Hello there, greetings from the UK.
I am five weeks from undergoing \'the works\' with Dr Marten. I know how helpful feedback has been to me from previous Dr Marten patients (including the lovely Helen who has posted here) so I am more than happy to share my experiences.
I have to say that the recovery has not been as bad as I expected. I\'d psyched myself up for the worst having heard several comments about the horrendous \'Marten recovery period\' so I think that helped maybe. If I\'d been expecting a \'walk in the park\' I would have been sorely dissaponited, so I much prefer this way around.
The fine facial stitches around your eyes and ears will come out around the Day 5 mark (mine came out Tuesday following surgery on Friday) and the rest of the sutures & drains will be out by Day 8. I have to say Dr Marten\'s suturing rocks! I can neither see nor feel any evidence of suturing around my ears and I would defy anyone, even with a magnifying glass, to detect any sign of surgery. Some of the first stitches nipped a little when they came out, but I fely nothing when the second set were removed. Moreover, I felt NOTHING when the drains came out. I was so relieved, I\'d got myself all worked up thinking it would be painful, nothing could be further from the truth thank goodness.
I went and did a little shopping on Day 5 after the first set of sutures were removed. I looked a bit of a sight, but hey I was 5000 miles from home and unlikely to bump into anybody I knew. I felt better for getting out and getting some fresh air, but I was flagging after a couple of hours and returned to the hotel.
Will you be staying at the Crowne Plaza? I found it very convenient being so close to Dr Marten\'s office that first week. Once the final sutures & drains were out, we transferred to a home rental in Sausalito for the second week, before flying back to the UK - being near the water and the tranquility of Sausalito was lovely.
Will you be staying in Dr Marten\'s overnight facility on the first post-op night? I would say it\'s essential and if you end up getting Tina to take care of you you\'ll be just fine, she\'s an absolute angel!
Sorry for such a long post. I hope\'s that\'s helpful.
Please send me an e-mail and I can share more with you.
With all best wishes.
FiftySomething
