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Loved the Results at First....now Swollen and Bigger Than PO..day 9

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On Aug.30th I had my lower Abs, flanks, and banana...

tallbrunetteSeptember 9, 2008
$6,700

On Aug.30th I had my lower Abs, flanks, and banana roll done. The procedure was great and rather easy. I was taken back a bit by the draining but that only lasted the firt day. I was taking tylenol and nothing stronger and it was fine for the pain. I was up walking around doing my normal thing as soon as day one. I have not been to the gym yet but have done some walking. I am still wearing the spanx 24/7 still.
Day 9: I am itching like crazy. 3 incisions are still open. I am the most swollen I have been today:( I am very disappointed. The first few days I was excited and could not believe the results but it just kept getting worse as the time passed on. I am suppose to start my period tomorrown and maybe this has something to do with it? I am still very bruised. The day after the procedure I got on the scale and lost 5lbs. Today I am up 5lbs. I don't know what to think..I am a little discourged to say the least:(

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(unregistered guest)
September 9, 2008
Everyone has a different response to the surgery, it seems. If you read what people have written maybe you'll feel better. I know that the day after I weighed 5 pounds MORE than pre-op and only today (day 10 post op) am I back to my regular weight. My measurements are also finally back to pre-op - and I'm hoping that from this point on I'll keep shrinking since they took out about 5-6 pounds from my abs and flanks. I have noticed that people that drain a lot seem to have faster results in the beginning and then swell up later on down the road (like you). As for me, I had almost no drainage so I started off swollen and have been deflating in teensy, weensy steps. I wish the results were faster! I keep remembering one moment of the conversation I had with my surgeon. Towards the end of the procedure I asked her how close to flat my stomach would be. Slightly bemused, she responded that my stomach would be totally flat. I never dreamed I could have a flat stomach - even when I have been a size zero I had a poochie belly - so this statement blew my mind. So now, despite the soreness, lumps, bumps, and general fatty way that I feel - I just hold on to that snippet of conversation as well as the fact that everyone says it takes months to see true results. Let's hope this ain't all for nothin'!
tallbrunette
September 9, 2008
Oh thanks for words of encouragement! I went to my post opp appt. today and they said I was still very swollen and lumpy. That at the two week mark I should start to see the results and get smaller from there. It just sucks that I have to wear my "fat" clothes.... I am starting to massage today and going to get a professional one soon... Thanks again for you're feed back!
fblethen
January 20, 2009
I am having a similar experience... I pretty much swelled up 24 hours later and just got bigger and bigger. Now I am three days out and NONE of my clothes even fit. I am afraid to get on the scale! Is there hope for me???
John David
September 9, 2008
You have to wait 3 months for the swelling meaning lumps to heal. I know what you mean. I had it a month ago and I'm very impatient. For a procedure of your magnitude the amount of fluid build up from swelling accounts for the weight gain. They report it as a fast procedure butnothing works that way when the body has to heal. Good Luck
tallbrunette
September 10, 2008
Thanks...Yes I have a hard time with seeing amazing results the first few days and then blowing up...it frustrates me and I one of my jobs is modeling so it is something I count on for my income. I am going be paitent and hope I get back to the look I was few days out! Thanks for your message!! I need all the support I can get right now!!!!
poodlerider
September 10, 2008
I had a full thigh job done on 7/1 and upper arms 7/9. Drainage was minimal and had stopped by day 3. Swelling followed and my thighs felt so tight I thought sure the skin would burst open. Swelling had gone down by week 5 and was replaced by itching and peeling like I'd been sunburned. The plus at week 5 was I finally began to appreciate weight loss. I'm now in post op week 10 on my thighs and 9 on my upper arms. Went for my follow up appt. this a.m. and am down 22 lbs from pre op weight. Two weeks ago bought size 4-6 jeans - haven't been that small since I was a teenager! Still have some numb spots, needle like pains from nerve healing, scar tissue and discoloration. My doctor has scheduled me for a new procedure on the 24th that she says will soften the scar tissue and leave smooth results. None of my friends can believe how much better I look, so while I spent several weeks feeling really uncomfortable I believe it was well worth it! I think I have aided in my healing by massaging the treated areas as many times a day as I can, I drink apx. 1 gallon of water every day, walk 4 miles at 4.0/mph 4 times a week, do a couple of 1/hr aerobics classes each week and lift light free weights not only at the gym, but while I'm sitting in front of the t.v. Hang in there and be patient. I know I have a way to go yet before I'm fully healed, but I can see the light at the end of the tunnel!
(unregistered guest)
September 11, 2008
what's the procedure that will smooth out the skin? i'm so happy to hear that you're seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. it's completely inspiring!! i'm currently feeling like i am going to burst out of my skin so it really helps knowing that this will pass. it feels so weird and wrong, how my skin feels. ew!
tallbrunette
September 11, 2008
Yes....I can relate for sure!!! My skin is so lumpy and my stomache seriously is ripply. I think I have topped out on the swelling though. Still bigger then Pre-Op. I'm doing my best to stay positive!
poodlerider
September 11, 2008
Dr. Barbara Marino in Tomball (north of Houston) has a new machine and procedure called lipo-ex that she is going to use on my thighs 9/24. From what I understand, it used heat to melt the fat cells from the skin surface. It's not permanent like SL is, but I was told that if you eat right, exercise and such the fat cells that are reduced in size shouldn't expand unless you fall off the wagon! I had a rash during the first couple of weeks. Don't have a clue what it was, didn't itch, wasn't sore and one day just wasn't there when I took the compression garment off. Once the swelling goes away be prepared for itching, peeling, discoloration, hard leathery areas and possibly even fluid filled areas. I had one on my inner thigh the size of 1/2 a small orange!
UPDATED FROM tallbrunette

Ok...I just had another procedure done on Aug....

tallbrunetteSeptember 2, 2009

Ok...I just had another procedure done on Aug. 28th my inner thighs, outer thighs and knees...I am 7 days out and I feel like a Marshmellow man. I weigh more than I have ever weighed except for when I was prego...I am up alost 10lbs. I have no ankles and just feel depressed!!! I feel huge!!! I hardley drained at all, with the first procedure I had bannana roll, lower abs and flanks and drained soo much but this time barely anyting and have been very swollen from the moment I have been out of the clinic????? Help!!!! What have I done?

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