Breast Augmentation Poland Syndrome 2 Day Post Op

5'1, 172lbs - Poland Syndrome, Left side. 35yo female.
Attempting balance and more proportion to upper body structure.
Surgery 11/22/2021, Post op 11/25/2021
Steven Schmidt at the Dayton Institute of Plastic Surgery in Centerville, Ohio is my surgeon. Highly recommend. He was able to pull my size first go (try on) based upon my measurements. Very knowledgeable and honest.
Left side under an A cup, added 535cc with Mentor Memory Gel (Silicone) Xtra smooth high profile.
Right Side B/C cup, added 375 with Mentor Memory Gel smooth round pro plus.
Both submuscular.
Plan was to have left and right with same profile during consultation. During surgery, high profile was found to be needed on deformed left breast.
Surgery went great. Nurse and anesthesiologist was a god send. Super attentive and with true care.
Post op pain more severe on left side. Soreness was typical but burning sensation from back shoulder blade down to wrist was not. Not a lot of room for the implant to settle causing nerve pain from the pressure on the left side. Tends to be more towards the under arm area. Heating pad on the back shoulder and with muscle/pain medication has helped with time. Still riding high on the chest. Will take more time to drop I assume because of the size.
Right side has moved along great. Settling in as it should.
Shoulders were way tense out of surgery from trauma. Normal. Wasn't until a muscle relaxer was taken a little relief came and the shoulders fell down from a shrug position.
Was not able to use arms for two days, at all. Could not reach out for a keyboard to work in bed the next day on a laptop tray. Sleeping and the body healing caused stiffness. Normal. Sternum pain from the weight. Also normal.
Husband has had to help get out of the recliner and bed until post op day 2. He also assisted with managing medications, holding drinks, restroom breaks, and walking around the house.
I am able to use my right arm a bit more but the left is still sore with spouts of nerve pain.
Up and walking across the house every two hours as possible.
Rented a power recliner to help sleep and get up. Pedialyte, low sugar protein drinks, water, crackers, chicken, oatmeal, has been my go-to.
Very bloated. Wearing a size larger than normal in stretchy pants. Have not passed stool as of yet. And honestly thankful because I have no idea how I would reach to take care of it. *TMI*
First shower was today. Felt too crummy and dizzy yesterday.
I was ordered to wear a bandeau to help them drop.
*Advice* please be seated when this is taken off for a few minutes as your blood pressure may drop and cause you to faint. I learned the hard way.
Each day is getting better. Looks horrible and is painful right now but I'm excited for the beautiful results in 3-4 months.
Post op appointment set one week out for 11/29/2021.
Will update afterwards.

Decided to do an earlier update. Post op, Day 5.
Surgery was on 11/22, today is 11/27.

Left arm is still a little sore. Implant seems to be settling as I can lower my band. Right side has shifted down much faster.
Pain is more noticeable in the evenings when I make myself stay up. A heating pad and electro device to relax muscles on my back shoulder have helped tremendously. Not doing any activity at all but I did wrap 7 smaller presents yesterday carefully and cut out a Christmas stocking pattern. Which made me feel as though I accomplished something that day. Sciatica is acting up from sitting so much. Trying to walk a little more each day. Up to 15 to 20 minutes at a time, at least once a day. Trying to be productive within that time but not overdoing it.

Sexual urges are taking a hit. Researched and not a good idea to masturbate during the first two weeks as this can raise the heart rate and blood pressure to cause a heretoma around the implant. Given my struggles already, I decided to opt out of this with great sadness.
I will be speaking with the surgeon and or the nurse on Monday regarding this. It would only take a couple of vibrations to do the job at this point. The device is hand free. It literally takes no effort. And what if it happens while sleeping? So many questions. I believe I've had more heart fluttering and my blood pressure rising when I about drop my phone due to the arm weakness and not being able to reach it than an orgasm would be but of course I could be wrong. Although I do want to be right I will not take the chance until speaking to someone about it.

Speaking of all things embarrassing, I was finally able to release some bowel pressure yesterday which would be post-op day 4. Miralax for the win.

I did have a bit of a breakdown Thanksgiving Day. Was unable to travel out of state to my parents house for Thanksgiving as we do every year. My other set of parent, my stepmom passed away the beginning of this year and she always held Thanksgiving dinner with my dad. So my dad didn't do anything. My other relatives live an hour and 45 minutes away with no transportation. Because of the surgery and not being able to use my arms I couldn't make dinner for our family. My husband did not want to. I think all of it together combined was very frustrating. I haven't read where others have broke down and cried be out of their frustration but I certainly did that day. My best friend and her sister brought us over a plate of Thanksgiving dinner from their family, which I will be forever thankful for.
*It is not recommended that you cry during this time because it tenses up your muscles and makes everything sore.

I have noticed a tad bit of a burning sensation where my incision is underneath the breast. Due to my right side transitioning faster I believe that is in part of the stretching/healing. It only happens for a little short time.

Medication wise, I am going to have to use all of them until the end. I was hoping to get off of the pain medication early, unfortunately it is needed. But the muscle relaxer is much more needed. Incorporated ibuprofen 800 mg in on day 3 between all medicines. Swelling has went down quite a bit.

Do have a little bit of fluid in my lungs. Sounds like I'm wheezing gently but have been coughing up and grossness hoping it clears up. More prone to catching illnesses so I haven't left the house. Have only had two friends come over to help assist with getting a shower and getting my hair done and out of my face.

Overall day five is much better than the first 3 days. Looking forward to my stomach becoming unbloated. It doesn't help that I've been using my core so much for support during this time. All those muscles compensating.

Haven't been able to look at them fully without the band since the first shower. But through the tank top they look pretty great. Excited to see them fully settled in.

In the meantime have been looking at others recovery stories taking notes and learning. Thankful for those who have shared. As to why I am. I am usually a very private person but know there is someone out there that will need some part of this. For advice, or to feel normal, or even feel not alone.

Again, I will post an update on Monday after my week post op check. I physically go back into work on either Wednesday or Thursday depending. I am a computer hardware technician in which I will need help from my coworkers obviously. A normal sized PC weighs 15 lb. And of course the max I can lift is 10. Should be quite interesting. The rest of the week I work remotely. The only good thing that came out of the past two years.

Finally made it to day 7.

Dr. Schmidt said it looks good but the left will be some work over the next few months. Staying on the band for two more weeks and then transitioning into a singular band for it. It's due to the Poland Syndrome and how there was nothing now pushing a high profile 535cc is going to take work.

Band was adjusted tighter and is causing the back shoulder on the left side to feel as though it's cramping. Definitely work.

And sexual interaction was approved as long as nothing hurts. If it feels good, all is good. But nothing crazy of course. That'll have to wait, haha!

Starting to hurt under my incision on the right side. Feel as though it's dropping near the area. Also a cramp like feel.

Lifting a regular laptop isn't easy. Should make for fun at work this week. Unable to get anything off a high shelf.

Looking forward to the next two weeks of healing.