Guest guest Posted October 1, 2005 Report Share Posted October 1, 2005 From: Kenda Skaggs <skaggs@...> Date: Mon Sep 26, 2005 12:57 pm Subject: Re: Re: deformity after removal/nerve muscle pain homemadesoaper Offline Send Email Hi Kenda, Thank you for your response below. I had my liposuction done about 4 months ago. It was in the outer thighs and hips. I had a lot of bruising and swelling the first 3-4 weeks but after that was fine. About 6 weeks ago the burning, throbbing, aching started. It continues to get worse. Every time I sit down and especially lay down at night the pain deepens and worsens. I am guessing because I am applying pressure from my weight to the areas done. I am really scared because I read that this pain can be permanent due to nerve damage from the canula. Of course the dr. never told me any of this. Dumb me, for not researching better. I can't live with this pain forever. It's awful. The dr. said he removed about 800 cc's total so I guess about 400 from each leg. Your ordeal sounds horrible! I can't believe the injection caused tissue atrophy. What is wrong with drs?? Are you ok now? How long did it take for all of your symptoms to go away? please let me know. take care, sue I had a bit of liposuction done on my abdomen to even out an ugly vertical c-section scar. I did have some strange sensations in my abdomen, including burning, pulling, lumpiness and tightness that took several months to completely clear up. I ended up pulling a muscle in my abdomen when I was recovering. My surgeon injected a steroid into the area to reduce the swelling. The steroid caused the tissue to atrophy so I had to have fat grafted from my thigh and reinjected into my abdomen. This was nothing short of another lipo procedure with me awake! They took fat from my leg and reinjected it into my abdomen. My thigh swelled and bruised quite a lot. It has been three weeks since the second procedure and my leg is still sore and slightly swollen. How long has it been since your lipo procedure? Do you know if they removed much fat? The more fat that is removed, the rougher the procedure is. Because I am quite thin, my doctor used a small canula and removed only a small portion of fat. He said the more that is removed the rougher the recovery. Kenda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 1, 2005 Report Share Posted October 1, 2005 Hi Sue, My abdomen is lumpy where the canula was inserted and is still somewhat painful but nothing terrible. My thigh is still a bit bruised and feels bruised but the weird sensations and true pain are gone. What seems odd to me is that you improved so much and then became worse. Did you take antibiotics after your procedures? I drug my feet but even my ND insisted that I take one. If you don't, the area can become infected and require additional treatment. If you are having burning and throbbing sensations and you are feeling worse overall, I would definitely be checked to be certain that your lipo'd areas aren't infected. 800cc's doesn't sound like a tremendous amount of fat to me, I'm trying to imagine 400 one cc syringes. My plastic surgeon did warn me that in some people, the injection would cause atrophy. Of course he didn't think it would happen to me and sure didn't want it to because I am so thin to begin with and don't have many places to pull fat from. He acted like I needed the injections so I let him do it. I should know by now if there is a strange reaction that can be had, I'll be the one to get it! I hope you start feeling well soon! Kenda > Hi Kenda, > Thank you for your response below. I had my liposuction done about > 4 months ago. It was in the outer thighs and hips. I had a lot of > bruising and swelling the first 3-4 weeks but after that was fine. > About 6 weeks ago the burning, throbbing, aching started. It > continues to get worse. Every time I sit down and especially lay > down at night the pain deepens and worsens. I am guessing because > I am applying pressure from my weight to the areas done. I am really > scared because I read that this pain can be permanent due to nerve > damage from the canula. Of course the dr. never told me any of > this. Dumb me, for not researching better. I can't live with this > pain forever. It's awful. The dr. said he removed about 800 cc's > total so I guess about 400 from each leg. > Your ordeal sounds horrible! I can't believe the injection caused > tissue atrophy. What is wrong with drs?? Are you ok now? How long > did it take for all of your symptoms to go away? > please let me know. take care, sue > > I had a bit of liposuction done on my abdomen to even out an ugly > vertical c-section scar. I did have some strange sensations in my > abdomen, including burning, pulling, lumpiness and tightness that > took several months to completely clear up. I ended up pulling a > muscle in my abdomen when I was recovering. My surgeon injected a > steroid into the area to reduce the swelling. The steroid caused > the tissue to atrophy so I had to have fat grafted from my thigh and > reinjected into my abdomen. This was nothing short of another lipo > procedure with me awake! They took fat from my leg and reinjected > it into my abdomen. My thigh swelled and bruised quite a lot. It > has been three weeks since the second procedure and my leg is still > sore and slightly swollen. How long has it been since your lipo > procedure? Do you know if they removed much fat? The more fat that > is removed, the rougher the procedure is. Because I am quite thin, > my doctor used a small canula and removed only a small portion of > fat. He said the more that is removed the rougher the recovery. > > Kenda > > > > > > > > Opinions expressed are NOT meant to take the place of advice given by licensed > health care professionals. Consult your physician or licensed health care > professional before commencing any medical treatment. > > " Do not let either the medical authorities or the politicians mislead you. > Find out what the facts are, and make your own decisions about how to live a > happy life and how to work for a better world. " - Linus ing, two-time > Nobel Prize Winner (1954, Chemistry; 1963, Peace) > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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