missjesss Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 I am getting surgery tomorow I just had my consultation with dr park and the clinic is not at all wat I expected !! Not sure if I like the ladies in reception either it just seems dodgey ... Surgery is scheduled for 2morow morning I'm rlly having second thoughts ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cutesnoppy Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 Hi missjesss, I have similar feeing too the day before surgery. All the best for tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marshmallow_ Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 Don't worry, Dr. Park and his staff are great and will take care of you and you will be so happy as soon as you can look at your smaller calves! Good luck!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvlie21 Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 my surgery is scheduled to be done in about 8 hours!!!!! can you believe it? I am starting to get very nervous and scared. goodness, I hope all goes well!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cutesnoppy Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 Hi luvlie21, I'm sure it will ture out well. You will be more excited when you see your nice calves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvlie21 Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 Hello All, Just wanted to give you girls an update and I definitely need some support right now. I had my surgery 3 days ago and am in so much pain right now. I can barely walk with the wedges and cannot even keep my legs together or straight when walking on flats. they are in an angle that makes it appear like I am sort of squating, if that makes sense. It takes a lot of effort to get out of bed. And the required exercise are nearly impossible to be done. For those of you who had it done, was it this difficult for you and what did you do? I tried to do the exercise where you lean your stomach against the wall but i can only do it for a second before I start sweating and will only give up in the end. Please help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elly33 Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 sleep. do nothing. eat little Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kren Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 dear luvlie21 keep your mind strong, and i'm sure all these temporary pain will be over soon. you should check with dr park about your condition, he'll give the best advice according to your situation. keep us updated! love, kren : )) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cutesnoppy Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 Hi Luvlie21, I kept my leg elevated most of the time, stretch them while I'm in bed. That helps to loosen the calf muscle. For walking, use wedges till can walk well than change to flat. But check with Dr Park to make sure all is ok. Stay positive, the pain will get better as the day goes by. Take care. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carolineinlove Posted March 20, 2011 Share Posted March 20, 2011 Dear Luvlie21, It seems that you are experiencing the painful phase sooner than most of us (the average day of occurrence was day 5/6 post op). Are you regularly taking the pain killers DP gave you? Are the wedge shoes you brought with you high enough? Or maybe are they too high for you, which could explain why you can hardly walk with them? Wedge shoes are supposed to relieve you, but the problem is that when you use them too often, your healing process gets slower; in a sense, it is "better" for you to suffer now and get used to flat shoes, hopefully will the pain fade away faster. I was too lazy to stretch on those days post op, and this was a big mistake: I was lazy, and as stretches hurt, I did everything to avoid the pain, and stretched less and less. I know this is hard, but if you want to heal and get better soon, you have to stretch, drink as much as you can to stay hydrated and eliminate, take your pills regularly. You can elevate your legs to get relief; oversleeping will not help (when I did that, it was harder for me to get up afterwards). You can change your position while sleeping frequently. Bandages or compression stockings really help also, you should ask DP for the stockings now, I think you are already ready for them. Don't worry about the way you look when you walk: nobody knows you there, nobody won't judge you; and once back home, after your recovery, everything will get back to normal. I will be 3 months post op soon, and I can almost run as before (which wasn't the case about 2 weeks ago, I could walk fast, but not run). Be STRONG girl, and think about how gorgeous you will look in the end! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missjesss Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 I just wanted to give everyone an update on how my surgery is going so far.. I am on day 5 now, I have to say that I havnt needed any of my pain killers and I think I am recovering really well compared to some of the previous girls on here and I'm very happy that I went through with it!! No regrets so far !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingersnaps99 Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 That's great, missjesss! I'm so glad to hear the surgery went well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marshmallow_ Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 Luvlie21 and missjesss, stay strong girls! i wish you all the best with your recovery. it's important to push yourself to do the stretching excercise (even when it might be hard sometimes!) GOOD LUCK! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marshmallow_ Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 Ok ladies, short update on my recovery .It has been 6 months since my surgery and my mood changed from super excited and happy to not so satisfied anymore.My previous calf circumference was 35,5cm, I had a really fast recovery and as long as I wore I compression bandages my calves were around 32/33cm after surgery.At the 3 months mark, I stopped wearing compression bandages and felt ok, my calves were about 33,5cm and I think this was also the time I could run completely normal and I didnt feel the calves at all anymore. Now 6 months post-op I noticed my calves got bigger and bigger. When I measured them today they were 34,5cm. I know the healing process is long and there might be swelling up to a year, but my calves dont feel swollen, they feel hard (you can basically feel the muscles). Im not gonna lie, this makes me really sad. Before I went to Korea for calf reduction, I already tried liposuction on my calves it didnt work of course. Then all the money I spent for this calf reduction surgery, I dont want to end with only loosing one centimeter. Im really frightened it continues like that and my calves will get back to their old shape in the next few months Ladies, did anyone experience the same in the healing period? Did your calves get bigger around the 6 post-op mark? Im so frightened of a hypertrophy of the remaining muscles Any help???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cutesnoppy Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 missjesss, great to hear that you have a smooth recovery. marshmallow, I did mind with Dr Jong. Before my procedure, Dr Jong did mention to me that for some people, the calf will become thicker if they use the calf muscle too much after surgery. He recommend me to avoid jogging which I used to do, & switch to swimming which uses less calf muscle. You probably can try wearing the compression bandage again for a while & see if the size reduce. Maybe can also e-mail Dr Park for his advice. Hope you resolve your concern... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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