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So its been about 2 mo since the lipo. This is a day to day struggle with me on my body. Two days ago Id say it seems like a significant improvement and today I feel swollen, lumpy, and uneven.

I had honestly hoped by now I would feel like this was all worth but for what I paid this seems really like a bad joke. I find it hard to believe when the doctor said 6 mo for full results that I will see much more of a difference.

Trying to keep my head up about this and my body that seems to constantly be still healing.

Just want to thank everyone for their ongoing support. Honestly the first 2 weeks are pretty tough both physically and mentally because there is so much pain and swelling and you naturally expect results so fast but it takes time. I am seeing improvement and its quite amazing (I think) when I look at pre-op photos. I have been wearing my compression garment everyday and night like I was told to...even though I feel like it should be tighter. The doctor said 6 weeks...by then I will be so used to wearing it, it will be strange not to. I can finally say that I think I made the right decision not to do the tummy tuck right now and see the best results possible with lipo. Its clear he had to be aggressive to work on the areas that were big since I was a kid, i think thats why its so swollen still. The area I would like to see more change is my hips...my stomach I never expected as much lift so anything from their is awesome but my massive hips I still feel alot of swelling there too I guess. Keeping to a low carb low sodium diet is a straight pain in the butt lol...Ive had my good days and my not to good days. Cutting out alcohol is def a good idea. I had a crazy weekend and I could tell my swelling got worse. Not drinking while living in Germany is harder than you think! Anyways I see my doctor next week, cant wait to see what he says! Will post again soon!

It has been a while since my last update. I had my two week checkup last week and as I suspected I have a hematoma on my pannus. This is something I had also in the same area after my csection in May, thankfully this one is not as bad but still slowing progression at least in that area. I personally am still surprised at how much swelling I still have, but slowly and surely I can see my body taking shape. The overhang I had is already lifted so much and surprisingly I almost have a tangible belly button! The area around my mommy pouch is not nearly as bruised as it was so I feel like the hematoma is healing nicely, it still feels like a soft rock under my skin. My hips are still very swollen which is frustrating, I can tell they are smaller but my whole stomach, back and hips are still very tender/swollen. I took some pics last week but honestly I'm not happy with them, I'm gonna take some this week, maybe I'll make a before/2week/3week collage. This week seems much better. This website has been so helpful...even the few people who have commented! Its been a lonely road of healing for me, only my husband knows of the surgery...I haven't told anyone. I'm not sure why. Thanks RealSelf.