In this article, “Testimonial Hortense”, patient Hortense shares her experience of WAL liposuction under spinal anesthesia.
Hello, can you introduce yourself?
My name is Hortense, I’m 22 and I’m a law/ecology student.
You suffer from lipoedema. When did you start thinking “there’s something wrong with my legs”?
Ever since I was a little girl, I’ve had huge legs in relation to the rest of my body, and the older I got the worse it got. I’ve always had a huge discrepancy between my upper body, where I had visible ribs and a rather “normal” morphology, and my legs, which were out of all proportion.
I went to see angiologists and they told me it was hereditary and water retention. Then one day I saw a report on 7 to 8, with my mother, and she said to me: “look” and I did a search on the internet and came across Doctor Zwillinger.
You were able to put words to what had been ruining your life for a while, and you took the plunge and made an appointment with Dr. Zwillinger.
Yes, I made an appointment in July for October 15 at the office and I had the operation 1 month later. I told myself I had to do it. I don’t regret it at all.
I’ve just had surgery, so the result is not representative of the final result, but I don’t regret it at all! I’m so happy!
You left the operating theatre a few hours ago, under spinal anaesthetic. Was this your choice?
The anaesthetist also told me that it was a good idea as I was young, that this anaesthetic would enable me to recover a little faster, that it would be cool. I took on board what I’d been told, I was afraid I wouldn’t be comfortable, that it might be better to sleep through the whole procedure, but in the end you don’t feel anything, you hardly hear anything. It’s not even unpleasant, it goes by so quickly. I really have no regrets.
Did you bring your own music?
I’d brought my laptop and headphones, and didn’t even use them. I felt great!
How did you feel during the procedure?
I could feel things happening, I couldn’t put my finger on what, but it wasn’t unpleasant. It was weird sensations, hard to describe, as if someone was passing over my legs. And in terms of noise, I thought I was hearing horrible noises, but not at all.
Your operation lasted 1.5 hours, followed by a stay in the recovery room for less than 1 hour and then a return to your room.
How do you feel a few hours after the operation?
Well, I’m fine. I’ve got a bit of a tummy ache because I really had to pee. It took me 30 minutes to pee, but I’m feeling better now. The nurse explained to me that after spinal anaesthesia it’s sometimes a bit difficult to pee. But it really doesn’t hurt at all, it just pulls a little but it’s fine.
I can almost walk by myself already, so it’s going really well, yeah!
To conclude this interview
Discharge at the end of the day, and a post-op appointment with Dr. Zwillinger in a month’s time to see the first results.
Exactly, at first I was very afraid of outpatient hospitalization, but in the end I realized that it wasn’t as difficult as all that.
Thank you for sharing your experience with us.
Please feel free to consult the testimonials of other patients of Dr. Zwillinger to complete the Hortense testimonial.
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