Is swimming post liposuction (or taking a bath) a good idea? Well, it really depends on where you are post liposuction (post op day 1 vs. day 20 or 30) and your surgeon’s orders. If swimming is one of your main exercises, or you’re main way of washing up is Continue Reading
Liposuction
Liposuction is the only medical method of getting rid of the diseased fat called Lipedema.
In the liposuction category, you will be able to find a description of all 8 liposuction procedures that I have had to have done on my body. This includes the liposuction of both calves, the left thigh, right thigh, buttocks, both arms, full stomach, sides from armpits to hips, and finally the upper stomach, sides and back.
Tumescent Liposuction is a BIG mess
Something that I talk about often is just how messy tumescent liposuction is. I mean, tumescent liposuction is a BIG mess. A mess of epic proportions. So messy that it creates something I fondly call the “murder trail.” The one thing that I notice is only those of us who Continue Reading
Day 1 Post Op After Butt Liposuction
Today is day 1 post op after butt liposuction. I had a pretty good night of sleep, ended up passing out about 9pm and didn’t wake up until about 2am with a case of acid reflux that left a foul taste in my mouth and my throat burning. I’m pretty Continue Reading
Liposuction for Lipedema on the Butt
The following post is personal, very personal about liposuction for lipedema on my butt. Not only am I sharing what it is like to go through tumescent liposuction for lipedema, but I’m sharing the pain, my body, and my experience as there is very little current experiences from women going Continue Reading
Tumescent Liposuction Muscle Matters
Did you know that in tumescent liposuction muscle matters? That’s right, muscles MATTER. I found out the hard way. If you’ve been following my right thigh liposuction journey, you’ll have read that this surgery was much more painful than the left. There was a lot more post op pain as Continue Reading
Day 5 After Right Thigh Liposuction
Day 5 after right thigh liposuction once again has been the WORST day for pain. I woke up Monday morning HURTING and my right thigh had finally decided to swell up some. Not as big as the left thigh was on day 5, but much more painful. Second Manual Lymph Continue Reading
Right Thigh Liposuction Day 2 Post Surgery
Today is the right thigh liposuction day 2 post surgery. Really, things haven’t gotten any easier pain wise. I really don’t know what’s different, maybe the heat and humidity (and lack of air conditioning in the Netherlands) has something to do with it? Heat makes the blood vessels expand and that Continue Reading
Right Thigh Lipedema Liposuction Day 1 Post Op
Yesterday I had my right thigh lipedema liposuction done with a whopping 7 liters sucked out. You can read more about that here. Honestly, aside from the pain when I had to get up to go to the toilet in the middle of the night (pain from moving) I slept Continue Reading
Liposuction for Lipedema on Right Thigh
The following post is personal, very personal about liposuction on my right thigh. Not only am I sharing what it is like to go through tumescent liposuction for lipedema, but I’m sharing the pain, my body, and my experience as there is very little current experiences from women going through Continue Reading
Compression Stocking Problems – Left Thigh Stocking is Too Big!
Note: The stocking in the photo is the cheap thrombosis stocking given by my surgeon post op. It is not the day time garment I had been wearing. Well, it’s been a little over a month now since the liposuction on my left thigh has been done. There’s still swelling in Continue Reading