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LipoDissolve – Mesotherapy – 1 week later

well, my underwear officially fell off me today – and my jeans sag…but here’s the interesting part: I only got ‘zapped’ on my stomach area, but I am shrinking all over. Hmmm. well, I still have 6 more sessions to go, with my next one scheduled on the 3rd week of May, and then consecutive sessions weekly (I dunno if I can handle the pain) or bi-weekly basis depending on my tolerance level.

I really should hit the gym – powerwalking & pilates are not going to do anything for jiggly loose skin!

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Lipozap Mesotherapy day 3

Man – this whole proceedure thing is tough. I was feeling way overwhelmed and totally forgot to publish these entries so I’m going to submit them now:

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well, considering that I couldn’t manage to even write a blog entry on day 1, and this being day 3 and I am still walking around like a prego-whale – I am thankful for the fact that I am no longer in pain. I’m taking it way easy today lounging in bed and catching up with friend’s bloggers and such. Dr. Marks says that the swelling typically lasts for 3 days so hopefully tomorrow will be much more exciting. I’ve also read that it’s usual for results to only be seen after the 4th to 6th session. What I find most interesting though, is that there isn’t much information on the whole mesotherapy process besides the stuff that is in the pamplets at the medi-spa.

ok I’m off to surf & snooze. more later

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LipoDissolve – Mesotherapy day 1

Oh the pain of being beautiful…oh the agony of staying beautiful….I went to visit Dr. Marks yesterday for my first treatment of ‘Lunchtime Lipo” or Mesotherapy as it is medically called at the medi-spas that are popping up all over LALA-land. It’s targeted at the whole ‘fast paced i don’t have time for liposuction and I just want to pop into the spa and get it done and loose a pant size this summer” and indeed, it doesn’t hurt – the proceedure that is. I had plans of taking the day off, going to the medi-spa, getting some lipo done and maybe stopping by target on the way home – because I have a couple of loads of laundry to get done.

An hour later, I’m lounging in the reception area, making consecutive weekly appointments for my series of 6-8 sessions of Lipodissolve (and sure, why don’t we throw in some restalyne fillers in there too) to address my mid-section because after 30 it’s just hard to sculpt anything on your body…and so I linger around bs’ing with the girls and then hit the streets to continue on my day.

And then, just as I am driving down Sherman Way (which always reminds me of RollerGirl) this unbelievable pain sweeps the living daylights out of me. I feel like throwing up, I feel like crying and I feel like I am really insane driving at that particular moment. I called O and had him de-escalate me and get me focused on our convo so that I could not focus on the pain…and the drive just was sooooooo lonnnnng. and the day was sooooooooo lonnnnnnng. and painful. Thank God, Goddess and Puppies for cannabis oil extraction drops.

This morning I woke up swollen like I was 6 months pregnant. I still had a deadline for the box art today at noon, got it done AND came home and made some migas, AND took my ass to the studio to produce Blue@Night and I’m sitting here swearing I have to document this situation because Its just too good to pass up.

I’m tired, I’m thirsty and I’m swollen. more later.

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Calif Surgery Center – Beverly Hills

Ok, so here we go again. I had decided for my 36th birthday to potentially plan on getting that tummy tuck that I have been sort of wanting since having a cesarean birth almost 15 years ago. I figure that since I have a pretty reasonable job these days with a very understanding boss/schedule I can probably afford to take the required 10 days off to recoup. SO I log on and google the area’s plastic surgeons and come across this fabulous website for the California Surgical Center.

Completely disregarding the previous lessons I have learned that websites do not necessarily reflect the quality of service you will get, I proceed to make an appointment online. What a disaster this turned out to be!!  After 2 phone calls, a reminder call the day before my appointed consultation, and a confirmation call AND a battle on the 405 freeway during rush hour and mandatory valet parking (which by the way the website states there is a Woodland Hills location, but guess what? there really isn’t…) I get to the office and NOBODY IS THERE!!!

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