So Worth It! - San Diego, CA

I've wanted a breast reduction for the past 5 years, but wanted to lose weight first. Since my initial consultation last year, I've lost 70 lbs. I received insurance approval again and had surgery on May 10. I was scheduled as an outpatient surgery, and checked in at 5:30 am. Surgery was at 7:45 and lasted 4 hours. Everyone at Sharp was so kind and helpful. I was marked up by my surgeon, met the team, and then got nervous walking into the surgical room. The anesthesiologist gave me something to help my nerves and that is the last thing I recall until I woke up. I woke up in pain, but the nurses took care of it quickly. When my pain was down to a 2-3, they loaded me in the car and let my mom take me home. The first night was easier than I thought, dosed up on Percocet every 4-6 hours. The second day was rough. I waited too long between meds and the pain caught up with me. My Dr does not have me ice, as he doesn't want to restrict blood flow. I went in Sat morning and he checked me out, said all looked good and I would be a full to mid C once swelling subsides.

Had my 5 day post op appt today. Everything looks great. All of my sutures are the dissolving type, so there won't be any suture removal. I have "lateral swelling" which just means my new boobs are swollen sideways. The steri strips will stay in place until my next visit in two weeks. I can start a 3-4 mph cardio workout in 7-10 days and resume a full workout in 4 weeks. I'm super happy so far! Tried on a dress or two after my appointment at Nordstrom and they fit!! Size 8 zipped right up and I didn't look top heavy. This is the best feeling. I'm super tired and have 4 more days at home before I return to work.

I'm now officially 1 week post op. The last couple days have been rough. I'm extremely swollen and some bruising is appearing. The bruising isn't bad though, I believe that's due to Arnica tablets. I've posted some progress pictures. You can see I'm quite swollen on the sides of my breasts. I'm hoping that just gets better and better. Parts of both breasts are swollen hard and numb, but the nipples are quite sensitive, so I'm thankful for that. I have a small but of yellow leakage from under the breast. I go back in two weeks for another checkup.