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Almost 6 months
In a way, I can't believe it's only been 6ish months since my BA because I feel like I've had my boobs forever. I'm guessing if I went bigger it would have taken a little more time to adjust, but at this size I would still be considered petite, just not... Completely flat. It still feels like a big change, though, just kind of a secret change since it's not as obvious to anyone else. There's a big difference between shopping at Gap Kids and shopping at Victoria Secret, you know? Or feeling womanly and comfortable in a v-neck T-shirt, with no worries that every time you bend over your empty bra cups will gape open and expose your nipples to the world. But only I know that things are different, and it makes me so happy every time I'm reminded.
I haven't had any pain, but the skin just around the nipples (and more so on the right side) is still numb. The numb areas are definitely smaller though, so that is encouraging. I haven't had any noticeable rippling yet, except when I lay a certain way on my side and lift up my arm. It's not visible, but I can feel it under the skin.
I'm also still really weirded out by the boob flexing movement. I did some research and it seems that it's pretty common for implants under the muscle. The movement is only when I flex and it isn't nearly as severe as examples of true deformity that I've seen. Weirds me out, but having boobs is worth it.
I bought some lingerie! I never would have even considered anything like this before, but I LOVE IT. It's nothing fancy, just a little negligee to wear to bed but hubby's eyes just about popped out of his head ;)
If you have any questions, just let me know and I'll try my best to be helpful. Hope all my RS homies have a great week!
I haven't had any pain, but the skin just around the nipples (and more so on the right side) is still numb. The numb areas are definitely smaller though, so that is encouraging. I haven't had any noticeable rippling yet, except when I lay a certain way on my side and lift up my arm. It's not visible, but I can feel it under the skin.
I'm also still really weirded out by the boob flexing movement. I did some research and it seems that it's pretty common for implants under the muscle. The movement is only when I flex and it isn't nearly as severe as examples of true deformity that I've seen. Weirds me out, but having boobs is worth it.
I bought some lingerie! I never would have even considered anything like this before, but I LOVE IT. It's nothing fancy, just a little negligee to wear to bed but hubby's eyes just about popped out of his head ;)
If you have any questions, just let me know and I'll try my best to be helpful. Hope all my RS homies have a great week!
Scars at almost 5 months
I've started paying a bit more attention to them since my last post. I'm considering silicone sheets, but have read mixed reviews. Not sure if its worth the money. The scara are slightly raised but I think they'll go down with time. For now I've been massaging them with oils I use for my face--argan oil, vitamin e oil, rosehip oil, coconut oil-- really whatever is closest to me at the moment. Maybe they'll work some magic! My surgeon made such small incisions that I'm not terribly worried about it. I'm just thankful!
If anyone has scar remedies that worked for them, please share!
If anyone has scar remedies that worked for them, please share!
Long overdue update
It's been a very long while since my last post. Moving to a new place, work, holidays, straight up laziness... I kept meaning to take new photos and write something or respond to some comments, but I would put it off and then get caught up in something or just forget. And then I felt like since it had been so long I should write a really good long post, which only made me more procrastinat-y. But finally I decided I should just post something, even if it isn't very interesting.
How my boobs are doing: they are very squishy. I love it. There are still some patches of numbness, but just a few days ago I feel like the feeling is coming back at an accelerated pace. Like just right now as i was typing I poked one of the numb areas and voila! Feeling! This also means that I get some moments of intense itchiness. It takes a lot of self control not to stick my hands down the neckhole of my shirt and scratch in public.
Scars: They're still around. I lost my prosil stick at some point so I haven't been using it. I'm considering silicone tape, but I'll probably just continue on doing nothing for them because I am a lazy bum. For being completely neglected, they've healed up nicely. They lay down pretty flat, but the coloration is noticeable and they get pretty itchy sometimes. Obviously I was hoping for the scars to heal perfectly and disappear completely, but I don't mind them much. The undersides of my boobs generally stay out of sight of anyone except my husband. Even my now too small bikini top covers the scars.
Bras: I haven't bought any more. It turns out that my favorite thing about boobs is that I can wear just a soft, comfortable sports bra under my clothes, and I will not be mistaken for a boy. Even without underwire or any sort of pushup, my boobs maintain their shape and stay perky. I guess that's one of the "perks" of implants vs real boobs.
