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So excited and less than a month away!
So excited and less than a month away!
Since my surgery is about a month away I've been...
Since my surgery is about a month away I've been looking more into what i need. If anyone has a little check list they could let me know what are the MAIN things they DID use. I see that a lot of people saying they spent money on things that they never used...
-I got my prescriptions already. $5 for all the antibiotics and pain meds (luckily I have amazing insurance)
-I got a big hospital blanket so i don't get fluid on my bed. I hear a lot of people say they got a shower curtain? How did any of you use that? Do you lay on it? (Sorry for any stupid questions)
-also start taking Vitamin C and Iron 2 weeks prior to surgery.
-no Vitamin E or basically anything else from what i see. I only take that probiotic digestive pill. I wonder if i need to stop taking that? If any of you take that, did you have to stop taking it and when? (i'll ask my doctor these ?s too of course) Also was/is anyone on birth control pill? I am, so idk if i need to stop that too?
-dial antibacterial wash
-arnica pellets (walmart)
-2 or 3 bobby pillows (craiglist)
-wedge pillow
-cleanse body wipes
-pee cup
-mederma (to reduce the scarring)
-eat light (as healthy as possible) food. Like soups, salads, jello, applesauce and water
-anything with fiber to help with #2. I guess a lot of people have gotten constipated.
-set up appointments for the massages after surgery (my moms also gonna massage me at home ;)
-comfy stretchy clothes.
-stage 2 compression garment (but i guess i don't have to get that till later on)
Idk what else i might be missing..?
Any advice, suggestions or tips?
I'm just gonna be home for 2 weeks. So i guess i'll just rest and walk around there. I got Netflix, movies and the internet so i don't think i'll get that bored. It'll be nice to bum around for 2 whole weeks. I know it'll be uncomfortable but at least i'll be chilling. Also i'll have my mama home with me for one whole week and with my 30 year old sister, She's coming to visit me from Mexico so she'll be here with me for the whole two weeks with my new baby nephew i haven't met yet! So i'm super excited for that!
Also when i go back to work.. I'm a receptionist so i'm sitting down basically all day every week day. Any suggestions on how to sit at work? Just with the bobby pillows?
Also something I've noticed.. Idk if i'm just not finding them but i don't seem to find many women closer to my age (21/22 in July) with really good health, no children (so no stretch marks/c-section scars) on here. I've just read and seen older women reviews. Women who have a lot more fat (not trying to be rude or anything so please don't take this the wrong way), women who have all types of health issues like diabetic, high blood pressure, etc. etc. So it's hard to read their reviews and compare it to me. My doctor told me that recovery does have a lot to do with your health background, age, what your bodies gone thru (child birth changes a woman's body), the way you eat, take care of yourself etc. etc. I'm way healthy in the sense of illness (occasionally i have my glass of wine or sweets), i'm not allergic to anything that i know of, i'm not medically overweight/obese, i don't have anything in my family of health issues such high blood pressure, diabetes, etc etc. I've put under for my tonsils and also for my wisdom teeth and i recovered fast and everything went good. So my doctor said i'm a perfect candidate for this surgery. I have really soft skin no cellulite or dimples to worry about for the lipo. I only have like tiny little stretch marks on the top part of thighs but i have to actually stretch that part of my skin to see them it's weird haha. ANY WAYS sounds like i'm bragging now that i look over what i wrote but i'm really not I just wanna put 100% in being honest with every detail of my experience. So please no one get offended, it's really not my intention it's just from what i've noticed on RealSelf from all that I've seen, read, also from what i asked my doctor, all those things go in a count how your recovery will be... Any ways i'm not feeling nervous at all idk if it just hasn't hit me but i'm way more excited than anything! Have a wonderful big booty day! :P
-I got my prescriptions already. $5 for all the antibiotics and pain meds (luckily I have amazing insurance)
-I got a big hospital blanket so i don't get fluid on my bed. I hear a lot of people say they got a shower curtain? How did any of you use that? Do you lay on it? (Sorry for any stupid questions)
-also start taking Vitamin C and Iron 2 weeks prior to surgery.
-no Vitamin E or basically anything else from what i see. I only take that probiotic digestive pill. I wonder if i need to stop taking that? If any of you take that, did you have to stop taking it and when? (i'll ask my doctor these ?s too of course) Also was/is anyone on birth control pill? I am, so idk if i need to stop that too?
