Bye Bye Big Boobies. Phoenix, AZ

Almost all scabs are gone now and they are settling down nicely. There is little to no pain now and I'm able to do just about anything I used to on a day to day basis. I won't start working out again for a few more weeks but being able to wear fitted and tight shirts without looking obscene has motivated me to drop a few pounds.

I still look in the mirror and can't believe its me! I'm sooooo happy, so is my husband!!

Yesterday my husband took me shopping. He left me alone for too long and by the time he came back to me I had a huge pile of clothing on the counter, things I never used to buy. I wanted to try them on at home, at my leisure so we bought everything in the pile and went home. A girlfriend of mine came over and we had a fashion show. I was shocked to see myself in the mirror with the new clothes. I was able to wear strapless dresses and cute summer dresses without looking like a [RS bleep] star! I bought a pretty little lace bra-lette that has skinny little straps, something I could never wear before with my 10 lb saggy boobs. I was so happy I cried and hugged my husband. I cannot believe how life changing this is for me. It made me realize that I have been trying so hard to make the clothes work for me when nothing was really working. Wearing heavy duty bras with big straps to help hold up the jugs just became normal. I can't believe how long I put up with it. I am SOOOOO happy right now!! I still have to wear the sports bra for now but it showed me how exciting shopping can be again! I can't wait to wear the pretty little lace bra-lette!!

So the first week was a little bumpy. I stopped taking all pain meds after day 4 to see how well I could handle it. To my surprise, the pain was totally manageable. I have only taken ibuprofen when needed since then. The pain and discomfort of the constipation was much more painful. I ended up using a suppository so I could move my bowels which helped a lot. Also, the pain at the incision under the breasts got worse so I talked to my doctor and he prescribed a cream to use which finally gave me some relief. Then on day 6 I felt really loopy and strange, sort of tired and cloudy headed. My theory is its because I quit the pain meds cold turkey but I'm not sure. I went back to work that day so maybe I just over did it. Anyway, day 8 I removed all the rest of the tape. That was pretty exciting. The discoloration stated to clear up and with the tape gone I started to feel a little normal again. I am pretty happy with the way they look although on my left nipple I think some stitching may have come out because as you can see there is a separation at the top of the nipple. I will have him look at that at my appt next week. Feeling better every day though and still very happy I did it!