Upper Arm, Upper & Lower Ab, and Waist-line - Scottsdale, AZ

I finally had my first Venus treatment last Saturday -- which was exactly 6 weeks from the surgery. I'm feeling good. They told me at this point I can use my own judgement on when to wear and not wear my compression garments. I took a whole 24 hours off from the arms since that time -- I had intended to just throw them in the wash but my husband so thoughtfull started up laundry and then the garments got forgotten temporarily. That seems to be okay.

I have some soreness this week -- could be due to less compression or due to the Venus, or simply nerves waking up. Not sure.

My arms look pretty good. I'm excited to see if the Venus will help with the skin (which looks pretty good, but could be better). I can actually see my muscles... even though I havne't worked my arms in 6 weeks! Last night I tried weights - a mix of 2s and 4s depending on the exercise. I will probably up to combining 4s and 5s in a day or two just don't want to push anything since I haven't been lifting.

I think my belly is smaller still. I haven't measured or done any photos in awhile so hard to tell if anything has ACTUALLY changed. But I feel like my pre-surgery pants fit better than before the surgery (I couldn't wear them at all for the first several weeks because of swelling). I will have my husband measure me and take pictures this weekend. Excited to see what we find out!

Food? I've been doing badly with food since Christmas. We went out of town for the holidays and I was very consious of what I was putting in my mouth - but also was stuck in the whim of my mother's food, which made it more difficult to manage sodium, in particular. Since then I've had a hard time getting back into my routine - we had a chain of oddball events after Christmas. I've had days that are great for calories and sodium, etc, then others where I feel like I can't stop snacking, or (for example) one work day I was caught unable to leave the office for lunch and failed to bring anything so I had to order in. Today I've done well, yesterday I did well. I just need to keep pushing on with this part of it.

Photos to come soon. Very pleased so far.

Sent the following email to sono bello today: I had my lipo 6 weeks ago today at the Scottsdale location. Upon my arrival I was informed the laser was broken and given two options - reschedule, or proceed without laser and I would receive 8 Venus freeze services free. I reminded them that I'd drove in 3 hours that morning and wanted to know if the Venus was a lesser skin result. They assured me many times that it was an upgrade, and Addy, the woman who does the Venus, told me she would schedule my treatments on Saturdays (even though they normally don't) so I wouldn't have to take a half day off every week for 8 weeks.

At this point I have yet to have a single venus treatment. I started calling to schedule 5 days post op, and everyone refused to schedule me on a Saturday. I insisted I speak with Addy but never was transferred and no phone call back. I tried to schedule in person at my one week Followup - they refused to do Saturdays then as well. I called three times the next week with the same result. Finally on week three, Addy called me back and we scheduled for December 29 as the first one, and he stated she would schedule the rest when I come in. Yesterday I got a reminder call and reminder text. Today I have a call that Addy is on vacation so we need to reashedule - and I'm told they cannot reschedule me to a Saturday. This customer service is 100% unacceptable to me. I am not asking for anything except what was given me due to your company's equipment malfunction. If this was unreasonable, I should not have been given the option. This situation needs to be resolved.

Got my new garments. The body suit is awesome - the shoulder straps are extendable, so I can make it long enough for my torso comfortably. Fanstastic! Disappointed about the arm garment. It is much tighter than the original garment, which was already uncomfortable. I'll have to return it for somethign smaller, but it will probably take 2 weeks. Ugh.

On another note, I started my period today, even thoguh I wasn't due for another 10 days. I read in some other blogs that sometimes that happens after liposuction. I guess it just freaks your body out a little. No biggie, but I was caught on surprise at work, which isn't so much fun.

The sensations in my arms are almost totally normal. I can scratch and itch or rub on lotion without weird tingles - same with the sides and flanks. The abdomin is still definitely freaking out. It is getting better - it is tingly but without pain when I touch it. This morning I used the massage shower head on the belly for 3 or 4 minutes. That helped a lot all at once, but I didn't want to do anything longer because I don't want to mush up the scabs.