41 Years Old Looking for a Fine Tune Up - San Antonio, TX

Thanks so much!!! I will reach out to Dr. Fisher and see if I can get them

Sounds great. Thank you so much

Hi Bekah, I am scheduled for surgery with Dr. Geoffrey Leber in Scottsdale and like you, I did not have extreme weight loss. I do have a lot of lax skin and sagging and at one point did lipo that made it a lot worse and additionally resulted in dents that he is hopefully going to correct with fat transfer. Anyway, I would love to see your before pictures because your after pictures are amazing, congratulations!

Thank you! I am almost 7 weeks out now and am posting photos. I am in Cozumel right now and the first time I have put a swimsuit on this year. It feels WONDERFUL! To put the bottoms on and have no side butt showing is AWESOME! My stomach was never much of an issue but Dr. Fisher pulled my stomach tighter and did some liposuction on it. He definitely added muscle definition to me. OK. I just need to figure out how to upload the pics from my phone.

Thanks so much! I was nervous too but maybe more excited nervous; I wasn't nervous of potential complications until the morning of. Dr. Fisher came in before surgery and asked if I was scared and I told him I was. He grabbed my hand and said it was normal and I was going to be OK. I had no one with me as I went into this and that small reassuring gesture from him meant the world. My surgery was on a Thursday and my fiancee flew in late Friday night so that the hospital would release me to him on Saturday morning and he left again early Sunday morning and so I was on my own the entire time.
For compression I brought with me a full length garment from a company called Bodywrap Shapewear. I bought 1 size smaller than what I was going into the surgery. Wearing this definitely helped with the swelling but it was the most difficult and excruciating thing to put on. I'm not sure if you are having a thing lift but getting the garment onto your legs is probably the most difficult thing if you do not have help. You have to bend and lift your leg in order to get this on and I believe that I opened up a few of the sutures doing this. 3 weeks later I still need help getting into them. In hindsight I would have never taken them off and washed myself outside of the shower. These garments come with an opening in the crotch to allow you to go to the bathroom but sitting is beyond painful and the hole is not big enough so you will ultimately piddle on yourself and the garment which could lead to infection. This may sound gross but it is what worked for me after trial and error: I got a large solo cup and was able to maneuver it around my hoo-ha so that I could pee standing up. That relieved me from having to pull my garment up and down over the incisions, sitting on the toilet and avoid peeing all over myself..it works. I promise.
Also, make sure you have plenty of antibiotic ointment. Dr. Fisher will send you with a script but it lasted me a couple of days. You also may want to buy wet ones to clean your body with..
Being alone was hard but if you are able to minimize the things that you have to do like showering and going to the bathroom you should be OK..you will have nothing to do but lay in bed. San Antonio has a lot of delivery services so if you feel like you need to place an order on something delivery is very quick from the HEB grocery store. Stock your hotel with protein drinks and shakes along with yogurt, fruit, anything you may need or want.
The flight home was not easy but I let the airline know in advance I would need wheelchair assistance and they were great. It helped tremendously.
When I returned home I started wearing a stage 1 compression garment that I bought on Amazon. The brand is Marena and it is full body with suspenders. Mine has side zippers and some reviewers stated it hurt or pinched into the skin but I don't have that. I actually like the zippers as it makes it easier to get in and out of.
I hope this helps a little bit..it is never easy going through something like this when you are alone but it sounds like you are a trooper and can handle most anything!
Keep in touch and let me know if there is anything I can do to help!!

Thank you so much for the helpful advice! Great to know there are some delivery services!! I feel better knowing someone has gone thru it alone - and way more alone than I will be! Bless you! That must have been rough!! Take care of yourself and will definitely stay in touch!

I am reading this again and I just cannot believe you thru this surgery totally alone! Girl, you are a much stronger and braver person than me! But your story about how kind and caring Dr. Fisher is makes me feel better! I also got compression garment from Marena but I got the Stage 2 ones. I was wondering how to go to the bathroom without pulling that thing on and off. I don't love the idea of peeing in a cup but to be honest, it doesn't sound like a bad idea! Your post below that 3 weeks out you are still resting a lot concerns me as I was hoping to be back to work in 2 1/2 weeks. Desk job but I have to drive 1 to 1 1/2 hours each way so not sure how that is going to work. I can work from home but I was hoping not to do that for too long. Oh well. Will cross that bridge when I get there I guess! Your info and encouragement has been of great help! 1 more week for me!!!

Lol. I didn't pee in a cup but I did something similar. I peed through a flexible silicon funnel. That way I didn't dribble on the edges. I've heard of other people buying the go girls and other products meant for women to pee standing up. You just need something flexible to squeeze through the opening of the compression garment.

I had never heard of this but it's brilliant! I'm ordering from Amazon now!

You will do well and you are in great hands! Just remember to keep expectations at improvement level rather than perfection level. It is a long road to recovery so just make sure you are in it for the long haul. Support at home especially!