Hi!! I'm going to mexico march 28th. For a tummy tuck lipo and butt augmentation. But I'm terrified of getting blood clots!!!! Did anybody ever go thru this? I'm just so nervous/scared ;(

Thank u for the advice!!! Idk if its too much what I'm getting done at once or is it normal? My ps says it's gonna be ok but I think I'm just very nervous. I'm getting tummy tuck lipo and some of the fat is gonna be inserted into my buttocks. So I'm gonna have a flat tummy and a big booty!!!! Lol im scared but excited at the same time

That's a pretty routine amount of work at one time. From what I've read, that's not at all too much.

Have you been on Realself.com? You can post concerns there for plastic surgeons to comment on. You also can review hundreds of procedures. Pretty complete site. Similar to bariatric pal.

It's totally normal to have fears and nerves before surgery. I think you can let go of the anxiety and allow yourself to be excited

Some of those Brazilian butt lifts are crazy!!! Is that what you're getting? Doesn't sound like it. I would be curious to know how does someone get comfortable after a BBL and TT? I bet they don't combine those two cause you can't sit on your butt...rambling. I'll go ramble somewhere else.

Wow!!' Thanks for telling me about that site it's amazing it has great questions/topics!! And the best part is that it PS answering the questions!! I've never seen how they do the BBL but I'm gonna look at how they do it on YouTube. I did see how they do TT on YouTube it's amazing!! My PS and several of his patients told me the procedure he does is common but I was just wondering if it was too much. But that for clearing that up for me:). Was it very painful for u?

Isn't that site helpful?!

As for very painful. I always hesitate because pain is so personal as well as the coping skills you bring to manage the mental part.

So far, all my pain and discomfort has been highly manageable.

I did what they told me which was to stay on pain meds and muscle relaxers at the top dose for 72 hours. I also use a lot of ice. I think my early post op pain is from swelling. I had myself packed in ice for the 48 hours. So, no I haven't had unmanageable or uncontrollable pain. Also, you're pretty numb.

The first hour post op is when I have the most pain because they are trying to stabilize me and figure out my pain. After that nothing uncontrollable. But even that first hour you're so out of it, the reality of the pain is diminished/altered. (This is true for all of the surgeries I've had except for the sleeve. I was painful every two hours after the sleeve until the concerns about bleeding passed and they gave me a shot of ibuprofen.)

Just had my consult with my Plastic surgeon Dr. Ronald levine, let me tell you, the staff and the Doc are AMAZING! super friendly, answered all 1,000 of my questions, and gave me up-front pricing with no hassle. I was so pleased with the ease of the whole appointment. Trying to determine if I really want to do this BBL.... My TT and Lipo are a no brainer and I don't doubt for 1 sec that Dr. C won't do a fantastic job on the BBL. I am more concerned with my recovery. I have to drive 2 hours back to my place and how do I do that? on my butt? sheesh! My poor hubby will be a nervous wreck!!! I

<p>Just had my <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.drronaldlevine.com/procedures/body-contouring/tummy-tuck-abdominoplasty/'>consult with my Plastic surgeon </a>Dr. Ronald levine, let me tell you, the staff and the Doc are AMAZING! <span>super</span> friendly, answered all 1,000 of my questions, and gave me up-front pricing with no <span>hassle</span>. I was so pleased with the ease of the whole appointment. Trying to determine if I really want to do this BBL.... My TT and Lipo are a no brainer and I don't doubt for 1 sec that Dr. C won't do a fantastic job on the BBL. I am more concerned with my <span>recovery</span>. I have to drive 2 hours back to my place and how do I do that? on my butt? sheesh! My poor hubby will be a nervous wreck!!! I</p>

Awesome!!! Congrats!! Where is ur dr from? I'm excited about mine I'm just scared cuz it's gonna be in mexico u know away from my lived ones . But my husband will be with me. I'll be getting tummy tuck lipo and butt. So do u have a scheduled date already? Good luck to u keep us posted!!

What is a fleur-de-lis TT?

What is a fleur-de-lis TT?

The surgeon makes a vertical incision down the abdomen. (Instead of a low horizontal one) there are some videos on it on YouTube.

Also check out RealSelf.com

Just had my consult with my Plastic surgeon Dr. Ronald levine, let me tell you, the staff and the Doc are AMAZING! super friendly, answered all 1,000 of my questions, and gave me up-front pricing with no hassle. I was so pleased with the ease of the whole appointment. Trying to determine if I really want to do this BBL.... My TT and Lipo are a no brainer and I don't doubt for 1 sec that Dr. C won't do a fantastic job on the BBL. I am more concerned with my recovery. I have to drive 2 hours back to my place and how do I do that? on my butt? sheesh! My poor hubby will be a nervous wreck!!! I

That's what I wondered, too. How do you recover from a TT and BBL at the same time? I read surgeon doesn't want you on your butt for 4-6 weeks.

Will check out fleur-de-lis

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Edited March 8, 201412 yr by minnie78

Hi!! So did u decide if u want a BBL?? I think u should go for it!! good luck!!