Did It! Breast Lift 7/3/19

I’ve always had large breast but after breast-feeding and gravity, they not only were not aesthetically pleasing but also rubbed and chafed against my skin. There are a large enough so the doctor agreed that a Lift alone would give me exactly what I was looking for!

Holy cow I was so nervous but everyone was wonderful! Woke up post op and was in some legit pain, but nothing unmanageable with meds. I am super swollen and things look a little funky, but I can’t wait to see once swelling goes down. My whole body is kind of bloated and having some trouble peeing from the meds but its only day 1. Lots of meds, water, sleep and gentle cuddles from my 4 yr old today. Sleeping in a recliner is making me kind of sore but feels better than fully reclined in bed!

My wonderful doctor has been checking in over the holiday and gave me the okay to remove the compression bandage because it was making my breathing a bit constricted due to swelling. At my 1 week appt I will learn more about what bras to wear and how to take care of my scars, but for now it feels amazing going bra less. Pretty sure I haven’t done that since I was 11! Still using the pain meds periodically but less frequent and noticing a significant improvement with pain today. Icing is amazing (when you run out of sandwich bags to put ice in, frozen broccoli to the rescue!) and took a shower by myself that made me feel human again.