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I finally made it past two weeks! I got to visit my surgeon for the first time on Wednesday and everything went great! She cut the knots off of my dissolvable stitches and told me everything looked pretty much normal except for my left breast. It's been super bruised for the last few weeks but I think we figured out why. When I got off the Tramadol, I just switched to Advil. It worked perfectly for the pain except that it's a blood thinner. And that would explain the bruising not leaving my body. So I have to go on Tylenol until it goes away. I think the only complaint I would have for my surgeon is not proper education on medication. When to go off, what to do when you do go off, etc. Nothing is life threatening so it's all fine and dandy I guess. Everything will heal fine in the end. I think another reason for the bruising and swelling is because I got a wild hair the other day and decided to make granola. Haha. It was a strenuous process of getting things out of cupboards, stirring and washing. It was probably a little much. It's a good thing I am off for the next few weeks still!! Can you imagine me going back to work at Starbucks?! I'd never heal! Especially during these insane holidays. Anyway. Here is a few pictures for you! Be sure to read the captions!
Just Checking In <3
I need to take a couple of seconds just to tell you all how wonderful you are. When I signed up on this site, I did not expect to receive all the kindness and support that I have. So I just want to say thank you all for caring about me. It really has meant so much.
I meant to check in a lot more after my surgery, but as you all probably know, things don't always go like you wish they would! That is an understatement. I think what I really mean to say is that this whole experience is nothing like I thought it would be. I hadn't had any experience with surgery prior to my breast reduction about a week and a half ago. So this is all brand spankin new! I intended to document more and take a ton more pictures. HA. I honestly don't really remember the first entire week post surgery. I even asked a question in the "Q&A" section and had ZERO recollection of it until I randomly saw it under my profile. It was the funniest thing. I had phone conversations with several people and I barely remember any of them. Anesthesia is a funny thing.
The meds that were prescribed to me (Tramadol), on the other hand, are not. The past 4 days have been awful. Let me repeat, AWFUL. Today is my first "normal" day.
So, I had been constipated for an entire week after surgery. I thought it would be fine to just stop taking the hardcore drugs and just switch to Tylenol. Nobody ever told me how/when to go off this drug. I didnt think it would be a problem to just stop cold turkey. That is - until I started having withdrawls. I spent a whole night tapping my foot, completely restless. I wanted to jump on my bed and rip someone's eyeballs out, all at the same time. The next day I was sweating and twitching. It was completely awful. And I'm not exaggerating one bit. I turned into a monster! Then I decided to just take one Tramadol and one Tylenol. I had finally figured it out. Ya gotta wean yourself off... DUH. Four days later, I am completely off the narcotics and feel myself again. No more insomnia either! Yes! And thank goodness it's the weekend. I have had the opportunity to get out and feel sane. Moving on!
Today I got to do a little bit of shopping. It was the coolest thing trying on clothes that are actually my size. Not having to try the larger size just so it will fit the boobs. It was pretty awesome. Never been so excited to try on a sports bra! Ha! But I was pretty tired after every thing. I was glad I had someone to drive me home!
This entire experience has been pretty rocky. I never thought I would say that surgery was the easiest part of the entire experience. I almost wish I was back at the hospital! Only sort of joking ;). But like I said before, reading your comments has been just so incredibly helpful. Even the short and sweet ones. I am so blessed to have people in this community and in my life that support and care for me! I know that there are a lot of people out there who have gone through this without support - whether it be from your husband, boyfriend, family or friends. At least we will feel good about ourselves. And that's what matters most.
It's funny, I look down at what I have now and I feel like I'm myself for the first time in my life! Having huge boobs has been incredibly easy to forget. I just feel like this is how I was meant to look in the first place. Is that weird? I just feel like you can exercise and improve a lot on your body by yourself. But if you were born with big boobs, you can't change it unless you have the surgery. And I feel so so so incredibly happy with my decision and ability to have this surgery. I feel like I'm getting super sappy and emotional but it really is the truth. There have been a lot of emotions attached to these things! Glad to finally feel better and move on!
I'm going to try and get some pictures up by monday! A lot has changed in a week. Until then, I hope whoever is reading this is having a fantastic day. Whether you're healing or waiting! I'll update soon :)
I meant to check in a lot more after my surgery, but as you all probably know, things don't always go like you wish they would! That is an understatement. I think what I really mean to say is that this whole experience is nothing like I thought it would be. I hadn't had any experience with surgery prior to my breast reduction about a week and a half ago. So this is all brand spankin new! I intended to document more and take a ton more pictures. HA. I honestly don't really remember the first entire week post surgery. I even asked a question in the "Q&A" section and had ZERO recollection of it until I randomly saw it under my profile. It was the funniest thing. I had phone conversations with several people and I barely remember any of them. Anesthesia is a funny thing.
