Getting Ready and Getting Scared! Irvine, CA

Good morning everyone-

Have been a bit lax about posting, but just wanted to update where I am with my healing. Hoping that some of the things I have to say help anyone about to go through this , or going through it.
As anyone who has ready any of my posts might know, I was soooo sure my outcome would be far different than my expectations. I understood that surgery is not an exact science and the Doctor has to work with what they may find once you are in there. Having said that, I am truly astonished and so grateful that at 3 months one week I am still sitting at a pefect C cup! The local department store had a 1/2 off sale of Bali and Warner bras and I actually ordered them online, and with the exception of one they fit. WOW. I am back to my pre-surgery band width of 34 and working so hard to keep off the weight I lost last year in prep for this surgery, so scared any weight gain will make them blow up. They are not perfect: I have some funny dog tags in my low cleavage because she
had to work with a lot of excess skin due to my synmastia( breasts too close together- they do not have their own pocket, sort of a uniboob thing) but she managed to get them so small and I find I really don't mind. I still have that moment in the shower everyday where I go to "lift them up" and there is nothing to lift!
My scars are healing okay- I get about three spitting stitches every few weeks and I just go in to the RN at Kaiser and she takes them out. No problems, just annoying- but honestly I have no complications at all so far so not complaining. I can't however, use the Bio-oil or tape I bought for the scar treatment. My breasts and incisions became red and inflamed so I had to stop. It seems I am just super sensitive to anything on them. Now I just use the Aquaphor with light massage and just the tiniest bit of tape on my left areola where there is a bit of a raised incision.
For many reasons, I only told my mother and daughter about my reduction, so even other family members don't know. So funny, the last two times my sister was over she just looking at me with a puzzled look on her face! She could see something had changed about my body - she has always been the one with b/c cup girls and now I do too. And it is so awesome to be somewhere and not feel all eyes on my chest.....
I follow everyone's story on here and am always so amazed at how wonderful everyone looks and I get so happy for you all. I feel like I didn't just get a breast reduction but joined a very cool club of happy, strong women who are not afraid to make changes for themselves and be brave.

Okay, off to put on a summer top here in So Ca that I could never wear before ever and enjoy this sunny day. Best of healing to all of you.

Hi everyone!I have not posted in a while, but have been reading everyone's posts and trying to respond with any information and personal experience I can to help any one as well. But decided to update my review as hopefully anyone struggling with doubt, which I did for so long will get some benefit from my journey.
After a year long journey with this I finally did it on April 1st and I am so glad I did.
I was so sure I would not heal well, but mostly be way too big still and that really hung me up.Well, 9 weeks Post Op and I very successfully fit into EVERY size 34C i ordered online! And I went into a major department store yesterday ( very apprehensively I must add) and all but one of the 34C 's fit!!!
Oh i cannot even say the joy in my heart!!! And wore one of them all day ( no underwire) and it was so comfy.
What a life changer to get dressed put on a bra, a cute shirt and not think about it again: no shifting my boobs back to the sides ( I have symastia- my boobs are connected in the middle)in every bra all day long. my PS did a wonderful job addressing this and while I have a funny little tag of scar where they meet, sooo not a big deal compared to what I did have!
Scars seem to be healing okay and after a bit of a reaction to Bio-oil- my boobs got all red and hot, so had to stop that-went back to just massaging them with Aqauphor and taping them up with the 3M Sensitive skin tape. Did some research on scar treatments online and many of the Drs. think that compression on the scars keep them flat, so hoping that works for me.
Dating a very nice new guy and wondering if/when the issue arises how I explain this surgery? Don't want him to think I had some major health issues, but the girls still get a bit tender if I am hugged too tight etc.....anyone deal with this and how did you?

I just hit the three week mark this Friday and some things are gong well( still no pain) and not a huge amount of swelling, BUT if I do too much- my nips let me know-sting sting sting!
I wen to urgent care last night as redness that his persisted on the lower half of my breasts since Day two suddenly seemed very red. I had showered and put a very little bit of Aquaphor ( the only thing my PS wants me to use for now) on as I was getting so dry. Well, the boobs did not like that. Poor Dr at the Urgent Care had no idea what could be going on, said he does not see too many surgical patients there- I bet! But checked my blood for infection (non yay) and then called my PS for her thoughts. She said either I was allergic to the glue- but I thought she did not use any, or the sutures or older patients like me( I'm 62) tend to get this issue more. Yay for being menopausal.
I have been wearing a very comfortable Fruit of the Loom sports bra during the day, I got a band 2 sizes larger per my PS -she does not want any compression the first month- and wearing the very soft surgical bra they sent me home with at night. But I did order some that I saw recommend here because the Fruit of the Loom bra has some shirring on the front and shows through on some tops.
No real pain, so I can't complain, but my breasts definitely look irritated and pissed off right now. Despite all this the Dr last night said the incisions themselves are healing well.
I am so grateful for everyone's stories and posts here- it has been so helpful to see the recovery process and know that what I am experiencing is just part of it for everyone! I am also seeing that it is very individual for everyone- not two exactly alike.
Hoping for non- angry boobs soon!