So I finally did it. I am a month and a half post...
So I finally did it. I am a month and a half post op and if I had to, I would do it all over again tomorrow. I am soooo impressed with what my Doctor has done for me, he has truely changed my whole outlook on life!! I'll run through what I remember of the experience. The day of surgery I was suppperr nervous, didn't really know what to expect since this was my first surgery EVER. The staff at the office made me feel really comfortable and at home. The last thing I remember there was the anesthesiologist putting the last bit of fluid into my IV and telling me this would be the last thing I'd remember until after surgery, and he was so right! I woke up groggy, not really all there to understand what was going on. Surgery was scheduled for 745 and I was home before noon. The first couple days are really a blur to me, I was on so much medication I really don't remember. A lot of people tell me now that they came to see me but I really don't even remember seeing anyone. I did, though, take most of you guys' advice and stay in my lazy boy recliner for the first week or so. The best advice anyone could have given me was to press a folded pillow into my incision when standing up and sitting down, if I didn't know that I have no idea how I would have been able to use the bathroom as much as I did. I had 2 drains, one came out the 5th day and the other the 7th day. My doctor has a 4 day healing process, so I was able to take my garment off the 4th day, even before the drains came out. Which was really nice because I see a lot of people up here complaining on how much of a pain it is. The first few days I didn't really eat much of anything except for fruit and pop tarts. Just didn't really have an appetite. My surgery was on a Wednesday and I was back to work the following Thursday, so anyone that is looking to get this surgery done, it is really not as bad as some people say. The pain meds make it soooo much easier to cope. I did end up with a seroma and had to have it drained twice. But since my stomach was still numb, I barely felt it. Before I went into surgery I weighed 155, weighing myself this week I weigh 141. The doctors office told me they took off 7-8 pounds of fat during surgery. It's amazing! I have no regrets AT ALL, and if I needed to, I would do it all over again!
List Pros & Cons, Advice you can offer others
List Pros & Cons, Advice you can offer others
I am almost 10 months post op and am scheduled...
I am almost 10 months post op and am scheduled next week for a revision on my hip area. There are some places where my skin comes to a point and the doctor has agreed to fix it. He explained that it is a simple process, and I can even drive myself there and back. I am concerned about the back part of my body now though, it seems there is loose skin hanging after the lipo, in which my doctor has assured me there is absolutely no fat, just the extra skin. I may look into getting another surgery to fix this but for now I am focused on next week. I have attached some up to date pictures of what I look like now. Any suggestion on how to lighten the scar? Also, my stomach sort of bulges over the scar, it is not flat. Any commentary will help. Thanks!!!
