Seven Days After Coolsculpting...PAIN! - New York, NY

Here's my experience. I received a Groupon for $549 at Dr. Lenora Felderman in NYC. I never actually saw the doctor. The procedure was painless (although the first five seconds when my lower belly fat was being sucked into the machine was a little scary). The Coolsculpting was for a large area (lower abs). All the literature about this procedure tout it as being "painless". It is. But AFTER, it's PAINFUL. I got the procedure done in the morning and went directly to work at a desk job. No problem. The next two days my stomach just felt numb, tingly, and itchy. Itchy was very annoying but I could live with it. On the third day after the procedure the painful pin pricks started. I'm currently seven days out and I still have painful pin pricks, not much numbness, and no itching. On the second day of pain I called Dr. Felderman's office and asked for a painkiller to be called into the pharmacy. I was told that a prescription painkiller would only make it worse, Dr. Felderman does not give out prescriptions for this procedure and that I should take Tylenol, not Motrin, but Tylenol only. It wasn't until I did research on RealSelf that I discovered cold packs. The solution to the pain is most definitely cold packs! I've got a wrap around gel type that's convenient but unfreezes in about an hour. I also have an old fashioned type that you have to hold on you but it stays filled with a huge block of ice for hours. Unfortunately, I can't wear these at work so I suffer throughout the day. I've tried putting on Bengay Cool Gel. I smell like a 90-year-old lady and I'm not sure the Bengay helps. I'm really hoping that this will be over soon, most people say two weeks. I'm disappointed that the Dr.'s office didn't tell me about this--the pain, the cool packs. They only mentioned the numbness. Also, I discovered that I can't even see that doctor on a regular basis (and no follow-up to the procedure either) because her clientele are mainly rich Upper East Side folks who pay $400 per hour. There's nothing wrong with that per se, but I think as part of the Groupon deal we should have received at least a follow-up check-up to ensure there are no issues. Seriously, at one point I thought I was dying. I had no idea I'd feel this way because all the research I kept reading reiterated painless procedure, no downtime. Totally misleading. I will not get this procedure done again no matter what. In fact, I've discovered that I'm not a good candidate for any procedures ever: no lipo, no tummy tuck, no breast enhancement, no nothing. I don't like pain and I don't think a flat stomach is going to make this worth it. I'm just going to have to learn how to embrace myself as is. Oh, by the way, I was still able to go to the gym a few times a week. So even though the pain is there, it's not constant. It comes in spurts. I don't feel any discomfort when working out so I recommend it! One last thing, I've had virtually no appetite since this procedure. I don't see any comments on that, but I think it's pretty easy to knock off a couple pounds because who wants to eat when their stomach is distended and feels like a boulder is inside. Didn't I mention that? Oh yes, you may be very bloated when this is over. But it goes down eventually.