My Turning Point ~ A Proper Fitting Bra - Banff, AB

February 16, 2014 – 4 days post op
I want to start by saying that this forum is a wonderful way for women who have went through this procedure to support and encourage others who are just starting their journey. I do wish there were some ways to put restrictions on our profiles, or edit our posts. Since this isn't possible, I’ll be limiting my updates and posts.

Update, I had a shower again last night, and washed my own hair. Mobility in my arms is getting a lot better, the bruising is better; it’s starting to turn greenish around the edges. I slept on my side for a while. It was good to get into another position. I took a couple photos close up of my incisions after my shower. I’ve got puckering along the bottom (expected), and it seems that the tape has folded over some exposing some of the stitches. I’m just going to monitor it and see if anything comes of it. Swelling is going down on my sides, and my breasts seem to have a decent shape to them already. I’m not taking much for pain meds. Before my shower I did take one T3 as a preventative measure, I didn’t want to have any discomfort. I’m thankful that sleep has been easy for me. I’ve been sleeping 8 hours at night and I had about a 4 hour nap in the afternoon.

So far so good. I was discharged yesterday after a visit from my PS and a shower and breakfast. I didn't sleep that well the night after my surgery, too many trains, too many toilets flushing and other noises. The drive home was uneventful, however about 3 hours so I was really tired. I kept a pillow tighter to my chest during the drive and I was in a semi sleep state for most of the drive. Gravol and Tylenol 3's right before we left Banff helped a lot.

I have REALLY severe bruising from the liposuction that was done on my sides. This was expected, as I bruise so easily on a daily basis. And the lipo is what hurts more than anything else. It feels like someone kicked me in my sides. I haven't taken any pain meds for 9 hours now, so I'll see how it goes this morning. Maybe I'll just try regular Tylenol if I need it. I slept well last night, the first 5 hours on the sofa in the family room, and another 3 in the bed. I'm not looking forward to showering at home. The shower I took in the hospital was scary. I was afraid to get my chest wet, I had limited arm movement, and what I tried to do more than anything was take all the markings off my neck and upper chest. I didn't really look at my chest yesterday, I was afraid it would make me woozy right before my shower. My boobs are really small now though (YAYY)!!! The fact that I'm so swollen from the bruising on my sides looks strange but it will all balance out. My PS said they are great and small! I just love her confidence. If I had to guess, I'd say they were a C, but what do I know, I thought I was a DD, when I was actually a GG! But they are ON my chest and not sagging to my waist! Life is good!

Out of surgery for about 4 hours now. Feeling pretty good. Just taking T3's. So glad it's over! I'll write more later.

Thanks for the well wishes!