The meds that were prescribed to me (Tramadol), on the other hand, are not. The past 4 days have been awful. Let me repeat, AWFUL. Today is my first "normal" day.
So, I had been constipated for an entire week after surgery. I thought it would be fine to just stop taking the hardcore drugs and just switch to Tylenol. Nobody ever told me how/when to go off this drug. I didnt think it would be a problem to just stop cold turkey. That is - until I started having withdrawls. I spent a whole night tapping my foot, completely restless. I wanted to jump on my bed and rip someone's eyeballs out, all at the same time. The next day I was sweating and twitching. It was completely awful. And I'm not exaggerating one bit. I turned into a monster! Then I decided to just take one Tramadol and one Tylenol. I had finally figured it out. Ya gotta wean yourself off... DUH. Four days later, I am completely off the narcotics and feel myself again. No more insomnia either! Yes! And thank goodness it's the weekend. I have had the opportunity to get out and feel sane. Moving on!
Today I got to do a little bit of shopping. It was the coolest thing trying on clothes that are actually my size. Not having to try the larger size just so it will fit the boobs. It was pretty awesome. Never been so excited to try on a sports bra! Ha! But I was pretty tired after every thing. I was glad I had someone to drive me home!
This entire experience has been pretty rocky. I never thought I would say that surgery was the easiest part of the entire experience. I almost wish I was back at the hospital! Only sort of joking ;). But like I said before, reading your comments has been just so incredibly helpful. Even the short and sweet ones. I am so blessed to have people in this community and in my life that support and care for me! I know that there are a lot of people out there who have gone through this without support - whether it be from your husband, boyfriend, family or friends. At least we will feel good about ourselves. And that's what matters most.
It's funny, I look down at what I have now and I feel like I'm myself for the first time in my life! Having huge boobs has been incredibly easy to forget. I just feel like this is how I was meant to look in the first place. Is that weird? I just feel like you can exercise and improve a lot on your body by yourself. But if you were born with big boobs, you can't change it unless you have the surgery. And I feel so so so incredibly happy with my decision and ability to have this surgery. I feel like I'm getting super sappy and emotional but it really is the truth. There have been a lot of emotions attached to these things! Glad to finally feel better and move on!
I'm going to try and get some pictures up by monday! A lot has changed in a week. Until then, I hope whoever is reading this is having a fantastic day. Whether you're healing or waiting! I'll update soon :)
Sorry It's Taken So LONGGGGG
It's taken me a while to actually sit down and write an update. I've been keeping up with everyone else's updates... But mine... I dont know. My brain hasnt really felt clear until yesterday. So I'm finally here, sitting down, ready to tell you all about my crazy/wonderful/emotional/painful experience!
The morning of my surgery, I wasnt AS nervous as I thought I would be. Surprisingly. We had about a 90 minute drive to San Francisco. Then the anxiety started to kick in when I started thinking about the IV. I popped a few valium and felt calm for about 30 minutes. THATS IT. That stuff barely worked on me. And I took 3 5mg pills. Oh well. I checked into the hospital. Everything was going smoothly. Then I hear that my surgeon finished early with the surgery before mine! So they wanted to get me in and hooked up immediately. AHH! I went into a room, laid down and then the nurse came in to put in my IV. I shed a few tears. He was so wonderful though. He was so calming. He gave me a shot of lidocaine first. BEST DECISION EVER. It hurt. But then I didnt feel the IV at all. Sorry to talk so in depth about this but you have to understand. This was a HUGE feat for me!
After the IV, they rolled me into a waiting area for surgery. My anesthesiologist came in and spoke to me. Then the sweetest nurse in the whole world came in and gave me a bunch of hugs. I was sort of emotional. Very happy but emotional. THEN! My wonderful surgeon came in to do my markings! She was just so amazing and reassuring. I knew I was in the best hands ever. Then they wheeled me into the surgery room! It was creepy. But cool i guess. There were all these people waiting for me. Including the nurse that kept hugging me. I sort of started tearing up. I got more hugs and then I remember talking about mascara........... Hahaha. Next thing I know, I had this icy pain shooting up my arm. It wasn't the most pleasant thing in the entire world. But I was out. I never counted backwards like the movies, nothing. I was OUT.
