Despite my Breast Intentions, I'm a Complete Boob at Titles - San Francisco, CA

It's been a while since I posted, mostly because these days I don't think about my surgery or my breasts very much! That was one of my goals, since I thought about and worried about them all the time before I got a reduction. Mission accomplished!

It's been a few months, and you can see in the pictures that my breasts have settled a lot more. The pulling and puckering around the incisions have more or less smoothed over, and my scars are pinker. I've been terrible about scar therapy (massaging the scars and putting cream on them), so they probably don't look as great as they could possibly be, but as long as they keep fading, I'm happy. Sensation-wise, I still don't have much in my left nipple, but I regained sensation in my right and everywhere else. I haven't had any pain in the past few months besides some tingling and shooting sensations around my nipples and where my scars end on my sides.

Life-wise, I've been more active. It's amazing to be able to exercise without needing a sports bra! I can go for a run whenever I want. I can run up and down stairs without having to hold my boobs. And I can jump up and down and skip when I feel like it. I actually like my body now. I don't cry when I look at myself in the mirror anymore. The bad self-image that I had feels like a distant dream...

Woops...I posted the previous thing before I was ready. ^^;

I feel pretty much back to my old self now. In the first couple of weeks, I got tired more easily. This past week (fourth week after the surgery), I’ve been biking to work every day. I bike a bit slower, but I think the reason is because my tire pressure is low, haha. Yesterday, I went skating with some friends! It was awesome. We had also walked to dinner, so it was a pretty active day for me. 5+ miles of biking (my daily commute), 2 miles of walking, and 2 hours of skating. I’m not sure if me being so active is delaying my healing a little, but it’s good for my mental health. :P

I also bought some underwire bras! My measurements have pretty much stayed the same since the surgery - 26” underbust, 31” bust. I estimated in my previous post that I was 26DD, but my leaning bust is 32” so I’m actually around 26E. I ordered a Frey Deco Strapless in 28DD and a Calvin Klein bra in 30D. The Freya fits really well - I’m super excited because it’s been so long since I’ve had a strapless bra. The Calvin Klein one was awful, though - the cups were too far apart. I ordered some other bras on sale from Nordstrom and ASOS, so we’ll see how those fit. :)

I still have a few scabs, as you can see in the pictures. I’m hoping those will heal in the next week so I can wear underwire bras daily. You can see in the picture where I raised my arms that my left breast is a bit more uneven; some of the breast tissue is more toward my armpit. I’m hoping wearing underwire bras will shape it a little better. It’s a bit firmer than my right breast, so it’ll probably just take time to settle a bit more. My left nipple also does a funny thing when it’s cold, as you can see in the front view closeup - it shrinks a little and becomes more oval-ish. It’s kind of funny. I also have a tiny dog ear (little nub of skin) at the end of the incision below my right breast, near my cleavage.

But yeah! I’m pretty pleased with how recovering and healing is going. I still can't get over all the new clothes I can wear. *O*

I can't believe it's almost been a month since my reduction!