6 Weeks Update (New Pics) - Kamloops, BC

Tomorrow will be my six week mark whch means I can finally start wearing normal underwire bras and stop being careful. Yay! I went bra shopping yesterday for the second time since my surgery. The first time was a couple days after Christmas to take advantage of the boxing day sales, I wasn't sure at that point what size I was going to be so I took a 30C, 30D, 32B, and 32C to the change room and I ended up deciding I was on the cusp of a 30D and 32C and so I bought a cute 30D purple bra. However when I went yesterday I tried on some 32Cs and 30Ds and the cup size was too small! I guess the implants have dropped in the past four weeks because I now wear a 32D. That seems crazy to me that 300cc implants could bring me from barely an A to a D. It just goes to show that you really can't know what size you are going to be because every body is different.

I am still really enjoying the girls. I love how I fill out clothes so much better. Two small negative are that the feeling still hasn't come back in my left nipple and the underside of both breasts, also now that they are bigger the size difference and placement difference is more noticeable (my left breast is bigger and lower than the right). I still think it was worth it though.

The incisions are healing really well, they are red but thin and barely elevated at all. Also, my doctor placed them really well so they don't stand out very much. I did have to pull out a stich a couple days ago though. My stitches were self desolving but I guess since that tiny piece wasn't actually in the skin, it didn't disolve. However, it came out super easily.

Overall the experience has been good.

So it has been a little over a week post and I am doing great. I have been off any sort of medication for 4-5 days now and the only time I feel any soreness is when I am trying to find a comfortable position to sleep in or when I forget I am not suppose to run. I am actually amazed at how easy the recovery has been and how good the girls look already. I had prepared myself for the implant to be rock hard and super high for a while after surgery and although they higher and firmer than they will be in a couple months, they really aren't that high and they are squishy enough that when I let my boyfriend give them a little squeeze the other night he said that if he didn't already know he wouldn't have known that they weren't real. Also, I have been told by many of my friends that they look natural and they hadn't known me before they wouldn't have even guessed that I had gotten implants which is exactly what I was hoping. I know that their opinions are probably biased but it still feels good, especially since when they drop and fluff more they will look and feel even more natural.

In other news, I am starting to get feeling back in and around my left nipple, it is still numb but I can now feel pressure and a tiny bit of temperature. also, the tape covering my incisions is starting to come off which gave me the ability to take a peak at the corner of the incisions and from what I could see they appear to be healing well.

If anyone has any specific questions for me, feel free to ask.

So the girls have been pretty good over the last couple days. I still have a bit of muscle soreness and my incisions sometimes hurt and itch a bit but it hasn't been too bad at all. The side effects from my pain medication, however, have been a whole other story. I was prescribe Ketorolac which is a non-narcotic, non-steroidal pain killer/anti-inflammatory, pretty much a really strong version of ibuprofen. I only took it for 2 and half days (the night after my surgery and the next two days) and it made me feel really sick. Symptoms included dizziness, heartburn, bloating, nausea, intense upper abdominal pain (which was so awful I couldn't sleep), shortness of breath, headache, and it made my heart feel like it was beating out of my chest. I has been close to 40 hours since I took the last one and I am still feeling the effects. The most frustrating part of it is that I only took the medication because my doctor told me to take it regularly for those two days, I didn't need it for the pain which was easily managed by just regular over the counter extra strength Tylenol. The medication that I was given to alleviate pain ended up causing more pain and discomfort than I would have had if I hadn't taken anything.

Anyway, it is post-op day 5 and the girls are finally starting to feel a little less tight, they are still pretty high but are looking good. I still have some numbness around my left nipple, I can't really feel temperature there but the nipple does react to it which I have been told is a good sign that the feeling will come back. I am happy with the size that I choose, 300cc's may not be that big but I think it is the most proportionate size for my frame. I can't wait to be completely healed, it is a pain having to be careful and not being able to do certain things, and of course I can't wait until the girls are dropped and fluffed and I can start wearing regular bras. I need to learn to be patient I guess.