Thrilled with the Results So Far!! Best Decision!

Recovery has been easy and ridiculously fast thanks to the incredible surgical technique of Dr Wallace!
After only my 1 1/2 week checkup, I was cleared to resume my intense workouts (you read that right) of stairmaster and weighted lower body exercises as long as I wore a sports bra and avoided pectoral muscle activation. Outside of exercise, I'm free to not wear a bra. I usually do though just because I like the comfort and support, but it's never been required even immediately post-surgery. I was able to sleep on my sides again after four days and completely sleeping normal now. My incisions are flattening and my implants are already incredibly soft. The top and sides feel completely natural. I'm able to push them together, squeeze them, and they'll only get softer from here. Nipple sensitivity is still much higher than before and I honestly hope it stays that way lol.
At this point, they feel like my own boobs. They feel naturally like they've always been a part of my body. They don't look much different from the last photo, but they FEEL a lot different. Just much much softer and natural.

A little more than a week since surgery and each day is a new adventure!

I'll try to note the biggest changes I've seen throughout this week.

Days 1-3: Little pain outside tightness, heaviness on chest. I also took my pain meds on time which helped a lot. Mornings were the worst were I'd feel the most tight. Getting out of bed was difficult, I'd need my mom to come the first two days. And times when I was on the couch, I'd need my brother to help me up. Drove in a car the second day (passenger), big mistake!! Little bumps hurt so bad! Also realized the side of my right breast is numb, though I do have hypersensitive nipple sensation. The worst part of the first few days was getting extremely constipated. I took stole softeners, mirolax... nothing worked. And I started getting dreadful cramps, so I took magnesium citrate. That fixed the issue lol. I stopped taking the opioids on the third day since the constipation wasn't worth it. Now on Tylenol, but I think I can stop tomorrow (Day 9). Finally, go extremely freaked out because I developed air bubbles under my skin and had no idea what it was. Of course I googled and it said "gas gangrene infection" so I almost went to the ER. Ended up calling the surgeon and found out it was simply air from the surgery that my body would absorb (and it did!), but man don't freak out if that happens... it feels like rice krispy treats under the skin and you can even hear it sometimes, but it's totally normal! Definitely scared me though.

Day 4-6: Tightness still there but now able to get out of bed by myself. Much more mobile. Ability to lift arms increased. Now can ride in cars with no problem as long as it's not gravel road lol. On the 5th day, I drove around a lot and walked almost all day... on day 6 was incredibly swollen. Had to dial back on the activity. The most pain in my boobs at this point was my left incision.

Day 7-8: Breasts are 15% softer. I can move them slightly though they are very firm still. Mornings are worse this week than last. I feel tightness, tenderness, burning sensations in the morning. It's when I feel my nerves awakening the most. Also morning boob as well. It's not bad, just uncomfortable and annoying (like a pulled muscle that sometimes burns inside sporadically).

I still gotta remind myself to take it easy. I want to workout so bad and that has been the worst part of this. I think they look a little more rounded and "fluffier" since the first photo. Excited to see the changes for week 2!

So far everything is going super smooth! Pain is so minimal now that I don't need to take my narcotics. Tylenol works fine. My breast feel very tight, firm and swollen currently. It's definitely discomfort, but not painful. They still have that torpedo look to them, but I can't believe how great they look after just one day. Insane! I can only imagine how they'll look in a few months!
I haven't lost my sensation in my nipples. If anything they're more sensitive. I do have some numbness on the right side of my breast, but that's it. Still no redness or bruising which is awesome!