TELL ME ABOUT THE PAIN FROM LBL W/O MUSCLE TIGHTENING

i didn't require muscle repair and had very little pain post operatively.  Of course I can't speak to what muscle repair is like but from what others have said, mine wasn't nearly as bad.  Never needed narcotics at all.  And I had a breast lift at the same time.  I was also back in the gym a lot quicker and didn't need to sleep in recliner.  Went straight to the bed.  Hope this helps.

Laura

Hi Laura...Did you ever have your second round of plastics with Dr. L?  I believe we spoke at the OH conference. 

I've never been to an OH conference so it couldn't have been me that you talked to, but I actually did have a second round of plastics with Dr. L, LOL.  As far as the progression...yes you pay your deposit, schedule your date, then schedule your pre-op appointment.  When you go for your pre-op, you pay everything off.  But I'll warn you, you've gotta stay on top of them.  Good luck with your plastics...Dr.. L is awesome.

Laura

Thank you.  Stay on top of them as far as getting everything scheduled and all the receipts for payment?  Is that what you mean?

Yes!  They are great on the surgery part...not so much on the paperwork end though. 

 I had a LBL & Outer Thigh Lipo, a week ago .
With no muscle repair.
I thought it was going to be worse.
I do not have a recliner. I living room chair that I use to sit in during the day with a pillow behind me.
I did sleep in it the first night home.
After that I have been sleeping my bed with about 5-6 pillows.
The first 3-4 days home I only take the vicoden at bedtime & Tylenol the rest of the time.
I am walking around & doing minor chores around the house.
I feel more of a burning than strong pain.
At around 4pm I get very tired so I usually take a short nap. I also have Lupus which makes me tired.
I did not have general anesthesia, they gave me epidural & twilight.
It was great no nausea. A little numb feeling though.
I hope this helps.

You have had an amazing recovery...especially with having to deal with Lupus.   I hope your recovery continues at a fast rate and you energy level is top-notch.

I had an LBL with muscle tightening and a BL/BA at the same time. The first few days were hard but not really much pain. I had the anesthetic wash and pain pump. It was hard to get up and down so I'm glad I got that little thing so I could pee standing up and the drains were annoying. The only real pain I had was when I tried to lie down in the bed, the corners of the incisions on my hips really  hurt so I stopped tryingn to lie down and went with a chair and ottoman for the first 5 days. I'm 4 months out and still numb around my lbl. Frannkly by boobs were a lot more painful.

I'm gearing up for thighs next. My doctor didn't want to do inner thighs and LBL at the same time, said she couldn't get as good a result as doing them separately. Just FYI. I heard that from every surgeon I met with.