Wednesday - The Excitement Mounts

Admission time was 3:30pm on a Wednesday. So I kept myself busy that day at work, skipping lunch so I was fasted for 6 hours for the operation.

I arrived at the hospital at 3:30 and I have to say I became quite nervous. I hadn't been up until this point. - excited but not nervous. So I was surprised by the way I felt. But the nurses at the hospital were great! They had a very calming presents about them that soon rubbed off on me. Not too long after the nurses had done all their admission work with me the anaesthetist came In to Introduce her self and go through the type of anaesthetic we were going to use, we had decided it would make the operation easier and more successful If we used local anaesthetic with sedation. That way I could still be awake enough to move around for my surgeon during the procedure but keeping the area numb.

Mr Vadodaria came In to 'mark me'. Confirming yet again what we were going to do. I started to get nervous again...don’t know why as I was the one who decided I wanted to get this done. It frustrated me that I felt like this as usually It takes a lot to make me feel nervous. So decided It was probably also due to the fact that I was hungry that made me more emotional than normal.

My Second Consultation

At the second consultation we went over the operation again and what to expect. He reminded me that I would have to wear a compression garment for 6 weeks and I would need a few days off work to recover.

My First Consultation

Having my first consultation with Mr Vadodaria was without doubt one of the most embarrassing moments of my life! Never have I ever had to strip naked in front of a surgeon while he took photos!!! But he was great and made the whole situation as relaxed as It could be and took the tension out of the air. Then he downloaded the photos onto his computer and we sat down and looked at them together. He asked me what my main areas of concern were (hips and Inner thighs) and then he discussed how this would look. He agreed that those areas would be easily Improved and evened out. He wanted me to go away and think about It and have another consultation In a few weeks.

Three weeks before the operation

But things have changed. I no longer work for the NHS and now work for a private plastic surgery company with some of the most famous named surgeons in Britain. (Check out Plastic Surgery Partners website). So now Instead of reading about It, I can see it with my own eyes. It's not nearly as bad as I had expected and read about. I guess I had always imagined It to be older women with more money than sense getting a face lift to make them look like Joan Rivers and young girls wanting boob jobs to be like Pamela Anderson. But while I did see that type of person over 99% of people we see are just your average everyday women ranging from young to old. Some requiring and wanting more 'work' than others. Most, once they explained their reasoning for the procedure they wanted to undertake I could relate to and understand. Also seeing our surgeons at work I soon realised these 'major' surgery operations were minor procedures In the scheme of things.

So when I was asked "Would you get anything done?" the answer was easy....the one thing I constantly joked about...Liposuction. Seeing and knowing how easy this procedure was and seeing the before and after effects of our patients, I wanted It for myself. There was no need to think about It. I didn’t need to work with Mr Vadodaria any longer to know he was an expert In this field. So It was decided I was going to do It! But he would have the final decision on whether or not I might be suitable for the surgery.

Katie's Diary - Why Liposuction

I'm 28 years old and have noticed the last 5-6 years my waist line slowly creeping up. I live an active life style going to the gym 3-4 times a week and have a healthy diet. But I am not going to lie, I do like the occasional dessert and probably more than the occasional wine!
I do try to cut down on these things from time to time to keep a healthy weight but….

I went from a perfect size 12 to a snug fitting 14 within this 5-6 year period. Some would say "that's not big for a 5'11''" frame or ”You carry It well". I also now find It frustrating seeing my "skinny" friends not having to worry about what they eat. I personally think of my self as a tall average sized woman who doesn't particularly look good In skinny jeans but can, with the right makeup and clothes, dress myself to the occasion with confidence.


My weight Is not something I obsessed about but I did rather wish that I had less of the weight and fewer curves. And of course, I do have a good moan with the girls occasionally over a bottle of wine where we would all poke and prod our "problem areas". We would all joke saying "Yeah, If I had the money I would get LIpo" but never followed It through. I guess I couldn't financially justify It and also the media surrounding this type of plastic surgery can be very negative.