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It's exactly one week out from my surgery date,...
It's exactly one week out from my surgery date, and I'm feeling really good! Breast appearance is improving bit by bit daily, just like other posters have said, and I'm wearing the same stretchy camisoles I wore before the explant (Yummy Tummie, which I really like). A nice bonus is that I lost 5 of the 10 pounds I've wanted to lose (anesthesia affected my appetite)!
It is now Day Four after surgery; I'm hoping to be...
It is now Day Four after surgery; I'm hoping to be able to get my drains out today, as I have a rash area near where the plastic tubing comes down & makes skin contact. I still feel a bit shaky from the anesthesia (comes & goes) and had my first tears yesterday. This site has been invaluable to keep my spirits up, and to be able to reach out to others who've had surgery around the time that I did, and those who've done it and are therefore good guides to what will come. Thank God for the internet and for women keeping it real!
I'm feeling confused about compression bras. I'm wearing a sports bra (couldn't stand the compression bra the hospital put on me, which was making my rash worse; I must have a latex allergy) but my doctor told me that I did not have to wear a bra at all (? was anyone else told this? pros/cons? Did someone NOT wear a compression bra and things came out okay?)
For the first time last night, I cried in my husband's arms for the loss of fullness in my breasts (the area above my nipples is collapsed; my breasts look sweet other than that). I am so hoping that the fluffies visit me in the next few months, although my implants were placed through the aerola and on top of the chest wall, which I understand makes it less likely that the Fluff Fairies will visit me. If anyone else has had that experience and the Fluff Fairies DID visit them, oh my gosh, please, please let me know!
My husband has not seen my breasts, but has seen the flattened shape in the bra. I told him that day and night I will need to be wearing a compression bra for 6 weeks, so that is buying me some time. He loves me no matter what, and I feel so lucky (a) that I have him and he really loves me and (b) that I don't have breast cancer (like my older sister does), so I'm kicking myself for any "sorry for myself" stuff that comes up. How did others handle timing, etc. for their partners, especially those who didn't have a regular shaped breast afterwards? It's a bit hard for me right now taking this time off work, as my husband has been unemployed 5 months. I need to get back to work (I have a career helping others with their emotional stuff!!) Maybe that's a good thing that I don't have time to sit and feel sorry for myself!!
Any and all input, experience and advice will be very much appreciated!
Lastly, what bras have others found that work for them (cotton, comfortable)? I live in California.
I'm feeling confused about compression bras. I'm wearing a sports bra (couldn't stand the compression bra the hospital put on me, which was making my rash worse; I must have a latex allergy) but my doctor told me that I did not have to wear a bra at all (? was anyone else told this? pros/cons? Did someone NOT wear a compression bra and things came out okay?)
For the first time last night, I cried in my husband's arms for the loss of fullness in my breasts (the area above my nipples is collapsed; my breasts look sweet other than that). I am so hoping that the fluffies visit me in the next few months, although my implants were placed through the aerola and on top of the chest wall, which I understand makes it less likely that the Fluff Fairies will visit me. If anyone else has had that experience and the Fluff Fairies DID visit them, oh my gosh, please, please let me know!
My husband has not seen my breasts, but has seen the flattened shape in the bra. I told him that day and night I will need to be wearing a compression bra for 6 weeks, so that is buying me some time. He loves me no matter what, and I feel so lucky (a) that I have him and he really loves me and (b) that I don't have breast cancer (like my older sister does), so I'm kicking myself for any "sorry for myself" stuff that comes up. How did others handle timing, etc. for their partners, especially those who didn't have a regular shaped breast afterwards? It's a bit hard for me right now taking this time off work, as my husband has been unemployed 5 months. I need to get back to work (I have a career helping others with their emotional stuff!!) Maybe that's a good thing that I don't have time to sit and feel sorry for myself!!
Any and all input, experience and advice will be very much appreciated!
Lastly, what bras have others found that work for them (cotton, comfortable)? I live in California.
Yay, one drain was able to be removed today, and...
Yay, one drain was able to be removed today, and the other should be out tomorrow. The nurse confirmed Dr. Nakamuli's suggestion that I NOT wear a bra, saying that gravity will have a better chance of "fluffing" if I'm not wearing one. Has anyone else taken this approach?
Provider Review
Dr. Nakamuli was very skilled; he wanted to replace my implants, but I wanted to live without them and he respected my decision.