Shocked, 56yr Old Gramma, So Pleasantly Surprised! - Bloomfield, CT

i am 56, and I also just had my reduction after yo yo weight and bra size since 12 years old. I think I sagged before high school! I had a "reduction" 14 years ago, didn't get reduced just lifted. Arghhh, my aching back! I am so sorry I didn't have this done years ago. Isn't it great to buy blouses off the rack? No tailor? It looked like your surgery/recovery was much harder than mine, why did you have drainage tubes? My bad, I had to dig my septic system up three and one half weeks after surgery. Besides random shots of pain, no side effects. How long before you could sleep on your side? I bet it felt like a lifetime... I'm a carpenter, so down time was not an option, yours came out really nice. Lots of changes each week! Did you lift or exert yourself during the time ? How long before all the swelling went away? Did you have any hard areas, like scar tissue? Done with my interrogation, you look great!

This surgery brings so much relief and happiness. I am 7 weeks post op and have recorded my easy journey on my review. I am 57, so we are close in age.

You look great. Happy healing

Great to see your review! Sounds like you are doing well. So nice and perky :) thanks for posting your photos as I do know they help so many. I was leary at first, but like you said wanted to pay it forward. Hope every day gets better for you. :)

It is still very early. You will have alot changes. My incisions puckered all over (not as significant with my nipples) and I was worried about that. When I saw my PS 4 days after surgery he explained to me that he does that on purpose so the incisions smooth out nicely. Otherwise the incisions will look indented. I also had what looked like puckering from the internal stitches. Sure enough they smoothed out. My nipples looked flat after surgery, but at some point they popped out. I would try not to worry too much, but would mention it to your PS. You mentioned you had flat nipples before surgery so maybe it will take some time. It is hard to tell from the pictures...are they inverted? I do know that there is another lady on here that has inverted nipples from after surgery. I did research it as I was wondering if mine were going to remain flat and it is an easy fix. Did you have lipo done on the sides? I would recommend taking Bromelain 3-4 times/day between meals. This will help with the swelling. Hang in there and just think about how perky they are and we all go through that "ugly duckling stage". I was almost sleeping 24/7 the first week so I didn't get many early pictures. Also focus on the small things that you like. You hardly have any bruising...and not sure if it has helped with back pain. And just know that are not alone and we all have things that we wish were different. Hugs to you!

You are still very early in your healing - so hopefully everything will look better when the swelling decreases. Definitely speak to your surgeon about this at your next appt, though. I was only told my nipples were inverted prior to surgery (not true) and that they might revert to their pre surgical state (hasn't happened). I completely understand how you are feeling. In time, funnily, everything seems to dull, the anger, the disappointment, the obsession, and life goes on.

Ive noticed in the past week (going into my 3rd wk) ive been angry with the scars i have to baby back to health but all in all its way better then carrying around what i just had ya know!

Your shape is great! Happy Healing, im right here with you!

your shape is great, you will be amazed at how the puckering smoothes out over time, just wait until you get to 3 months. keep taking photos at least once a fortnight to document the changes and when you feel able to, start massaging everything, especially the nipples.