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about 2 1/2 - 3 weeks post
it's almost been 3 weeks and I had another post op appt a couple days ago. this is the first time I saw the doctor after surgery. she was so excited when she saw my breasts, she said they look great! (which I agree!) they are starting to drop a little and loosen up. at first I could really feel the implant high on my chest and on the sides of my breasts but it is settling down. I think they look super natural!
as for healing, one has definitely healed quicker than the other, which is normal. my left breast is the one that has healed more, which the doctor was thrilled to see because of the two side she was a little concerned about the left breast settling. the right one is a bit swollen still and "box" shaped looking which she said is normal for the combination of procedures I had. before seeing her I already knew that my left one was healing quicker, I could just feel it, it's been less sore. I think part of the reason that the left may have healed quicker is because I am right side dominant so I probably should have been taking it slower at times and my dominant side has taken a delay in healing.
as for scars, I think they are looking decent. it's funny because the left side (the more healed side) scars actually look worse than the right side. the underneath incision still seems to have swelling where the incision was so it looks worse.
I have another appointment in about 3 weeks where she believes my scars will be closed up enough to start applying the scar guard. apparently the scar guard somewhat opens up the incision to smooth it out so we have to make sure it's closed up before I start using it. the doctor says not starting it right away will not delay results of getting rid of the scars. I also asked about massaging my breasts and she said it's not necessary. she believes implants under the muscle don't need massaging techniques because of the position under the muscle. from the research I have done this seems right because it is underneath.
as for pain, the pressure and odd feeling of the implants is gone. I can somewhat feel the implant if I touch the sides of my breasts I can feel like a lump of if but it's nothing visible. my chest is still firm but not nearly as firm and the implant is not as high up as it originally was. I am still not comfortable laying on my stomach, the doctor said it won't bother the implants but it just feels strange to me and a bit uncomfortable. even when more healing occurs I'm not sure if I will start to sleep on my stomach again. I try not to even lay on my sides cause the feeling of the implant just feels strange still (or maybe I'm thinking too much into it). although it is no longer painful to lay either way it just still feels odd to me.
the only pain really is I'll get random I call them "jolts" of pain. this is occurring on my right (still swollen) breast. I find it strange because I never felt these pains on the left. I asked the nurse and she said she thinks it is my nipple nerves kind of "reconnecting". as of right now I have no feeling in my nipples (I hear this is normal for 3 months to a year post op)
my armpits however, have become my worst nightmare. I cannot shave all the hairs in them for the life of me! I think the armpit kind of relocates when the skin is pulled and now where I need to shave is in the dip between my arm and implant and I have an impossible time getting in there! I'm going to have to buy some nair!
when i went for my second post op appt i wore the white bra that they put on me after surgery. since surgery i continued wearing this bra as often as possible. it was hard to find shirts that went over it so after the first week if my outfit didn't work with the bra I would wear a sports bra. the doctor told me I didn't have to keep wearing it and just to wear a sports bra. sometimes it's still thought lifting my arms and getting one on but it's not bad at all. I usually wear one that clips either the front or back to make it easier. she said as long as it's not super right in my bottom incisions then it's good and that it doesn't have to have clips cause I'm strong enough to lift my arms now.
as for the gym, I started going back at the 2 week mark. I haven't been doing anything crazy just sitting on a stationary bike and doing some leg work since I'm not trying to over do it and be bouncing around everywhere.
overall it gets better everyday!!!
as for healing, one has definitely healed quicker than the other, which is normal. my left breast is the one that has healed more, which the doctor was thrilled to see because of the two side she was a little concerned about the left breast settling. the right one is a bit swollen still and "box" shaped looking which she said is normal for the combination of procedures I had. before seeing her I already knew that my left one was healing quicker, I could just feel it, it's been less sore. I think part of the reason that the left may have healed quicker is because I am right side dominant so I probably should have been taking it slower at times and my dominant side has taken a delay in healing.
as for scars, I think they are looking decent. it's funny because the left side (the more healed side) scars actually look worse than the right side. the underneath incision still seems to have swelling where the incision was so it looks worse.
I have another appointment in about 3 weeks where she believes my scars will be closed up enough to start applying the scar guard. apparently the scar guard somewhat opens up the incision to smooth it out so we have to make sure it's closed up before I start using it. the doctor says not starting it right away will not delay results of getting rid of the scars. I also asked about massaging my breasts and she said it's not necessary. she believes implants under the muscle don't need massaging techniques because of the position under the muscle. from the research I have done this seems right because it is underneath.
as for pain, the pressure and odd feeling of the implants is gone. I can somewhat feel the implant if I touch the sides of my breasts I can feel like a lump of if but it's nothing visible. my chest is still firm but not nearly as firm and the implant is not as high up as it originally was. I am still not comfortable laying on my stomach, the doctor said it won't bother the implants but it just feels strange to me and a bit uncomfortable. even when more healing occurs I'm not sure if I will start to sleep on my stomach again. I try not to even lay on my sides cause the feeling of the implant just feels strange still (or maybe I'm thinking too much into it). although it is no longer painful to lay either way it just still feels odd to me.
the only pain really is I'll get random I call them "jolts" of pain. this is occurring on my right (still swollen) breast. I find it strange because I never felt these pains on the left. I asked the nurse and she said she thinks it is my nipple nerves kind of "reconnecting". as of right now I have no feeling in my nipples (I hear this is normal for 3 months to a year post op)
my armpits however, have become my worst nightmare. I cannot shave all the hairs in them for the life of me! I think the armpit kind of relocates when the skin is pulled and now where I need to shave is in the dip between my arm and implant and I have an impossible time getting in there! I'm going to have to buy some nair!
when i went for my second post op appt i wore the white bra that they put on me after surgery. since surgery i continued wearing this bra as often as possible. it was hard to find shirts that went over it so after the first week if my outfit didn't work with the bra I would wear a sports bra. the doctor told me I didn't have to keep wearing it and just to wear a sports bra. sometimes it's still thought lifting my arms and getting one on but it's not bad at all. I usually wear one that clips either the front or back to make it easier. she said as long as it's not super right in my bottom incisions then it's good and that it doesn't have to have clips cause I'm strong enough to lift my arms now.
as for the gym, I started going back at the 2 week mark. I haven't been doing anything crazy just sitting on a stationary bike and doing some leg work since I'm not trying to over do it and be bouncing around everywhere.
overall it gets better everyday!!!
Updated Photos
The only thing I am worried about is the size......they are a little big! I hope this is just some swelling still that will go down.
1 Week Post Operation
It has been a week since surgery and I'm doing really well. The last three days I have pretty much been off vikodin and taking just Tylenol Extra Strength. Today I only took one Tylenol so I have pretty much weened myself off all medications. I got my stitches taken out today. I am very happy with my breasts thus far and excited to see the healed results. Im also excited to get outta this damn bra!! Today she said I can start wearing a tight front clipping sports bra (which I have one that will probably fit) but I'm going to try to delay that as long as possible cause I know how good it is to wear the bra for as long as possible. Especially since I just got the stitches out I'm still going to wait a few days before going out to try and buy new bras because I'm still quite tender.
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