Speaking of which: I read a girlfriend's Facebook post about how to tell fake boobs from real ones. I honestly don't know why anyone would care enough about this to make a list, but in any case, it included "fake boobs stay pointy when the person lays down," and "the nipples are ALWAYS erect." How many hours of nipple-staring research she had to do in order to make this assertion, I don't know. What I do know is that my nipples aren't erect all the time, and when I lay down, my boobs seem to lay down as well. They don't completely flatten and disappear. Do real boobs do that? I was so flat before I have nothing to compare with. Also, on the same note, I was wondering if real boobs move with chest muscle flexion. I noticed that when I flex my chest muscles, like if I do a push up, my boobs shift outward so the gap in-between widens. It's not like they fling themselves into my armpits or anything, they just spread apart a little bit. Do real boobs just hang out and not move at all when doing pushups or bench presses? Unsolved mysteries. If anyone out there had boobs before and just sized up, I'd love to know.
How I feel about my boobs 4 months in: I love them. I feel like it wasn't a dramatic change, but I have loads more confidence and feel a lot more comfortable in my body. I don't feel like a whole new person, but more like I found my missing piece. I always had boobs... in my SOUL. *dramatic music* I'm very happy with the size and my surgeon's work. My only regret is that I didn't get them sooner.
I'll post more photos soon. For now, I'm posting one of a strange sports bra. I feel like it makes my boobs look gigantic. But then when I reviewed the photo I took, they looked normal. I swear though, in the mirror they look ginormous. Maybe I'm crazy. Or maybe the bra is magic. Who knows.
How my boobs are doing: they are very squishy. I love it. There are still some patches of numbness, but just a few days ago I feel like the feeling is coming back at an accelerated pace. Like just right now as i was typing I poked one of the numb areas and voila! Feeling! This also means that I get some moments of intense itchiness. It takes a lot of self control not to stick my hands down the neckhole of my shirt and scratch in public.
Scars: They're still around. I lost my prosil stick at some point so I haven't been using it. I'm considering silicone tape, but I'll probably just continue on doing nothing for them because I am a lazy bum. For being completely neglected, they've healed up nicely. They lay down pretty flat, but the coloration is noticeable and they get pretty itchy sometimes. Obviously I was hoping for the scars to heal perfectly and disappear completely, but I don't mind them much. The undersides of my boobs generally stay out of sight of anyone except my husband. Even my now too small bikini top covers the scars.
Bras: I haven't bought any more. It turns out that my favorite thing about boobs is that I can wear just a soft, comfortable sports bra under my clothes, and I will not be mistaken for a boy. Even without underwire or any sort of pushup, my boobs maintain their shape and stay perky. I guess that's one of the "perks" of implants vs real boobs.
Speaking of which: I read a girlfriend's Facebook post about how to tell fake boobs from real ones. I honestly don't know why anyone would care enough about this to make a list, but in any case, it included "fake boobs stay pointy when the person lays down," and "the nipples are ALWAYS erect." How many hours of nipple-staring research she had to do in order to make this assertion, I don't know. What I do know is that my nipples aren't erect all the time, and when I lay down, my boobs seem to lay down as well. They don't completely flatten and disappear. Do real boobs do that? I was so flat before I have nothing to compare with. Also, on the same note, I was wondering if real boobs move with chest muscle flexion. I noticed that when I flex my chest muscles, like if I do a push up, my boobs shift outward so the gap in-between widens. It's not like they fling themselves into my armpits or anything, they just spread apart a little bit. Do real boobs just hang out and not move at all when doing pushups or bench presses? Unsolved mysteries. If anyone out there had boobs before and just sized up, I'd love to know.
How I feel about my boobs 4 months in: I love them. I feel like it wasn't a dramatic change, but I have loads more confidence and feel a lot more comfortable in my body. I don't feel like a whole new person, but more like I found my missing piece. I always had boobs... in my SOUL. *dramatic music* I'm very happy with the size and my surgeon's work. My only regret is that I didn't get them sooner.
I'll post more photos soon. For now, I'm posting one of a strange sports bra. I feel like it makes my boobs look gigantic. But then when I reviewed the photo I took, they looked normal. I swear though, in the mirror they look ginormous. Maybe I'm crazy. Or maybe the bra is magic. Who knows.
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