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My belly was huge when I was pregnant with twins
Pros:
Sure it will look great
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Cons:
Pain and the meds
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Cost:
$11,000
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Healing time:
currently 12 days
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Pain-o-meter: 8
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I have 3 children, 1 set of twins. I only gained 38 lbs with each preg but my belly was HUGE with the twins. My muscles split down the center and I got a belly button hernia and had a ton of loose skin.
I'm tall, fit and my tummy looked ok in clothes. Insurance would have paid for a regular surgeon but I wanted a good PS. Did full tummy tuck and lipo on tummy waste hips and arms 10 days ago. Day 1 through 4 sucked! Day 3 got hit with wave of depression. Day 4 felt much better when the drains and meds were gone. I work from home so I did a little work each day and was fine to work by day 6.
Day 8 went shopping and resumed most activities but no exercise yet. Wearing garmets and pretty swollen and it still hurts where the stitches and bruises are but can see the light at the end of the tunnel.
Here are more details:
How results differed from what I expected:
I didn't expect to have a scar from my belly down but feel comfortable that it will go away and the Dr. did the best thing.
Biggest fears pre-procedure:
The effect of the meds and long healing time
Healing aids used:
Arnica Zync and Vitamin C
Number of doctors consulted:
3
Number of years I thought about having the procedure:
3
Had an elective procedure before:
No
Complications or follow-up procedures:
Not Specified
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Gender:
Female
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Age:
39
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Ethnic group:
Caucasian
Education:
Post-graduate degree
Country:
United States
State/Province:
Virginia
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About 70 percent of young women try to lose weight. That dissatisfaction with their body weight stays with them into adulthood.
(Source: "the Role of Weight Management in the Health of Women" by Sachiko T. St. Jeor, professor and director of Nutrition Education and Research at the University of Nevada, School of Medicine)
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