Vaser – Two More Sleeps – HELP!! Started by: Danni

Dan – sorry to hear your recovery isn’t as smooth! I read your other post and did the nurses say there was a reason for your tummy swelling? Grant did advise that the heavy swelling will ease in a month, but you continue to see results for the next 3-6 months so we all just need to be patient with the healing 🙂 how did you find the garment? Also I have a driving lesson booked for 5 days after the surgery – do you remember how you felt about 5 days after?

I’m booked in with Grant for next Sat. So excited!! Was definitely hoping to squeeze in the first recovery month while its still cool weather xxx

Thanks hun, I would definitely plan two weeks off then just so I can take it easy. Sounds great that the bits he can grab will disappear, I like the sound of that! Did he talk to you about the risks of lumpy or saggy skin? Not sure if this is common or not. Does it cost extra to have your hips done too?
I bet you’re so glad you’re two weeks in now and that you’re over the worst part, you can now just start to enjoy every week as the results start coming through in time for summer!!!! :0) :0) I bet you look fab! Xxx

Hi Dan

Thanks so much for your response! Great to hear that you managed a jog – I jog three times a week right now and am going to hate not being able to do that! I am getting it done on Sat am, at the Fenchurch street clinic in London. Will probably cancel my driving lesson just to be on the safe side – thanks for the advice. I can’t wait for you to see your final results. I will soon be in your position and can definitely already imagine being impatient with it all.

I am trying to organise myself ahead of Sat – do you have any tips for things that are handy to buy/prepare for the recovery period please! I am thinking arnica cream although the nurse said I shouldn’t use it; also organising some ultrasound/lymphatic massages (do u mind sharing a linky to the YouTube you used for your massages -self treatment at home sounds amazing!) from my conversation with grant I think he advised I get 5 days of ultrasound massage soon after the surgery – did you only start massage 5 days post op? I have a week off work so just going to stock up on easy lunches as ill be looking after myself during the weekday days. Is it worth getting extra absorbent padding?

I have come off my contraceptive pill as advised – so strange to break it for the first time in about ten years!

@JoJo64 – yes grant and none of the doctors talk about sizes – this is less about weight loss and is more about definition and body contouring. They simply cannot guarantee that you will go from 12 to 10 or whatever. But before and after pictures will def help, and once you’re all healed you should be able to see some amazing results. Lipo of the bum is a nono – the bum can be given more definition through targeting outer thighs, and also the area Dan talks about.

Thanks girls xxx

Dan i’ve been following this thread and your post op updates and information about what to expect and what to take and what to do post op have been great. I’m booked in for Vaser on Saturday for thighs, bottom of my butt and upper and lower abs so i’m now going to go out and stock up on Arnica and take along my towel and cushion for the car trip home 🙂 I also hadn’t been advised about the massage so I will be you tubing that aswell 🙂

Thanks for your great updates xx

Will keep you posed, and I will take some of my own pics pre and post op. I have sent you a friend request aswel Dan 🙂 xxx

Ahhh Thanks @Dan so much for the tips – didn’t see them till tonight but have stocked up on Arnica and bought a wedge pillow too 🙂 The soup trick sounds great I’m def gna do that! Apparently I’m 1st in, at half 8 on Sat….too excited.

I have booked in for an aftercare session at Grant’s clinic with his therapist – they are very expensive (£150 for an hour) but I thought I’d just have one and see how I get on. So getting that done on Monday 2 days post op. They massage, change dressings, do ultrasound. I’ll let you know if they are any good.

I’m glad your results are getting there. I will definitely struggle with patience, especially as its getting warmer by the day! Have bought some pitch black tights to go over compression garment. And some silicone patches for the scars too. I think I’m as prepared as can be, cannot do much more now. Just wait 🙂

Will def take some before pics so I and you ladies can see the transformation. Just been for my last jog for a while now… What will I fill my evenings with!?

