2 weeks post-op with pics. #Dr. J

Hey Ladies so I got brave enough to post my post op pics. This is with 800 ccs and 200 ccs to each hip. In person my slope on my back is very nice and in a fitted dress it looks great. I pray that it will fluff. I truly dont want my ass to get any smaller. I suggest for you ladies out there to tell Dr. J to go a bit bigger than your wish pic in case of reabsorption. Your ass will get smaller and like everyone says, dont fall in love with your swelling. If you watch Real Housewives, I have more of a Porsha ass than a Kandi ass. I was going more for that look anyway. I like my proportions and when the 2 month time frame hits, Ill be in the gym squatting and lunging like crazy. No running and no cardio. I had a rough day today. I had a breakdown. Ladies, this ish is emotional. Having moved to a new city right after my BBL, I'm having a tough time adjusting to not being able to get around. I ordered a rolling/adjustable stool for work so that I can hang my ass off the back. I also ordered a squeem vest and medical grade compression stockings. I plan to transition to this after 6 weeks of wearing the garmet. I am currently wearing a waist cincher over my garmet and still holding tough to wearing the triangle. Alright chicas. Good luck to you all going through this and make sure you do this surgery for the right reasons.

Alright ladies. I am officially two weeks post op. Whoo hoo and each day I am feeling more and more like myself. Let me rewind because a little bit of time has passed since I last updated.
At 7 days post op, Bubblegum and I went to Dr. J's office for our post op appt. As we were waiting, we striked up conversation with a lady who was there for her pre-op. We gave her all the ins and outs of what to expect and I even disrobed and showed her my results so she could get an idea of what she wanted, could see what the drain looked like, etc. Now that I have done this, I love educating all the ladies who are going through this because I know how nervous I was getting plastic surgery for the first time and the fear of the unknown. Afterwards, we saw Kim our nurse who checked us for any abnormal fluid buildup. We both were good and she took our drains out. She told us that she had gotten the BBL the day after Shelly making her 5 weeks post op at the time and she said it was the worst pain she had ever had. Worse than her breast aug, nose job, and childbirth with two kids. She needed a blood transfusion and everything. That was no where near my experience. I wasnt in much pain. It was stiffness for us both and being that I had thigh lipo, I had very bad swelling and lumps of fluid that made it hard for me to walk. I massaged the mess out of them myself with my hands, a paint roller,and with the 5 massages I had with Tiana. Im digressing but thigh lipo was the worst for me out of it all. Anyway Kim took our drains out because we had been draining less than 25 cc's over a 24 hour period. I really think those lymphatic drainage massages helped us drain that fluid out. Afterwards we got our medical reports. Ladies ask for them at your pre-op appt. I saw that Dr. J took 1200 ccs out my lower back, 400 ccs from each thigh, 800 ccs from my abs, and 200 ccs from my flanks and I received 800 ccs. He also gave me a killer J curve. At first I had mixed emotions about my results. I thought it wasnt big enough but after two weeks, my butt is starting to round out and soften even a bit. I have a track butt. Its high, round, and lifted. It definitely fits my frame and my friends say its definitely a big ass but its nice and believable. My gays said I was giving them Kim K realness so Im pleased with that. I will post some pics soon. I moved to a new city the day after I returned from Atlanta. Yes, I was tripping and my swollen ankles and feet even 4 days later are thanking me. Anyway, after we left Dr. J's office, we walked across the street to a pharmacy that makes their own scar cream in house that is supposed to be better than Mederma or anything on the market. With my insurance, it was $15 so I was a happy camper. At your post op appt, your nurse will write your prescription. The Hyatt shuttle picked us up and there we met another girl who was getting her surgery with Dr. J that following week. We chatted it up, let her come back to our room and did our best to help educate her. She had come by herself and utilized the services of the "Recovery House." Ladies, Im just going to say, based on what she told us, its a total rip-off. They charged her $2500. Child, bye! and that was after they first asked her how much she made and gave her a starting figure of $3500. They promised to pick her up in a luxury sedan from the airport and instead it was some shady guy picking her up in a Trailblazer. People are trying to get there hustle on and make up these bootleg businesses. Anyway we had dinner with her that evening. It was great just to get our the hotel and eat something other than or Chipolte. We went to a place called Bridges and ate standing up at the bar area. Nobody paid us any mind. We took it back to the hotel and rested.
The following day was our day to fly back to Jersey. We were picked up in a Suburban from GroundLink transportation ($130). A little pricey but to ensure we had a vehicle that had two rows of seating for us to lay down, I was fine with it. We got picked up at 1pm for a 4:30pm flight. It took about 50 minutes to get there and I wanted to give us plenty of time to get through such a huge airport without having to rush. Checked our bags, went through security fine and went to eat again lol standing at the bar. The waitress asked why I was standing and I said it was because I had recent back surgery and pretended that my waist cincher I had over my garmet was a back brace. I said Bubblegum was standing with me because she was such a good friend and didnt want me to feel awkward. Everyone bought it. We went to the gate to board the flight. We told the ticket agent we needed to board a little early and notified the flight attendants we needed help putting bags in overhead and that we would need to sit. We purchased stretch seating which placed us in the front row. Of course it was a full flight and so there was no option to lay down so we had no choice but to stand. And YES we both stood in the first row the entire flight as the whole plane stared at us like we were crazy. I just kept playing up having back surgery and rubbing my back. My back was on fire because we did have to sit during take off and landing. That was an ordeal for me. Thank God I had some strength in my thighs. I bought a Cuddle-U (a cheaper version of the Boppy) and it was just too big. I didnt want to carry it through the airport so I packed it in my suitcase. all i had was a blanket and my hoodie. I rolled that up as much as i could and put it under my thighs. It didnt do much. I had to keep my ass off that seat by shifting my weight from one thigh to the other as I kept my self in the air. It was hard but I got through it cause I wasnt crushing this 10k ass. My friend picked me up from the airport. Thank God he had a Navigator and he put the back row down and made me a makeshift bed. That ride home felt like heaven. At that point I had been on my feet for about 5 hours and I was in some pain.
The following day, I moved to my new place for a new job Ill be starting in 2 weeks. Moving day was an ordeal and I was on my feet a lot and my feet and ankles just swelled up. I had my friend drive my car as I laid in the back seat. I have a Maxima. It was not the most comfortable ride but I got through it. I stopped taking all my meds but I had to pop one of the pain pills Dr. J prescribed. All of my friends who helped me move all loved my results and about 3 of them are trying to get their surgeries next. Good Luck with getting with Dr. J. I heard he will be on the next Love and Hip Hop episode because one of the characters is getting plastic surgery. Forget trying to get a date anytime soon unless you are paying all cash.
Today marked two weeks post op and I have to say I feel pretty good. The hardest part of this journey I feel isnt the pain or stiffness you may feel after surgery but its trying to adjust to a life of not being able to really sit. I am determined to not have this surgery limit my life too much. Hell I see Shelly on Instagram all the time and she is out and about sitting on bar stools. She showed me how to sit just using your thighs. Not to give too much TMI but I took my first bowel movement sitting using rolled up towels. I had been squatting before and it was so uncomfortable but I couldn't sit on my thighs because they were too sore from lipo, I was so happy, I texted Bubble gum. I'm going to try and conquer driving tomorrow. I will do a practice ride driving up the street to the gas station.
I'm going to see if I can buy a rolling stool for work. I will be standing most of the time but when I do sit, I cant be using pillows and yoga mats. Thats too much. When I initially got this surgery, I thought the wait time before direct sitting was 3 weeks. Dr J says 3 months minimum. This was a lot of money and I want my results to be permanent so this will be a challenge. My friend who had hers two months ago says not sitting is a challenge. Just going to take it day by day. Okay ladies. I will have pics soon. Ive got to buy a large mirror for my bedroom. I'm supposed to hopefully get together with Bubblegum soon since we are now neighbors. I moved to her city. When she comes by with her family to visit me at my new place, Ill get them to take pics so I can post. I'm so grateful to this community because I have found lifelong friends on here and would have never went through with the surgery. Im going to give this surgery a worth it rating. It sucks laying on my stomach alot but my body is banger and gave me a great foundation for me. All the time in the gym would not have given me what I see in the mirror and I am definitely happy.

