I recently fell and broke my left ankle my right patella in my right hand. I've been learning to walk all over again and in recovery for a few months. Decided I might as would do this now instead of putting it off. Now while I still can't travel or anything. So far the recovery wasn't too badd and the result was great. I'm a little worried about continuing sagging since 2 weeks post op that it won't get any worse.
I was lucky to have my consult, approval, and surgery date all in the same month. This is all moving so fast I barely have time to think about it. I'm going from 36 G to a C or D. I was shocked when the surgeon said they were taking more than a pound off each side. But, I know I'll feel so much better. I'm going to try to stick with answering questions that I have that it's hard to find info on. Like how much am I paying out of pocket after insurance, and back pain related issues post surgery. If there's anything else, let me know. I will be posting pics later. Updated on 21 Apr 2018: Did all my pee-op on Thursday. This is getting real! I took all my paperwork to work and my supervisor was awesome. She shared how she would like to have this surgery. The only hitch was my Dr only giving me 11 days off. But when I told my super I wanted 4 weeks, she didn't bat an eye and blocked me off the schedule. I love working with women! The countdown is on! 8 days away. Updated on 29 Apr 2018: Surgery is tomorrow morning. I don't know if I'll get any sleep tonight. I'm sooo looking forward to the moment I wake up from surgery. I just want to get through the nervousness. I'm hoping this is the worst part. Updated on 30 Apr 2018: I am SSSOOOO happy with the results! My entire torso has changed shape. My nipples never lost feeling and the nausea only lasted through the early afternoon. I'm definitely tired and the girls hurt like hell. Getting up to do anything while me out again. But just sitting around, the pain is the only issue. I have that gross anesthetic taste in the back of my mouth. But I feel much more positive about this whole adventure. I will take more pics when up and around more. Updated on 1 May 2018: I slept well last night. Pain is an issue when up moving around and takes a long time for everything to settle down. I tried talking my prescribed narcos but throw up the second it hits my stomach. I could really use something stronger than 2 otc ibuprofen that I probably shouldn't have. My follow up is at 2. It's about a hour there and back. I'll try to update after the follow up. I'm still happy with the shape and weight taken off. I just a have to remind myself this part of healing is temporary and I've read many reviews where others had much rougher than me. Updated on 2 May 2018: Woke up a bit less groggy. The pain highs are a bit less. And I'm tired of doing a lot of nothing. It would've been great to be able to take the vicodin. But, the plus is that I'm not having issues being able to go to the bathroom. The next positive is all my only bandage is light kerlex until the leakage stops. I can feel my back and neck starting to loosen up. It's impossible to know how much tension is from position and not moving around much, and how much is pre-operative stress. But here's my day 3 picks! Looking good! Updated on 3 May 2018: I actually went to a movie tonight. Partially cause I feel OK and partially cause I needed out of the house. I work 2 jobs, so I start getting anxious being home this long. I still have some shooting pains and tightness, but it's really much better than I expected. I'll take new photos after my shower tomorrow. Updated on 5 May 2018: The pain is less today. They mostly feel really really tight. They also feel 3x their size. I'm always shocked and happy when I see my reflection now because I feel much bigger than I am. I don't know how much longer I'm sleeping in the recliner. But I know I am tonight. I can't wait to lay flat on the bed and see where the boobies go. All these things may seem small to other people, but it's amazing how much having overly large boobs effected my life and how I saw myself and I felt physically. There has been such a relief in my back and neck already. The first few days they were tense from the pain and tightness of the front, but I'm loosening up my neck and back andb they feel great. Updated on 6 May 2018: I'd been teases and sexualized for having large breasts since I was 10. All my friends older brothers loved me. In Jr High I had sat in the first row for the first time and had a male teacher lose his train of thought during a lecture after looking at my chest. This was just the norm. The difficulty in growing up with large boobs is my than physical. I have beautiful blue eyes and most men don't even know it. I wish I had done this in my twenties. But I'm happy that I can move forward. Updated on 7 May 2018: I actually hate taking these pictures. But, I'm so damn curious to see what's going on. I still have some leakage from a couple places, and I wanted to see if anything was closing up. I keep having these visions of everything breaking lose and having an alien pop out. The sooner I can see the closures, the better. But for now... More Frankenstein-boob. I'm also hoping they round out without looking droopy. Cause they ain't looking so hot. Updated on 4 Jun 2018: As you can see, I still have a few open areas. It's frustrating. I have to be out and do things, but when I wear a bra, the opening gets worse. One side is almost completely sealed. It's just hard to not be in control. I'm also fairly sore and bruised feeling most of the time. I frequently have to remind myself this is not a simple operation. The good part is that my back and neck feel amazing! I find that I can focus better without all the tension in my shoulders. I can stand and walk longer without pain. My posture is improving. The way I walk is simply easier. So, all the frustration is temporary and soon will be in the past. I will try to get to more pics soon.