33; Female; Vaser Lipo- Circumference Plus Thighs and Bra Roll- Today @ Yoskarn in Bangkok

I flew into Bangkok last night, set to get Vaser lipo and rhinoplasty (which I'll also be reviewing). I chose Yoskarn clinic with Prof Kunachak because he's the only surgeon here certified by the US board and has >30 years experience in rhinoplasty. I figured I'd get the lipo at the same time for the sake of convenience. I did think it'd save me more money but the lipo cost at Yoskarn is approx 20% more than other Bangkok hospitals.
That said, I'm committed to do it- at least I know I'm in safe hands which is more important than fiscal concerns.

So, here's what I'm getting done:
*upper and lower abdomen
*upper back (ie. bra roll)
*waist
* love handles
*flanks/love handles
*inner thigh

All is done using Vaser lipo.
I'm not sure how many 'areas' those mentioned above are (I would assume the 'waist' came under the aegis of upper and lower abdomen) so I'll have to confirm with the surgeon.
I had wanted to get my upper arms, butt and entire thighs done, but the charge was 90,000baht per extra area. Also the surgeon stated that lipo to the butt would result in considerable 'sagginess' so the final outcome would not look great. I really appreciate his honesty in that respect but at the same time I really wanted to get rid of my fat arse. Ah well. Better than a saggy arse, eh!

I've just finished at the hospital where I got blood work and X-rays. The surgery itself will be conducted at the clinic attached to their hotel, Aphrodite Inn. I'm really happy with this arrangement as I'll get lots of monitoring and no travelling here and there.

So far, I feel very happy with Prof Kunachak- he seems very knowledgeable and caring toward his patients. The staff in the clinic are very nice and patient with me when I faltered over the sticker price shock.

At the moment I'm feeling quite nervous (plus hungry and thirsty!) but I'm so glad it's being done now. Tomorrow I'm set to get the rhinoplasty so another day of fasting :(
Not sure as per recovery time. Apparently I need to wear compression garment for 2 weeks. Also they'll give me pain medicines (I don't know what type) prn after surgery. Hopefully I'm recovered enough to do some Bangkok sight seeing.
I'll make another post with my exact measurements and weight before the procedure. I do hope they remove as much as possible! Prof Kunachak said that their policy was to remove all fat above the muscle (apparently sub muscular fat serves some purpose and is generally left alone). So, with any luck I'll get a good result and manage to drop a few inches!
I'll keep everyone who wants to follow my story updated- thanks in advance for your support :)

The nurses tell me to have a shower now since it's the last opportunity I'll get for some days.
At around 4pm I go into theatre. It's literally next door to my hotel room. Theatre looks very modern and clean. I'm feeling anxious but not intolerably so.
The doctors/nurses and Professor Kunachak do all the drawing on my body. I feel quite silly as my hair is dripping wet and dripping all over me as I stand there and get marked up.
Then they take me into operating room, I lie on the operation bed, they stick the drip needle in and before I know it I'm out.
I wake up in a hospital trolley bed, compression garments on and experiencing quite a bit of pain and nausea. But, above all else, thirst! I don't know what the time is- I think around 10 or 11pm- quite a long surgery.
The thirst really is the worst of it: it makes my throat hurt and my lips dry and parched. The oxygen mask they have on me seems to make it worse still. The nurse asks me how I am, allows me a few sips of water and gives me some sort of opiate for the pain.
I manage to sleep for maybe a few hours before I wake up with thirst. By now the opiate has worn off, the pain and thirst is back. I must've really annoyed the nurse because I keep asking for water. She warns me that it'll make me nauseated. And, of course, it does: I wake up at approx 4am and vomit. Despite not having eaten in 17hrs it's my breakfast I'm throwing up. Sorry for the graphic details but this experience really was awful.
The nurse wipes me down, gets me out of the trolley bed and I walk back to my room. In allowed to have some breath mints which really help. I get another opiate dose and manage to sleep until 9:30am.
They bring breakfast to me: I don't feel hungry but I eat about half of it. This is my last meal before another fast today since I have rhinoplasty tonight.
The catheter is still in me and boy is it annoying. Thankfully they remove it!
I get an anti nausea injection.
The nurses keep coming to check on me, which is a real pain (literally) since I have to get out of bed to open the door! Thankfully the bed has automatic lift so getting up is easier.
Walking around is actually ok, seems less painful that sitting.
As per pain, I'd say on a scale between 0 and 10 the pain is about 7 when I'm having to move about (ie twist) whilst sitting. Constant low level pain I'd rate about 4-5. The compression garment does ease the pain somewhat.
I get out my measuring tape and am dismayed to see that I'm 2" bigger on the areas I've been suctioned. I know to expect swelling and I hope it'll go down. I can't bare to think I've payed 13,000$AUD to GAIN inches!
I feel very swollen just under my pot belly, as if fat or fluid has been pushed down there.
As much as I'm looking forward to getting my nose down in another 5 hours time, part of me thinks I must be crazy to put myself in this much pain. I just hope the rhinoplasty pain is less than the lipo pain.
All things considered, it's not intolerable, and it'll get better and better every day.

On day 2 at around 2pm the pain really intensified. I devolved a high fever and was basically confined to bed. The doctor decided that, in my current state, the rhinoplasty would be put off until Friday.
So day 2&3 are a nightmare. I've never been in so much pain before. Everything hurts. I got a bad mucus cough which sends shooting pain through my body when I cough.
I'm put on an IV drip to hydrate me. There's also antibiotics put through the drip which sting really badly.
Day 3 is less bad- I'm able to eat and drink and my fever subsides. My appetite is really poor.
I took off my compression garments (what a relief that was!) for a little bit and took these pics. I'm so badly bruised and so swollen on my public area. It's all puffy and looks gross :(
At this stage I really must admit that, if I hadve known how painful this would be, I'd have never done it. Seems strange that so many other people who get Vaser say the pain is minimal.
I hope the doctor will drain away some of the fluids, I feel that that's certainly ease the pain.
I doubt I'll end up getting the rhinoplasty- I can't bear the thought of any more pain and being back on a drip. Then flying back home and returning to work in a week!
I think I've reached my pain threshold for this trip?