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5 weeks post op - Feeling pretty good! - Minneapolis, MN

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I am now 5 weeks post-op:) Feeling pretty good! I...

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I am now 5 weeks post-op:) Feeling pretty good! I am still wearing my compression garment and binder 24/7 but just go tthe ok from my nurse to start weaning off of the binder. My breasts have dropped a little, but are still pretty hard. I have not yet started excercising other that walking as I am seeing my ps next week and I want his ok before moving ahead with anything that could damage my results. I am still 2 pounds over my pre-op weight??? I hope its just swelling. I have been reading alot of posts and alot of you are down in weight the same week??? I have been 7-10 over since my surgery and have just went down to 2... I have been eating really well and trying to drink alot of water. I still swell, more in the afternoon and at night. I cannot believe that I have been able to avoid telling anyone! When I went back to work 3 weeks post-op I just told people that my back was sore, no one really questionned. Happy healing everyone!!!

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Richard H. Tholen, MD, FACS

Richard H. Tholen, MD, FACS

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January 25, 2013
You look great! I'm having the same experience with my weight. I am almost 3 weeks PO and 2 pounds above PO weight. But then again, between the skin removed (1 lb) and the weight of the implants (2 lbs). I practically should have gained a pound. Maybe the other pound us swelling.
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January 29, 2013
Thank you! I just checked out your profile and you look really great too!!! I'm trying not to get discouraged and think of how good I will look in a swimsuit next summer:)
S
January 25, 2013
You look great, but I know how it feels, there's some people who do not swell after only a couple of weeks, and some people may have to deal with it a couple of months (hopefully only a couple...). I too am experiencing almost the exact weight fluctuation that you are! I was back to pre-op, but then after this long weekend I gained a couple pounds, so now I'm up 2-3 pounds from pre-op... Hopefully it's a temporary, "out of town and body off schedule type of weight gain" that I'll lose fast :-(
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January 29, 2013
Thanks! I'm just worried because although I am trying to eat well, i'm not excercising yet other than walking and I just don't want to ruin the results by gaining any weight:(
J
June 29, 2014
I just now found your blog. You look great! Any suggestions on what to wear home from the hospital after BA and TT?
UPDATED FROM hpmel
22 days post

I am back at work full time this week and...

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I am back at work full time this week and extremely exausted. I have started using vitamin E oil on my scars as requested by me ps. I am still not wearing a bra, which is becoming uncomfortable. My ps wants me to wait until my breasts have dropped a little. I wear a cami under my clothing. I have also switched from my compression garment to slim cognito spanks, super duper compression. They are hard to get into but I love them, so much more comfortable than the one provided by my ps. I am still pretty swollen but I am trying to drink alot of water. I am still worried about the lipo of my flanks and thighs but my ps says I need to wait to see the full results... One of my areolas had stretched a little larger than the other. My ps told me that they were cut to exactly the same size during surgery, and when he stiched them one streched a little more, I know this can be revised but I'm not sure I want to go through this again. I have feeling in both my nipples and i'm not sure if I should take a chance at losing that. Happy healing everyone!!!

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January 13, 2013
Hi! I was curios how you were doing? Last Tuesday (Jan 8) I had a post op with my PS, this appt I was finally full of a ton questions, especially what/when I should expect final results. I was told the 3 month mark tends to be a big mile stone in seeing long term results... Wrapping my brain around that helped me in being patient, I hope with you as well. I too don't know anybody personally that did a MM, so this site helped me in many ways :)
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January 25, 2013
Sorry for the delay in responding, I just noticed your post as I was updating my profile. I am feeling pretty good, still swelling in in the afternoon and evening:( I too am having a hard time being patient waiting for the full results... I seem to examine myself all the time and see only the negatives... I seem to compare myself to other women who have had mm and wonder why my results are not the same:( My weight is still 2 pounds over my pre-op weight... Your pics look great:) Just think how happy we will be in 6 months from now...
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13 days post

I have added new pre op pics as well as 11 day...

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I have added new pre op pics as well as 11 day post op pics. I'm feeling pretty good walking totally upright. I am a little worried about the lipo to my inner thighs and flanks, I don't notice a diffrence in my pre and post op pics, hopefully its just swelling? I am hoping I didn't waste money by going ahead.

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