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Any March Breast Reductions?
By Angiemcc on 02 Mar 2011
If you're having a breast reduction in March, introduce yourselves and let's support each other through it all.
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You ladies all sound like you are doing very well! Congratulations to all. Enjoy your new Ta Ta's:)
I was absolutely in tears today at the thought of having to go shopping for bras when I'm still bruised, sore, stitched up, and in steri-tape. My husband did NOT understand at all. I know he thought it would be easy to just go out and buy a couple of new bras... but it has NEVER been easy to buy bras that fit (not when I was a 34 G) and certainly not now when I don't know what size I am!
He Googled "best bras to buy post breast reduction surgery" and found a speciality shop that had incredible reviews. I told him it would be really pricey but he is such a sweetie (clueless when it comes to how I'm feeling about this, but a sweetie nonetheless), that he said it didn't matter. He took me in and had me measured at the specialty shop (they see women who've had mastectomies, biopsies, reconstructive surgeries, augmentations and breast reductions besides hard to fit sizes) and the sales assistant was wonderful. She was completely unfazed by my bruises and stitches. She very gently measured me and brought me only 4 bras to try on because she knew any more than that would be too painful.
I tried on two of them and bought them both... one to wear every day and one to sleep in while I wash the other one. They were $60 each.... yikes!
Then she brought me a compression garment for my legs where I had lipo on my saddlebags and inner thighs. I bruised SO BADLY that I'm still bruising and it's creeped all the way down to below my knees! I just bruise easily... I can't even say that it hurts... It's just the way I am. But I'm worried that I won't heal well if I'm not wearing a tight compression garment that goes below the bruising. The garment they gave me from the PS office went to right above my knees... which you would normally think would cover any bruising from lipo on the inner thighs!
Anyway... I feel much better and wearing a tighter bra is helping the soreness on my "rock" that is in my left breast. I don't know how long that is going to stick around, and I wanted a bra that would really "hold it in."
Here's to hoping that this helps the healing process!
So glade to hear you are healing well. I am 13 days out of surgery and already feel 100%. YAY!!!!!!
And you know how comfortable it is to try on bras! Even pre-op I would end up raw, scraped and sore from trying on bras. I really don't want to go shopping for a non-underwire (something I've NEVER worn) in sizes I'm not familiar with. I feel like a fish out of water here!
Good news is the drains are out! I was so glad to get rid of those things... I was constantly worried something would snag on them! I gave myself a double-dose of Vicodin (as per Kimmers advice) before going in for the removal. But I was pleasantly surprised. I found the removal to be virtually pain-free on the left-side and nothing more than a tiny pinch on the right side. What a relief! I was REALLY worried that my skin would start to heal to the drains since they were in for an entire week!
I'm healing more and more every day... and feeling better all the time. My post-op doc (not my operating doc) says to continue walking, stretching my arms overhead as much as I can and to do shoulder rolls. I can actually reach my arms overhead and can put on t-shirts (pain-free) over my head. I think my yoga practice beforehand is really helping my recovery.
I go back in three weeks for my steri-tape removal and pictures. I get to start applying Vitamin E oil after that. So excited!
I'm so glad I finally had this procedure done!!! I've wanted it for so long and now I finally have the shape that looks right and makes sense for the rest of my body.
I'm sooooo happy : )
I was suppose to go back to work Tomorrow the 27th but I am hurting a little to much.
Oh gracious..that is a large amount of breast tissue. I bet you are sore and bruised. Definitely push back on returning to work if you are not ready.
If you are able to take another week that will make a big difference in how you feel.
You have got to feel like a completely new woman.
Hang in there ladies! It all heals and gets better each week. Here is to all of you perky breasted women:)
Nothing feels better than taking a load off the chest.
I figure I have plenty of time to work (the rest of my life with no drooping shoulders or bra indents!)... but only this much time to heal : )
Good luck on recovering quickly and taking it easy on yourself at work.
mine were done on Sat 19th, from HH/J to DD.
So far I'm pleased with results, and have had very little pain. But so much has happened in teh last few days that I'm finding it hard to sleep!
How are you others recovering ..?
How soon did/do you expect to be driving?
How are you doing with bending adn stretching, and who is helping you things done?
I thought Kimmers' Tips were very helpful indeed(bless you Kimmers!)
love to all
I hope you can get some sleep soon :)
I'm almost 2 weeks post op and I am still not driving yet. I have been cleared to drive, but I personally am not comfortable to drive. I think I'm recovering pretty well except for a little set back which was a blood clot finally making its way out.
As for my bending, I do not bend at all, just squatting if I drop something, since it hurts to try to bend. As for stretching it's not too bad. My boyfriend whom I live with helps me a lot with everything.
I hope you're healing well!
Right now I'm nervous, excited, guilty ($$$) and every other emotion in-between.
I'm anxious to hear how everyone else's experience is going. I'm going to take my own "Before" pictures so I can post them online after my recovery.
I'm hoping for a huge success story for all of us!
Hope you're feeling good..?
They didn't put me in the surgical bra that I've heard so much about... I think I get that tomorrow at my post-op appointment.
Right now my left breast is hard as a rock! The drains are in and I think that's the only thing keeping the swelling down.
I also had lipo on my saddlebags and that hurt first, but now doesn't hurt at all... although I've leaked a watery-bloody discharge EVERYWHERE. My room looks like a slasher move!
I can't wait to take some pictures like Kimmer did... 1 day, 3 day, 5 days, 10 days and 3 months. The progress will probably be amazing!
Try to get lots of sleep.
xx
Sleeping is hard, but I feel fine during the day. Went back to work yesterday...did fine, but tired.
Wish I had more time at home!
What type of painkillers did they put you on? I'm on vicodin (a generic brand) and they started me on 2 pills (500mg each) every 4 to 6 hours. Does that sound about right to what you are/were taking? I'm wondering when I should try to cut it down to one 500mg tablet
I'm so glad to hear that you didn't get a surgical bra either... I thought that was strange. And my bandages are kind of falling apart and off of me since I've sleeping in the bed.
Hopefully all my questions will be answered when I get to the office at 11:00am
Thx!
I used benadryl to help with the itching and the occasional ice pack. I did get cleared to use these by my doctors, so I would make sure of that first before you use them in case your PS doesn't want you using them.
As for the hard as rocks, I never experienced that since I was smaller than you were I think, but perhaps someone else will know or maybe your PS will know. I hope it's gets better! :)