Now I can finally say like you did – two more sleeps 🙂 xxx

Hi

I’m booked in for Vaser on 8th April for my lower and upper abs and flanks with Kingdon. I really want my thighs doing too but he said my upper half will take the full two hours so I’m gutted. I’m worried that I will feel like you did Dan and be upset that my lower is worse after my upper looks better (I realise your the opposite)! 🙁 Not sure what to do now. :/

Lucy

Hey @Dan just read your story its amazing ! Really detailed! Relaly helpful hun, thanks for sharing 🙂 very brave of you. I can’t believe its tomorrow! Have uploaded pre-op pix into my album. @Lucy – I’d say if you want both thigh and tum done but can only afford/only want to do one, then just think which area would you lose weight in easier? I know that my things for example are the last to go. They never go, but my tummy does. So it just depends on your body shape 🙂

One more sleep!!!

I had mine yesterday with Dr Hamlet, hope all goes well! Xx

@Katt – how are you feeling today if you don’t mind sharing? Xxx

So day 1 post op hasn’t actually been too bad. I managed to sleep through the night apart ( from one cheeky wee), on my back with my legs elevated. I’ve bought an inflatable wedge pillow from eBay for a tenner – would highly reccommend unless you already have pillows at home. Have kept legs raised at 25-45 degree angle to ease the swelling and have felt fine – a bit of tugging and pulling here and there but generally managed a quick lunch at a cafe in the sun, and a food shop. I also find that if I move around every now and again it helps with the stiffness. The treated areas are sensitive to touch, and sitting on the toilet is painful if you put your whole weight on it (I had my banana roll treated).

Will report again tomorrow on aftercare appointment at Grant’s clinic and 1st post op if people find it helpful 🙂

@dan – I did get tramadol but haven’t really taken any yet as it could make you feel quite unwell and I don’t feel like I need it at the moment – they say to either take cocodamol or tramadol, not both together…. By the way – at what point can you shower, @dan? Would it be before your first post-op, or after once they change the dressings? Have resorted to sink washes in the meantimel…..Xxx

Ah I thought they changed your dressings, but if they take them off completely then that’s good! Thanks Hun. I’m nt sure about litres yet – I know it took an hour and 40mins I think. Will ask tomorrow 🙂 yep off this week mon-wed, then working from home thur and fri so no commuting for me which is great. Had to go down as holiday though, not getting away with taking it as sick leave cos it’s self inflicted! Ha. Xx

Hey @katt! Sorry to hear you had a tough time with the early recovery! Did you have thighs done too or tummy? And were you at the London clinic – if so I may see you tomorrow – I also have a post op tomorrow but in the afternoon 4:45. It’s good that your leaking has stopped – that was such a nightmare I couldn’t walk anywhere without dripping. I haven’t been to the toilet for a poo either yet – am trying to eat fibrous foods like all bran, lots of fruit and veg, and I hear prunes are good too. I bet you’ve had to drink lots of water after your op day to replace fluids, poor you! Yes I remember grant marking me up – it was all different colours, some of which stayed on the toilet seat after my pre-op wee (lol).

I’ve tried to see under my suit too but not seen much, apparently they take the dressings off tomorrow so guess we will both get a glimpse!

I’m ok, I think I’m getting off rather lightly compared to a few posts on here but maybe the worst is yet to come. I have an hours commute to London tomorrow so hoping that goes well for the post op check. Hope it goes well for you! Have you got the week off work?

Spk soon xx

Hi Girls,

I was in for vaser on Saturday in Doncaster (upper and lower abs and inner and outer thighs and under my butt), was due to go under at 1.30pm but the person before me was a larger job thatnthey anticipated so it was 3pm before I was seen. I went straight under and remember nothing at all until I woke up in recovery which is good as that was the thing I was most worried about.
After the procedure we rove back home to Newcastle I slept the whole way in the car but getting out back at home was tricky and I shed a tear or two so just went to bed. Sunday I was a bit stiff, but could move around and managed a small walk with my dogs.

I had my 1st Post Op on Monday and they took the garment and 4d vest off and changed my dressings and said all wounds were pretty much healed and I can shower in a few days, I wouldnt look when they took the suit off as I want to wait a bit longer before I see my body, it was hard not to take a peek. The garment isnt bothering me at all but the vest is so uncomfortable as it is too long for my body so digs under my arms and makes me look like the mitchelin man!!

