DDDerby Girl Ready to Part Ways with Her "Girls" - Plantation, FL

New and exciting!?!? Not so much... But uneventful is good in this case. Since my last update I showered everyday and at about 20 days, all of those little cloth tapes finally came off. Which was great timing because the nurse said I could start treating scars at about the 3rd week. Just a few tiny scabs remain. I was totally pleased with my nipple and vertical incisions. They look great, thin lines, very clean and healing nicely. Scarring will be so minimal. The sides are still the worst but I'm confident they will fade after I start treating them. I like my left better than the right, which is the side that had more consistent drainage with no leakage. As for the horizontal incisions under the breasts, I like my right better. It's cleaner and the skin seemed to be pulled down nicer. They will both be just fine though once the swelling is gone and they round out some more. Two things bothering me right now... First is in my cleavage. I had alot of stretch marks before bc my boobs sagged alot. The part that is now my cleavage arra is that stretch marked skin. So on the inside corner of my right boob, I've got these scars that look like 2 pimples. I'm hoping there is a stitch under it that will dissolve so it will eventually lie flat but, holy crap it's annoying because its all I see when I look down at them. The second thing is the T junction on my left boob is trying to push out a stitch I think. I called the dr and sent pics and they doubt it was an infection and said its very common. They called in an Rx ointment until my appt on Friday. It's not getting worse so that's a plus. It might actually look better but now I'm obsessing. Lol. Only other thing I have going on is occasional itching on my upper chest. My skin is freaking out from all the changes I think. I started yesterday with silicone sheets and ointment for the scars (not near the t junctions yet) and mederma for the stretch marks. I get my 2 stitches out on Friday and hopefully get the all clear. Still have swelling, slight bruising and a little numbness on the outside part of my boobs. totally feel my nipples though and think its awesome seeing them poking at my shirts when I'm cold. I'm back on all my vitamins and hope to start working out (low impact) next week if I can muster up the energy. I don't think skating will happen for a few more weeks. I've been working just fine and just been lazy and tired most nights. Did some Halloween stuff this past weekend and got banged around a little bc I went to a concert... Damn elbows and crowds. Starting to see claims come through from the surgery and preop stuff. Thank god for insurance. A little nervous about any other bills I might get but I'll figure it out. I'm guessing my boyfriend likes them. He's supportive and glad I did it but I'm not getting any other feedback either way. I still haven't gone shopping but i think its time for new bras. I love all the comments I'm getting about losing weight.... Even though nothing's changed except the boobs (I think I've actually gained weight these past few weeks). Perception is a funny thing! I can't think of anything else to update on. Here are by pics from today. More to come after my Friday visit. Happy Halloween!!! (I wanted to go get a sexy costume to show off my new boobies but I'm just not feeling it-party pooper!)

Not a whole lot new to report. Girls are doing fantastic. Had a post op yesterday and the nurse said everything looks clean and healthy. She was shocked my tape hasn't even come off yet but I reassured her its been bc I've only been sponge bathing ( lol- I was being over the top careful with everything!!!). Took the most delightful shower this morning so hopefully the tape will fall off soon. Also was told I can start treating scars after 3 weeks. Got some ProSil but does anyone have any suggestions on other silicone products? I go back in 2 weeks to have the 2 "anchor stitches" removed, everything else will dissolve inside. She said they normally clear you to resume all normal activity at that point. Thank god bc I'm packing on the pounds!! I can start taking my vitamins on monday - Woot!! The only weirdness I'm still having is that the sides of my boobs, near my armpits, are numb. Like, a super-swollen, numb feeling. The nurse says that's completely normal for now bc everything in there is still in the process of healing. I can feel everything else just fine including my nipples. I've got some bruising that comes and goes but nothing serious. I'm still waiting for them to fall and round out, though I think that's starting bc I can almost put my arms down straight finally. Started working from home on day 7, drove on day 8, stood around at derby practice and hung out with the girls. This week i was able to start lifting my arms and i can almost sleep on my side. I thought I'd be doing leg workouts this week but I still felt too tight plus, I can't bend over or reach so I didn't want to push my luck. Still gotta go shopping and get some sexy bras. Trying to wait for the swelling to go down the most I can. Everything is doing very good so I'll keep you updated. That's all I can think if for now.

I went back to work today, from home. I worked about 8 hours. Was pretty tired afterwards. We will see how I feel tomorrow. I finally had my honey take off those gauze pads from my drains. He put band aids over them because he couldn't tell if they were closed or not. Incisions still look really good. Took a bath today and noticed that I had a little bit of dark bleeding through the cotton strips near the t-junction on my right boob. Nothing to be of concern I'm sure. I'm still really swollen on the sides of the boobs and they are pretty numb. My hubs says he looks like they are less boxy though. I still feel really swollen though. I haven't taken any Vicodin today, just 2 Tylenol. I'll probably take one before to be safe though. I have my next follow up on Friday. Took some more pics for the heck of it. I'm still liking the results :)