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My Modified Brow Lift, Fat Grafting to Cheeks and Radiance to Lips - Page 5

Recovery At The Hotel (May 7, 8 & 9)

The weekend was uneventful, just a lot of sleeping, surfing online, watching TV and eating soup.  Pretty boring, but effective.  Not much to report.  The picture to the left was taken Saturday, May 8, 2004 at 8:30 am.  Swelling is less than yesterday, but not my much.  Swelling in lips is going down, showing a small Radiance lump in my left bottom side.  I am not as hungry as I have been the last two days.  I ate some yogurt.  The bathroom trips are far less now, however I notice they increase after I take my prednisone. I started sleeping on the sofa, propped up.  It is way more comfortable.  I am so glad we got a suite because I can close the door and stay online while Marc sleeps, and vice versa. Marc is feeling well, he has his appetite back and his asthma is fine.  He is on Claritin, a different antibiotic and another pack of prednisone.

Monday, May 10, 2004 - First Post-op Appt.  (5 days post)
I am very happy with what I seen so far.  My lips were finished today (I had to do the bottom some more today).  I also got to meet a rep from Bioform (makers of Radiance) and talk shop about fillers.  (Thank you, Bob!) Got some pics of my injections and now that the swelling is pretty minimal it is looking nice!  I hope it stays this way.  The Gore-Tex was a pain, as it was very much in the way.

numbing	saying something funny	local injections
sculpting the vermillion border	sculpting the vermillion border	massaging and molding

The Radiance rep commented on the symmetry of the fat grafting, which I have to say surprised me, too.  I mean considering my cheeks are asymmetrical to begin with and I expected unequal swelling, and what not, so far it reminds me of a doll.  Like symmetry that can only come out of a Barbie mold, lol.  I am not being conceited; I am just trying to explain my pleasant surprise at the symmetry of my cheeks so soon in the game.  Now I pray for it to STAY THIS WAY! 

Dr Rusca said I didn't need a lymphatic drainage massage yet because my swelling is fading fast. Marc had one today though. 

The whole experience has so far passes my expectations. From pain, to swelling and bruising to mental attitude, I couldn't ask for more.  I can't wait to get home and set my pics page up.

Back At The Hotel, Monday Night.  I am sitting here watching The Swan, while I surfing the boards.  The second episode of The Swan is on now and I must say one of the pts (Marnie) needs to listen to her doc! She is totally not listening to his instructions.  She turned out beautiful though!

Warning: Don't watch the T Mobile commercial with the patient who had cellphone bill shock.  I almost popped a stitch!  It was too funny.  

Tuesday, May 11, 2004 (6 days post)

After Cecilia left, we went to Lenox mall to buy the Bare Escentuals powder Mineral foundation which ROCKS!!  They don't have a Bare Escentuals in Las Vegas yet so I had called the Atlanta store two weeks ago about it.  Their store was also on the local news last night so as luck would have it is was busier than normal.

I bought Mineral Veil, Powder Foundation in Suntan Medium (which I will wear once I have my sunless tans again),  the kabuki brush (expensive but very worth it), and a lipstick.  What is hilarious is the girl had thought Marc had beaten me up, lol  And she started saying, half joking, "I was about to say, you got a whole lotta nerve coming up in here."  She remarked on my outfit and said, "You even have your house-shoes on."  I haven't heard that term since I lived in New Orleans

BTW I look like a corpse in the lighting at Bare Escentuals (middle pic).  Believe it or not, that was the best pic.  I could gave landed a part in Dawn of the Dead as an extra, had I sent them a copy of the other pics.

We also bought Marc a shirt to wear to dinner tonight because all of his shirts are way too big now.  He is a small-medium now instead of an extra large.  Amazing.  We met with a few plastic surgery friends of ours at Chequers in Atlanta.  Dinner was great tonight! 

Laura, Mike, Lisa, M	Marty, David

(not shown: Marc & Danielle)

We went back home pretty early, I get tired pretty fast.  I am well but am more swollen today.  I have been doing my soaks and what not so I guess it is just normal.  I made an appt for Lymphatic drainage massage at 2 tomorrow.  I hope I am not gaining weight or anything because I had Chinese food yesterday and today, lol.  But I am sure it is just swelling.  I didn't overeat.  I am kind of mad at Marc though because he had a chili cheese dog, fries, a coke and a shake at lunch and I had grilled eel and beef and broccoli. 

The sutures between my knees are starting to itch like mad and get a little red so they are ready to come out for sure--so I am looking forward to removal.  I would have done it myself but don't want to disobey orders if they should stay in until tomorrow.

All in all I feel fabulous, but I had to take Marc's Lortabs, he only had a few left but I have needed his because I have had more pain than he and my tolerance to meds is higher.  I took Tylenol only during the day but at night I take the Lortab so I can be comfy sleeping. My saddle bag area is the area which hurts most.  I swear it feels as though someone kicked me repeatedly in that area.

I had a very firm area close to the medial suborbital area but two warm compresses fixed it!  I hope I lose no more in my cheeks but know I probably will. They are so beautiful, I love them!

I also massaged my Radiance lump, it goes away and then comes back so I know it is swelling.  I hope my lips stay this size 
too!

My Forehead is adhering again YAY!  Talk about weird sensations to have bubbles in your forehead and hear them and then touch your forehead and then the top of your head jumps like it is on fire.  Nerves are weird little beings.

Oh! I am happy to report my pants were falling off tonight when I walked, HOW FABULOUS IS THAT?!?

When I take hot soaks I can feel my pulse in my brow incisions, talk about hurt!

Wednesday - May 12, 2004 (7 days post)
Last night I just laid in the dark from 1 to 5 thinking because I couldn't sleep and I took two Unisom and a Lortab.  I don't EVEN know why I couldn't sleep. I was very sore, uncomfortable, itchy by my knees and my garment felt very uncomfortable.

But today started out great!  We did our soaks, got ready and took off for our last follow up before our flight tonight.  Here are some pics I took in the hotel lobby waiting to leave for Dr Rusca's.

We got our lipo sutures removed today, the brow sutures stay in as they are dissolvable, as are my breast sutures.  Yorleny, Tony's wife, out on my make up today for photos which Dr. Rusca took afterwards.

I toned it down once we got in the car because although it was great for professional pics, it was a bit dramatic for dayware and my flight home.  Also, I'd rather show bruises than look like I am trying to hide bruises so that came through when I lightened the foundation and blush.  Don't get me wrong, it was a lot of fun and she is talented but I couldn't wear that much make up, in daylight, in public, and in the South even!  So here are the pics of me on the way to the airport after toning the make up down...

  
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