28FF/30F 5'3", 115 Lbs, sore, saggy Breasts

Doing fine, although my boobs have been a lot more sore the past week or so. Yesterday and today I’ve felt some occasional sharp shooting kinda zing feelings on the side/nipple. Everything’s still taped up but there’s also some pain along the incision line on both sides, maybe where the scar tissue is starting to build up. I’m still pretty bruised and swollen on one side but the other side is looking a lot better. Next followup appointment is in one week.

Sorry for the delay! My boobs are good and I love them. Every time I’m in front of the bathroom mirror I can’t help but giddily check them out. It’s unreal not having the mass of all that flesh there anymore. I find myself affectionally holding them a lot because they’re just so cute and tiny and light!
I got the drains out four days after surgery and took my last oxy that morning. The tubes were irritating and caused most of my (honestly very slight) discomfort so getting those out basically erased what little pain I was experiencing. The entire recovery has been almost painless and I probably didn’t even need to take the oxy as long as I did (I was doing 5 mg every four hours at first, then every five or six hours the last few days). Slightly warm heating pads and occasional acetaminophen or ibuprofen (got the okay from my doctor) have been doing the trick for any residual soreness. I’ve been back in my bed instead of a recliner since Tuesday and I’m a side sleeper regardless of how many pillows I try to prop myself up with, so I’ve been waking up with a little soreness, but it’s not bad.
I took my last antibiotic yesterday and the bloating has finally mostly gone away. I woke up dizzy and threw up Monday night but that may have been related to getting glasses with a new rx and stupidly wearing them for the afternoon. I didn’t have any other nausea and the only other side effect I’ve experienced has just been being super exhausted. But the past few days I’ve felt almost completely back to normal energy and I even did a bunch of yard work today. I baked a cake my first day after surgery so it’s reasonable to say I bounced back fast.
I finally took my steri strips off today. I have extra stretchy skin so my doctor and I discussed reapplying at my next follow up to support the incisions so the scars don’t stretch. But the original strips were peeling and I don’t see her again for a week and a half, so I got my friend who’s a nurse to nab me some and reapplied them myself today.
My nipples look a lot darker and more uneven in the photos but in real life they’re only slightly uneven. One has been very sensitive throughout recovery, the other has only a little sensitivity, but I didn’t have much nipple sensitivity to start with. The difference in boob size is also less obvious in real life, but I’m not worried about it. You can see how bruised and swollen the larger one is on the outer side compared to the smaller one. I know the swelling will continue to subside over the next few weeks.
Here’s some silly photos of me under anesthesia that I forgot to put up before. No idea why I did this (it’s not my normal photo pose...) but I held up double peace signs all the way down the hallway as I was wheeled away into surgery, as well as right after getting the anesthesia. Thankfully my friend was there to document my dumb self. And here’s the announcement I sent out to friends and family after surgery. I spelled adieu wrong but I’ll blame the oxy :)

Here are some update photos from this morning before I got the drains out. It was beautiful outside so I hung out in my yard and got a little sun on my chest for the first time ever :) Still bruised but it’s pretty minimal and mainly just around the base of my breasts.

Drain removal was totally pain-free and it feels so good not having them in. The incisions are a little tender but should close up on their own. I have a new cotton bra to wear for the next two weeks and I can go back to sleeping in bed instead of a recliner whenever I’m ready.

I took 5 mg of oxy at 5 am and haven’t taken any since, just Tylenol. I’m still pretty sleepy a lot of the time and VERY bloated (I weighed myself out of curiosity this morning and I weigh 10 lbs more than when I went into surgery!) Lots of water retention from the shock of surgery but I know it’ll work itself out. I haven’t been too constipated but I’m sure that’s contributing too.