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33y/o Leaving the IBTC :) Louisville, KY
UPDATED FROM Tmpearso
15 days post
15 days post op :)
WORTH IT$6,000
Went to my 2 week post op appt today. They removed the stitches and I saw my PS. He said everything looks good but I need to be massaging them a little more aggressively. He told me my boobs will take about 3 months to drop....I can't wait till that happens. I'm not in nearly as much pain as I was just 3 days ago- everyday DOES get better.
So...I went to Victoria's Secret and got sized, although I'm not supposed to wear anything but a sports bra for a few months. So, here's some pics of just for fun trying bras on. I think I'll end up being a 32D or 32C. I also bought a few swimsuits :)
So...I went to Victoria's Secret and got sized, although I'm not supposed to wear anything but a sports bra for a few months. So, here's some pics of just for fun trying bras on. I think I'll end up being a 32D or 32C. I also bought a few swimsuits :)
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UPDATED FROM Tmpearso
8 days post
Post Op appt #1
Hello ladies :) I finally went for my first post op appt today 8 days out from surgery. The "nurse" I saw (and I put that in quotes because I'm a nurse practitioner and she definitely didn't not have the level of professionalism and card that nurses typically do, and she was very very young, my guess is that she was a med tech or nursing student)...Not putting either of those professions down, but she herself had some "learning" to do I suppose. She was brisk, non friendly, and curt. Didn't seem like she had the time of day for me or any questions I had. She (painfully) showed me massages to do, ripped my tape off (after I had asked her if she was going to use adhesive remover- she sad "no, this is quicker"), and said please make your next follow up appt up front for next week on your way out.
Needless to say, I'm not a very happy camper. My PS did not even come in.
I do not expect in ANY way special treatment for also being in the medical community. However, if this is how this office treats all their patients, I don't see how they stay in business. I would never treat my patients this way, and as a bedside nurse I never did either.
That being said, apparently everything is healing properly and I was handed instructions on what to do until my next appt next week. Perhaps the PS will show up to that appt.
Needless to say, I'm not a very happy camper. My PS did not even come in.
I do not expect in ANY way special treatment for also being in the medical community. However, if this is how this office treats all their patients, I don't see how they stay in business. I would never treat my patients this way, and as a bedside nurse I never did either.
That being said, apparently everything is healing properly and I was handed instructions on what to do until my next appt next week. Perhaps the PS will show up to that appt.
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May 27, 2014
I am so sorry Tmp. That sucks. I know I really wanted to see my PS at my follow up visits and I have. I've been 3 times and saw him every time. I would think as much money as you paid, you certainty deserve to see him especially on your first visit post op! Are you feeling better? How is your pain level today? And the nausea?
May 27, 2014
Feeling better today- a little nausea this morning, but better this afternoon. Pain is much better since she took the tape off. I was truly shocked I didn't see the PS.
May 27, 2014
I'm glad the pain is better and the nausea seems to be subsiding some. I think if I were you, I would call and tell them on your next appt, you want to see the PS. I would also tell them how unhappy you were with the young girl, how she treated you. If no one says anything, she will never know and learn.
May 28, 2014
Hey! How are you doing!? Your girls look amazing! I'm about 4 days post op now and I'm curious where you got some of your sports bras that zip up front?
May 28, 2014
I got one from Amazon.com and the other from sears.com (had to order both online because I went everywhere looking for zip up fronts and couldn't find them!) if you want the specific links, just message me and I'll send them to ya! The seats one is too small, (it's a medium) and the amazon one is large for the size it is (small). :)
May 28, 2014
Mandajo, I have seen them in the sports bra section at Walmart $12-$13, some have found them at Target, but I did not see them at the one I went to. You can also order them online at walmart.com. Good luck.
June 1, 2014
Congrats! You look great already in your 4 day post op photos! Its such a shame that you had a rushed and unprofessional follow up appt. I would have been very upset. I too am in the medical field and it is beyond irritating when you aren't treated the way you would treat your patients. I hope that your appts in the future are better. How has going back to work been for you? I went back to the clinic at about a week after and all was fine, but I go back to the hospital tomorrow for the first time without restrictions, so I'm a bit nervous because no one there knows!
June 1, 2014
It's been fine going back to work...but I work with preemie infants, and mostly at the computer most of the day- so the most painful thing for me was reaching for the phone an re-intubating a patient the first day. I don't have much heavy lifting to do, or I would have been in trouble for sure. No one would have known at work unless I told them- I didn't go too large, lol- so, now I just look normal up top :)
June 1, 2014
Thank you! I'm catching babies, so not really much heavy lifting aside from the occasional 11 pounder! I'm just worried about a pt wanting to birth on her hands and knees or in a squat and the contorting I might have to do to accommodate! I'm sure it will be fine, but it is always reassuring to hear that others are having an easy transition back to work. And the scrubs work wonders for hiding the new additions, don't they?! :-)
UPDATED FROM Tmpearso
6 days post
Blues
Still with the blues. I hope I start to like these this next week. I'm still in pain and don't know if it's worth it so far.
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May 26, 2014
I felt down for about 5 days or so. There is an end to the sadness! Try to relax and sleep as much as you can. Some days I would sit or stand on my back patio in the sun. Always made me feel slightly better. And partial baths/washing my hair made me happy too! Hope you feel better soon
May 26, 2014
Thanks Sam! I really thought I would be more excited than this. I'm mostly just really uncomfortable. I can't wait for my post op appt on Tuesday. I'm worried that they're not normal.
May 27, 2014
Glad to hear that you are looking good! Sorry your follow up sucked... Definitely share your thoughts with the surgeon. He will want to know how the tech treated you. You paid too much for that bs.
May 26, 2014
Honey are you still taking pain meds? They are downers and I know you know that but sometimes when it comes to our own care, we forget what we know. I still get uncomfortable and I am especially sore today and a little swollen. I hope you feel better about this soon. You deserve to be happy and enjoy your new boobs.
May 26, 2014
You look awesome. It is normal to be overly emotional. We can see how amazing you look. You will feel better as the days go by. Hang in there!
May 26, 2014
SO overly emotional. Geez, I feel so silly. Thanks for understanding you guys. I just feel like such a baby when I read that people never needed their pain meds or are completely back to their normal selves in like 2 days...and here I am barely able to move at a week out. (Not in a competitive way, just hate being "the patient" or being vulnerable...because I'm usually the one who takes care of people, I hate being fussed over). And guilty feelings about this being an elective surgery, not even medically necessary. I'm venting. Thanks for the support and kind words.
May 26, 2014
Tmp, hang in there honey, you'll get there. I don't know why it takes some of us a little longer than others or why some have a much harder time. But I think you are on the upswing now and past the worst of it. Every day should get better and better. You give so much of yourself taking care of others. Never, ever feel guilty for doing something for yourself Tmp. It's not selfish. It's OK to reward yourself, to do something that's completely unnecessary and frivolous just because you want to. Life isn't about giving out all the time Tmp. When you make yourself happy, you are stronger for everyone else.
May 27, 2014
Hope you are better with the blues and work. Hang in there, from reading other posts everything will pass and one day you will wake up and feel like yourself again! That is what I am hoping for. I warned my husband I may get the blues and it may last a few days, I have pretty much warned him about all the ups and downs, pain, riding high, sleeping problems. Everything I have learned about the sweet women that have shared their experiences. Hope this week brings you out of the blues! You're looking really really good by the way!
May 27, 2014
Thanks 14737, I appreciate the kind words. I too had warned my husband, and he's been great- he keeps trying to cheer me up, which helps. Good luck to ya! Let us know how it goes!
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