) - starting to feel more of the twinges so took some Aleve but it's still not painful. The numbness is still there and the Spanx helps with not finding the numbness irritating. I think the twinges are part of the process of the numbness going away in certain areas.
Day 5 (Sunday - 4 days post) - I had a 1-hour workout with a personal train, wore the Spanx and was fine. I noticed the puffiness of my stomach really for the first time today. I'm going to get myself measured on Tuesday to see if it's just my imagination. I took Aleve again because I was paranoid about the twinges turning into shooting pain. I found that when I don't wear the Spanx, I feel slight cramping that feels like mild period cramping. I don't feel that when I have the Spanx on. Each day, I rup baby oil on my stomach to check where the numbness still is and to massage the fat. Pictures soon.