How long before the swelling stops?
Hugs
Barbara
Lap RNY ~ 4/22/2003
5'0" ~253 starting wt. 130 lb loss!
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Extended Tummy Tuck with KU Residency Program
01/08/2010 ....Lost another 7 lbs with TT.
on 3/17/10 12:21 pm - West Central FL☼RIDA , FL
Hugs
Barbara
Lap RNY ~ 4/22/2003
5'0" ~253 starting wt. 130 lb loss!
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Extended Tummy Tuck with KU Residency Program
01/08/2010 ....Lost another 7 lbs with TT.
I hope yours doesn't last too long!
Melissa
I just read your post about still having swelling after 8 months. I had a full TT last January then a revision in November as there was some loose skin still. I still have swelling. You mentioned u wear some kind of garment every day, what do u wear? I sometimes wear spanx but not every day, do you think I should wear it every day? I feel great other than that I feel great. I still have a little loose skin around the middle but the dr says hes done all that he can, I see and feel it more when I sit down but when I stand it's flat, apart from the swelling of course.
Hope to hear back from u soon and take care.
Thanks
Joanne
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I used this unitard when I went back to work initially. I still have some back fat so this helped the fat roll from spilling over the back of those high waist garments which I hated. I cut a hole in the crotch because I hated dealing with taking everything off. I just put an underwear on top. I quit wearing it because if I walked a lot it rode up my thighs but I've heard other women use it with no problem. This was before my thigh lift so maybe the loose skin in my inner thighs made it ride up.
http://www.kohls.com/kohlsStore/intimates/shapewear/bodybrie fers/PRD~344274/Flexees+Unitard.jsp
This one is my favorite. I wore it every day to work and on the weekends when I was out and about. It takes some getting used to but it smooths out the back nicely and has good support. I have a black one and a nude one. http://www.kohls.com/kohlsStore/intimates/shapewear/camisole stops/PRD~353667/Flexees+Ultimate+Instant+Slimmer+Torsette.j sp
This is the one I changed into when I got home from work and used around the house if I wasn't going anywhere. I also wore it to bed most nights. If I didn't have the spillover roll at the top in my back I'd wear this every day. They also have the ones that you pull up which may be easier.
http://www.kohls.com/kohlsStore/intimates/shapewear/waistsha pers/PRD~267734/Flexees+Instant+Slimmer+Waistnipper.jsp
My primary focus with these garments was to help with my swelling in my abdomen and back. Now with my thighs I'm going to have to find something that goes to my calf since I had lipo on my knees as well. I'll probably do that for a couple of months and then switch to something shorter or maybe even go back to my regular once the swelling in my thighs goes away.
Melissa
Hey Melissa,
For the Instant slimmer (bone in one) did yu find that it rolls up or does it stay put? I wear between a 2-4 but see they only have mediums... I wore a small in Veronique. I am having a heck of a time with the swelling in my abdoman right above my incision line. By the end of the night it looks like an orange under my skin between my bb and scar. Really weird. I stopped wearing my stage 2 garments a while back but because the off the uncomfortable swelling I bought what DaHusband calls my high waisted granny panties..with extra firm control at night. But I seem to be swelling even with it so I have recently went back to the garments to get the swelling down by morning....I am soooooooo over this swelling and garment business. I might try that one binder type from Kohls and see what happens.
Ugh....what us gals/guys go through :-)
Tammy
SW 201 / GW 134 / LW 129 / CW 137.6
http://tammygirlsjourney.blogspot.com/
This is the pull up waist nipper. I noticed the smallest size Kohls had online was a Large but this is it.
http://www.maidenform.com/catalog/product.jsp?prodType=yml&w tlCategory=You%20May%20Like%20CrossSell&productId=71775
Here are some websites my dr's office gave me to look through. Maybe you can find a waist nipper type garment in a small.
www.garmentsdirect.com
www.makemeheal.com
www.marenagroup.com
www.designveronique.com
http://www.galapagosboutique.com/Smooth-thighs-flat-tummy-en hanced-breasts-p/cta-44300.htm
You aren't kidding about the stuff we put ourselves through!
Melissa