Pointing South -Newark, DE

I'll post a more in-depth update later... Right now I just want to mention this spot I have that I'm very concerned about. On Saturday, the scab I had in the T-junction of my left breast fell off. It left kind of a deep hole, so I put some neosporin on, and this other little spot I had further up that looked a bit off too, and covered it up with a pad. I've been reapplying the neosporin and pads, and while the hole has already closed up nicely, this new hole has formed where the weird spot was. It keeps bleeding and has opened enough that I can see the white inside of it. I'm really freaked out at this point! I'm going to keep putting the neosporin on it and covering it up... Really hoping that this doesn't turn into something horrible. :-(

Been a while since my last update! Not too much going on, everything is going pretty well.

I had my 1 week post-op on the 2nd, and my doctor pretty much cleared me to do whatever I want. She even said that I could bra-less if I wanted to, which I did while I went to TJ Maxx to pick up some comfort and sports bras. While it was nice to have the option, I'm not sure if it's something I want to do too often in the future! It felt very weird to not be supported... that and my nipples are ridiculously sensitive, almost painfully so. I also found it kind of weird that my doctor said I didn't have to wear any kind of bra if I wanted to, when so many others are told by the doctors to wear even the surgical bra 24/7 for the first month. My post-op also felt like it went by very quickly. She checked things out, asked how I was doing, if I felt any better, and basically let me go. I wasn't prepared for this like I was for my pre-op, I guess because I thought I'd be given more information without having to ask for it. My next appointment isn't for 2 months now so I guess that's just how confident she is in the results... and they do look great so far.

My first day back to work was this past Thursday, and it was the first time I'd really felt sore since the first few days of the surgery. I have a desk job, but I also get up a lot to go to other cubicles to answer questions, so I guess even at my sedentary job it was more exercise than I've gotten in a while.

Overall, the healing is going very nicely. The right breast still seems to be a little swollen and oddly shaped, but I'm hoping that's going to go down eventually. There's a lot spot on the underside of my left breast where a scab has peeled off, and I'm keeping my fingers crossed that that won't separate or do anything crazy. The only part that bothers me is my cleavage, which looks really oddly wrinkled--I assume it's from my stretchmarks being bunched up in the area. Disappointing, but I'm so pleased otherwise that it's not that big of a deal.

Looking forward to waiting a few more weeks and being professional sized! It was really refreshing even going to TJ Maxx and buying several bras for half the cost of one of my old ones. Other than the bills for the surgery starting to come in, I'm very, very happy.

So it's day 3 after surgery and I feel amazing. I haven't had to take any painkillers since the night I came home from the hospital. Except for an occasional zinger or soreness, I haven't been in any pain or discomfort. The worst part is just that I haven't had a BM since the day before the surgery, but I drank a cup of Smooth Move tea so hopefully that'll change by the morning.

I took my first shower today too, and that happened without incident. The most difficult part was the same lightheadedness and difficulty breathing I had the first time I had my bandages changed. Since I've been taped up again though, all good.

I haven't had a chance to get a really good look at my new breasts but the only thing that bugs me is that the nipple are kind of oblong instead of round, but it's not a huge deal to me. They're so much smaller than I expected, though! I'm not disappointed or regretful, but after having my old breasts for so long it's so odd to look at these new things and realize that they're actually mine now. It's interesting, but I'm sure it'll feel a lot less weird once I get the opportunity to buy some new clothes. So far, so great!