The surgery was less painful than my menstrual pains
Hi, I am Sanja from Serbia and I am working in Germany as nurse (Hamburg)
In the beginning, I was skeptical, because my colleagues told me not to come to Turkey, but to do it better in Germany. My mom died last year so I didn't have anyone to really be there for me and support me. Celina was my consultant on German language, who speaks both Turkish and English, a very positive person, moral support, and she was with me in every step of the procedure. My plane was delayed 3 hours but she has people who wait for clients 24 hours on the airport and organize transportation. I landed at 1 am but that was no problem. When I arrived at my hotel, I couldn't believe how I got a nice studio with a view, two rooms, two toilets according to the latest fashion, as if I were a famous person. I really felt respected by the hospital and hotel workers. I had my own private driver, who drove everywhere. When I was discharged from the hospital after 2 days, because I felt well and had no pain, I told Celina that she should not come with me, so I went alone with the driver to the pharmacy and bought the medicines needed for further care, and stayed again in Hotel. I really didn't expect it, but Selena came to visit me in the hospital, she checked up on me, she organized everything for me, and I want to say that since this was a big decision in my life, I didn't feel alone at all, especially since I live alone. I moved to another country, I don't have many close friends, my mother my best friend passed away last year, and I really didn't feel alone. I told my brother and father that I was going to have surgery, but in situations like this, female support is what it means. From Celina who was there, nurses who know their job, some speak english some turkish but in any case they are experienced and it doesn't take much for them to understand if something hurts you. When I was there a service worker in the kitchen, he spoke German fluently, and he brought me what I like for my meal after the surgery, because I didn't have a big appetite. From my point of view as a nurse, comparing how advanced Germany is and I work in a private hospital, where people who have private insurance come, I can say that the care I received in Turkey was 10 stars. First of all, the hospital is so nicely arranged, it looks like a hotel, with a beautiful view, which is very important because you don't feel like you're sick in a depressing environment. On the first day after the operation, the cleaner came 3 times to empty the trash, clean my floor, check the bathroom. Nurse changed my sheets three times. I can say that I, as a nurse, where I work, we don't have such a modern hospital, and we also don't have enough colleagues, because there are only two of us in the department in the afternoon shift, which means that when our patients come from surgery, in the afternoon shift, they wait until tomorrow to get out of bed for the first time, when the physiotherapists have time. But here in Turkey, a nurse came after 4 hours to offer me to eat and drink, she monitored how my stomach reacts to food and water, she helped me to walk with drains and a catheter. It was 2 o'clock in the morning and my nurse was cheering me on and smiling at me, which motivated me to try to walk more. I saw 4 or 5 people who worked in the night shift, while at my hospital where I work in Germany, only one nurse works nights. From all those aspects, I say that the care was excellent, the food was in the spirit of Turkish culture, which I really liked. I didn't like myself and always thought my stomach didn't belong in my body. I always had enough attention as a pretty girl, but I was overweight. I had small breasts and a huge butt. I explained to the doctor that I wanted to do breast implants, and for him to decide which size was best for my body, he did liposuction, tightened my muscles, cut away unnecessary skin and beautifully shaped my butt. The nurse told me that my operation lasted five hours and I was already walking for 4 hours after the surgery. The only thing that bothered me was the urinary catheter and I felt like I had to pee and the pressure even though I had a catheter, so when I started walking we took out the catheter. When the doctor removed my five drains the next day, I felt even lighter, as if I hadn't had an surgery at all. The only thing I have to wear is a body shaper and a corset for 8 weeks and use my bbl pillow, but that will pass. I still have a phantom feeling like I have my big belly, but I'm looking at the pictures the doctor took at my request after the surgery and I'm getting used to what's under my body shaper.
24 June 2023
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