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Waiting to Set a Date for Liposouction
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I have an appointment scheduled for June 8 to make...
libladyMay 14, 2017
I have an appointment scheduled for June 8 to make arrangements and get a date for my upcoming liposuction. I am having lipo on my upper belly, flanks and back. I had a consultation last week and my PS said that he will excise the skin from around the rolls on my upper back because mostly what I have there is loose skin. I'm not sure if he will also do lipo there or not and will check with him at my next appointment. I don't know what to expect even though I've already had a BR and a TT. I am looking for some information/experiences of others who have undergone lipo in these areas, and if any skin has been excised. I am looking forward to what I consider the final step in my surgery journey to the new me.
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Have a date
libladyMay 24, 2017
I got the information from my PS's office about the costs of liposuction. I called his secretary yesterday and set up a date for my surgery, on July 12. Today I heard back from her that he can't do it then, so the next date she could offer was July 14. At least it's only two days later. Now my countdown can begin. :)
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June 7, 2017
That's exciting!
June 7, 2017
Thanks! Yes, it is. I can't wait to have it done so I can get closer (at least) to what I've hoped for through this whole journey. I'm almost even looking forward to the PO pain and discomfort, and the wearing of compression garments forever again, lol.
June 7, 2017
LOL now I know you have totally lost it!! looking forward to the PO Pain?!!! ughhhh girl you are a mess!!! I still wear my garment about 2 times a week. It's so raggedy but it still holds stuff in. especially my nasty thighs. I might just buy a new one.
Well I'm super excited for you...will this be the last surgery? Or what else do you have on that list? *smiles*
Well I'm super excited for you...will this be the last surgery? Or what else do you have on that list? *smiles*
June 7, 2017
Ha, ha...yes, this is the last one I would like to have my arms and inner thighs done, but will work on them through exercise. I'm finding a number of different things to try. I keep thinking I should wear my garment, but it's in the drawer and I don't think about it until I'm out walking with my husband. We walk in the mall, and I look at my profile every time I go by a reflective window.
June 7, 2017
I can not stand my flabby thighs but I am not getting a thigh lift. I just don't want anymore scars. I am going to start target exercising and focus on the areas that bother me the most. My arms, lower back and thighs. I often wonder if I look funny to people when I go to the gym. I'm a big girl with a flat ass stomach. I wonder if they wonder how the hell I pull that off!!! lol
June 7, 2017
I'm trying to picture that...:) I figure I am done after this next surgery. Anything else I will try to exercise away or live with. I don't go to a gym, but I have found numerous exercises on-line that target the areas I want to work on. I think they "know me" on Facebook - they keep adding upper arm exercises on my feed, lol.
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All done
libladyJuly 20, 2017
Last Friday I had my surgery...contouring of the torso with liposuction. The dog ears from my TT were repaired, skin on my back was removed and tightened up, and I had lipo on my upper abdomen and flanks. I came home in the afternoon in a binder and surgical bra, took my pain meds on schedule until Sunday morning, and haven't felt the need to take anything since then. I put on my compression garment Sunday morning - boy, was it tight! - and settled in for the day. I am sitting around, watching Christmas movies on Hallmark, lol, doing some reading, and coloring. I am enjoying the downtime - I usually walk over 20,000 steps a day, and it's nice to know that I can't for a few days, ha, ha.
I saw my PS on Monday, and the first thing he said was the compression garment was too tight; there was a line at the waist and he was afraid it would cause problems. He gave me another binder and told me to keep wearing it for the time being. I had a sports bra on, and he said that's okay too, but I did go back to the surgical bra because it comes down a little further on my abdomen and give a little more support. He also said I am healing well and that my incisions look good, so I was happy with that. I see him again on Thursday, and hope for more good news.
Although my husband didn't understand why I wanted to go through another surgery (I've had both a BR and a TT within the past year), he has been supportive. I just didn't like the way my upper abdomen hung out over my new belly button, and wanted it smaller; plus, I wanted my back rolls to go away. I thought they were rolls of fat, but it was "only" loose skin.
I already feel much better, and content with my decision to go through this. Now, I am anxiously awaiting my future results. :)
I saw my PS on Monday, and the first thing he said was the compression garment was too tight; there was a line at the waist and he was afraid it would cause problems. He gave me another binder and told me to keep wearing it for the time being. I had a sports bra on, and he said that's okay too, but I did go back to the surgical bra because it comes down a little further on my abdomen and give a little more support. He also said I am healing well and that my incisions look good, so I was happy with that. I see him again on Thursday, and hope for more good news.
Although my husband didn't understand why I wanted to go through another surgery (I've had both a BR and a TT within the past year), he has been supportive. I just didn't like the way my upper abdomen hung out over my new belly button, and wanted it smaller; plus, I wanted my back rolls to go away. I thought they were rolls of fat, but it was "only" loose skin.
I already feel much better, and content with my decision to go through this. Now, I am anxiously awaiting my future results. :)
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July 21, 2017
I can sense the joy from your words. I am sending you cyber huggies. Take it one day at a time and don't rush to do anything. Can't wait to see some pics!!! Thinking of Ya!!
July 21, 2017
Thanks, sinfullysweet. I don't know when I'll have a chance to get pictures because I have two 5-6 inch incisions on my upper back covered by (untapped) abdominal pads and if I take off my bra, they fall off, and I can't put them back on and close up the bra without help. My hubby is not aware of all the photos I've shared of my procedures, and I don't think I want him to know, lol. When I no longer have to wear the abd's I will take some pics and post them. I have 9 or 10 small incisions from the cannula for lipo, and two maybe 3-inch incisions where my dog ears were fixed. It's a lot of "holes" but they are healing well and the smaller ones don't bother me at all, just the larger. I have a variety of stitches and glue holding me together.
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