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6/18/2012 Week 6. I have gone a lot of this...
I have gone a lot of this week without the 2nd stage garment, not intentionally but because I do need to wear it to run, have to wash it and just with timing haven't managed to get it back on. Most of the discomfort is gone but I do have some reseidual hypersensitivity in the waist/ flank area. The feeling is similar to having the flu...and really sensitive to even the brushing of a t-shirt on the skin over that area. There is the occassional pull or odd feeling on the abdomen as well but overall the discomfort is mostly gone. I am not yet hwoever comfortable running without the garment because of skin movement.
I have not changed size or lost weight at all. Nothing. My shape has changed, my stomach is flatter and waist indents more, my thighs around my lower buttock are shaped better and overall I am please with the improvement. While I am happy so far, the discomfort was more than I anticipated. I have had a boob job and this was far worse I think because the discomfort affected the whole body and all movement, limiting my ability to exercise. I also hope for more change over time and would have liked to see a bigger change for the price. So, the results are worth having had this done, I guess I would have paid most anything to rid myself of some of the fat pockets I had. But at the same time I would feel much better about the results if I had paid $3K rather than $6K. For the price I expected more drastic results. I will post pics as time allows.
Post Op Day 20: I should have mentioned in my...
I should have mentioned in my last post an interesting observation I have made. I have been wearing my compression garment stage 2, 20 hours a day (sleeping in it then wearing it to work under scrubs). 4 nights ago I started just wearing it during the day (12 hr shifts) and sleeping without it. My skin is still very sensitive/ tender to the touch and I have found this to be true sleeping. What is also interesting is that rolling and getting out of bed without the garment in particular requires a lot more care. Skin moves when rolling over and with that there is tenderness as if the skin is not yet attached. Yesterday morning I did not roll and get up as carefully as I should have and I felt a tearing feeling inside. It was not in a location of one of the holes otherwise I thought I would find blood on the sheet. It was strikingly painful and although subsided in a few minutes, I felt a minor tenderness there all day.
Also, my garment was in the wash so I thought I would wear the binder given right after surgery just for support of the abdomen and the back area I felt tearing. This worked OK but my legs then became tender as well. So, I determined that even at nearly week 3, I am not ready to go very long without the compression garment. This to me indicates that I am still very much healing. Not sure how much swelling remains but it is hard to imagine that I have much. But, the soft tissue is still recovering from its insult.
I have seen absolutely no weight change or change in my measurements as stated above. I have seen however a cleaning up of my thighs, they are a little tidier looking and I feel my abs are a little bit as well. Not much, not where I want them or was hoping for by a long shot but I am mentally preparing myself for a redo of the tummy.
Day 19: Post op was day 17. No weight change. ...
Post op was day 17. No weight change. Measured today and no measurement change.
Provider Review
Maybe I am more needy than I should be emotionally but in paying $6K for a surgeon to cut into me I feel the need for a little more reassurance than I received. He answered my questions but minimally and did not offer an expansion on his original response. He spent the necessary amount of time with me but walked out without saying good bye at the pre-op and on the day of the procedure as well, though I was too high to care. I arrived on my op day at 8am. There was no one in the office but a sign that said they would be with me shortly. I waited for 15 min. and no one came. I called the procedure room, (interrupting someone else's procedure) to let the person who answered know that I had an appointment at 8am and was waiting. This seemed so odd to me since I had an appointment. An LPN came out, had me sign some more papers then took me to a room to change and wait. She asked me to pee in a cup and handed one to me. I asked for a label and she said I didn't need one. While changing she walked in on me without knocking. It was no biggie but it is a courtesy to knock. Overall everyone was very nice but the support staff lack professionalism. Payment was partially done with care credit and the other half cash. I am suspicious of Car Credit. They have an offer for 1 year, no interest if paid off in that time. Great, free loan. But because they were difficult to make my first payment to, difficult to reach in person as well to discuss my concerns, I suspect the goal is to encourage a missed or late payment so that high interest can kick in.