What to do for severe back aches after breast augmentation?

Hello and thank you for your question.I am sorry you are experiencing such sever pain. You are still early in the healing process. This should start to resolve soon. I would certainly  reach out to your surgeon for recommendations for pain relief. Best wishes!

Thank you for sharing your question and I am sorry to hear of your back pain following surgery.  Because of the severity of your symptoms I would see your surgeon for an in-person examination so that they can assure that nothing else is going on.  Back aches can occur due to muscle irritation from implant placement but should be improving by this time.  Though antiinflammatories may help you may also benefit from a muscle relaxant.  Hope this helps.

Hang in there. Somewhere between the 3rd and 5th week after breast augmentation surgery, my patients' aches disappear. They become accustomed to the new feeling and relax there muscles more. When concerned, though, always a good idea to keep your surgeon in the loop.Dr. Ted Eisenberg, Board Certified Plastic Surgeon and Author

Thanks for your inquiry and I am sorry to hear you are having difficulty managing your pain after your augmentation surgery. Pain is an inevitable by-product of any surgical procedure and surgeons usually have a host of options to keep their patients comfortable during the early days of recovery. While it is to be expected that you will experience some discomfort for a few weeks after this procedure, the type of pain you are describing seems rather extreme. Perhaps a visit to your surgeon would be prudent to determine there is nothing more going on to cause your discomfort. Your surgeon may also be able to adjust your medication to produce better results. Best of luck to you and I hope you see significant relief very soon!

Since you are only a couple of weeks out from surgery, I would give this more time to resolve.  Most patients are over their soreness at about four to six weeks after surgery.  I would discuss this with your surgeon to see if they can offer you anything that would help to treat your discomfort in the interim.  Best of luck with your recovery!

I think you are correct in that being muscular. The surgery necessarily modulated your musculoskeletal system & it will take some time to accommodate to the change. As you have discovered opiates & are not very effective for musculoskeletal pain. NSAIDs are most effective.If they are maximally dosed & not being effective, however I have had luck with short-term use of neuromodulators such as Neurontin(gabapentin) or Lyrica. Exact mechanism is unknown, but they may help dampen the irritated nerves until they accommodate to the change. Hope this helps & you are feeling better soon!