How can I make my calves smaller?
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OP day 3: Wake up at 6am. Stretching is hard work. As they say, no pain, no gain. We have a 12 hours trip ahead of us to reach the first hotel in Jeju island. Bad sleep once again, i am exhausted. My feet are swollen. Medication, water, stretching. Taxi, train, ferry, taxi. We finally arrive at the hotel at 8pm. I want to cry. My legs look like the legs of an elephant. I am so tired. Medication, water, stretching, sleep.
Post-OP day 4: Today we cross the island to reach our second hotel by the beach. The setting is perfect although it is raining season... We go to rent a scooter and visit around. I walked about 2 hours today. It was alright. I tire very quickly, and because I am in pain, i get moody and can't really fully enjoy my stay here. Bit of a shame but it's life. Medication, water, lots of fruits, stretching, again and again. The stretching is not getting any easier. The hardest is when i wake up, the first minutes are hell trying to stand up with those legs which have again completely tensed up during the night. Back to square one, every morning. I don't do enough stretching, once every hour instead of once every 30 minutes. The swelling is getting crazy. No more sight-seeing for the next days, i need to rest. I wrap my feet in cold watered towels and sleep in them.
Post-OP day 5: The cold towels really helped with the swelling.When i unwrapped this morning, my legs and feet were almost back to normal. It feels so much lighter, i highly recommend to do this for the swelling. Today's surprise is the unbearable cramp that took over my left calf, cramp that does not want to go. Pain that paralyses you, and it doesn't go away. I call the doctor and he says to rest and put the legs up, continue the medication and stretch when possible. I am now in bed most of the time now, unable to find a comfortable position. I take the bandages off and do very light massages on the left calf to try and relax the muscle. It helps a bit. I need to be patient.
Post-OP day 6,7,8: These days are not so good. The cramp is going on and on. Each time, i try to stand up, it goes off. I have no more pain killers, no more medicine to take. I try to accept the pain instead of suffering it. Husband is right here every minute tending to my every need. I strongly recommend that whoever decides to go through this operation take somebody with you to look after you. It is at times very challenging. Not impossible, but very challenging. On day 8, we get back to Seoul by plane. Unable to walk, i am carried around the airport in a wheelchair. We get the star treatment, it was a nice experience hahaha.
Post-OP day 4: Today we cross the island to reach our second hotel by the beach. The setting is perfect although it is raining season... We go to rent a scooter and visit around. I walked about 2 hours today. It was alright. I tire very quickly, and because I am in pain, i get moody and can't really fully enjoy my stay here. Bit of a shame but it's life. Medication, water, lots of fruits, stretching, again and again. The stretching is not getting any easier. The hardest is when i wake up, the first minutes are hell trying to stand up with those legs which have again completely tensed up during the night. Back to square one, every morning. I don't do enough stretching, once every hour instead of once every 30 minutes. The swelling is getting crazy. No more sight-seeing for the next days, i need to rest. I wrap my feet in cold watered towels and sleep in them.
Post-OP day 5: The cold towels really helped with the swelling.When i unwrapped this morning, my legs and feet were almost back to normal. It feels so much lighter, i highly recommend to do this for the swelling. Today's surprise is the unbearable cramp that took over my left calf, cramp that does not want to go. Pain that paralyses you, and it doesn't go away. I call the doctor and he says to rest and put the legs up, continue the medication and stretch when possible. I am now in bed most of the time now, unable to find a comfortable position. I take the bandages off and do very light massages on the left calf to try and relax the muscle. It helps a bit. I need to be patient.
Post-OP day 6,7,8: These days are not so good. The cramp is going on and on. Each time, i try to stand up, it goes off. I have no more pain killers, no more medicine to take. I try to accept the pain instead of suffering it. Husband is right here every minute tending to my every need. I strongly recommend that whoever decides to go through this operation take somebody with you to look after you. It is at times very challenging. Not impossible, but very challenging. On day 8, we get back to Seoul by plane. Unable to walk, i am carried around the airport in a wheelchair. We get the star treatment, it was a nice experience hahaha.
