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58 Year Old, Married, 2 Teens, with a 34G-H Bra Getting a Long Awaited Reduction - New York
UPDATED FROM las0228
20 days post
3 weeks Post OP
WORTH IT
Tomorrow is 3 weeks. I feel like my new ladies have always been with me! I don't miss those big boobs at all. I even have a hard time believing I tolerated them for so long! I guess I have a high tolerance for pain. But my daughter keeps reminding me that I did it "now" and "No regrets"! I'm starting to feel more like myself. My energy is coming back and I don't tire as easily. I still have pain on my right side rib area. I've been applying Boirin homeopathic Arnica gel to areas around a my boobs and sides avoiding the stitches for pain and itch l; and it helps all day. I still swell up at the end of a busy day and they ache so I take 2 Tylenol before bed. I bought some cheap thin, no wired (unbelievable!) bras from target for comfort and warmth.
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UPDATED FROM las0228
10 days post
10th day post op itch
Waiting to hear back from Doctor. His assistant said he may prescribe an oral steroid for the redness, inflammation n itch.
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October 30, 2015
not a Dr of course, but I wonder if you are allergic to the internal stitches? My mom has one of those bodies that does not like ANYTHING in them and she gets the same reactions too. As they dissolve maybe all will settle down for you. So sorry about the itchy ickiness, but wow you look great! Keep us posted.
October 31, 2015
Wow very interesting. I started the steroids tonight for 5 days. Also by the end of the day they are so hard and swollen they hurt so I'm wearing a bra! Thank uou
October 31, 2015
Did the doctor say what he suspected the redness was from? Other than this you seem to be healing exceptionally fast!
November 1, 2015
I might have been allergic to the adhesions, which I took off after a week. Who really knows? But the steroids really helped the itch, redness and swelling. Feeling much better today.
November 9, 2015
I have been taking homeopathic Arnica Montana 3 x a day. It is for muscle pain and stiffness, swelling from injuries, discoloration from bruising. You can get in some drug stores but definitely in a health food store such as whole foods. I believe it helps with healing.
UPDATED FROM las0228
10 days post
10 day Post Op
Help! I am so itchy I'm afraid I'll scratch myself silly! I was told no lotions at all! I took off all taping, because I thought the redness was an allergic reaction. I remembered in the middle of the night that a wonderful nurse, after my first child birth episiotomy, recommended Dermoplast, which is a pain relieving antibacterial spray with aloe and vitamin E. I used it last night and it helped enough for me to fall back asleep, but any one out there with a better solution please let me know. Also, yesterday I stopped my antibiotics after 34 out of 40 pills because I had bloody diarrhea. Hopefully I won't have it again today.
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October 31, 2015
No itching for me. My uncomfortableness has been, incision soreness, numbness of the breast, hypersensitive nipples, ugh! Am 3 weeks post op...
October 31, 2015
Itchiness yooo m also feeling it,m 2 weeks post op it feelfeels like I can scratch but my PS told me not to
June 12, 2017
Take oral antihistamines! Same thing that helps you with pollen season etc, will do wonders. E.g. Benadryl, or some non-drowsy alternative. Take the prescribed dosage, I am taking a once-daily store brand antihistamine now on days I feel the itchiness coming on. Topical antihistamine cream is good too and shouldn't affect incisions, anyway you can avoid the incisions when you put it on. It was a total lifesaver. I had the insane itching starting around 10 days post-op and red breast and everything, antihistamines saved me completely.
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