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Hey there, I'm only speaking from my personal experience (360 degree lower body lift with vertical flur de lis) so... I had MASSIVE swelling after surgery and couldn't fit into like any pants for a few weeks lol so I wouldn't worry about that. Now that being said, even with the massive swelling, at nearly a month post op I was still down weight. Most people I've noticed don't lose or gain weight after the surgery. Also....15 pounds of swelling? That seems like a lot.
Lastly, I am so sorry to hear about the wound breakdown. I have no experience with this so I can't comment, but I hope everything goes well on Monday and things get taken care of soon!
27 years old - 5'5" tall - HW: 260 - SW: 255 - LW: 132.0 - Regain: 165.0
Pre Op - 5.0, M1 - 25.6, M2 - 15.6, M3 - 14.0, M4 - 13.4, M5 - 10.8, M6 - 13.8, M7 - 9.8, M8 - 7.8, M9 - 2.8, M10-2.4, M11-0, M12-7
Lower Body Lift with Dr. Carmina Cardenas - 5/3/19
Thank you for sharing your experience. May I ask who your surgeon was?
- HW = 290 (12/18/2018)
- SW = 264 (RNY: 3/11/2019)
- CW = 175
- Goal = 164
I had my consult on my one year anniversary. I was not at goal when I had a tummy tuck. I was six pounds over at 142. A month after surgery, I was 128 and stayed at that weight for a year. My surgeon wants to operate when you are at a weight where you do not ever want to be more than 10 pounds above or below for life.
Gaining or losing more than 10 pounds will start to distort the surgery.
Real life begins where your comfort zone ends
Hi all! I was sleeved 8/28/2017 lost over 100 lbs. I had an anchor panniculectomy July 9th 2019. My surgeon did an AMAZING job!! Well I have some issues....
- I can NOT fit into my pre-op jeans!
- I have gained 15 lbs
- I have some MAJOR wound breakdown!!! (My first appt with a wound care spealist is Monday)
Yes I'm happy with my apron gone forever but all these other complications has me feeling very discouraged!! Has anyone else dealt with these things?????? Or am I the only one??
VSG 8/28/17
KEEP ON, KEEPING ON
I'm actually not on FB (family drama keeps me away) but perhaps I'll set up a "dummy" account just to research this topic. Thanks!
- HW = 290 (12/18/2018)
- SW = 264 (RNY: 3/11/2019)
- CW = 175
- Goal = 164
No problem at all, glad to be of assistance. Are you on fb? There are a few plastic surgery groups on it with lots of info as well. Let me know if I can be of any further assistance.
Yeah, I'm sure it would get pricey to stay in the hospital. Thanks again for all the insight, it's been really nice of you to take the time to help me with these questions. :)
I had overnight stays for my mastectomy/reconstruction(5 days) and hernia repair(4 days). Those were all covered by insurance. The other procedures were all same day surgery as the surgery center closes at night. I would imagine that they might have some arrangements for people to stay close by but it is not something that I have looked into. I would think staying in the hospital for any length of time would be cost prohibitive but that is just my opinion. My biggest issues where I needed assistance were caring for my drains and getting into and out of my compression garments for the first several days. I could move around fairly easily although a little slow. I also liked having someone around when I showered just in case I needed help. I think my hubby helped with washing my hair in the sink a couple of times when the arm work was done. Perhaps a visiting nurse or some sort of home health aid?
You must feel incredible! Did you have any overnight stays? I live alone so the longer I can stay and have help, the better. Since my procedures are all considered cosmetic, they will be self-pay. I'll need to factor in the cost for a week to 10 day stay at the hospital or some kind of nursing facility. Plus, I'm about a 4 hour drive away so would want to stay close in the beginning. Hopefully Dr. Kovach could provide some suggestions.
Yes it has been quite a journey. I finished my journey over a 10 year period from the day that I found out that I had the breast cancer gene. It was interesting when I got to what I considered the end to see that I was at my 10 year mark. It was a long journey with many steps that I took one step at a time.
Since I had the mastectomy and immediate breast reconstruction, I had work done on both my breast and stomach at the same time. My original plan after that was just my thighs but I had to postpone that to get the hernia repair. He did not want to do both the hernia and thighs at the same time - said it was too much to recover from at the same time. My hernia was quite large. I'm sure that the fact that some was covered by insurance and some would have been self pay would have also complicated things. Once I saw how good my thighs and hips looked, I decided to go with my arms. So it was really me that did each thing by itself along with a few tweaks to anything done prior. He and I never talked multiple procedures. He will not do anything that he does not think is safe to do.
There is a surgical center that is right across the street from the hospital - its in the same building as most of the doctors suites. Rates for the surgical center are more reasonable than the hospital and the docs love working out of there. The surgical center is used by all of the docs not only plastics. There are always lots of docs around and the hospital is right across a bridge between the two facilities should some emergency arise.
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