I am 5'2 with a very hourglass but athletic build - 4 weeks post op

Hello Everyone!

Well I can't believe today marks four weeks since my surgery. I am now back at school full time and work part time... yikes it is a lot. But having those three weeks off was great! I just started easing back into working out and man between finals, the holidays and this surgery I managed to get WAY out of shape! gah! O well.

Here is an updated picture... one looks bigger but I swear it doesn't really look like that in person. They just look slightly different shapes. I also started using Palmer's on my scars (after reading all the reviews on here) just this past weekend and I feel like the scars are already less red! yay!! Still some puckering around my nipples and maybe some dog ears on the sides.... so that kinda stinks but overall I am very happy! It is so cool how much lighter I feel - plus everyone keeps asking me if I have lost weight! yay lol. (even though I have actually gained 3 since the holidays/my surgery).

Overall this whole thing has been amazing. While my new boobs aren't perfect yet (and maybe they wont ever be) it is SO much better than what I had before.... I finally feel free! I can workout without them hurting and being all over the place, people can actually see my waist in things and my back feels so good! SOOO much lighter. crazy. It is almost hard to remember what it was like before.

Anyway, I will update you again soon.

Hello again. Well the past two weeks have been fairly unremarkable. Once I got over the initial shock of how much smaller they were everything has been going well. I had my drains out the next day which wasn't bad at all. Like a big pinch. Then I was told to just hangout/rest. I had my follow up at 8 days and she said everything looked really good and my scars looked like they were at 2 weeks rather than just 8 days so that was exciting! I guess I am a good healer :). At that time the PA took off my steri strips which was probably the worst part!! Man those things are sticky!!

Anyway since then the bruising has faded a bit and I have had no pain. I stopped taking my pain meds after the second day and have just been taking tylenol when needed since (about 6 times?). The hardest part is still getting to sleep. Is anyone else really tight/sore from all this sitting around/heeling?! It is SOO hard to take it easy still when I feel essentially fine.

I have my follow up with my Doctor again tomorrow to see how I am doing.... fingers crossed. As you can see my bobos are heeling at different rates.... and I THINK that is why they are differently shaped right now --- I REALLY hope this resolves itself... I will definitely ask tomorrow. I hope you all are enjoying the new year thus far!! :)

So far my recovery has been a peace of cake... I feel as though I could have gone back to work (at a desk job) by now..Knock on wood. So for all of you considering it just do it! It is amazing how light I feel! no more back and shoulder pain! :) yay!!!

Thank you to everyone who reached out to me after my melt down yesterday! I clearly really needed it! I no longer think they are too small - it was just such a drastic change!!
since my melt down I have been feeling much better. I have only taken 2 pain pills and am doing tylenol only at night. So that part is going really well. I was kind of bored out of my mind today and am trying to force myself to take it easy! I feel like I could be out doing things!! o well. I know my body needs the rest to recover.

Anyway, I have updated my pictures... it seems like I am having some bruising ... but kinda red bruising. Is this normal? has anyone else had this? I am kind of concerned about it. I cannot tell if I am being a worry wart or not! I mean the redness was there a little bit yesterday and the doctor said everything looked great so.... IDK