Nina's before and after pics (warning may offend)

[nina874 48]

Hi guys,

I feel much better now, I feel like I have been travelling forever! Finally got back to the kids yesterday.

I thought that I would do a quick breakdown of how it went while I can still remember.

Feb 11th went down for surgery at 8 in the morning didnt come out until 2pm, he said that it was more complex than he thought it would be due to a badly adhered scar from my appendix and other things. I remember that I went into shock in the recovery room (it something that I do a lot when I have had an anaesthetic) so I had to stay there for quite a while, so that they could get my blood pressure under control. They ended up putting special heated blankets on me to stop the shakes, my teeth were chattering like a pneumatic drill!

When they took me up to the room I remember being amazed at how slim my legs were - I have yet to see those legs againLOL - and he told me that they took 7kgs off me. I found out the exact stats at a later consult they were

skin - 26cm deep strip off my tummy (well over my tummy button!) that weighed 1.5kg

Tummy Lipo - 1kg

Legs and ass - just over 4kg

I remember the first day being really painful with a few thoughts of holy cow what have I done????? going through my head ( sorry guys who are yet to go but the first day is a bit of a nightmare)

Finally got to sleep that night and when I woke up the morning after I felt 70% better!!

The first day it felt like my boobs were resting on my knicker line, and I felt like I looked like a block! I suppose that they were really but it felt like I had no midriff at all.

The lipo hurt sooooo much I was black and blue on my legs especially.

I was up and wandering round the day after albeit a bit bent over.

I got the dressings off after 8 days and I have to tell you all I only had 6 external dissolvable stitches on the outside of the scar, he did the rest internally!!!! Yup thats right I had only 6 tiny stitches along the WHOLE incision!!! I had more stitches from the lipo:lol: I have 12 entry points for the lipo and it is still swollen now:biggrin:

My PS has said that it takes about 4 weeks for the swelling to go and that you lose 80% in that time but it doesnt really start going down until you are 2 weeks out, the other 20% can take up to 6 months:eek:

The TT follows roughly the same rules but the swelling takes longer,he reckons that 3 months out you are starting to see the true result but it can change for up to a year:eek:

You get really tired when you least expect it, apparantly it is something to do with the lipo but other than that it has been really easy.

Anyway here are some piccies, I am sorry that I am scantily dressed in them - hence the warning at the top!

Nina x

[nina874 48]

These are the befores!

Nina x

[She Smiles 2]

Looking good Nina!!

[beckymein1021 0]

Nina, you look GREAT!! What a difference!! You doctor did a great job and I'm sure every day is getting a little easier!

What an exciting journey!!

-Becky

[Ang1982 4]

Wow!! You look fantastic! how great you must be feeling!!

[shortgal 5]

Very impressive results! You must be so happy. Well worth what ever you went through, I imagine.

[anonemouse 1]

You look so good, Nina! I'm hoping that I'll look that good after my surgery!

[ousooner 1]

Nina- I posted elsewhere but just wanted say again how great you look.

[Jachut 487]

Wow, you must be happy with those results Nina! You've managed to perfect the art of having curves in only the right places!.

[MysticstarD 0]

WOW you look great!! Congratulations!

[faithmd 14]

You look WONDERFUL!!! What GREAT abs!!!!

[losingjusme 12]

OMG Nina, you look fantastic!

I was surprisingly fine the first day (day0 in my books) the next two sucked rocks!

u look fabulous!

c

[juliegeraci 7]

Wow, this makes me so motivated! I have 35 lbs from goal and I'm close to looking at your before pictures. I really believe 20 lbs from now I will be okay. I meet witht the plastic surgeon on 2 weeks and I'm so excited!

[cakegal 0]

WOW! You look great! I haven't even been banded yet, getting discouraged with my 6 mo. supervised diet, I'm half way there. You've really made my day. I hope some day I can have an ass like that! You've given me great hope!:biggrin2:

[nina874 48]

I took some pictures today and got very stressed because I am quite swollen at the moment, but then I figured better to show to anyone

reading and thinking of surgery that you do go up and down in the first few weeks! I am cheating in the first one by engaging my abs - the last one is a much truer picture!! Oh and yup I am in my undies again!! Its the best way for me to see what is really happening, cos lord knows I have had plenty of practice at sneaky dressing!LOL