225cc Mini Boob Job - Day 1 Post Opp

The second week has been much better then week one. Around day 7 or 8 really felt like I turned a corner. Was mostly off Tylenol and ibuprofen, just took it the odd time I needed to. Was used to the weird feeling of the boobs, so found it less distracting or upsetting than before.

My physical stamina came back, could survive the day without needing naps, and constipation issues solved themselves. Also just felt a lot more functional, things like doing laundry in our stacked appliances, or cutting chicken, or even grating cheese, I’m mostly back to normal in terms of every day functionality. My range of motion is a lot better, I’m still careful when reaching high, or when picking up something heavy, but really feel pretty good.

Today has been a bit more uncomfortable in that near my incisions and under my boobs, I have been pretty numb, and feeling is now starting to come back, so that is a bit uncomfortable, sort of a pins and needles feeling, but also is exciting to know sensations are coming back and things are settling.

I don’t feel like my boobs have dropped much in the last week, when the medical support tape came off on day 7, it definitely felt like they dropped some straight away, but I feel like they are mostly the same since then.

Just know if you have a bad few days, it does get better!

Sorry I ended up going quiet, I had a rough few days.

On day 4 I must have strained my muscle in my right boob attempting to wrestle my toddler down for a nap. The pain was excruciating… I am not exaggerating when I say I thought my nipple fully ripped in half. I legit checked in my bra to see if it was still there (lol). The severe pain left pretty quickly but the right boob was really achey, and I have been having nipple pain ever since if I move my arm wrong. Day 4 and 5 were pretty rough… I was worried that I had done some serious damage, enough though the nurses assured me over the phone it sounded okay. (For reference, aside from occasional nipple pain, the right now feels similar to the left, so whatever I did to it passed quickly in the grand scheme of things.)

I also was just feeling a bit over it generally, to be honest. Was losing my patience with feeling uncomfortable, not being able to sleep well because I’m not a back sleeper. It also is a weird helpless feeling… our car door is really heavy, so I haven’t been able to close it on my own. And when my toddler is being a heathen, I haven’t been able to physically stop her doing whatever I’ve asked her not to do. Add that into feeling like I have rock hard tits under my chin… and it was a rough few days.

Day 6 and 7 (today) it felt like I turned a corner, though. I went back to work yesterday (albeit from home) and managed to survive the day okay. Was really worn out though… today has been better in that sense, feel my physical stamina is coming back, assume the GA is fully out of my system now?

Overall I would say the journey is manageable, and not as bad as I was expecting. The boobs just feel weird, but I’m more used to it now so even when they ache or feel high, it’s not a mental drain like before. My upper back (shoulder blade area) kills though… think I am hunching a lot subconsciously. Laying down every few hours helps alleviate this for me.

I had my 1 week post opp appointment today and all was well, nurses were really happy with how everything looked. Said my incisions were mostly healed (I haven’t felt those at all!). I feel like they are still quite high, but the nurse explained that I have internal stitches that will take 6 weeks to dissolve, so while they are in place I should expect the boobs to stay fairly high, and even a bit square. I’ve seen others comment how quickly theirs have dropped post surgery, so I just need to be patient and know my experience might be different then others in this way.

The left boob is looking pretty good. The right one less so, but it was my “bad boob” before surgery so I sort of was expecting that. Also, I do not understand how people get bigger implants! I know I am small so proportionally it’s probably the same, but I definitely don’t have any sizing regrets or concerns, any bigger and I feel like I might explode! As a reminder I have 225cc moderate profile implants.

Day 3 has been a rougher day for me… interestingly enough, I would say my boobs and related pain like ribs, are starting to feel a bit better. My left boob is definitely dropping and fluffing faster than the right one. My right one is still very hard and high, and has that weird half numb feeling. I think this is normal so just trying to be patient. Pain definitely manageable. I am starting to back off all the Tylenol and ibuprofen to see how I get on, as I think that is upsetting my stomach some.

What I’ve found today is that I’m in a bit of a mental slump… feel maybe a tiny bit depressed and anxious, and I don’t know why as logically I am happy with how everything has gone and is healing. I’ve seen other commenters say similar things in their first week, so maybe it just comes with the healing territory or is a side effect of general anesthesia? I’ve just been cranky and lethargic today, essentially.

I do find that I need a good nap to survive the day, but otherwise am doing pretty well. Oh, I will say I am very bloated, my whole trunk/core area just feels like a box shape (I literally have no waist at the moment) and post surgery constipation is real, so just be prepared for that.