Big reduction

I had a little bit of skin under one breast open up so I was told to stop taping. It closed up and is fine now.
I am so thrilled I had this surgery. It's been life changing. I am so much more comfortable. I can buy bras and clothes easily. I am less self-conscious generally. My back pain has gone. Exercising is easier.
Good luck to everyone else considering the surgery!

It's been 11 weeks since the original surgery and I think about 7 weeks since the revision and I'm feeling great. The scars are disappearing. I sometimes wonder if I should have gone smaller, but I'm pretty happy with the size. I love wearing wirefree bras and just not having to think about my breasts in general. My back pain has completely gone. I feel amazing!

So, it's been a while. Here's what's been happening over the past few weeks...
Boobs were sore to the touch, as though sunburnt, until about the 4 week mark, when they started to feel pretty good. Apparently this is nerve pain, which only some people get. It made wearing the compression bra very painful. I didn't get any itchiness though, so that was a bonus. From around 4 weeks I could sleep on my side, which was great.
I've had some wound healing issues at the T-junction underneath on both sides from time to time, but it really cranked up on righty last week. A little bit of what I determined to be melted fat (oil) was leaking out and an area about the size of a coin started to look a bit sunken. On Sunday, a hole about the size of a finger tip appeared in that spot. I presume there was a small area of fat necrosis there. That spot had felt a bit hard since surgery so I was expecting something to happen. When it opened up I was a little bit freaked out, but we've had a family tragedy to deal with over the past few weeks so I've not been that focussed on myself (for once!)
I went in to my surgeon's practice on Monday to show them the hole and the surgeon said he'd like to "put a stitch in it" and asked to me to come into the hospital for a day procedure on Wednesday (today). I was kind of surprised (a) that he wanted to do anything at all given most surgeons seem to let things heal on their own and (b) that he wanted to do it in theatre because I've heard a lot of surgeons do small procedures and revisions in their offices, but he said it was 'best practice' to do it in theatre. I asked if he could make a few tweaks to other areas while he was in there and he agreed. I wanted him to adjust a very slightly indented bit on the outside of lefty (so insignificant I couldn't even photograph it) and a bulgey bit under lefty that looked to me very likely to need a revision at some point in future. He said he'd do both while I was under. I was wavering about doing the indented outer bit because it's almost imperceptible, but he insisted he should do it.
So, I had the procedure today. Same hospital, same nurses, same nausea afterwards (despite multiple meds for that). I met with the surgeon first and he said he wanted to tidy up the area around the hole so I wouldn't have a flat spot under my breast when it healed. Franky, it looked like it was already healing up today - and it's pretty much hidden because it's on the underside - so this may not have been necessary, really, but as I have been told by three nurses now "he's a perfectionist".
I was delighted he wanted to operate because it meant I could get my revisions done now and not in 6-12 months when I'm already healed and getting on with life. I don't think I had much swelling from the major surgery 6 weeks ago - perhaps because I had drains for 5 days? - and I was pretty sure that waiting wouldn't change much. He must have agreed. By the way, there was no charge for any of the work done today, including theatre fees and anaesthetist. Revisions are included in his fee and I think the anaesthetists do it for the scheduled rate under Medicare in Australia. Private health insurance covers hospital costs with no deductible if you've already paid one in the calendar year. So yay!
When I came to after the half-hour surgery I felt sorer (only in one spot) than after the massive reduction. I think they went light on the local anaesthetic. Drugs helped but I felt mighty sick in the car on the way home. I'm a puker. It's hours later and I still feel a bit spacey.
Anyway, to wrap up this update, I could not be more THRILLED that I had breast reduction surgery. I got exactly the result I wanted (around an E cup, and a great shape) and I cannot believe how much easier and more comfortable life is with smaller boobs. Even with the healing issues I've had, and the second surgery today, I haven't had a minute of regret about doing this. It's absolutely been one of the best things I've done for myself.