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Girl, it sounds rough! I'm having TT, Lipo, fg to buttocks, & BL the 24th. I've been following your thread. I briefly thought about going alone but I def won't now! I have a fairly high tolerance to pain, but I also have a tendency to get afraid of the pain, which freaks me out! Your one day closer to an awesome tummy & pain free!

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I CANNOT IMAGINE HAVING ANYTHING ELSE DONE WITH THE TT!!! I know people are doing it but they must have nerves of steel and an ungodly extreme high tolerance to pain!!! At least you are not going alone! Your apparently having it done out of country because U.S. docs won't do that many procedures at one time. I'm sure you are also aware that you will not be under general anesthesia and that is how the docs out of country can keep you on the table for so long performing so many procedures at one time. I wish you all the luck and I will keep you in my prayers for a speedy recovery and as least painful surgery as possible! I would love to see post pics!

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WOOHOO! I've finally made it to Day 7! No new news. Everything is about the same as it was yesterday other than I feel like I am able to stand a little bit straighter and walk a little bit easier. Missed another medicine dose last night which means I got more sleep! I took some pics yesterday that I will post once I've recovered.

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I CANNOT IMAGINE HAVING ANYTHING ELSE DONE WITH THE TT!!! I know people are doing it but they must have nerves of steel and an ungodly extreme high tolerance to pain!!! At least you are not going alone! Your apparently having it done out of country because U.S. docs won't do that many procedures at one time. I'm sure you are also aware that you will not be under general anesthesia and that is how the docs out of country can keep you on the table for so long performing so many procedures at one time. I wish you all the luck and I will keep you in my prayers for a speedy recovery and as least painful surgery as possible! I would love to see post pics!

No disrepect, but I really don't think that is factual about U.S. docs not doing more than one procedure or using general anesthesia. I know folks who've had multiple procedures done at once in the states. One had a lower body lift, fat transfer to buttocks and an arm lift all at the same time, in the States, with a top surgeon in California. I personally have had cosmetic surgery and was put under general anesthesia. The surgeon I am considering for a TT has said he will combine certain procedures.

Perhaps those restrictions are those of some but not all doctors, including yours?

Again, no disrespect and not trying to be argumentative, just wouldn't want folks to get misinformation.

Thanks for posting your day-by-day experiences. It's been very informative and helpful as I am seriuosly thinking about a TT myself!

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I CANNOT IMAGINE HAVING ANYTHING ELSE DONE WITH THE TT!!! I know people are doing it but they must have nerves of steel and an ungodly extreme high tolerance to pain!!! At least you are not going alone! Your apparently having it done out of country because U.S. docs won't do that many procedures at one time. I'm sure you are also aware that you will not be under general anesthesia and that is how the docs out of country can keep you on the table for so long performing so many procedures at one time. I wish you all the luck and I will keep you in my prayers for a speedy recovery and as least painful surgery as possible! I would love to see post pics!

Girl, my nerves are fried right now! lol They are def not made of steel, not at this point in time anyway!

Yes, I am having it done TJ, and I know they usually do twilght sleep and epidural, but when I talked to the nurse on the phone and set my date, etc, I mentioned that I had an epidural with both my children and it did not work either time, so she said they willl def put me under general anethesia. My OB said in all the years he had been practicing he had never had a patient that didn't respond to epidural TWICE! Talk about unlucky, I was in labor for 48 hours with my first with no pain relief! Horrid!

I may back out of the BL/BR right now and just do the rest and do boobs later on. Im really scared!

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WOW! If epidurals do not work on you then I believe you are making a very wise decision to postpone some of the procedures! Your natural instinct of being scared is telling you something and you are smart to listen to it. HUGE WARNING flag that the doc is still willing to do all those procedures at one time with you under general anesthesia! To be under as many hours as it will take to complete all those procedures is highly dangerous and increases your risk of death exponentially! I am not a doctor and it is not my intention to scare you or talk you out of anything but just from the research I have done I feel the need to voice my concerns to you. 48 hours of labor with no pain relief??!! Wow! You were put in to a situation where you HAD to have nerves of steel just to get through it! Your second child is lucky they exist after going through the first nonworking epidural!

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My plastic surgeon in Canada who is doing my breast reduction, breast lift, and Lipo (in that area) would also do an all around the body tummy tuck/butt lift at the same time if I wanted (and was loaded with cash) but he said they would not do lipo on the thighs at that time as it was too much. He's a great surgeon an we have great healthcare, so I don't think there's anything wrong with getting procedures done simultaneously. I'm only doing the boobs as it covered by healthcare and paying $1500 for the lipo. I'd consider going to Mexico for the tummy. If being scared of something means that you shouldn't do it, I would not have had the sleeve. I am so glad I fought my fear and had it done anyway.

If this is coming off as argumentative or rude, I don't mean it to. I just think its up to the surgeons, what they feel they can do and what they think is safe. I have a friend who had implants, arm lift, timmy tuck with muscle repair, and lipo all at the same time and after the first 5 days of pain, she was fine and super happy :) I have another friend who is doing a similar surgery in about a week so I'll have to see how she does. Everyone is different and every surgeon is different.

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I completely agree...there are surgeons in the U.S. that are willing to do more than one procedure at a time. I am not taking any comments as argumentative at all as I have said I'm not a doc and God knows I know only my own experiences and information from the consults that I personally have had. I too don't want to misinform anyone. Thank you for clarifying as I often find myself cutting short my explanations or feelings when I'm typing it out and then once i've hit the "post" button I realize I should have explained better or made myself more clear as to what I was trying to say. I too am new to plastic surgeries and keep a very open mind to new information so all opinions and facts are welcome to me :)

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Got great news tonight...my doc's nurse emailed me to come in to thier office tomorrow and have my right drain removed! At 9:30am tomorrow morning it will be out! I can't wait! I've heard that it sort of hurts so I'm a bit nervous but overall I'm thrilled!

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glad you made through !!! cant wait to see the results!!! exciting

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Thanks for posting all the day to day details. It's very helpful to know what to expect when I have mine. Glad you are recovering well!

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You are so welcome! It helps me from going stir crazy laying on my back.22-23 hours a day! Just got back from the doc and had my right drain tube removed. It was completely painless! In fact, it was like a relief. It feels great not to have it in. Doc said not to use the maxi pads over the incision anymore. The steri strips are still on it and if they begin to peel I'm to replace the peeled part with medical paper tape. He also said my binders were not tight enough. They should be extremely tight but with no pain. I also had to buy a piece of 1" foam from Michaels craft store. Doc said to cut it about 4" wide and long enough to go from right under the breast all the way down to the crotch. Lay it there and then put the binders on. It helps make the tummy flatter and reduces the swelling by adding cushion that the binders can push down on. So day 8 is going great so far! Oh, out of all my meds so today is the first day with no pain help except for Max strength Tylenol but I really don't have any pain just somewhat uncomfortable at times. I will definately be able to go back to work om Jan. 21st!

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