They Don't Tell You Everything... - Raleigh

I did an extensive amount of research on the procedure before I had it done. All but one review said the procedure wasn't painful, and there was no down time and next to no recovery time. The nurses and consultant told me I could even work out the day after the procedure. My experience was entirely different. The procedure was painful for me! I had 4 cool max applicators done in my abdomen and 4 small applicators in my flanks. The flanks were not bad, but they bruised me. The abdomen was the worst! I almost passed out when they removed the lower ab applicator the first time. And when they apply the applicator to the upper ab it was extremely painful. The machine also kicked off several times so they had to reapply the applicator twice in my left flank and once on my upper right ab. I was in pain immediately after the procedure, and the pain did not reside overnight. I am so swollen and bruised that I can barely move around; even driving is painful because of the seatbelt and any bump in the road shoots pain through my stomach. If you plan to have this procedure done I'd recommend taking a few days off, especially if your job involves anything other than sitting. And good luck sleeping at night! Any movement will wake you up. If you have a partner or spouse Id suggest sleeping in separate bedrooms until you're recovered. I'll update with my results, but I really just wanted to share my experience because it was so different from what I read about.

Well the swelling is down some, however I am still in pain. Now my left side is throbbing, and it feels like my lower rib cage is bruised. I have applying icy hot and a heating pad to the area which seems to help. I'm also wearing compression pants to keep the area from moving around when I walk, which helps a little. I'm also still bruised on my sides, and now I'm seeing the bruising on my abs. It's still very uncomfortable and I can't get out and enjoy life right now. I'm still very disappointed that the consultants did not cover this in my booking appointment. I just hope the results are worth all this pain.

I stayed in bed all day yesterday, sleeping here and there, getting up and walking when I felt stiff. Around 11am I got violently ill. I vomited about every 40 minutes until around 3pm. I also had diarrhea. The only thing I could keep down was sips of ginger ale. I have no idea whether this is related to the procedure or not, but it certainly does not help with my abdominal pain.
Later when the vomiting stopped and I just had diarrhea, I ate 4 saltine crackers, and braved a trip to the store to purchase some aspercream (topical anesthetic). The aspercream is a life saver! It doesn't help with the deep pain, but it helps with the topical sensitivity of the skin.
I slept about an hour at a time, getting up to relieve myself and reapply the aspercream.
Day 4 is officially the worst.