Anyone else feeling down and miserable?

Wow, your subject caught my eye and I read all that was posted here and I am amazed to say I've been feeling exactly like some of you gals! Talk about hi-lo feelings! One time, I feel totally depressed, next...on cloud nine for doing this finally and being free of the neck/shoulder pain. Hang in there! I am so encouraged to read that others have been feeling like I have and that we are definately not alone in our recovery. My prayers are with all of you!

I've been feeling like this too. I'm not in pain and I can see that once the swelling goes down and I heal more they will look nice. Ive just been crying my eyes out all the time because I'm so exhausted. I can't get comfortable for sleeping. I'm not resting enough. Im freaking out about taking so much time off work. I'm angry with my surgeon for making recovery sound like a cake walk. I got a prescription for Xanax and its helped me calm down and sleep some. Its a long journey but I absolutely believe it will be worth it.

Hi ladies, I'm about 7 weeks post-op. my first week or two I cried about every day, probably more than once. I felt like I was an A cup and looked gross. My stomach appeared bigger and I just had a hard time adjusting. Not to mention that after a few days we found I had a complication. Given all that, what you are feeling is completely normal. Once I started getting told constantly how great I looked, I finally started to believe it. It took me longer to heal so it was a bit harder, but I'm really pretty happy now. I won't see my full I still have a lot of healing to do, but I wish I had done this surgery 10 years ago! Just keep reminding yourself why you did it and when you get to start trying on the amazing clothes you could never wear before, you will see how happy you will be. Happy healing!

I'm at 3 weeks post op. I'm begining to feel a pinchy feeling and a small bit of throbbing. Is this healing?

Hey I just want to offer my some reassurance and empathy. Recovering from surgery is HARD. All that time at home (lots of it by myself) gave me way too much time to percolate in my head, and I often felt blue. You ladies are doing the smart thing - coming to this community to share your feelings and get support. I promise that you will feel better about everything in a week or two, and you will start to hit small milestones that are encouraging. Here are some of mine:
1. stepping down off narcotics - at about 1 week
2. moving from the couch back to my bed - around 9 days
3. sleeping on my side! around 12 days (but apparently I'm an outlier here)
4. going to the hair salon - around 12 days
5. getting cleared to wash my own hair and change up my bras - around 14 days
6. waking up not sore or achey! - about 3 weeks
7. seeing my breasts begin to "drop and fluff" - around 3 weeks

I know its SO hard to be inactive when you are used to doing so much. But think of this time as a huge gift you are giving yourself, the gift of healing and beautiful breasts. The better care you take of yourself now, the faster this healing process will go. I really leaned on this community for support when I was feeling bad and it made such a difference just to read kind words of caring. Keep coming back.
Hugs,
Se1f

Wow. Your experiences are far different from mine, but I think I was drugged to the eyeballs for the first 3 or 4 days. I was on Cloud 9! So sorry you didn't get the feeling of relief and a new life that many of us did. That said, I think my euphoria about the "new me" definitely gave me the endorphins to move and do more than I should, which left me exhausted and pretty miserable two weeks out. I was told to be a "slug" for the first 2-3 weeks. Here in the Pacific Northwest, nothing moves less and slower than a slug! And they eat a lot, too.

I was also told very clearly from the beginning the general "recovery period" for this surgery was 6 weeks. That's a month and a half. So, 4-5 days out...is just the beginning of the trail. The shape of my boobs changes daily, even from morning to night. (The more I do, they more they swell...there's a message there.) It's far too early to know what they will eventually look like, so although I didn't love their shape at first, easy to see it won't be the final profile.

I do caution you about doing too much!!!!! If husbands and children are "tired of you not doing anything", hopefully they'll get up and do it for themselves. My soon to be ex son-in-law stopped by yesterday, and ended up vacuuming for me. If he's willing to do that for a mother-in-law he doesn't particularly care for, surely your family will pitch in for 6 weeks. :-) You've been taking care of them for many years....don't goof up your surgeon's good work for the sake of hurrying back to "normal".

My attempt to be the fastest patient to ever recover from bust reduction ended up putting me in bed for 2 solid days at about 2 1/2 weeks to make up for all my euphoria driven activities. Have never felt so completely exhausted. Feeling better now, but know I added a week or two to the initial 6 week estimate.

Hang in there, and be patient!

I completely understand, Jenny. I can't decide if I like the new look or not. I want the swelling to go down, I want the scars to not look like frankenstein, and I want to be the size I dreamed of for years...and uplifted and perky too. Above all, I know I need to be patient. My biggest problem right now is all the 'free' time I have. I am used to being super busy, and with all this down time, I am much too introspective and am concentrating on these new breasts too, too much!

I'm on Day 4 and have the same feelings. My recovery hasn't been bad as far as pain, but the bloating from meds and surgery has me feeling icky. I'm exhausted and I don't like the way my new boobs look :(
I hope we both start feeling better ((HUGS))

I am 2 weeks post op and feeling down as well. Physically, I am tired, but the pain is controlled with advil. I am trying not to do too much so that I don't 'mess' up anything, but I feel like my husband and daughter are getting a little weary of me doing nothing. I have waited so long for this surgery and am surprised that I am not happier.

You are not alone!! It is very common to go through a little depression in your first week or two post-op! I know I was depressed my first few days. I didn't have "pain" per-say, but I was fatigued, not sleeping well, having trouble getting comfortable, and my breasts looked WEIRD! Like little cones. For me the depression lifted as soon as I got my energy back, but I wasn't really totally happy with my breasts until about two weeks ago (I am just at the three month mark!!) I swelled unevenly, and they looked awkward. It's an adjustment, but for me not being in pain every day anymore is 100% worth it!

It's just hard because we do it to feel better, and to look better. Then what do you get the first week? You feel TERRIBLE and you look funny!! No matter how much you have prepared yourself your gut reaction is going to be that it wasn't worth it. Wait at least 3-6 months to decide hoe you really feel. For me though those feelings passed quickly, and even when they were swollen unevenly I was happy. I could run/watch movies/read for hours/etc. without pain, and that was way more important to me then any old bra size.