5 weeks post op - Feeling pretty good! - Minneapolis, MN

I am now 5 weeks post-op:) Feeling pretty good! I am still wearing my compression garment and binder 24/7 but just go tthe ok from my nurse to start weaning off of the binder. My breasts have dropped a little, but are still pretty hard. I have not yet started excercising other that walking as I am seeing my ps next week and I want his ok before moving ahead with anything that could damage my results. I am still 2 pounds over my pre-op weight??? I hope its just swelling. I have been reading alot of posts and alot of you are down in weight the same week??? I have been 7-10 over since my surgery and have just went down to 2... I have been eating really well and trying to drink alot of water. I still swell, more in the afternoon and at night. I cannot believe that I have been able to avoid telling anyone! When I went back to work 3 weeks post-op I just told people that my back was sore, no one really questionned. Happy healing everyone!!!

I am back at work full time this week and extremely exausted. I have started using vitamin E oil on my scars as requested by me ps. I am still not wearing a bra, which is becoming uncomfortable. My ps wants me to wait until my breasts have dropped a little. I wear a cami under my clothing. I have also switched from my compression garment to slim cognito spanks, super duper compression. They are hard to get into but I love them, so much more comfortable than the one provided by my ps. I am still pretty swollen but I am trying to drink alot of water. I am still worried about the lipo of my flanks and thighs but my ps says I need to wait to see the full results... One of my areolas had stretched a little larger than the other. My ps told me that they were cut to exactly the same size during surgery, and when he stiched them one streched a little more, I know this can be revised but I'm not sure I want to go through this again. I have feeling in both my nipples and i'm not sure if I should take a chance at losing that. Happy healing everyone!!!

I have added new pre op pics as well as 11 day post op pics. I'm feeling pretty good walking totally upright. I am a little worried about the lipo to my inner thighs and flanks, I don't notice a diffrence in my pre and post op pics, hopefully its just swelling? I am hoping I didn't waste money by going ahead.