Asymmetrical Breast Lift “donut hole” with Augmentation 34yr. Mom, nursed 3 children.

Day 10 post op!
First of all, since my last dreary post a couple days ago... I’m feeling 130x better! I’m feeling some of my energy back, I’ve been able to care for my young children each day (just not lifting the 2yr old yet), been cleaning and have even gone out shopping multiple times and out to eat. I’m still sore around incisions and breasts when bumped or pushed, but I’m not feeling the overall body symptoms anymore.
With that, I’m super bummed how my breasts are coming along. They are very different sizes. I mean. Probably at least a half cup size difference, and my left breast still sits 1-2 cm lower. That side is starting to sag down while other side is perked up! The perkier right side is also a lot higher than the left. So you see the breasts protrusion much more than the other. I’m trying to be patient, I know there are many more weeks of healing and settling- but they were placed above the muscle so I don’t think there’s that much settling. As you can see from my before picture, they have the same creases and difference between them as they do now. I’m glad I have my energy, not excited about how small the right boob is compared to my left. I might do a shoutout to know what the supras are like.... hmmm

I’m having a hard time trying to figure out if what I am feeling is normal, a part of the healing process, or not. I’m definitely feeling better than I did day two or three of course, but I just can’t shake this overall feeling in my body just being run down, kind of the feeling you have right when you’re getting the flu or some other major cold. Even my nerves feel sensitive, like I’m easily frightened or on edge. I don’t present any symptoms of infection, So I don’t believe these symptoms would be from that. I’m also starting to feel a change in the sensations and feelings in my breast. Definitely noticing the stinging and burning sensation, and sharper zings every once in a while. I was confident in my mind that I would be able to care of my two young children by 1- week postop... assuming we just had low-key days at home. However, I actually had to get my husband to leave work at lunch today to take the kids over to grandmas house. I was just feeling overly exhausted, getting irritable, and had this overwhelming feeling to just lay down. It was also really frustrating because half the stuff I wanted to do involved lifting that Im not able to do yet. I feel a little foolish needing extra help with the kids, especially since the last week I had planned full-time childcare and help from grandma, and didn’t really need to do much of anything except focus on recovery. I will admit that on Saturday Im sure I over did it by going to my daughter’s ballet lesson, then going out to lunch, a little shopping, and then going out to dinner, and then doing more shopping. Wondering if pushing myself on Saturday has a direct effect on how I’m feeling today. I’m kicking myself, and wishing I would’ve just stayed in bed all day. Either way, I’m going to track how I’m feeling over the next couple of days. I don’t have my next post op visit until 2 more weeks from today, but if any symptoms get worse of course I’ll call Dr. Movassaghi. I think this part is the worst part of the recovery process, because the first four days I was on pain meds and didn’t really care how I was feeling. Now I’m moving through each stage fully present and it’s not fun feeling all the strange, uncomfortable, sensations while not being able to do everything I want to. Post-surgical depression is a real thing!

I started consults 2 years ago for breast augmentation. Then I had my 3rd child. When I was finished nursing, my breasts went even flatter and saggier. I knew I wanted to do it. I went and had 4 consults with different surgeons around town. Dr. Movassaghi was by far the most detail oriented consult, and I really felt like he had the eye for every nook and cranny and imperfection, which is exactly what I was looking for. My breasts are naturally asymmetric - and I was hoping for help making them as even as possible. Dr. Movassaghi explained that just making breast bigger won’t change their natural shape, so even with some work, they will always be somewhat different looking. I appreciated his honest feedback (where other docs said “oh yes! No problem, we can even them out!” And felt more like a sales tactic rather than being 100% real with me. After deciding to go with Dr Movassaghi, we pretty much booked the surgery 6 weeks later! It kinda happened so fast, and I still wonder if I was crazy to just book it being a stay at home mom with two young kids at home. Now that I’ve had the surgery, I’m GLAD I DID! I could have spent the rest of the year “waiting” for the right time to schedule the surgery, but there will NEVER be any right time. I’m happy I did it sooner than later because now I’ll have time to recovery and be ready for bikini season. Dr. Rosin was an AMAZING anesthesiologist. I had zero nausea after surgery and when I came home, I didn’t have to take any of the anti nausea medication. I was afraid of this, but it was great. The day I came home, I pretty much slept the whole day. The next day is when I felt some pain for the first time, but my husband helped to keep up on pain meds every 4-6 hours. By day 3 I was feeling okay. Still resting so I don’t overdo it, but I feel like I could go for a walk. I have some bruising, and numbness. Besides for that, I’m excited to have fullness in my breasts again!