35-44 Yr Old Mother, 5'4" 134 Lbs, Fairly Athletic - Yreka, CA

After much research, and lots of "Yes I'm going to, no I'm not going to", I did! Had my procedure Apr 8th, 4 in a diamond around my belly button, 1 on lower abd, 1 on each flank for a total of 7. I arrived at 7:30am for consent, pictures, and measuring/sharpie markings. Each application took an hour, and I went to the bathroom after each application, so it took awhile...I was finished at 5pm. The procedure itself wasn't bad, no pain at all with the treatments, just very strange feeling. I had hoped to work on my laptop for the day but it was pretty awkward, so I watched Netflix on their TV instead! The Dr and her staff were extremely accommodating, I wanted for nothing while I was there. I did start to get a pretty bad headache toward the end, and I don't get headaches often. The assistant gave me 2 ibuprofen and it was gone before I left that day! That night, my abd and flanks felt tender to the touch but numb at the same time which was very strange. Basically felt like the tissue was bruised but my skin was numb. And abd was worse than flanks. Maybe 2/10 on a pain scale. I took it easy that evening, and I did take oral 30x Arnica when I got home and before bed. I also took 6x orally a few times the day before the procedure, only because I didn't have the 30x yet. My hope was to minimize the bruising and inflammation. Fingers are crossed for excellent results!!

LOTS of swelling today. Still the numb skin/bruised tissue feeling, and redness around navel. Pretty tender to touch, 3/10 pain in the abdomen and 1/10 on flanks. Slept great last night, on my stomach with no issues. Out and about all day, 30x oral arnica 4 times. All in all not too bad, but I definitely wouldn't attempt any jarring exercises! It hurts when my fat jiggles!