Full Body Lipo and BBL with Dr. Pantoja Stage 1 - Tijuana, MX

How could I forget. It was a life saver! And it wasn't that little collapsible, latex thing aka PEZ. It was the old school, hospital grade one that looks like a 1/2 gallon of milk. I bought it off Ebay for $5. Try to get the one with an elongated top and a solid handle. Male urinal have a round top with a lip for the lid and a hollow handle (it makes it harder to rinse out). I'm thinking off what can be bought/used to poop in (other than a bed pan) after my thigh lift so I don't have to sit. Sorry, gross but necessary. I've heard that the thigh lift suture recovery is a [RS bleep].

I really hate when my posts get deleted in the middle of typing! Anywho, I have less swelling and bruising. My energy is improving. I worked all last week and definitely stood more than I sat. When I did sit it was either on my snoogle or a pool noodle bent in half and placed under my thighs. I tend to sit on the edge of the chair with my butt "tooted" up in the air and lean forward. I still can't lie on my back, way to uncomfortable. Luckily for me I'm a stomach sleeper 95% of the time and the other 5% on my side. Only issue with that is that my upper ribs were very sore. I thought it was just the bruising from lipo and would go away but nooooooo! I really took a good look and feel to see what was going on and to my delight and amazement, realized the reason my upper ribs hurt is because there is little to no fat to cushion them! He lipo'd the sh*t out of my upper stomach! Yeah Dr. P!!!!

The only real issue I had was that the 2 wounds in the front and the 1 butt drain were open and draining. I'm not a slow healer and this isn't my first surgery so I got a little concerned. I first started by cleaning it with soap and water twice a day, let it dry, putting Neosporin on it and covering with a sterile dressing. Didn't get any better so I emailed pics to Dr. P. His office responded with put peroxide soaked gauze on it twice a day and that is wasn't infected. No disrespect to Dr. P but ummm no, I'll pass on that. My gut said that keeping it wet would not help. Soooooo I went super basic. I bathed as usual, let the wounds dry, covered with sterile gauze and was very mindful of bending/twisting (really tried to avoid it) and would pick things up off the ground very "half moon/warrior III" like (yoga positions). Also started a second round of antibiotics for 10 days and stopped wearing my CG. I didn't want to but I had to let the wounds breathe plus when I sat at work it felt like it was all the way up to my clavicle very, very uncomfortable. Within 2 days, they stopped draining, the butt wound closed completely and the 2 front wounds are 90% closed with little/no draining. At night, if the wounds aren't sticking to the dressing, I change them. If they are, I leave it alone and in the morning wet it in the shower, then take it off. Can't wait from them to totally heal with no scabs so I can start the silicone scar treatment.

Overall I'm satisfied with everything. My right butt cheek is still smaller than the left so I'll just have to weight train a little more on that side. I do have some hard areas on my sides and lower stomach. I've been massaging them and they seem a tad softer. I am the tiniest bit concerned with the discolored skin of my lower stomach. It doesn't look like bruising, more blotchy and is a grayish purple. I'll try the heated massager next to see if that helps any. I guess I shouldn't be too concerned because it's being cut out during the tummy tuck anyway.

Side note about Dr. P's follow up:
I still feel that his in person post-op visit are too quick but I must say that after I got home, I've received 3 emails and 7+ calls for follow up. I also received my quote for a breast lift with silicone implants and an TT for 6k (if I lose 50 lbs) or separately for $3650 each if I don't lose weight and have to wait 6wks between procedures. Mama's losing this weight so 6k it is.

I've lost a few pounds and have only had 3 drinks in 3 weeks. I still haven't told anyone except my crazy a*s aunt about the surgery. Every time she sees me she makes these slurping sounds (she said that's the sound of the lipo machine), put her hands on her waist, sticks her butt out and winks at me. She is a complete nutball and I love her!!! So I've been walking around in this Florida heat wearing long sleeves, a thin zippered hoodie and baggy clothes like a crazy person! I look like an urban outsider (pc way of saying homeless) and I'm hot as hell with all this ish on.

I originally thought I'd wait until I was 6 weeks post-op to start exercising but I think at week 4 or 5 I'll start some light yoga for 30-60 mins a day.

*** I HAVE A DILEMA and NEED ADVICE ***

I feel that Dr. Campos does great butts, that Dr. Pantoja does great boobs and Dr. Carmina Cardenas does great tummy tucks. I originally wanted Dr. Campos for my BBL but he wanted to do a TT at the same time which I declined so I went with Dr. P with no regrets. Dr. CC is the QUEEN of TT's and her boobs are good but I haven't seen great yet. I was thinking of going to Dr. CC for my TT and 3-4 days later have Dr. P do my boobs, but I feel like I'm cheating on Dr. P and am worried that my h&h will be too low. His TT's are good but not better than Dr. CC. Should I stick with 1 doctor for both procedures or try and split them up with an extended stay at the RH?

Does anyone know which hotels are close to Dr. CC's office?

FYI: Email for Nadia that Dr. P is recommending Club Med because the "other" RH is going through a change of owners. I'm not sure which "other" RH she's referring to but I do know that Dr. P is affiliated with Grace Guesthouse.

I absolutely, positively and truly regret sitting on my butt prior to the plane ride home! I know I lost a little volume but nothing like sitting on a 5 hour plane ride sitting on a snoogle. I cheated by sitting on it 10-15 minutes for no more than 2 hours a day and sleeping on my sides. My hips are pretty flat and my butt has flat spots. I'm so pissed! I'm super tired and slept for 12 hours. It took 2.5 hours to cross the border. I was told that Monday morning is the worst. The medical fast pass lane is only open daily from 8am to 10pm and takes about 30 minutes to cross. Dr. Pantoja followed up with me via email. I have been out of my CG almost 24 hours and regret it. Swell hell is real. My butt is softer than expected but overall all I'm still happy.