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One month post BA 400cc 5'4'' 120 pds
The past week REALLY made a difference between days 24 and day 30!
I walked every day for 30-45 mins and focused on swinging my arms to get a lot of stretching movement. I also attended a couple of zumba classes. Last Monday, Wed, and this past Monday. Last week, I was worried I'd overestimated my abilities but I paced myself and made it through class with just a little aching at the end. I went back Wed evening and it was 50% easier but I still paced myself. I performed in four dance shows this past weekend and had no problems at all with my costume bras bothering my IMF incision nor any of my overhead arm movements. Monday I went back to zumba and felt almost as good as preBA. Woot! Progress! I also did a lot of yardwork Sun, Mon, Tues, and even today. Trimming ornamentals, digging holes for 1 gallon plants, mulched flowerbeds, etc. I'm sore all over but my pecs are fine :D
Disclaimer: I was in excellent shape preBA so I know that it why I was able to jump back into these things with only slight modifications. FE, I had my teen unload the mulch bags and alternated my arms on the digging. Each evening I took half a valium to ensure pec muscles relaxed well while I slept.
Bottom line: Full range of movement really, really, really does help. Isolated, static stretching didn't seem to help (it felt like something was going to tear!) but gentle arcing movements, like shoulder rolls, etc and dynamic overhead stretches just to the edge of discomfort were great. A week ago my right pec muscle was VERY tight. Overhead movement and pec stretching was uncomfortable and I had to move slowly. Now, I feel pretty much normal after a week of consistent but modified movement.
The right envelope is still tighter because it was smaller breast so now I'm focusing on massaging that side and laying on the floor with most pressure on that right breast (for 15 minutes). I saw my surgeon last week and he showed me how hard to massage that side and I was shocked! He kneaded me like I was a loaf of dough lol I can't do it that firmly to myself so I'm having my husband help once a day and then I do a lesser intensity during day, along with laying on the floor. Every few days it's getting better and better!
I'm really loving how my boobs look now. So much more natural as the swelling decreases and things soften.
I still have numbness. I don't feel the bottom half of each breast yet. Nipples are desensitized and over sensitized all at once ;) Shower spray hurts and touching them directly just feels odd, whether lightly or firmly. I know it takes time for nerves to regenerate so I'm trying to not worry - although it does interfere with intimacy - I have these great boobs but they aren't fun to play with at this point lol
I need to post pics. Day one I was SOOOOO freaked out - I need to post that picture along with a month old picture so people can see just how much it really does change over a few weeks. I never posted my day one pic because it was so scary lol I called the left my "Mad Eye Booby" (Harry Potter joke) for the first two weeks. But now I think it might really be reassuring to new members who are horrified at first - as long as they can see it side by side to my current state ;)
I walked every day for 30-45 mins and focused on swinging my arms to get a lot of stretching movement. I also attended a couple of zumba classes. Last Monday, Wed, and this past Monday. Last week, I was worried I'd overestimated my abilities but I paced myself and made it through class with just a little aching at the end. I went back Wed evening and it was 50% easier but I still paced myself. I performed in four dance shows this past weekend and had no problems at all with my costume bras bothering my IMF incision nor any of my overhead arm movements. Monday I went back to zumba and felt almost as good as preBA. Woot! Progress! I also did a lot of yardwork Sun, Mon, Tues, and even today. Trimming ornamentals, digging holes for 1 gallon plants, mulched flowerbeds, etc. I'm sore all over but my pecs are fine :D
Disclaimer: I was in excellent shape preBA so I know that it why I was able to jump back into these things with only slight modifications. FE, I had my teen unload the mulch bags and alternated my arms on the digging. Each evening I took half a valium to ensure pec muscles relaxed well while I slept.
Bottom line: Full range of movement really, really, really does help. Isolated, static stretching didn't seem to help (it felt like something was going to tear!) but gentle arcing movements, like shoulder rolls, etc and dynamic overhead stretches just to the edge of discomfort were great. A week ago my right pec muscle was VERY tight. Overhead movement and pec stretching was uncomfortable and I had to move slowly. Now, I feel pretty much normal after a week of consistent but modified movement.
The right envelope is still tighter because it was smaller breast so now I'm focusing on massaging that side and laying on the floor with most pressure on that right breast (for 15 minutes). I saw my surgeon last week and he showed me how hard to massage that side and I was shocked! He kneaded me like I was a loaf of dough lol I can't do it that firmly to myself so I'm having my husband help once a day and then I do a lesser intensity during day, along with laying on the floor. Every few days it's getting better and better!
I'm really loving how my boobs look now. So much more natural as the swelling decreases and things soften.
I still have numbness. I don't feel the bottom half of each breast yet. Nipples are desensitized and over sensitized all at once ;) Shower spray hurts and touching them directly just feels odd, whether lightly or firmly. I know it takes time for nerves to regenerate so I'm trying to not worry - although it does interfere with intimacy - I have these great boobs but they aren't fun to play with at this point lol
I need to post pics. Day one I was SOOOOO freaked out - I need to post that picture along with a month old picture so people can see just how much it really does change over a few weeks. I never posted my day one pic because it was so scary lol I called the left my "Mad Eye Booby" (Harry Potter joke) for the first two weeks. But now I think it might really be reassuring to new members who are horrified at first - as long as they can see it side by side to my current state ;)
Two weeks post-op 400cc HP silicones
These past two weeks have felt like two months lol Apparently, I'm NOT a very patient person ;)
I think the problem is that I'm a physical person and I don't have a 9-5 office job to distract me. I don't mind relaxing, reading a book, and lounging around here and there BUT two weeks straight is my limit - unless I was on a beach somewhere HAHA
Actual boob pain is minor but I still have a lot of tightness/burning in my outer pecs/armpits.