Post-OP day 9: I go to Dr Park office but he is not here. I meet the nurse. She is very nice and helpful. She injects me in the butt with muscle relaxant and pain killers. We try to straighten the left leg, she touches different parts of the calf, i scream. My right leg is more than fine, i can stretch it very easily, no pain at all, quite flexible and strong. She changes the bandages and tells me to come back the next morning for more injections. Dr Park is on holidays this week, he is back saturday.
Post-OP day 10: Today i see Amy. She does the injections and the dreaded first round of aspiration.
She says that there is almost no liquid to aspire. Usually, they take out about 100ml. This is very good, it means that i am recovering well, except for this damned cramp.
We have 6 more days to go here and i really want to do some shopping and sight-seeing, so Amy kindly helps us finding a wheelchair and we are off to the Dongdaemun market for the day!!
Post-OP day 10: Today i see Amy. She does the injections and the dreaded first round of aspiration.
She says that there is almost no liquid to aspire. Usually, they take out about 100ml. This is very good, it means that i am recovering well, except for this damned cramp.
We have 6 more days to go here and i really want to do some shopping and sight-seeing, so Amy kindly helps us finding a wheelchair and we are off to the Dongdaemun market for the day!!
Nice meeting you too
I hope you are doing well in your recovery, mine has been a bumpy road so far but even in the darkest of times, i have no regret.
How is your walking now? Back to normal yet? Any problem with stretching?
Hi ScaredSilly
Do you have pictures to show?
What are your pre-op and post-op measurements for both calves?
Are you still in Seoul n did you tell Park about your concerns? What are his comments?
Post-OP day 9: I go to Dr Park office but he is not here. I meet the nurse. She is very nice and helpful. She injects me in the butt with muscle relaxant and pain killers. We try to straighten the left leg, she touches different parts of the calf, i scream. My right leg is more than fine, i can stretch it very easily, no pain at all, quite flexible and strong. She changes the bandages and tells me to come back the next morning for more injections. Dr Park is on holidays this week, he is back saturday.
Post-OP day 10: Today i see Amy. She does the injections and the dreaded first round of aspiration.
She says that there is almost no liquid to aspire. Usually, they take out about 100ml. This is very good, it means that i am recovering well, except for this damned cramp.
We have 6 more days to go here and i really want to do some shopping and sight-seeing, so Amy kindly helps us finding a wheelchair and we are off to the Dongdaemun market for the day!!
Hi Leela 16
Nice to hear that you are recovering well.
I suppose you meant that the nurse aspirated around 10ml and Not 100ml. Cos 100ml is alot alot in one aspiration. Haha.
What are your post-measurements like ?
And do you see the shape already?
cheers.
Nice meeting you too
I hope you are doing well in your recovery, mine has been a bumpy road so far but even in the darkest of times, i have no regret.
How is your walking now? Back to normal yet? Any problem with stretching?
My walking is pretty normal since day 7. My recovery is fast and pretty easy I must admit. I didn't stay overnight as well and managed to walked up hill 7 hours after the surgery.
Stretching is a pain in the butt .. I keep forgetting and doing it less now. I have no regrets too.
I suggest your share your concern with Dr Park and tell him exactly how you feel. The first days after surgery are the hardest, emotionally and physically. There is so much involved: the bruising, the swelling, the muscle cramping and hardening, the bandages. If your legs look out of shape and uneven at this stage, it is completely normal.Today at 10 days post -op, Dr Park measured my calves, right one is 32 cms, left one is 34,5 cms. My right leg looks like a chopstick, whilst the other looks like a weird shaped balloon. Don't worry about the shape of your calves right now, it is way too early.
Dr Park is a good listener and he will reassure you if you share your concerns with him.
Good luck, you will be fine
The nurse aspirated almost nothing from my calves.
Post -measurements - see above.
It is too early to see the shape, i can see that the calves are thinner. I am happy for now.
