BA Scheduled for June 29th- "After" Photos posted!, 2012! - Florida

UGH! I just did a big post and it didn't work! Frustrated....

12 DAYS POST-OPT
I've been back to work for three days. Things are going pretty well. Definitely still have "morning boob". Still taking the Singulair nightly as directed (for three months) Have a taken a pain pill on some nights to be able to sleep but I don't take anything during the day. Tylenol does not work for me.

TIP #1: Here's the thing....at my 1 week post opt I was told I could now sleep laying flat and on my side. I will tell you, they lied. Not happening! I am almost 2 weeks and laying flat is uncomfortable because I just want to flip to my side and that hurts and makes them swell more. SO...I went back to my original set up for sleep that I had from the first day post opt and that is much better. I took a pain med last night and the night before so I could sleep. I am not planning on taking one tonight. My hubby asked when all those pillow where going off the bed and I told him it doesn't seem anytime soon the way I feel so far.

TIP #2: The stretchy sports bras are much more comfortable and that's what I sleep in. They go over your head but that is not fun to try to manage to stretch it when you can't use your pecks so I step into it and pull it up and it goes on much easier and it's so comfy.

TIP #3: Don't freak out thinking you have rippling or weird stretch marks after you've worn the Walmart- front closing sports bra that has some "gathering or roushing" at the front and sides of the bra. It is just the indentation from the gathering that is making your already stretched, shiney boobs look funny. I had to laugh at myself for that one but I did have a mini panic attack thinking that I had rippling and then thought no...that's not where is would be.. OMG! I have stretch marks and didn't even get them w/two pregnancies! So luckily it was the funky bra marks. Lesson learned.

HOW I FEEL: During the day I'm moving around alot at work and I can feel the tightness. If I'm just sitting, like now at night I can't even tell anything is different. Every now and then I'll get a twinge but no serious zingers yet. My Nipples started to be pretty sensitive around 9 days post-opt (forgot to mention that in my earlier post). Below my nipple and before the steri strip the area is numb--more so on the right side. I can scratch it and I feel nothing. Very strange but doesn't bother me, really. The tape is starting to peel slightly but Friday is my second post opt and I get that off and the remaining stitches out. I have ran into some people out and about and no one has paid any attention to my new situation. I haven't worn anything tight and have not been in public or even in my own pool in my bikini yet. I was worried about the sun and sweating with the stiches and all that so I've just staying out of the sun but this weekend I will be heading to the beach so I will be extra careful with sunscreen and covering my scars.

HOW THEY LOOK: They look big to me. I like the size but they are still very "out there" so I would like them to soften and drop a bit more. I would not want to of gone any bigger. NO way. I would be very unhappy if they were any bigger. I don't think I had enough skin to accomodate anything more than what I got. I know after a few more weeks they will look more natural. (I have started seeing a bit of difference in the last couple days) I am fitting comfortably (Not wearing just tried on) a 34 C. I tried on a 34 D too and it fit but looked too wide for me. So I think the C fit's better and if they don't "fluff" too much then I hope to remain a 34 C. I think they look proportioned in clothes and I will probably get a couple new things this weekend that may "show" them off a bit more for my Beach getaway in a couple weeks. Maybe something strapless that I never could wear before cause there was nothing there to hold it up.:)

I will post some more photos this weekend!

9 DAYS POST-OPT:
MEDS: I have been off of pain meds for several days as well as Tylenol. Tylenol doesn't seem to do much for me and I am not allowed to take Ibupofen till 2 weeks out. Last night I did take a pain med around 12:30 PM. I was so frustrated and getting emotional cause I couldn't get comfortable to sleep and my left side was very achey ) the sports bra is tight and bugging me....so my hubby said take a pain pill! I really don't want to take them because of the "potty" side effects and I just mentally think I should be done with those now but I took it and it did really help. I will take them at night if I really need them but I have to go back to work tomorrow for the first time since all of this so I really don't want to take them unless I have to to be able to sleep. I need sleep to function!:)

HOW I FEEL: I feel pretty good. I have a bruise under my arm (armpit area) that is purple (I haven't noticed it before today). That is the side I am most sore on which is strange because I am right handed and I assumed my right side would be the most swollen and hurt/be the tightest because of the muscle but it's the left that is bugging me. My only theory on this is that I tend to roll to my left when I sleep so it probably has more pressure on that side and more swelling because of that. I still have the steri strips and they will be removed at my second post-opt of Friday. When I lift my arms I feel I have pretty good movement in my right side but still feel a little restricted on my left.

SWELLING: I still have swelling and they are still very firm. If you press on them they are not hard though, just tight because of the lack of tissue to fill, I believe. I think I detected some stretch marks starting to form. I started using the Cocoa Butter today to see if that helps. They are pretty big. Of course anything is big compared to almost nothing but I like how they look in clothes. I tried a few things on the other day (my favorite store, LOFT) and it is so different to have boobs when you try on clothes! I was really surprised that I can still wear the same size. I just fill it out much better!

I have been doing pretty normal things, just being careful. My daughter and husband have been wonderful helping me with things I'm restricted from doing. I've been driving. Backing out of a parking spot is the most challenging because of looking back and turning the wheel but I drove on day 6 post-opt and did fine. I live within 10 minutes of everything so it wasn't that far..plus I have automatic, power steering. I don't know how driving a stick shift would be??? We saw Spider Man today...great movie! I really enjoyed it. 2 1/2 hours! I was comfortable the entire time. Still self conscious about running into people I know and them noticing. I haven't yet....I dress fairly conservative so I don't think most people will notice. Tomorrow it's back to work so we will see if they notice, can't imagine anyone would say anything even if they did... I have company coming this week and I'm working all week, post-opt of Friday so I will do my best to keep this updated. I know everyones posts really helped me. I think that's why I'm not freaking out over everything because I know that a lot of what I am going through is normal.. Thanks to all of you out there that have been so helpful and supportive, it's so appreciated!

I posted an after bikini photo. I will post some more in a couple days....:)