Putting Life Back into my Chest!

I had breast augmentation surgery four days ago. 275cc tear drop shaped, over the muscle. I consulted with one other surgeon but the care I felt with Dr Windle (and Pam) made it an easy decision.

I am 36YO. I breast fed my daughter for one year and she sucked the life out of my chest. I like to work out daily so I am athletic/slim build. I wanted some volume and proportion added back. I have added some before pictures - teeny tiny, 32A.

Surgery day - the thing that hurt the most, for me, was the IV insertion. I don’t remember anything once the IV drugs kicked in. No pain or discomfort post surgery, but major nausea for me. BE CAREFUL when you take your post nap shower. My husband was there but I did faint. One Aleve before bed, and Hallelujah arm raises every half hour.

1st day post surgery - One Aleve in the morning and then every 8 hours. Stiff and sore. Took a shower and did my hallelujah arm raises. Getting moving (even though I didn’t want to) helped a lot. Doing little things around the house (laundry, empty dishwasher, light cooking), trying to be normal is helping me get used to the stiffness and weight. In the afternoon I went for a long walk, came home and did some low impact strength training and stretches. As Dr W says, motion is lotion. The more I move the better I feel.

2nd day post surgery - chest is still rock hard and stiff. Taking one Aleve every 8ish hours. I went to the gym this morning and did mostly lower body cardio. I am feeling frustrated at my discomfort and lack of motion but trying to remind myself how far my range of motion has come back already. I am holding off on post surgery pics, as I’m not giving my chest much attention as it is still very hard and I’m waiting for the drop n fluff (as they say). I left a message with Dr Windle as I noticed my left side was more sore than my right, I wanted to make sure this was ok. Pam called back within a half hour and said it's all good - completely normal. I will also note that I am feeling very emotional, up and down, and trying to give myself grace that these feelings are normal as the drugs flush out of my body. Also, major night sweats for me. I have read up on this and most people attribute this to the drugs flushing their way out of my body.

3rd day post surgery - Still taking Aleve for the pain/discomfort/soreness. Still rock hard and trying to be nice to myself. Another day taking it easy at the gym, lower bod cardio, low impact training, stretching. I have been wearing zip front bras (cheapos from Amazon - for size, I bought M, used to be a S) and old nursing bras. Work great!

I will post updates/pics in the days, weeks to come.