I’m not 3 days post op and just under my butt is tender and I agree going to the toilet and putting your weight on the toilet seat is painful, but it’s definitely getting easier each day.

I’ve never been advised by anyone do the massage, has everyone else been told this?? xxx

Hi Ladies,

@Lianne – Im glad your surgery went well! Its such a nice feeling being able to shower – finally! Youre being very brave nt taking any peels – Ive been looking at mine and like to see the bruising and how it will hopefully improve 🙂 Im also self-massaging, so kinda need to look at them!

Yes the butt does get really tender, but Im 4 days post op and it is already getting better. I think the massage really helps.

If you think of it this way – you have (self-inflectingly) put your body through quite a traumatic experience. It is bruised and swollen. This means that you need to feed it vitamins (healthy eating), do gentle exercise/move around (to work the muscles) and massage it to help get your body get rid of the fluid which was pumped into you/fluid from swelling, and also get your skin sensation back by massaging it and getting it used to the touch. There is a lot going on here, and what ultrasound does is send vibrations through the skin which helps healing. Being active means you work your muscles and this means that there is less chance of fluid being trapped between the skin and the muscle, forming an edema (a patch of swelling). The tightness of your garment also helps the skin retract and fluid not form between the muscle and the skin, by keeping the muscle and the skin close to each other. Massaging your skin helps stop the fluid from sitting where it is (in your thigh or tummy etc), and helps your body absorb it and flush it out, as does drinking plenty of water. Im no expert, but I have learnt this from speaking to the nurses/doctors/massage therapist.

I have had both massage and ultrasound and am feeling considerately less stiff today, and the back of my legs under my butt are much less painful (I can pretty much sit on the toilet normally now). The back of your legs is usually a more painful area anyway because if you sit with your legs elevated (which is advisable), this is where all the fluid is going to pool. If pockets of swelling are left as they area, they can develop to edemas and become problematic. You want your skin to heal smoothly, without any bumps. If you look at some of the post pix in my album, you will see that the inside of my thigh is uneven. I took this photo before massage. The massage clearly helped smooth this swelling out.

I think people will read different things about massage and ultrasound but its def working for me!

@Sarah – welcome to the vaser club! I have not heard of either surgeons, but am 5 foot 4, 9 stone, and have had my thighs done. The saggy skin depends on your general level of activity and age, I think the younger and more active you are, the better your skin condition, and the more elastic your skin is, and more able to retract and become tight against your new shape. Ultrasound is meant to have a skin rejuvenation and tightening effect. I cannot comment yet on mine as it is a bit early. THe garment will help prevent swelling forming in between your muscles and the skin, so probably will help with skin retraction.

I managed an hour drive home (as a sleepy passenger) after mine. I think they recommend that you should be within an hours drive from the clinic in case you are delayed /need to come back, so if I were you I would find a clinic closer to home/ or find a place closer to the clinic xxx

@sarah, I’m taller than you and heavier but have over 3 stone, the surgeon warned he may not be able to go as far with me because of my skin, he said I’m young (27) so I should ping back. Xxx

Hi Katt can I add you?

It is exactly 3 weeks until my vaser now. I’m so excited but also really worried that I’ll be disappointed. It’s great heating from you all though about how it’s all going. Thanks girls 🙂

@Dan im not sure how much was taken out i’ve got the picture but my partner has it so im not sure, I didn’t need a huge amount removed I just needed those areas shaped, im only just over 5 foot and have always been quite muscular and being small when you have a bit of weight i felt huge so hence the areas I got removed.

I’m actually feel a lot better today, i’ve cut the vest under the arms and it is more comfortable now but like you Dan I have only told my partner so the vest makes it hard to hide!! How long did you have to wear the vest?? Do you do the massage with your garment still on?

@Sarah I was told by the nurses at the clinic that the 2 hour drive would be ok but if it was any longer we would have to stop to walk around to reduce the potential for DVT and I just had to promise I would wiggle my toes on the drive home xxxx