POSTED UNDER Breast Reduction Reviews
25 Years Old, 1 Child, & MUCH NEEDED BR! Richmond, VA
UPDATED FROM hrk2014
27 days post
4 Weeks Post-Op (Tomorrow)
hrk2014October 27, 2014
WORTH IT
Tomorrow I'll be 4 weeks post-op!!! Everything has been going great. I'm happy to say that this recovery process has been pretty smooth. I'm healing wonderfully & I don't think my scars are going to look that bad. I plan to stay using Mederma tonight. I might get some silicone scar sheets but they're so expensive.
On Thursday I had to go to the doctor's office because I had some of the suture to pop out on my right breast arround the areola. My PS wasn't there so I had to see one of his nurses. She just pulled it out a little more & cut it as close to the skin as possible. She said that the rest would continue to dissolve. I had like a spec of blood afterwards nothing major.
I have very little pain. It's pretty much sharp pains in my breast every now & then but they are bearable. I've been able to sleep on my side for a while now but I'm scared to sleep on my stomach. I'm no longer using Bacitracin, Neosporin, or Aquaphor. I only use Cocoa Butter Vaseline & Palmer's Skin Therapy Oil now. I think the Vaseline has helped scars A LOT!!!
Here are some pics. My next update will be at 2 months post-op if I don't have any major changes. Take care ladies :-)
On Thursday I had to go to the doctor's office because I had some of the suture to pop out on my right breast arround the areola. My PS wasn't there so I had to see one of his nurses. She just pulled it out a little more & cut it as close to the skin as possible. She said that the rest would continue to dissolve. I had like a spec of blood afterwards nothing major.
I have very little pain. It's pretty much sharp pains in my breast every now & then but they are bearable. I've been able to sleep on my side for a while now but I'm scared to sleep on my stomach. I'm no longer using Bacitracin, Neosporin, or Aquaphor. I only use Cocoa Butter Vaseline & Palmer's Skin Therapy Oil now. I think the Vaseline has helped scars A LOT!!!
Here are some pics. My next update will be at 2 months post-op if I don't have any major changes. Take care ladies :-)
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UPDATED FROM hrk2014
16 days post
Oh Yeahhh...
hrk2014October 16, 2014
Oh yeahhh I forgot to say that I do have nipple sensation in both breasts. I think it only took like a week for the feeling to come back, maybe not even that long.
Replies (2)
Mission333
October 17, 2014
Looks like you are healing very well!!! :)
hrk2014
October 17, 2014
Yes I'm thankful that my recovery has been pretty smooth this far. Hope everything is going good with you!
Mission333
October 17, 2014
Everything is going well so far. Ps doesn't want me using any scar sheets until around 6 weeks post op if I need to at that time. Going in next week to learn how to massage. Have you done that yet?
hrk2014
October 17, 2014
That's the same thing my PS said about me using the Mederma on my scars..No my PS didn't go over massaging with me and I didn't think to ask about it.. Let me know how that goes glad to hear you're doing great!!
October 17, 2014
Ive been noticing the weird side fat too! I never noticed it before....now it seems swollen. I'm going to take heart that my shows week decrease in swelling as well!
October 17, 2014
Yea mines have gone down a lot compared to how it was in the beginning..with time I think everything will look fine
UPDATED FROM hrk2014
16 days post
16 Days Post-Op Pics
hrk2014October 16, 2014
Here's some post op pictures. I think the pictures make my breast look wayyy bigger than they are in person but anyways...
The only thing I've been doing is putting bacitrican, neosporin, and aquaphor on my incisions. Then I just put cocoa butter Vaseline on nonstick gauze and cover the incisions with it. I never had the tape or steristrips over my incisions so that's all I've been doing from the beginning. I'm not bleeding or draining that yellow stuff anymore (hope y'all know what I'm talking about) so I just change my dressings twice a day. When I wake up in the morning & before I go to sleep at night.
The only thing I've been doing is putting bacitrican, neosporin, and aquaphor on my incisions. Then I just put cocoa butter Vaseline on nonstick gauze and cover the incisions with it. I never had the tape or steristrips over my incisions so that's all I've been doing from the beginning. I'm not bleeding or draining that yellow stuff anymore (hope y'all know what I'm talking about) so I just change my dressings twice a day. When I wake up in the morning & before I go to sleep at night.
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