Fitness Inspired - 25 Years Old, No Kids - (300cc HP) Boston, MA

Yup. I am a little bit concerned. I just can't seem to shake the feeling that something is not quite right with my breasts. They are not just different sizes, which I would understand considering I had slight asymmetry pre-op (per the PS). But they're also completely different shapes!!! I've been massaging my left breast like my PS had instructed in hopes that it would drop and fill the lower pole some more to look more like the right one but it hasn't changed at all. In fact, my left breast is actually a lot softer and sensitivity has been returning whereas my right one might be the problematic one, with the lower pole being fuller it's still numb and firmer than the left - also, the right incision is not exactly on the breast fold like my left side.
So needless to say I started a bunch of research and came across this bottoming out issue. It turns out that a lot of those women's pictures look similar to mine :( so now I'm freaking out. I will be seeing my PS again in 2 weeks and will ask him about it then but yeah, just sucks.
I'm tempted to post the question to the doctors here at Realself but I'm afraid of the answers and I'm afraid that my PS might read it and recognize me and be upset or something!? But I'm dying and I'm so curious to know if I'm truly bottoming out? Perhaps I should send him an email first and see what he says. I think I will do that! I really can't wait 2 weeks to know if something is wrong.
*sigh*

Hi Ladies, So nothing new to report really. Life has been happening and I'm starting to get used to them, but not really lol. I'm still experiencing a LOT of things like my breasts have been extremely sensitive for the past two weeks, I can't even think about touching the nipples because it already hurts just by thinking about it lol it's crazy. Also, it seems like the skin on my breasts are sort of peeling? It's weird. Hm, what else, oh! My breasts are still numb on a few places, especially the lower pole of my right breast (the one that dropped lower). This really worries me because I've seen other women saying they got sensation back within a few weeks :( I hope it doesn't stay numb forever. Also, I still can't seem to lift my arms up above my head. I don't know if it's because I've been so cautious with my arms the past few weeks and barely moved them, so maybe my nerves are totally unused to stretching any direction? Who knows, but it's aggravating me because I've also seen a lot of women who are fine raising their arm at 3 weeks post op. I am trying to stretch everyday to improve my range but it feels like it's pulling my breasts when I try, idk it's weird, especially the left breast (the higher one), it feels like there's a nerve holding onto that breast that attaches to my armpit and pulls really bad then I try to raise my left arm - the right side is not as bad. Patience patience... I know. Anyway, my breasts haven't changed much. If I look really REALLY closely, it does seem like they've dropped a little since the first week but not by much. I don't think my left breast is going to take the same shape as the right like my PS said it possibly would. I've been massaging like instructed and not much is changing I don't think. Well that's that! Off to work I go :) have a wonderful weekend ladies.

And finally a happy update! So let me start by saying that things do get better. As you may have read on my previous posts, I wasn't really loving the experience at all and being so dependent on my boyfriend for everything was taking its toll on me not to mention the horrible cold I caught during recovery. Well, that cold seems to be almost completely gone now and I no longer feel drained so I'm basically up and moving around like I normally would. Second thing that was bothering me was the slight asymmetry which I had attributed to my natural anatomy pre-op. Well, I saw my PS yesterday and he actually told me that my left breast might drop some more to match the right a bit better (yay! I thought they were pretty much settled that way). He has now instructed me to start a different massage on the left breast, sort of squeezing it from the top to help push it further down, whereas the right I need to squeeze from the bottom only to prevent it from going any further down. I have also been instructed to wear more supportive bras from now on to make sure the right breast stays where it is (didn't like going braless like they'd told me before anyway lol). But yeah, that made me real happy!

Oh... My stitches got removed annnd (surprise surprise) I did not pass out! :D

I also wanted to say that for some reason once those stitches came out, I all of a sudden felt so much more comfortable with my boobs and my movements. Before I was being soooo so careful with my arms and my boobs and my posture, but suddenly once he removed the stitches and squeezed my boobs to show me the new massage moves I was all like whoa I mean, if he can do that to them then I guess I was being over protective hahah so yeah now I feel a lot more free and my movements are back to normal speed.

I have also been cleared to start applying lotion to my breasts but not on the incisions, he has instructed me to purchase this Scarguard MD thing to start applying on the incisions. I can also resume taking my multivitamin which contains vitamin E and sleep on my side if I feel comfortable.

Lastly, and my main concern - GYM! I have been cleared to start low impact cardio (bike) and lower body workouts but he did advise me to start any lower body workout very very carefully and much lower weights than before until I feel comfortable. He really does not want me to push it just 2 weeks post op. I don't want to ruin anything that's for sure so I plan on starting with cardio for another week or two and then easing my way back to doing lower body exercises.

So yeah, I can finally say that I am starting to really love my new additions :) I tried on some of my clothing and they fit so much better now. I'll post some bikini pics later and other stuff for you guys to get an idea. But overall I think they fit my frame pretty nicely! :D

I've attached some pics for you guys to see how they look in normal clothing and also my before and after pics taken at the PS office.