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I have always had a stomach that I never felt...
I have always had a stomach that I never felt comfortable showing. No matter how much weight I lose, my stubborn stomach is always the same. After meeting with a doctor to discuss weight loss options he told me I was an ideal candidate for the procedure. I never thought that I would be able to afford it even though it something I always dreamed of doing. It has been several months since the option was presented and now tomorrow is finally the big day. I am very excited, though slightly nervous as I have read hundreds of reviews and of course the negative experiences people have had stick out.
Oh, just wanted to add some measurements, etc...
Oh, just wanted to add some measurements, etc details to my posting
Age 28
Weight 134
Neck 12.5
Chest 34.5
Waist 29.5
Abdomen 32
Hips 35
Thigh 21
Knee 13.5
Calf 14
Ankle 9.25
Arm 10.5
Forearm 9.5
Wrist 6
Age 28
Weight 134
Neck 12.5
Chest 34.5
Waist 29.5
Abdomen 32
Hips 35
Thigh 21
Knee 13.5
Calf 14
Ankle 9.25
Arm 10.5
Forearm 9.5
Wrist 6
Ok, well here goes. I arrived at the Dr's office...
Ok, well here goes. I arrived at the Dr's office yesterday ready to go at 9:30 am ( I weighed 136 lbs). By the time I had taken something to help me relax as well as another shot it was close to 11am. I met with the Dr. who has been great. I was schedule to have upper and lower stomach, love handles, lower back and he suggested fat transfer because of the C curve I had ( my stomach at the widest point was wider than my where my hips should be and then my thighs were as wide as the stomach) so it formed an ugly C shape that has prevented me from finding clothes that fit properly and never ever wearing a two piece bathing suit. He also wanted to transfer this fat to the upper part of my butt to give it a heart shape. I agreed.
After putting on the extremely unflattering paper underwear and my own bra the Dr came in to mark the areas as well as take photos. Here is where things went a little sad, haha. He told me that I had much more fat than he had initially thought and that it would take awhile and or two treatments - I wanted to get the area under my arm where there is bra fat done as well. He told me that I wear the weight well, considering I spent the past 15 years only buying clothes that would flatter in some places and hide others I guess this was a compliment.
On to the procedure. He began administering the lidocaine/tumescent liquid, which didn't feel so great. I really did not like the fact that I could feel it under my skin and in some places where it was not completely numb it did hurt. I did make it known that I was feeling it a bit and he gave me another shot of something that helped. The procedure did not begin until about 12:30. Apparently, I fell asleep for large portions of it but did wake up a few times when I felt some pain. This was mostly in my lower stomach and for some reason even though it had been numbed and numbed again I still was uncomfortable. I will be honest, for the parts that I was awake for it was not so pleasant. I am not sure if it was because I was grossed out by the fact that I could feel the pressure of what was happening even if it wasn't painful. It was after 5 by the time everything was done, this included about an hour of down time while the extracted fat was seperated until was the right consistently to inject into the divett and the top of my bum. I was READY to go. Sadly, he told me that the fat on my sides was very dense and stubborn and had been slightly difficult to breakdown/remove and it had taken longer than anticipated. He was able to get my love handles, upper abs, some of the lower abs, the pubic area as well as fix the C curve and transfer the fat to what now I would call a booty. The bad news, is that he feel that he could have gotten more out of my lower stomach if I had not been feeling discomfort there, he decided I had enough for the day. He also would have like to take more out of my upper back and the bra roll, which he did not get to. I was disapointed but I also was tired and wanted to go home so I agree it was for the best that we did not do any more.
I put on the compression garments and went straight for the pharmacy to get the pain killers and additional anti-biotics.
I didnt end up getting home until close to 7pm. I couldn't resist checking the results, so I will add the photos from yesterday. Oh and side note, I weighed 144 lbs AFTER the procedure, so yes, 8 more lbs than that morning. I know this is because there still was fluid to be drained, but it wasn't what I had expected. This morning my weight was 138. I am not draining as much as I thought I would be. My skinny jeans definitely don't fit yet, which is possibly due to my newly fat ass :)
Here are my measurements this morning, from after the shower without the garments.
Date 4/6/12
Pre Op 136
Current Wt. 138.4
Chest 135
Under Chest 31
Waist 29.5
Abdomen 31
Hips 35
booty 37.5
Thigh 21
After putting on the extremely unflattering paper underwear and my own bra the Dr came in to mark the areas as well as take photos. Here is where things went a little sad, haha. He told me that I had much more fat than he had initially thought and that it would take awhile and or two treatments - I wanted to get the area under my arm where there is bra fat done as well. He told me that I wear the weight well, considering I spent the past 15 years only buying clothes that would flatter in some places and hide others I guess this was a compliment.
On to the procedure. He began administering the lidocaine/tumescent liquid, which didn't feel so great. I really did not like the fact that I could feel it under my skin and in some places where it was not completely numb it did hurt. I did make it known that I was feeling it a bit and he gave me another shot of something that helped. The procedure did not begin until about 12:30. Apparently, I fell asleep for large portions of it but did wake up a few times when I felt some pain. This was mostly in my lower stomach and for some reason even though it had been numbed and numbed again I still was uncomfortable. I will be honest, for the parts that I was awake for it was not so pleasant. I am not sure if it was because I was grossed out by the fact that I could feel the pressure of what was happening even if it wasn't painful. It was after 5 by the time everything was done, this included about an hour of down time while the extracted fat was seperated until was the right consistently to inject into the divett and the top of my bum. I was READY to go. Sadly, he told me that the fat on my sides was very dense and stubborn and had been slightly difficult to breakdown/remove and it had taken longer than anticipated. He was able to get my love handles, upper abs, some of the lower abs, the pubic area as well as fix the C curve and transfer the fat to what now I would call a booty. The bad news, is that he feel that he could have gotten more out of my lower stomach if I had not been feeling discomfort there, he decided I had enough for the day. He also would have like to take more out of my upper back and the bra roll, which he did not get to. I was disapointed but I also was tired and wanted to go home so I agree it was for the best that we did not do any more.
I put on the compression garments and went straight for the pharmacy to get the pain killers and additional anti-biotics.
I didnt end up getting home until close to 7pm. I couldn't resist checking the results, so I will add the photos from yesterday. Oh and side note, I weighed 144 lbs AFTER the procedure, so yes, 8 more lbs than that morning. I know this is because there still was fluid to be drained, but it wasn't what I had expected. This morning my weight was 138. I am not draining as much as I thought I would be. My skinny jeans definitely don't fit yet, which is possibly due to my newly fat ass :)
Here are my measurements this morning, from after the shower without the garments.
Date 4/6/12
Pre Op 136
Current Wt. 138.4
Chest 135
Under Chest 31
Waist 29.5
Abdomen 31
Hips 35
booty 37.5
Thigh 21