Well i guess you are going to get a whole bunch of different type of answers on here from it was a piece of cake to it was excruciating. I had my belt lipectomy and medial thigh lift January 11th and am still recovering. I was off of work for 10 weeks, then back to work PT for 2 weeks and am just getting back in the swing of things. This surgery was by far the most frightening thing I have ever done. I had to have a blood transfusion 36 hours post op because my blood count was low. I couldnt pee on my own and went home not only with 6 drains but a foley catheter. I coudn't get out of a chair by myself for almost 2 weeks. The pain was something I can not explain. I don't mean to scare you but this is HUGE. Am I glad i did it? Do I have any regrets? Not really. My legs didnt turn out the way I had hoped but the surgeon claims there is still a lot of swelling. My left leg is still huge from the knee on down. There is a lot of access fluid sitting in my calf, ankle and foot. The surgeon says it takes over a year to completely heal from this surgery and now I can see why. Please get yourself a ton of help and don't expect to be doing anything for at least 6 weeks or more. Good luck. I'm sure you will do fine.
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God Bless,
MICHELLE
LAP RNY 12/14/05 Milwaukee, WI
Belt Lipectomy/Medial Thigh Lift 1/11/08
12.8 pounds of skin removed.
Highest/Current/Goal
307/160/150
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