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12 weeks post-op breast reduction

Thank you for such a lovely comment! What do you mean by rib cage touching? As in they sag? Yeah I wanted a C to D cup and being DD means that I'm still getting some back issues and I still feel that they are heavy. But I have also gained about 2 Kgs in the last 6 months and I am afraid that this might have caused them to balloon a little despite the surgery. I will see my surgeon 2nd week of December and I'll ask him what my options are. I'll try to start exercising and see if they shrink a little. As I don't have a flat tummy or small waist, I suppose that they don't look big relative to my body but being only 5'1" and weighing 57 Kg / 125 lbs, I would prefer something under the DDs. Also I'm Asian Chinese and most Asian Chinese aren't bigger than a B or C... Most of the time, I just look like a plump little midget because the boobs make me look like I'm pregnant.

Thanks Natalierw. I do get red and irriated... especially when I'm massaging the scars and it's worse when my skin itches. It's weird but I have patches of no sensation in some parts of my boobs - not the nipples though - but I can feel them itch and I can't scratch them. I'm a bit scared that my boobs might have grown because I've gained weight since returning to Australia. One of my problems is that even if I gain 1 kg, everything goes to my boobs. I'll speak to the plastic surgeon and ask him if they'll reshape a little smaller in time.

Thanks Mia. I still have numbness in both breasts which is kinda weird because sometimes they itch but I can't scratch because I can't feel the skin! Good luck with your surgery :)

Hey Ann, Just wondering how you are? Hope all is well; your post-op pics look great (haha kinda like mine with the bandages). Take care of yourself :)

Just wanted to say: hang in there and take a deep breath. It's ok to be anxious and panic a little. Don't doubt yourself. I don't think that you're over-reacting because it's ok to worry and it's ok to ask questions. For the record, I never did any blood tests or mammograms either; my guess is that like me, you are healthy and fit with no pre-existing diseases or conditions. I have a healthy BMI/not overweight, no diabetes, no history of high blood pressure or any disesases and I was considered "young". I think that they tend to do more tests for women in higher risk categories because being overweight and or having diabetes or pre-existing conditions can affect the healing process. Despite the fact that some women in this site report various post-op complications, there are also tonnes of women who go through the procedure and heal normally. I am one of them. To date, I haven't had any issues and I also thought that I would have a lot of pain but in the end it was manageable. I was prepared for the worse and it didn't happen. If you have a certified surgeon who has done this procedures a lot of times, it's a good bet that he knows what he's doing. You are within your rights to ask if he's had any patients where the surgery had complications and he's not supposed to lie to you; if he did, you could sue him later on. I did ask my surgeon if he had any patients who lost their nipples or had necrosis of the skin and he said to me that he didn't even though he operated on older women and women with diabetes or were overweight and in higher risk categories of getting post-op complications. There is a checklist of things/medication/drugs you shouldn't be taking about 2 weeks pre-surgery. I had a look at mine and I wasn't taking anything except neurofen (and I stopped it asap). I don't drink coffee and am not addicted to caffeine or smoke so I really was a low risk person. I even got a sore throat on the day before surgery and had a slight cold; and I spoke with my anaesthesiologist and she basically said, "Look, you're young, fit and healthy with no diseases, reactions to any drugs and you don't smoke or take any medication,. Even with a slight cold, your chances of recovery are very high." If you do feel very nervous, you could email (well I did) the clinic/surgeon and raise your concerns. Taking blood thinners does affect your healing but since it was a while ago, it's unlikely to affect you now... unless you still are on blood thinners.