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here are some updates pictures. i included a side by side comparison of my wish boobs vs my results
14.5 months post op review- chin-ups, lap swimming, no regrets.
Hi ladies! I've been meaning to write this post since October and it just kept getting pushed further and further down on my to-do list. I dont really have a whole lot to say, but I wanted to give an update. I'll try not to be all over the place with my thoughts!
So far, so good. If you've read my previous posts, you know I had some weird pain/feeling in my left breast. For the most part, thats gone...Well, either its gone or I've just gotten used to it, but I'd like to think the weird feelings subsided. I swam again in November for the first time since my surgery. I swam competitively for 10 years so still being able to lap swim after surgery was a huge concern for me. I got in the pool and did freestyle and immediately wasn't sure if I'd be able to do more than 2 laps. The feeling in the lower part of my breast was odd. The feeling was more prominent in the left breast. I wouldn't say it was PAIN, just a weird feeling. I continued swimming and along came shoulder pain (..getting old sucks haha). I swam a little over a mile and then stopped because I was afraid of irritating my shoulder/chest muscles. Since then, I swam probably 3 more times. The weird feeling in my chest had always returned when I started swimming, but after a while it goes away. I kind of think swimming again was good for me..just to use those muscles again.
Another success in terms of working out is ..........I CAN DO CHIN UPS AGAIN!!! Prior to surgery, my personal best was about 17 body weight chin ups. They make me feel strong and I was really eager to get back to doing them again. I started doing assisted chin ups on the assisted chin up machine at the gym. The very first time I tried it (i dont remember how many assisted pounds I used), it felt weird..too much strain on my chest so I stopped and I was super bummed. I kept at it though, little by little, and I believe on my one-year post op day, i did ONE body weight chin up, unassisted. I was thrilled. So it's been about 2.5 months since then and I can do 5-6 unassisted chin ups, so I'm getting there :). Push ups were also something that made me feel strong. I feel those are more chest-focused though, so I dont think I'll try to get back to where I was prior to the breast augmentation. I think I can do 1 or 2 push ups now..It makes me feel super pathetic but I don't want to mess anything up so I just avoid trying to do them.
Other than that, not much else to say besides I am very happy with my choice to get a breast augmentation. Now that I'm used to having them, sometimes I feel I could've went bigger, but then I think about how flat I was before and what I have now is perfect for me. I'm so much more comfortable in my own skin and I don't get depressed trying on bras/tops.
I'm going to add some updated photos tomorrow
Any questions on anything, please please feel free to ask or send me a message. If there was something I wrote about in a previous post that I didn't follow up on in this post, and you want to know how things are going, just ask!
So far, so good. If you've read my previous posts, you know I had some weird pain/feeling in my left breast. For the most part, thats gone...Well, either its gone or I've just gotten used to it, but I'd like to think the weird feelings subsided. I swam again in November for the first time since my surgery. I swam competitively for 10 years so still being able to lap swim after surgery was a huge concern for me. I got in the pool and did freestyle and immediately wasn't sure if I'd be able to do more than 2 laps. The feeling in the lower part of my breast was odd. The feeling was more prominent in the left breast. I wouldn't say it was PAIN, just a weird feeling. I continued swimming and along came shoulder pain (..getting old sucks haha). I swam a little over a mile and then stopped because I was afraid of irritating my shoulder/chest muscles. Since then, I swam probably 3 more times. The weird feeling in my chest had always returned when I started swimming, but after a while it goes away. I kind of think swimming again was good for me..just to use those muscles again.
Another success in terms of working out is ..........I CAN DO CHIN UPS AGAIN!!! Prior to surgery, my personal best was about 17 body weight chin ups. They make me feel strong and I was really eager to get back to doing them again. I started doing assisted chin ups on the assisted chin up machine at the gym. The very first time I tried it (i dont remember how many assisted pounds I used), it felt weird..too much strain on my chest so I stopped and I was super bummed. I kept at it though, little by little, and I believe on my one-year post op day, i did ONE body weight chin up, unassisted. I was thrilled. So it's been about 2.5 months since then and I can do 5-6 unassisted chin ups, so I'm getting there :). Push ups were also something that made me feel strong. I feel those are more chest-focused though, so I dont think I'll try to get back to where I was prior to the breast augmentation. I think I can do 1 or 2 push ups now..It makes me feel super pathetic but I don't want to mess anything up so I just avoid trying to do them.
Other than that, not much else to say besides I am very happy with my choice to get a breast augmentation. Now that I'm used to having them, sometimes I feel I could've went bigger, but then I think about how flat I was before and what I have now is perfect for me. I'm so much more comfortable in my own skin and I don't get depressed trying on bras/tops.
I'm going to add some updated photos tomorrow
Any questions on anything, please please feel free to ask or send me a message. If there was something I wrote about in a previous post that I didn't follow up on in this post, and you want to know how things are going, just ask!
a little bit of relief
I had my appointment yesterday and the doctor wasn't concered at all. He said what I'm feeling is normal because the implant can indeed be hitting other muscles/tissues/etc besides the pectoral muscles. He said that the implant was between layers of tissues and something about fascia muscle/tissue(?). My medical terms might not be correct, but he said definitely don't worry. Of course, I still don't like how it feels, but if he says its normal, then I guess I'm going to try to stop worrying!