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Feeling great!
On the mend
Decided to try a regular sports bra on yesterday (slipped it up from the bottom) and I loved the look. I wanted to add, I have been rotating zip up sports bras- 1 under armour, 1 from amazon, and the commonly purchased one from walmart. The walmart one is cute and definitely cheap but does not offer a lot of support, it is super stretch which is comfortable for lounging but my PS said to wear items that were very supportive, i don't expect I will wear this to work out in the future, and the zipper... oh the zipper. SUCH A PAIN! It never wants to zip up! It does, eventually, it just takes a good 2 mins to try and work the thing up and I feel it causes me to strain my pec in that movement. I've even been having my husband do it for me recently or avoided wearing it. I tend to wear my less supportive stuff at night when I sleep with "the band" and then my nice and snug sports bras during the day since i'm up an moving.
PS also instructed me on the massages which I just do when I remember too. They are uncomfortable while doing but I find they actually relieve some soreness when i'm done. I relate it to stretching out sore calves and feeling better after. I'll try to update next week. Waiting for these girls to settle down more. I am more active with my right side so my right boob has been more sore and sensitive but my left boob is an angel. Doesn't hurt, is dropping well, just being a good example for righty.
Day 4 update
Provider Review
I have a highly variable and rather inflexible schedule yet Dr. Nelson's staff kindly accommodated me. They were timely in responding to my request for a consult (submitted online via his website) and were very quick to check me in to see the doc on they day of my appt. I decided to make a tea from their waiting room Keurig and she called me back before it finished brewing! They explained the consult process right off the bat and the doctor reviewed my questionaire, history, and familiarity of the procedure with us. He was very willing to field all our questions mostly basic and some questions we had just out of curiosity. He was direct and honest and I appreciate that immensely. He doesn't sugar coat and will let you know what your best options are and will explain his reasonings with either studies or experience. I came to him with some ideas from online researching and he explained why certain things were not a good idea or were inaccurate. He's the expert so I'm happy to have him inform me of what's best for MY body. I work in the health field and am all about individualized care! He spent quite some time with my husband and I, took photos and measurements, and walked through his big picture book of BAs (I saw a realself member I recognized following!) and explained the differences in results etc. Afterwards, another member of his staff came help me try on sizers and also amswered questions I had. Once a decision was made we headed out to receive a hard copy quote and review the payment and scheduling process. Overall, I'm very excited to go with him as my PS and would highly recommend a consultation with him if your interested in a BA :) Now that I'm post op I am 110% happy with Dr. Nelson and the care he provided. He is an excellent surgeon and was so great despite me having complications during our first attempt at surgery. On our second attempt I experienced quite a bit of pain with intubation and he held my hand while I went through it and called later in the day to check in on me. He is a great guy, an artist in more ways than 1 (literally, he has his own art displayed in his office), and is extremely experienced and knowledgable about the field. If you are in Tucson, don't be fooled by the expensive marketing or packets you get from other PS office trying to sell you on the doc. Dr. Nelson's office is nice, honest, great staff, and he doesn't bombard you with handouts and pamphlets trying to convince you that this doc is the best as I found when I went to other consults. My only qualm is his new scheduling person ( I started my experience with Darcy who was awesome but left shortly after), she seems a bit inexperienced and when I ask her questions she doesn't really answer what I asked. The rest of his staff though were awesome so I learned to ask them instead. Dr. Nelson's work and his patients can attest to his skill and competency. So happy to have found him!