-dial antibacterial wash
-arnica pellets (walmart)
-2 or 3 bobby pillows (craiglist)
-wedge pillow
-cleanse body wipes
-pee cup
-mederma (to reduce the scarring)
-eat light (as healthy as possible) food. Like soups, salads, jello, applesauce and water
-anything with fiber to help with #2. I guess a lot of people have gotten constipated.
-set up appointments for the massages after surgery (my moms also gonna massage me at home ;)
-comfy stretchy clothes.
-stage 2 compression garment (but i guess i don't have to get that till later on)
Idk what else i might be missing..?
Any advice, suggestions or tips?
I'm just gonna be home for 2 weeks. So i guess i'll just rest and walk around there. I got Netflix, movies and the internet so i don't think i'll get that bored. It'll be nice to bum around for 2 whole weeks. I know it'll be uncomfortable but at least i'll be chilling. Also i'll have my mama home with me for one whole week and with my 30 year old sister, She's coming to visit me from Mexico so she'll be here with me for the whole two weeks with my new baby nephew i haven't met yet! So i'm super excited for that!
Also when i go back to work.. I'm a receptionist so i'm sitting down basically all day every week day. Any suggestions on how to sit at work? Just with the bobby pillows?
Also something I've noticed.. Idk if i'm just not finding them but i don't seem to find many women closer to my age (21/22 in July) with really good health, no children (so no stretch marks/c-section scars) on here. I've just read and seen older women reviews. Women who have a lot more fat (not trying to be rude or anything so please don't take this the wrong way), women who have all types of health issues like diabetic, high blood pressure, etc. etc. So it's hard to read their reviews and compare it to me. My doctor told me that recovery does have a lot to do with your health background, age, what your bodies gone thru (child birth changes a woman's body), the way you eat, take care of yourself etc. etc. I'm way healthy in the sense of illness (occasionally i have my glass of wine or sweets), i'm not allergic to anything that i know of, i'm not medically overweight/obese, i don't have anything in my family of health issues such high blood pressure, diabetes, etc etc. I've put under for my tonsils and also for my wisdom teeth and i recovered fast and everything went good. So my doctor said i'm a perfect candidate for this surgery. I have really soft skin no cellulite or dimples to worry about for the lipo. I only have like tiny little stretch marks on the top part of thighs but i have to actually stretch that part of my skin to see them it's weird haha. ANY WAYS sounds like i'm bragging now that i look over what i wrote but i'm really not I just wanna put 100% in being honest with every detail of my experience. So please no one get offended, it's really not my intention it's just from what i've noticed on RealSelf from all that I've seen, read, also from what i asked my doctor, all those things go in a count how your recovery will be... Any ways i'm not feeling nervous at all idk if it just hasn't hit me but i'm way more excited than anything! Have a wonderful big booty day! :P
I met up with my Dr. Allen in Jan. to pay and go...
I met up with my Dr. Allen in Jan. to pay and go thru and sign all the paper work. I had a huge car expense come up which ended up costing me a little over $1000. So i couldn't pay her the whole total. I paid $4000 so I still owe her $500 which i'll pay the day of surgery. I showed her my wish pic that i posted. She said that that patient in that pic has my same body type and booty issue haha! I signed everything and my mom came with me and asked a million and one questions i had already researched and talked to Dr. Allen in my consultation appointment. Regardless if i'm almost 22 years old my mom still needs to know what's going on haha! She's awesome. Any ways she wanted to know how to take care of me after surgery. The doctor said to gain maybe 5-10 pounds since it goes straight to my love handles (flanks) and stomach. Still don't know the date exactly but it's either the 8th, 9th, or the 11th of March. I am so so so so so excited! Not even nervous i wish i was having the surgery tomorrow! I need to take some pictures so you all can see full from the back pic. But as of right now my wish pic the Before (black thong) is pretty close to how i look now. Any ways i'll keep you all posted!
Provider Review
One of my co-workers was interested in doing a BBL. She told me of a doctor that she found on the internet who has her main office in SLC but also has a little office down in my town. I looked at her website, i text her, she got in contact with me and it just felt right to go with her as my doctor.