40, Phoenix Mother of 2 Teens, Smart Lipo Abs, Hips, Waist, Arms, Inner Thighs, Outer Thighs, Inner Knees and Chin - Scottsdale

Tonight I went to get a bite to eat with a friend. I was feeling much better and felt like I could put on some real clothes! I put on some stretch jeans over my full body CG. Oddly I was able and they were loose, even with the extra layer. I put a 3/4 sleeve top on and it used to fit snug and its super loose now. It covered my arm CG except I did let the little lace ends hang out from the sleeves. Needed a little bit of girly look to my outfit. We just went to a local bar & grill and had a turkey burger with a salad. No bun no fries no crap. Although the wings looked so yummy. I was good.
All week I kept my legs up, no swelling of the legs, calfs or ankles. Thank goodness.
Arms are sore but nothing major. I just feel bruised. My abs waist and hips are feeling great. Where I felt bruised on my back from that surgery, it's no longer feeling bruised.
I am starting to feel really good and the results are looking good. I'm still super swollen, I can see it and feel it, but I know I have a long way to go. I cannot wait to see my final results but this is really testing my patience.
I am beyond happy with my Surgeon. he's amazing. I almost didn't go to him for a consult but read and saw another girls posts and results and we chatted a bit via PM on real self and I went to see him. I have to say it was THE BEST decision ever going to Dr. Hall at Infini Cosmetics. I could not be any happier. He is such a perfectionist and super nice and made sure I was doing ok through out the entire process. The entire staff was amazing too. I highly recommend him.
I will continue to post updates and photos.

I was much more sore from arms, knees and thighs. I think it's because if you are a side sleeper you can't sleep on your side comfortably due to the arm and thigh incision sites. I am a stomach sleeper so after my abdomen I couldn't do that... had to side sleep and now I can't do that. So I back slept... not fun! I did take pain meds for 36 hours post on this surgery. It was more difficult for me to move around and get out of bed.

I kept my feet up after this surgery. What I forgot to mention in a prior post was that my legs started to swell like crazy on days 3-5 post after my first surgery. It was almost like pregnancy legs. I even had kankles!!! It was HORRIBLE. Yes I was drinking a lot of water, but it was all the meds and walking. So I started to put my legs up on day 4 and every single night since I have done that. I will continue this for at least 1 month post op. I do not like the sight or feel of swollen calfs OR KANKLES! Gross! I do recommend putting your legs up, no matter what part of your body you have surgery on. Between surgery and meds, it's needed.

I woke up 1 days post (surgery #2) and really needed to change the pads. I soaked right through my CG and my sweats. I had to wash everything. Thank goodness I had 2 CG! Again, I highly recommend two. I only purchased one arm CG. I brought a big trash bag into the bathroom for changing my pads/bandages. I took my body CG off and removed all my leg bandages and pads then I decided to remove and change my arm bandages. Once I took off the arm CG I knew I would need help getting it back on. I text one of my friends and she said she would be right over. Then she said give me 10 minutes. So I quickly got in the shower to rinse off with hibiclense. I love this stuff. It smells decent too. I was DEF super sore and numb/tingly feeling from the surgery. I got out and took a few quick pics then started to put my full body CG back on. The legs were easy to do, BUT my elbows were leaking so it was an adventure to prevent the dripping from my elbows while putting my full body CG on. By the time my friend got to my house, I was ready to put the arm bandages on and my arm CG. The arm CG is a pain in the butt and truth be told, it sucks! I can tolerate sweats and the full body CG that goes from abs/waist down to below my knees but the arm CG made me super hot... almost unbearable. Living in AZ doesn't help either. Plus it's harder to get away with jackets or long sleeves in the summer out here. Thank goodness my friend came over and helped. I would have never been able to do the arms by myself at 1 day post. It was no bueno!

I posted a photo of 9 days post on abs waist hips and 1 day post on thighs knees and arms (but you can't see my arms.

I started taking the pink women's dulcolax the evening of surgery and today (1 day post) I was able to go to the bathroom just fine. No pain, no cramping and easy flow. NO issues.

9/6 was my surgery for my inner and outer thighs, inner knees, and arms.

I've attached my pre-op from my first surgery, and my pre-op from my second surgery (which is 8 days post from my abdomen, waist, and hips). You can see the drawings on me to know which for each surgery.

I was nervous because I knew what to expect. The nurse made the first lidocane stronger due to the fact that they had to up it during my first surgery. So this time they wanted to start out easy. The nurse took measurements for my 1 week post of my first surgery and also weighed me. She warned me that I could weigh more due to all the fluid they put in me. She said it's very common and almost always the case. She weighed me and I was down 5 lbs! I couldn't believe it and neither could the nurse. Then she measured my waist and I was down 6 inches. At one week, both the doctor and the nurse said they couldn't get over how fast I was progressing. They also noted that I had nearly zero bruises. Mind you, during week one, I went from slightly purple to yellow to no bruising. I did pay the office for the stronger arnica pills. Which I truly believe was what helped me with my bruising.

I have to say, the small incisions and injections of the lidocaine was nothing in the thighs, knees and arms... Even the surgery was a piece of cake compared to the abdomen, waist and hips. It was not only faster but I didn't feel a things. Only once did I feel it slightly so I had him inject more lidocaine. I don't even think it took him an hour. He did my thighs first then my arms and then went back and did some perfecting on my thighs. Which made me feel good that he wanted it to be perfect. I was a little out of it so I don't remember much after the surgery until I got home.

I used the medical driver the office uses, again. She is amazing. When we got home, she made sure my bed was covered and I had water, gatorade and all my meds next to me. I had blankets in my dryer and she grabbed them and put one on me and folded the other. She made sure I had pillows under my feet and also had my remotes (I don't sleep solidly on pain meds so if the tv is on I will wake up watch and doze right back to sleep). She was amazing. I couldn't thank her enough. She offered to stay if needed but I didn't need it. She will arrange to come back and help with bandages if need be, but I was ok and had a friend coming the next day to help.

***If you have your arms done, you WILL need help with your first bandage changing *** I will update more on this in my post op postings.