I can lay on my chest - its actually recommended by my Dr (instead of doing massage). Its annoying for a min or so and then settles and feels fine. When I'm done everything feels better than before so it's doing something via the compression. I'm trying to do it about 15 min a day.
I still have discomfort when I switch sides at night. Gravity pulls on my upper boob and that aches until I support it. (No bra per Dr and I can sleep however I want). I've started sleeping in snug tank tops to offer a little support. This is quite funny - last night I grabbed a stuffed animal that I received with a gift and stuffed it into my tank top between my boobs. When I flipped to each side, it provided enough support to prevent pain HAHA I looked weird but so what?
My left boob is obviously softening and jiggles. The right side is much tighter but over the past three days it has started to get a little looser and now moves a bit when I raise my arms. I can squeeze them both into center and it doesn't hurt - it pulls on the tighter right side but no pain.
No itchy breast skin at all. I'm using coconut oil on them from the nipples up (avoiding steristrip. The PS said to leave strips alone until they fall off. If the edges come loose I'm supposed to trim them but leave the strip in place unless it's literally falling off in the shower and offers no resistance. I'm curious about my scars but more concerned about keeping the incisions happy so I'm leaving them alone.
The most discomfort I have is the right pectoral attachments. VERY TIGHT. I'm planning to work on addressing that area a lot since it's probably part of the reason that implant is also sitting higher.
I'm hoping to see more changes over this upcoming week as I move out of the acute stage of things and into the healing phase post BA.
I'll probably post a pic near end of week or next Monday so new changes are (hopefully) more obvious.
I think the problem is that I'm a physical person and I don't have a 9-5 office job to distract me. I don't mind relaxing, reading a book, and lounging around here and there BUT two weeks straight is my limit - unless I was on a beach somewhere HAHA
Actual boob pain is minor but I still have a lot of tightness/burning in my outer pecs/armpits.
I can lay on my chest - its actually recommended by my Dr (instead of doing massage). Its annoying for a min or so and then settles and feels fine. When I'm done everything feels better than before so it's doing something via the compression. I'm trying to do it about 15 min a day.
I still have discomfort when I switch sides at night. Gravity pulls on my upper boob and that aches until I support it. (No bra per Dr and I can sleep however I want). I've started sleeping in snug tank tops to offer a little support. This is quite funny - last night I grabbed a stuffed animal that I received with a gift and stuffed it into my tank top between my boobs. When I flipped to each side, it provided enough support to prevent pain HAHA I looked weird but so what?
My left boob is obviously softening and jiggles. The right side is much tighter but over the past three days it has started to get a little looser and now moves a bit when I raise my arms. I can squeeze them both into center and it doesn't hurt - it pulls on the tighter right side but no pain.
No itchy breast skin at all. I'm using coconut oil on them from the nipples up (avoiding steristrip. The PS said to leave strips alone until they fall off. If the edges come loose I'm supposed to trim them but leave the strip in place unless it's literally falling off in the shower and offers no resistance. I'm curious about my scars but more concerned about keeping the incisions happy so I'm leaving them alone.
The most discomfort I have is the right pectoral attachments. VERY TIGHT. I'm planning to work on addressing that area a lot since it's probably part of the reason that implant is also sitting higher.
I'm hoping to see more changes over this upcoming week as I move out of the acute stage of things and into the healing phase post BA.
I'll probably post a pic near end of week or next Monday so new changes are (hopefully) more obvious.
Awesome upper body massage - Day 11
I've struggled with my right shoulder and upper back have a lot of discomfort. It had a subscap/rotator cuff issue beforehand and all the tension from my new boobs has triggered more issues :(
I called my PS and they said there was no reason I could go in for a massage so I made an appt for this AM. I regularly see a very talented therapist and he did a great job providing some temporary relief. He noted that my scapulas are pulled out of position from all contracting and pulling from the front. He showed me what to have my husband do daily at home to help address this issue - basically a subscapularis massage/stretch through the armpit.
He did some mild trigger point on my upper chest/collarbone but left everything else on the pecs alone. I've felt like my pecs are so tight already that I really shouldn't stretch them in an isolated way and he agreed. I'm going to just stick with general dynamic arm and chest movements to keep letting that area have good blood flow and ROM.
I'm going to go for an actual walk today since the weather is much warmer and the sun came out! :D
I called my PS and they said there was no reason I could go in for a massage so I made an appt for this AM. I regularly see a very talented therapist and he did a great job providing some temporary relief. He noted that my scapulas are pulled out of position from all contracting and pulling from the front. He showed me what to have my husband do daily at home to help address this issue - basically a subscapularis massage/stretch through the armpit.
He did some mild trigger point on my upper chest/collarbone but left everything else on the pecs alone. I've felt like my pecs are so tight already that I really shouldn't stretch them in an isolated way and he agreed. I'm going to just stick with general dynamic arm and chest movements to keep letting that area have good blood flow and ROM.
I'm going to go for an actual walk today since the weather is much warmer and the sun came out! :D
Provider Review
Dr Deuber knows what he doing. His staff has been awesome answering numerous question and streamlined the whole process. They even opened up an extra surgery date to accommodate my schedule so I didn't have to wait for a later date which was inconvenient for me. I highly recommend Dr Deuber and his staff.