Adventures with Boobies!(the Surgical Kind) 23y/o, 5'8, 140lbs - Minneapolis, MN

Sorry for the lateness of this posting, Spring semester has started and I am up to my elbows in work. My breasts have dropped significantly lower, and are much softer. At my 3 1/2 week appointment the Doc said I can start wearing soft bras, under-wire when comfortable. I purchased some soft bralettes from Forever21 and am wearing those when I go to school. I think I will wait until my breasts have fully settled before buying nice bras, because I bought a sports bra at week 3 in anticipation for being cleared to run at week 4, and now it is too tight.
I get to run again! I am so excited that I am cleared to workout again! I have quite a bit of catching up to do.
These boobies seem to get larger everyday, but I am getting more and more accustomed to them, and now I think that they are really quite nice! They are so squishy, and they become more palpable every day! I am using Vitamin E on my scars and they too have softened with the nightly massages I conduct. However, my partner is having a hard time getting back into touching my breasts, as he spent about a month trying to avoid them so they could heal. It seems no matter how much I squish and knead them in front of him, he is still tentative about touching. I hope he gets over it with time!

Also, one nipple is super sensitive(right), while the other(left) is not so much. So when I step into the shower, or there is a change in temperature, one nipple reacts much better than the other. It's like I'm a...what is that slang we use for cars with one headlight out...'padiddle'! I hope the nerves reconnect over time and it will sort its self out.

Two week post! I apologize for not posting on exactly two weeks, holidays are a busy time for me. The breasts are softening each day and are slowly dropping, much to my relief. They are still unnaturally large up top, but I am hoping by the 1 month mark they will be completely done dropping and fluffing. I am now fully off the couch, returned to work, and trying my best to stay within the parameters set by the good Doctor, so I do not bleed. It's so hard! I want to start running again! I feel just fine, apart from the occasional twinges right underneath my nipples. However, my breasts are numb on the underparts, but I am hoping they will gradually gain feeling back as the nerves reconnect. My pectoral muscles are still very sore, and I am wondering if this is because of the weight now hanging on them? I will have to ask during my 3 week check up this coming Saturday. I spent yesterday hiking and climbing ravines on my partner's farm searching for animal bones for an art project, and then today I accidentally vacuumed the messy art studio(the Doc says vacuuming is bad, bad, bad!) and now I am terrified that I over-exerted myself and keep checking for ruptures every 5 minutes. Maybe I'm just a worry wort, but I do not want to start this healing process all over again! Seeing Dr. Tholen on Saturday will ease my mind.
I cannot WAIT to start wearing bras! Since I am forbidden to wear them unless absolutely necessary, I have been going into stores and just looking at them. It's so tempting to know what size I am!

Yesterday was my 1 week mark! 1 more week to go before I can start getting back to my normal routine! I have finished all my medications, and am only taking 1/2 a pain pill before slumber if I can manage. I have my 1 week check up on Saturday, and am really looking forward to it, since I have been experiencing discomforting pain when I wear my breast band at night. Saturday is also the day I get these itchy bandages off! I'm a little apprehensive about how the adhesive will come off from my incision area, since I am quite sore down there, but I know Dr. Tholen and his staff have done this many, many times, and I have complete faith that they will take care of me.

I have been in quite a lot of pain at night at the top of my pectoral muscles and on the sides of my breasts, and I am wondering if I have the breast band too tight. Is it possible to tighten the band too tight? My other theory is that it might be just the skin trying to stretch, and I will be sure to ask during my 1 week assessment. Overall, they are softening (although I am not sure they are dropping yet) and I am pleased that they are starting to squish like regular breasts.
I have been struggling with not being able to lift my arms above my head. There are only so many button-ups/zip ups a girl can own! (I know some of you may disagree, but I am a strict pull-over kind of girl) I cannot wait for the two week mark so I can start wearing my regular sweaters again. At this stage I am also not allowed to wear a brassier yet, so on the rare occasion I go out to grocery shop or something, I am suspicious of everyone who gets too close, just in case they bump my breasts by accident. Also, hugging is super awkward. :)