33 Year Old, One Toddler, Breast Reduction 32E to B or C 115lbs Need Relief! - Nashville, TN

Really not much hasn't changed between week 3-5. Some of the glue has come off now and I can see that the incisions seem to have healed nicely. I'm terrified they will pop open so I'm constantly making my husband look at spots to make sure they aren't opening. He thinks I'm crazy! However, so far so good. I've been able to sleep on my side since about week 3. I still prefer to sleep on my back because the incisions are still tender on my sides. I also have weird burning on my nipples. My nipples really hurt some days. They are over sensitive. It seems like that is getting better now. The main thing that seems to have changed recently is more psychological. I was sooooo happy with my breasts at first. Now I'm worried they are too big. I know that it can take 6-12 months for all the swelling to go down. I still am just not sure. I ordered a size C wireless bra. I will be anxious to see if it fits. I didn't want to go get measured in fear they would say I'm a size D and I might have a total meltdown. I just went ahead and avoided that for now. I'll go at the 6 month mark. One breast is still larger than the other. The opposite breast that used to be the small one is now the big one. I thought it was swelling at first, but nothing has changed in three weeks. I know I'm probably just over analyzing them. Thank god I took before pictures. Comparing then and now gives me a lot of relief. Because if it wasn't for that I'm not sure I would be convinced there was any change. I know that sounds weird because clearly there is a change. I'm just going to ride it out and try not to worry too much until I'm closer to 6 months. Has anyone else done this? Happy at first and then start feeling like they are big again? Lastly, you feel like they are so perky and high up and literally every week they start dropping down lower. As the swelling goes down so do your boobs. When I was younger and had C/D cups they looked like implants because the upper pole was so full. Now I feel like they are flat almost until you get to the bottom and then there is all this weight there. Ok...I said no more over analyzing and here I go. I will leave you with this photo from my last post compared to now. Any feedback would be appreciated. Do they still look to large?

I went to the doctor Monday and he said everything looks great. I'm healing well. There is some differences between the left and right breast still, but they seem like they are changing almost daily. They have dropped a bit from last week. I did some comparison photos. You can tell how swollen they were before and it seems like that's settling down. The nipples are pointing more upwards now too. They are still sore and somewhat itchy. Nothing too bad though.

Things have been going well. The pain level has remained pretty consistent all week. Mild in the mornings and a little more sore and tender in the afternoons. Nothing unbearable just a little annoying. Some areas of my incisions have a burning feeling, but starting last night they started itching. I think they are dry and also appear to have some glue finally coming off so I think that's contributing to the itchiness! It's not that bad. It kind of reminds me when you are peeling from sunburn and get itchy. The bruising is about the same. I do have one breast that is larger than the other. It actually used to be my smaller breast. The other breast was way larger than this one. I'm not sure if it's swelling or fluid. The doctor just said keep an eye on it and if I notice any warmth or discoloration he wants to see me right away. It feels normal, but it is much larger. I would say a whole cup size. I don't notice it in my first photos so I'm hoping it will even out over time. I'm not that worried about it because I know I'm still really early in my recovery. I see him again Monday and will update then. I'm very happy about the shape of my breasts now. They look like they used to ten years ago! I know they will drop a little, but they have to be better than before!