3 days till plastics tiiiime!

[BayougirlMrsS 3,933]

@@Elode i saw that body suit thing you bought.... omg. Trust that will be what you will look like... Flat as a fritter.... I love that thing... wish i would have had one like that. I want to be the first to see a bikini pic..... You will look banging HOTTTTT. Your stomach is already better than mine before your TT... so i know it will be better after. Make sure he knows you want a low cut, and to pull up to flatten out Kitty... Make sure he knows how important your belly button is... i told mine before... you mess up, your going to be do some redo's for free... and i was not joking... and he knew it. Your paying for all this and you must get what you want...

[Elode 8,093]

@@bayougirlmrsc I'm writing this all down! Flat kitten. Check! She better do it right the first time, I don't think I could live this stress again! Just shoot me!

[treblecutie23 318]

Sending happy thoughts!!!! You definitely seem as prepared as you can possibly be! Can't wait till I'm to that phase. Good luck girl!!!!!

[Elode 8,093]

@@treblecutie23 Thank you!

[FocusOnMeNow 599]

I've heard to forget the bed altogether and rent the most comfortable recliner that you can. But I am NOT speaking from experience, rather have heard others also say that getting in and out of bed is a non-starter. I have also heard that recovery is harder/longer than the sleeve. Is this what you are expecting?

[Babbs 14,680]

Woo Hoo! Can't wait to see how everything goes for you! Hope you experience minimal pain!

I actually have a consult Thursday. JUST a consult for now, not committing to anything. More out of curiosity about what they have to say and cost and so forth. I'm still in that "should I/shouldn't I" phase. Just like with the sleeve, there's a lot of going back and forth! But I'm sure you already know that

[firecracker5633 0]

Plastic surgery

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[Elode 8,093]

@@FocusOnMeNow Oh yes, I'm expecting it to be long and dreadful!

[Elode 8,093]

@@Babbs Yay!! Update me here on how it goes if you remember. I will try to not scare you with my pain updates and whatnots. You may want to avoid me for Wednesday to I'd say Monday.

[CowgirlJane 14,259]

When I had the kidney stone initial attack, dilaudid didn't touch the pain.

The second dose knocked me out, but as soon as I'd rouse, the pain was there.

Again, plastics aren't even in the same pain class - try to think positively as it may not be as bad as you think.

I went to Mexico where Dr Sauceda keeps you in clinic for 3 days and then when released to hotel you use tramadol which is not very strong. I think that the pain is so well controlled the first few days that it just is minor discomfort after that.

I do understand about being scared - I fainted during the presurgery prep! Good luck!!

@@CowgirlJane I never realized how painful they could be until I did some reading of stories. I won't get to stay in the hospital but she did give me a script for 4 mg dilaudid which if you didn't know is an extremely powerful narcotic. Stronger than morphine so I'm a little scared of it. She gave me 50! Plus Xanax for anxiety, antibiotics, nausea meds & muscle relaxers. I think I'm going to be knocked out!

[tabileigh 5]

I don't have pictures but I saw a close friends before and after on the pre-op and post-op table.. Night and day!! It was phenomenal and honestly the reason I decided to get a sleeve.

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[MichiganChic 3,262]

@@Elode just stopping by to wish you well with a speedy recovery! Can't wait to see the new you!

[jane13 2,256]

@@Elode - you are going to have to change your BP name to Barbie -

you are going to have the tiniest waist, and the "DD girls" PLUS.... a FLAT KITTY!!!!

The pictures are going to be uber hot no doubt.

keep us posted on how PS visit turns out!

[Margie122 845]

good luck with your plastic surgery I am sure it will go well. I am hoping to have it done next year (?) so I am following this post with interest to get tips and find out what works/doesn't work.

Here's hoping your surgery is as pain free as possible!

[VSGAnn2014 12,992]

Sending you best wishes, @@Elode , for a perfect surgery and an easy, easy recovery.