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Feeling Depressed - Tupelo, MS

UPDATED FROM Happiness1981
16 days post

Day 16

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Happiness1981
$7,000
Swelling up and down. The hardness is going away!!! Thank God!! The soreness is pretty much gone just tender in a few of my lipo spots. Other than that things are looking pretty good. I'll just be glad when this swelling decides to stop.

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D. Alan Pritchard, MD

D. Alan Pritchard, MD

Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

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July 11, 2016
I'm almost 3 months post op and when I rake off my faja, compression garment, I swell up also.
UPDATED FROM Happiness1981
13 days post

Day 14 post op

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Happiness1981
Hardness is faiding away slowly. It hurts like heck to sneeze or cough. This garment has become easier to wear. It's not so uncomfortable as in the beginning. Still swollen more on my right said than left side. Constipation is slowly creeping up on me.

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March 3, 2017
A small cup of prune juice in the early morning helps for constipation
November 21, 2021
Hey!!! How are you doing today?
UPDATED FROM Happiness1981
9 days post

Day 9 update

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My swelling seems to subside overnight. As I get up in the morning and start moving throughout the day it begins to swell a bit as if I'm 3 months pregnant. I have a appointment July 5 to get my stitches removed I can't wait. For some reason my left foot has been extremely numb after my surgery (I have no clue why ). I also found that the garment they gave me was causing bruising, so I invested in a new one from hourglass angel .com. Its so much more comfortable and my bruised thighs are clearing up.

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July 2, 2016
Hi swelling will always go down when your laying down and during the day when you are active it will go up. Keep your compression on it will keep the swelling down. Strange about your foot you may need to wear compression stockings . I would contact your ps and him him know. X
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July 5, 2016
Yea it's weird. I'm going tomorrow to get my stitches removed. I'll mention it to him.
July 9, 2016
I got botched twice on mine I look like crap and took me 6 months so far to heal. Had to go to e.r to get meds for infection twice the doctor refused to give me antibiotics said I'd heal on my own... Never did .. Still ain't healed . the line ain't even straight..