I remember waking up and my throat was extremely dry (from the breathing tube). I remember this sweet male nurse just feeding me ice cubes. I could not open my eyes for anything! My boobs felt like they were on fire. I kept saying that it hurt but he kept telling me that I had to wake up in order to get medicine. Then my surgeon came in and told me that she had accomplished every one of our goals and everything came out perfectly. I just remember squeezing her hand and crying with my eyes closed. Haha I bet that was a sight. Then I was wheeled into a hallway where I saw my mom! It was wonderful. I was smiling a lot apparently. I dont really remember much after that. The hospital stay was surprisingly really awesome. I had never had a surgery before so it was all new to me. The nurses were all very nice. The food was actually very good. One of the best parts of this whole experience was that I never really became nauseous from the anesthesia. I got really lucky with that one. I threw up 3 times but it happened so quickly, I never had an upset stomach or anything. It was a pretty painful experience over all. I have a pretty high pain tolerance but... yeah I'd definitely say that it was more painful than I expected it would be. It seemed like the "good drugs" didnt really do much for me, in and out of the hospital. The best drug through the entire experience, for me, has been ativan. I try not to take it too often. But it helps me sleep when I'm in a lot of pain. It also helps with the claustrophobia from all the stitches and wrappings. Other than that, I've been taking Tramidol for the pain. I'm trying to switch to tylenol now because of the constipation.
NOW! Let's talk about my BOOBS. I love them. I really, really do. I definitely can picture what they might look like a few months ago. They are very swollen. The left one is the worst. When I first got my dressings off two days after surgery, that breast was totally bruised up and the most painful. I'm extremely happy with my surgeons stitching techniques. I think she did an excellent job. My only concern is the incisions underneath my breasts. They're pretty scary. But I have faith that they will look much better in a few months.
The morning of my surgery, I wasnt AS nervous as I thought I would be. Surprisingly. We had about a 90 minute drive to San Francisco. Then the anxiety started to kick in when I started thinking about the IV. I popped a few valium and felt calm for about 30 minutes. THATS IT. That stuff barely worked on me. And I took 3 5mg pills. Oh well. I checked into the hospital. Everything was going smoothly. Then I hear that my surgeon finished early with the surgery before mine! So they wanted to get me in and hooked up immediately. AHH! I went into a room, laid down and then the nurse came in to put in my IV. I shed a few tears. He was so wonderful though. He was so calming. He gave me a shot of lidocaine first. BEST DECISION EVER. It hurt. But then I didnt feel the IV at all. Sorry to talk so in depth about this but you have to understand. This was a HUGE feat for me!
After the IV, they rolled me into a waiting area for surgery. My anesthesiologist came in and spoke to me. Then the sweetest nurse in the whole world came in and gave me a bunch of hugs. I was sort of emotional. Very happy but emotional. THEN! My wonderful surgeon came in to do my markings! She was just so amazing and reassuring. I knew I was in the best hands ever. Then they wheeled me into the surgery room! It was creepy. But cool i guess. There were all these people waiting for me. Including the nurse that kept hugging me. I sort of started tearing up. I got more hugs and then I remember talking about mascara........... Hahaha. Next thing I know, I had this icy pain shooting up my arm. It wasn't the most pleasant thing in the entire world. But I was out. I never counted backwards like the movies, nothing. I was OUT.
I remember waking up and my throat was extremely dry (from the breathing tube). I remember this sweet male nurse just feeding me ice cubes. I could not open my eyes for anything! My boobs felt like they were on fire. I kept saying that it hurt but he kept telling me that I had to wake up in order to get medicine. Then my surgeon came in and told me that she had accomplished every one of our goals and everything came out perfectly. I just remember squeezing her hand and crying with my eyes closed. Haha I bet that was a sight. Then I was wheeled into a hallway where I saw my mom! It was wonderful. I was smiling a lot apparently. I dont really remember much after that. The hospital stay was surprisingly really awesome. I had never had a surgery before so it was all new to me. The nurses were all very nice. The food was actually very good. One of the best parts of this whole experience was that I never really became nauseous from the anesthesia. I got really lucky with that one. I threw up 3 times but it happened so quickly, I never had an upset stomach or anything. It was a pretty painful experience over all. I have a pretty high pain tolerance but... yeah I'd definitely say that it was more painful than I expected it would be. It seemed like the "good drugs" didnt really do much for me, in and out of the hospital. The best drug through the entire experience, for me, has been ativan. I try not to take it too often. But it helps me sleep when I'm in a lot of pain. It also helps with the claustrophobia from all the stitches and wrappings. Other than that, I've been taking Tramidol for the pain. I'm trying to switch to tylenol now because of the constipation.
NOW! Let's talk about my BOOBS. I love them. I really, really do. I definitely can picture what they might look like a few months ago. They are very swollen. The left one is the worst. When I first got my dressings off two days after surgery, that breast was totally bruised up and the most painful. I'm extremely happy with my surgeons stitching techniques. I think she did an excellent job. My only concern is the incisions underneath my breasts. They're pretty scary. But I have faith that they will look much better in a few months.