It's so great to finally find this forum...I've been hating my calfs for the last 36 years. I never wear shorts or skirts or boots. I'm so done with my big calfs! I'm planning to have the operation done with Dr. Park in late Sep. Is there anyone going around that time? I'm going alone and would love to have a company...
Hi everyone,
Today is my 4th day post-op from calf surgery at OZ clinic in Korea. The pain is more bearable compared to the first 2 day after surgery. I'm used to work out a lot so the pain and tightness right now feel like I just had intense workout on my legs the day before I can walk but very slowly with funny looking to local grocery stores. I'm very lucky to have my sister coming along to help me out physically (even though she's always mentally against any of my cosmetic surgeries 
).
I stretch my legs every 30 mins now which make it feels so much better and relief. The 2nd day post-op when I got back to Young Dong hotel from the hospital, I was still tired from the anesthesia so I did not stretch much (maybe every 2 hours
) but laying on bed the entire night instead. The next day when I woke up and my legs were frozen like a shrimp, and I was in so much pain to push myself straightened them up. My sister had to use her whole body to keep my legs straight. So stretching is very important.
People in this forum has been saying this so many times but Dr. Park is really nice and his nurses are also very great. He's also a great listener and very sweet.
My legs are very swollen now (even my ankles, feet, and thighs) and have lots of dark bruises. They look like big jumbo size of sausages
. So I don't know if I will be happy with the result yet but hopefully it will get better after few more weeks. My height is 158cm, and my calves before the surgery is 36cm and my ideal is 32cm. I really can't wait to show my babies to the sun, it was such a mentally pain to hide them for more than 10 yeeeeaaaars.
Cheers
Today is my 4th day post-op from calf surgery at OZ clinic in Korea. The pain is more bearable compared to the first 2 day after surgery. I'm used to work out a lot so the pain and tightness right now feel like I just had intense workout on my legs the day before
I can walk but very slowly with funny looking to local grocery stores. I'm very lucky to have my sister coming along to help me out physically (even though she's always mentally against any of my cosmetic surgeries ). I stretch my legs every 30 mins now which make it feels so much better and relief. The 2nd day post-op when I got back to Young Dong hotel from the hospital, I was still tired from the anesthesia so I did not stretch much (maybe every 2 hours
) but laying on bed the entire night instead. The next day when I woke up and my legs were frozen like a shrimp, and I was in so much pain to push myself straightened them up. My sister had to use her whole body to keep my legs straight. So stretching is very important. People in this forum has been saying this so many times but Dr. Park is really nice and his nurses are also very great. He's also a great listener and very sweet.
My legs are very swollen now (even my ankles, feet, and thighs) and have lots of dark bruises. They look like big jumbo size of sausages
. So I don't know if I will be happy with the result yet but hopefully it will get better after few more weeks. My height is 158cm, and my calves before the surgery is 36cm and my ideal is 32cm. I really can't wait to show my babies to the sun, it was such a mentally pain to hide them for more than 10 yeeeeaaaars. Cheers
Post-OP day 9: I go to Dr Park office but he is not here. I meet the nurse. She is very nice and helpful. She injects me in the butt with muscle relaxant and pain killers. We try to straighten the left leg, she touches different parts of the calf, i scream. My right leg is more than fine, i can stretch it very easily, no pain at all, quite flexible and strong. She changes the bandages and tells me to come back the next morning for more injections. Dr Park is on holidays this week, he is back saturday.
Post-OP day 10: Today i see Amy. She does the injections and the dreaded first round of aspiration.
She says that there is almost no liquid to aspire. Usually, they take out about 100ml. This is very good, it means that i am recovering well, except for this damned cramp.
We have 6 more days to go here and i really want to do some shopping and sight-seeing, so Amy kindly helps us finding a wheelchair and we are off to the Dongdaemun market for the day!!
Hi leela,
Did your thighs get swollen the first few days after the surgery? My thighs are very swollen now, and I have not seen anyone saying that they got their thighs (besides feet and ankles) swollen also. Thank you for sharing your experience.
Yes swollen thighs can happen along with bruising. Try to walk about a couple of hours aday. Should help. Hope u cont healing smoothly.