Hey Ladies,
I am going to update as much as I can and remember. Overall this recovery is rough emotionally and somewhat physically during days 1-4 post-op. Not being able to do much without getting dizzy and not having to be dependent definitely messed with me. I would not advise to do this recovery alone and if you get a caretaker, use them up till day 4 post-op. I havent had much pain at all. I definitely have my bouts with stiffness and getting dizzy from standing too long. I took my meds around the clock non-stop so I think that def helped with my level of comfort. Bubblegum28 and I have slept our lives away during this recovery. Because you are on your stomach alot, its easy to drift right to sleep. We took at minimum 3-4 hour to 2 hour naps a day. On day 3, we got our first lymphatic drainage massage by Tiana. She's knowledgeable and good at what she does. She is professional and I would recommend her. Her massages felt great but unlike other ladies on RS, I didn't feel like a brand new person afterwards. I had normal drainage in my bulb but if it facilitates the draining process and gives you an hour to relax and get a nice massage, I think its totally worth it. As of today on day 5, this was the first day BubbleGum28 and I went downstairs to have breakfast with her family. We both took a sponge bath. You can not take a full shower with your drains in. Hoping that at our post op appt on Wednesday, we will be ready to take them out. Anyway, at breakfast we were good till about 30 minutes into breakfast. We started feeling a bit lightheaded and returned to the room. Took a nap and we have both been feeling better than we have since surgery. Today I put my waist cincher on top of my garmet to help shape my stomach. Hoping its just a lot of swelling because I dont see much change in my stomach area. I currently have a nice bubble butt with a curve. I waiting and hoping for it to fluff cause I would like it to be a little bigger and shape. Overall Im content with my results. Bubblegum swears my butt is very big and nice. Im just waiting to see how it changes and settles. It definitely has some projection and it looks natural. Ill post pics soon. Any questions, ask away.