32 yo 36G w/o kids in Charleston

I spent my first week mostly sitting on my couch binge-watching Olympic coverage I had missed, drinking as much water as possible, and taking a mix of my prescribed pain meds (hydrocodone, gabapentin, and celecoxib). I started tapering my use after my second day, so that by 9/6 I was off the narcotic hydrocodone and by 9/8 (eight days post-op) I was off the gabapentin, and since then I've been taking acetaminophen as needed and occasionally a celecoxib before bed.
I started my period on the 10th (with really bad cramps, too), but I don't know if my usual pre-period boob swelling had any effect on my post-surgery boobs. They didn't feel any more swollen than they already were, I suppose, but I've been keeping a compression bra on 24/7, so it's hard to know for sure.
Still sleeping on my back, even though it's been more difficult without the pain meds to help me sleep. I wake up more often than usual (I rarely wake up in the night at all ever), and it takes me longer to fall asleep. I'll be happy when I can sleep on my side again. My fiance thinks that if I start sleeping on my side, it'll be too easy to end up on my stomach (my other favorite sleeping position), which is a fair point. It would be nice if could just end up a back-sleeper since it's better for you in general, but somehow I doubt it. haha!
I've been trying to take one or two short walks a day. For the first week I had to step very gingerly or else I would get a big old ZAP in Lefty (usually). It felt like someone jabbing me in the boob with a finger: not fun. As of a day or two ago, I have been able to walk fairly normally (still a little slower than normal). I'm still trying not to lift anything heavier than a bag of groceries or a backpack or a cat (5-8lbs). I hope that's okay! It doesn't seem like it's caused any issues thus far!
Since I have a glue covering my incisions, I have no open wounds (except the drain sites) to clean or tape, but nonetheless I have kept non-stick bandages on top of my areolas and on my sides for extra padding and protection from rubbing. CVS has a good selection of sizes and they even have a bra shaped pad/bandage! I don't really need them, but I bet other women with open wounds would find them invaluable. I have been showering almost everyday and switching out my bras, too. I always gave my regular bras a chance to reform/contract back to their shape after a day, so why not surgical bras?
I went back to taking vitamins a couple days ago. I probably could have done so sooner...
OH. About the bowel movements: I feel it's important to talk about it. I did get some Colace stool softener in advance after hearing about how the pain meds stop you up. I waited until the third day to take 3 pills (half a full dosage) and had a decent BM the next day. Then I was stopped up again another two days, but decided to wait to take more Colace. The third day I had two very productive trips to the bathroom, and since then I've been mostly back to regular. Extra fiber helps, girls! Eat your broccoli and your spinach!

I think I'm healing pretty well so far! I've been taking pictures of my progress almost everyday. Hopefully I'll have a great gif out of these soon.

I can't believe how great my incisions look! Everything seems pretty well dried up; I had hardly any seepage on my bandages after surgery or the following days. I figured there would be more, but I'm so happy with how things are looking so far.