Silicone Breast Implant Removal with Breast Lift (Reduction)

Well if you would have asked me BEFORE I had the surgery where I'd be at one month post surgery I would have said I'd be 99% recovered and back to normal. I had NO IDEA what a process this healing would be. I really think that recovery times are severely downplayed by doctors. I saw one Doctor reply to a person saying that after breast reduction they would go back to full gym activities within 2 weeks. Who in the hell is he kidding?! What a lie! Since most plastic surgeons are male, they have no idea. Most of us as patients want to please our doctors and so I think we downplay our own recoveries as well. Just because we aren't taking pain pills doesn't mean we are recovered by any stretch of the imagination. Anyway - that turned into a rant and that actually wasn't my intention.
At one month, I am feeling pretty good. If I hadn't had the necrosis setback I'm sure things would be different. But stretching my arms out to reach for things and lifting things is still difficult and I avoid it. I don't want any further complications and I've seen some girls on here have incisions rip open at 3 weeks and beyond. Eek!
I am happy with my size but I'm still swollen under my arms and on my outer breast area. My right boob doesn't seem to project quite as much as the left and is a bit smaller. It's not terribly noticeable from the front but I can tell. It still remains to be seen if this even out.
I am super excited about not having to wear the big, ugly bras I used to wear which were SO uncomforable and never seemed to fit right. I haven't worn a bra now for 30 days - my surgeon has his patients go braless after surgery. Anyway... here are my one month pics! I think I look bigger in the side pics than I actually am.
p.s. I don't have big stick out nipples but even so, they are still not projecting as much as they eventually will.

My Dr. cut out the necrotic skin and now the wound is open and seems to be healing well. It's hard to get a picture of it where it doesn't look huge and more dramatic and ugly than it actually is. I think I'm on the home stretch now. Still swollen under my arms and on my side boobs but I'm getting there. I notice in the pics my boobs look bigger than they actually are. I am pretty happy with the size. The left if still slightly bigger than the right but it's also more swollen. I believe I will heal quickly now!

I am finally starting to feel okay, although I am still very swollen, particularly under the arms. It makes me very uncomfortable and sometimes it's hard to sleep. 2 nights ago I finally started sleeping in bed again instead of a recliner and it felt good to lie completely flat, but I really wanted to lie on my side which is a definite no go! If I didn't have this darn spot of necrosis I would be pretty stoked about how my breasts look. I try to stay upbeat about it but it does give me some anxiety as I don't want any other nasty surprises along the way. I am not worried about it scarring as I know it will resolve itself. I'm worried that it will spread which is completely illogical based on everything I've read. But our minds like to play games with us!
My left breast is a bit bigger than the left currently but that is just swelling. I hope they end up to be the same size. Fingers crossed!