5'9" 145 Lbs, 600-650cc, 36 No Kids- Turkey Day Ta Ta's! - Seattle, WA

They are so different and so much better! :-)

Well it is almost Christmas and it has almost been a month since surgery. Updates at this point:
- all bruising is gone (not that I had much)
- I don't have to wear the strap anymore
-I don't have to apply tape anymore to the incisions. My right side is totally healed but the left had a little discharge even as of yesterday. The tape had a tendency to pull the scabs off the incision so it seemed to take longer to heal on the left side. I am watching it closely to make sure it doesn't continue to discharge without the tape on.
-I am still massaging although that part is boring. Doing it 5 times a day can be annoying but I am keeping up most of the time.
-the right side is still riding higher and not as soft as the left. Patience...
-I have some numbness on the underside of the breast and my nipples are pretty sensitive still. Not necessarily a bad thing but as the numbness goes away the nipple sensitivity seems stronger. Just need to be a little more gentle is all.
- I am starting to get dryness and itchiness so it's good that I can now apply bio oil to calm things down.
- I have some pimples on the top/ chest area from wearing bras so much but they are more like heat pimples vs real acne.
- I am still weak and remind myself not to push it. I.e. 50lb of cat litter is too much even just to push around!
- I am still wearing a lot of scarves to work and so far there hasn't been any obvious notices from co- workers.
-they are fun! I have gone through most of my closet and retried just about everything. It's fun to play dress up and to get rid of stuff that no longer fits. Actually most clothes just fit better than before so it's a good thing I didn't go purge my wardrobe prior to surgery.

That's about all for now. Happy holidays everyone!

I had my 9 day checkin on wed. The doc was pleased and said everything is going as it should. He said it may take longer than 6 weeks for things to really start shifting due to the 650cc size but that's to be expected.
They changed my incision covers and I am cleared to take a real shower (just no pools). He did end up giving me the dreaded strap however to help push things down. A couple weeks in the strap and I also started massaging. 5 movements/5 times per day for 5 weeks. Pretty much on a bathroom break I should stop and do some massage. My right side doesn't like the massage too much yet but the left side is softer and I have more movement.
I have also had a little bruising on both outside sides. You can see in the pic. Again doc wasn't worried and they are slowly going away.
Otherwise I am feeling relatively normal. Sleep can still be uncomfortable if I don't have enough support but I can do a semi- side sleep without a lot of discomfort.

Now it is the waiting game...massage, sleep and repeat.