35 Year Old Tall, Thin Rapid Recovery Dual Plane Breast Augmentation - Midvale, UT

I am 35 years old, 5'10" and 135 lbs. I've always been a B cup but during both pregnancies, breast size increased to an F. Unfortunately this meant that subsequently the girls were more like old socks with the old breast tissue hanging at the bottom. I decided to take the plunge and undergo breast augmentation. As a professional, I wanted to have as little down time as possible so opted to go with a rapid recovery procedure. I'm post-op day 2 and cannot understand this concept. I was told most women go out to dinner the day of their procedure. I was discharged without a compression bra and only recommendation of ibuprofen 800 mg TID. I learned after the surgery that in order to get the "lift" the breasts would have to remained taped in this weird cone shape for 3 weeks. The first 24 hours were brutal. Not only would I never go anywhere with the funnels on my chest, the pain was extraordinary. I followed up the next day and learned thinner people tend to have more pain. Fortunately I was given some pain medication, which helped somewhat, and also a compression bra that changed the appearance of the funnels to more like the 1950s triangle cone bra. I was reassured the taping was normal. Now today is post-op day 2 and I had more difficulty getting out of bed bc of pain than I did the first morning. I'm hopeful that this will improve as it is really difficult and makes getting around a challenge. I suspect that I am simply not one that rapidly recovers.

Post-op day 3 and the pain is still present and, at times, overwhelming. Still can barely get out of bed in the morning. Stiff and severe pain. Hard for me to breath. The swelling should be subsiding. The cone shape still in full effect due to the tape but with compression bra and additional spanx like tank top makes the shape somewhat normal.

I believe that my biggest problem is the fact that it was touted as a rapid recovery procedure and I was considered abnormal/weak for requiring additional pain medication. I felt guilty asking for medication and as a consequence, received a low dose that was ineffective. As a result I have to take 2 every 4 hours and cannot even get up from bed for 30 minutes after I take a dose in the AM.

In the future, I would encourage anyone undergoing this procedure to request a prescription just in case they too have substantial pain.

Here's a photo post-op with the taping. Can feel the implant of the right breast just above the scar. Not sure if this is normal but will see the doc today to evaluate. Still very tough to get out of bed and move around.