Breast Implants to Improve My Shape and Feeling of Being a Woman! - Bellevue, WA

I had my 1 week follow up appointment today and I felt great! I stopped taking my hydrocodon and muscle relaxers Wednesday and have just been on IB-Profin when needed and didn't need any at all tonight!! I finally get to take off and leave off the ace bandage that sat across my chest and it is such a relief! At my appointment my doctor felt around a bit and then removed my steri strips to trim some loose ends to my stitches and clean up the scabing. He then replaced my incision sites with fresh steri strips and sent me on my way. At my next visit he said we will discuss the massaging that I will perform on my own. For now, I am healing more each day and I feel great :) I had the urge to try on my new swim suit top today and I couldn't be happier, I finally have the boobs I've always wanted!!

End of Post-Op Day 4 and I feel great!! Day 3 went very well, I kept myself busy making little crafty decorations for Mothers Day and even did a little sewing. I iced the sides of my breasts and nipples twice and it surprising felt real good, not incredibly cold as I would have imagined. I iced the same spots twice again today and even went to a movie and dinner with my family. I have full range of motion with my arms again (slowly) and finally took a bath!

I've noticed that my right breast is hurting less than my left more quickly and I figure it's because I'm right handed, so I've been trying to be ambidextrous! My nipples are also still very swollen and pointing down, my sister and I like to joke that they look like noses but it'll only be funny for a few more days because I'm hoping that subsides soon!! Also, today I've noticed that I'm hearing noises coming from my breasts. This may sound absolutely crazy but at times when I'm reaching up for something I hear a small noise that sounds similar to my stomach growling or digesting. I'm assuming this is just fluid from the swelling moving around and settling and that its totally normal but when I mentioned it to my mom she gave me the weirdest look as if I took a few too many of my hydrocodons! Haha. All in all I am absolutely 100% happy with the size and the way they look so far, I couldn't be more thrilled. My stitches still look pretty gruesome under the steri strips and I'm still pretty sore from time to time but everything is looking up and getting much better each day. I can't wait to be healed so I can buy some new clothes and try on some new bras :)!!!

Very early day 3, I think sleeping on my back on top of only one or two pillows makes waking up very painful. I woke up at 4am being the most sore since arriving home immediately after surgery. I've read many reviews by women saying that sleeping upright has helped and I believe this is something I will start doing because after just sitting upright for a while now I feel much better. Today I also think I will attempt to ice my pectoral muscles and the sides of my breasts. I am most sore down the sides of my breasts running down into my armpit so why not, icing couldn't hurt!

This site has helped me a lot. Reading other people's stories who are going through or went through a recovery period similar to mine helps remind me that everything is going well and that full recovery WILL happen because right now recovery seems like a looooong process but in retrospect it won't be. As I mentioned earlier I'm an impatient person, its only day 3 (at 5am to add) and I feel great so that's very helpful to remind myself of. Also, thank you for all of the wonderful comments this site provides for a great supportive community :)