Goodbye Grand Canyon Cleavage - San Luis Obispo, CA

Well, I finally made it to the one month mark and healing is progressing nicely. It took a full four weeks to not be uncomfortable most of the time. I am now able to wear any sports bra with my correct band size and have no problems throughout the day. The open spot at the T-zone incision has completely closed up and feels great. I was pretty shocked at how quickly it healed. Best of all, my neck, shoulders and back are completely pain free. I haven't had a headache since surgery--Hooray! Most of the bruising is gone, and now I'm left with the, "I hope this resolves with time" issues:

First worry is that my left breast is a full cup size larger than the right. I've seen many people with this concern; just no one updating to say that things evened out. I can't wear anything but a sports bra because my left breast fills a D cup and my right side is a B/C cup at present. (anyone out there have this problem resolve itself?)

Second concern is the dimpling on the right side of my right breast. I don't know if it's internal stitches pulling, or if too much tissue was removed. It's been like this since day one. I wasn't too worried about it early on, but it is persisting and looks really strange.

Third worry, are my "dog ears" on both sides. These are really ugly, gross, and show when I am wearing clothes as bulges under my arms. I know that this is the most easily corrected, so I'm less worried about this issue than the others. My doctor did say that he had to go past the incision line to dig out all the migrated tissue under my arms. I figure that there is probably still some swelling there. Life lesson: don't shove your boobs under your arms to try to hide their girth, as the tissue will actually migrate and stick there...ewww!

Overall, I am happy with the physical benefits of the surgery. The jury is still out on aesthetics. They look pretty saggy, wide, and flat...but that may just be my age.

Two weeks out and thing are improving each day. Saw the doctor today and all tape is off. I still have quite a bit of bruising and tenderness (especially on the left side.) I'm having a very hard time finding a comfortable bra as the anchor scars continue to be very sensitive.

I have been advised to use no ointments or scar treatments and to continue to let the open wound drain. Wearing panty liners over incisions for now.

I made it through the first week after surgery! The worst is definitely behind me now. Pain and discomfort has been better than I expected. I only needed 1/2 dose of percocet for the first day or so. Now I just alternate Advil and Tylenol. Got stitches out today and it really wasn't painful at all. I did have one internal stitch popping at the inverted t-zone. So, the Dr. removed that and it left a bit of an open spot. I got nauseous and almost fainted when he pulled that one out. It wasn't really painful, just gross and I think I psyched myself out. I am taped up again, and still wearing kotex pads in my bra for drainage. Dr. says the wound will close up on it's own. I won't lie, it kind of freaks me out. But, I'm trusting my Dr. and not worrying about it.

So far the most annoying thing is just trying to get comfortable. I sleep in a pillow nest that helps me to doze off even though I hate sleeping on my back. My husband was home for the first two days, but I've been fine on my own since then. Showering is getting easier, and I can wash my hair with no trouble. I do have quite a bit of swelling and some really hard, tender spots on the outer portion of my breasts and under my arms. My scars don't hurt really. It just feels raw, kind of like a scraped knee where the incisions are. I really have had to stay down to prevent swelling.

Best part of all...NO NECK OR SHOULDER PAIN !!!! None. At. All. It's wonderful!