Three weeks post op

Well it has been three weeks since my procedure and I am feeling better and better each day. I feel like things are progressing as they should. Seems like they get softer and drop a little every couple of days. I have been doing the massages as instructed. I usually massage each one for 2 minutes 5 times a day instead of 1 minute each time per the doctors instructions...just in case I am not doing it just right, at least I am doing it a little longer. I have my one month follow up set for Monday January 28th. I am anxious to hear how he thinks they are doing. It is hard to know what is normal when you've never been through the experience before. Most of my friends that have been through it had it done several years ago and they don't remember every detail. I am back to feeling pretty normal...I still feel like I get tired quickly and realize right away when I have over done it. Still kinda hard to do certain things: open medicine bottles, soda bottles, pick up heavy things. My incisions are under my arms and it is still a little hard to shave but I do the best I can. I feel like the scars already have shrunk and lightened a lot...they should be hardly noticeable in no time at all. I am posting some 3 week post op pics. Some of them are in the Danskin sports bra from Walmart. Thank you so much to Sunny81 for recommending them! Love them...so comfortable and easy to wear under clothes! I can't stop buying them. Everytime I go to Walmart I buy everyone I can find in my size. Can't beat 2 for $10! Since my scars ar under my arms you can kind of see them in all of the side view pics. I am posting one close up of my underarm for those of you interested in how the scars may look. All in all I am thrilled with my decision to do this and the outcome so far. Glad I did it in the middle of winter...so much easier to hide it under winter clothes. I am also glad I took the time to read so many others reviews, the suggestions helped tremendously and it was also nice to hear that you aren't alone in your nerves, fears and excitement. The actual procedure and recovery were so much easier than I ever imagined.

I had my one week post op appointment yesterday. The nurse removed my stitches from under my arms, didn't hurt much at all. She told me that I needed to start massaging my boobs five times a day for one minute each time. She then proceeded to teach me how to massage my boobs....OMG...so painful! The doctor came in and said they looked perfect so far and mentioned the massaging as well and then proceeded to show me how he wanted me to do it and his way hurt 5 times worse than when the nurse did it! I wanted to punch him in the face! I also finally found out that he ended up doing 360 cc in both. I had originally decided to go with 330 then we discussed possibly going with 350. So I was kinda surprised to hear that he went with 360. As of now, I kinda feel like they are a little bigger than I was hoping for, but I think that they may still be a little swollen. I am hoping that as they continue to drop and fluff that I will end up happy with the end result. I will try to post some more pics later. I feel like they haven't changed much since I last posted pics. I see the doctor again in three weeks. He said he will be able to tell if I have been doing the massages as instructed. I have been doing them...and it hurts so bad...I don't think that I am doing it as hard as I should, but it is just so painful! I am hoping that the more that I do it, it will get easier and hurt less.

I am still so surprised at how easy this has been. I sit here and laugh at myself for how worried I was about going through with it. I still have yet to feel any real pain...aside from being stuck so many times trying to get the IV started. I have taken all of my meds every 6 hours without fail. I have had no problems falling asleep or staying asleep. I am drinking lots of water so I usually wake up to pee but then am able to fall right back to sleep without any trouble. I have also been able to eat pretty much anything I want without any problems. I have been snacking on dried apple rings regularly and haven't had any problems with any constipation. I have been able to take a shower and wash my hair without any problems. I have very long thick hair so i was a little worried about that. My Mom has helped me brush and blow dry it so I don't strain my arms too much. My incsions under my arms arent bad at all. The tape covering the incisions has already fallen off but the nurse said not to worry about it. I am still kinda unsure on how they look. I feel like they aren't quite the same shape and the right one feels a little more swollen than the left. I also feel like they look a little cone shaped from the side. I am hopeing that it will all even out as they drop and fluff. Just wanted to update on how I was progressing along. Please feel free to ask any questions. I will try to post more pictures soon. I have to go get ready to watch the Cowboys game! :) Hope everyone else is doing well!