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Second time’s a Charm...
UPDATED FROM slimqt1
2 months post
9 Weeks Post Op
WORTH IT$14,025
Just an update. I'll hv a 10 week follow up appointment next week. I still get some swelling and hella itching late in the day, but I'm starting to like what I see! I think it can only get better.
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UPDATED FROM slimqt1
28 days post
Before & Recovery pics
Some Before & Recovery shots. I really wanted to document this journey to help others that might be on the path. But the recovery process totally took me by storm even when I thought I knew what to expect. I haven't had a desire to document & take daily or weekly progress pics.
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Fabulous One
April 18, 2019
Hi looks great. I had an extended tummy tuck & lipo due to health issues. Wanted to reverse my diabetes and it actually worked! No more medications for me. My stomach is not flat at all but I must say it’s nothing like before. A very big difference but I prefer a flat stomach. My doc said I had a lot of visceral fat which would have to come off with diet & exercise. I weighed over 200 pounds and many drs prefer weight loss with stable numbers before having a TT. I wanted it regardless so we decided to go forward knowing I wouldn’t have a super flat stomach. It’s been 2 yrs and my stomach hasn’t changed although I’ve lost some weight. I’m going to see if a second TT would now remove extra fat. I didn’t have drains which made my experience a little different than yours but healing is usually a process. If you can, get massages especially the lymphatic massages. They helped tremendously with medication & plenty of rest! You can’t heal while in pain. Happy healing.
slimqt1
April 19, 2019
Thank you. I'm trying to rest as much as I can while I have time off from work and help from my hubby. He's been so supportive and I know I've been a miserable pain in the butt some days
UPDATED FROM slimqt1
28 days post
4wks Post Op TT, 2wk Post full back lipo & j plasma skin tightening.
I just want to know when will I stop walking hunched over like I'm 90? Lbs, The pain has its days, mostly my back and largely discomfort. I'm still taking at least a few Norco a week for bouts of pain & I've never been used to taking more than a few ibuprofen. I'm so glad I opted to take 8weeks off work to do my surgery & recovery because it looking like I'm going to need every bit of it & then some. I'm blessed to have help most days, I have been walking around my house, up & down stairs, trying to get some normalcy as well as to stretch my muscles a bit. My husband massages my back for 15-20mins every other day with a handheld electronic massager to help the hardness in my back and sides. Lymphatic massage was mentioned by my patient care coordinator on my 1st follow-up visit, the day after my procedure. Self/home massage will have to suffice. The absolute worst is being trussed up 24/7 in these compression garments! I really thought I did my homework but this is the worst! So tight! Sometimes I hear my breaths coming out as a wheeze. What am I doing to myself in the name of vanity?! But I've invested to much money not to follow through. I have very depressing days where I just want to heal results be damned. Then other days I wake up perky & energetic and excited for my new body. I'm trying to make better food choices, drink more water and stay positive. I pray that I never feel the need or desire to do this to my body again.
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April 28, 2019
Are you okay I had a tummy tuck by Dr Dillon on 04/12/19 I hope all is well
April 28, 2019
I had a tummy tuck in 3/19/19 and was also supposed to have liposuction of my full back and a procedure called J plasma skin tightening all the same day. On my surgery day, first time seeing Dr Dillon from my 1st consult abt a year ago; he said it was best to do 2 procedures; so on 4/2/19 I went back for my full back lipo and skin tightening. The tummy tuck seems to healing ok. I have an area around my navel that is still sore. My stomach doesn't look as flat as I expected, but I chalk it up to swelling. The stage 2 garment I received I haven't been able to fit it yet. I keep telling them it's just too small, but I guess they think I'll shrink up months from now and fit it. I wear compression garments I purchased elsewhere, Ardyss bodywear, Faja's and I purchased additional waist bands like the one they send u home in. My lipo experience was horrible. I don't think they gave me enough meds on the procedure table. I moaned and cried through most of the procedure although Dr.Dillon told my husband I was asleep. I may have passed out from pain at some point but I felt a great deal of my lipo procedure being performed! The verdict is still out on my results. Some days it looks like it's shaping up well others.... meh. My recovery has been slow. I never expected it to be this bad. I'm otherwise a healthy 45 year old. I'm hoping for the best as time goes on.
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