29, No Kids, Athlete, 5'9" 165lbs, 34 A - Pittsburgh, PA

Hey Ladies! Sorry for the long space between posts. I have been able to sleep comfortably on my stomach since about 2 weeks. I was cleared for cardio at 2 weeks post op. That day I did a mile run. It felt a little weird starting out but otherwise I felt great during. I did some squats, sprints, and sit ups after the run. I think adding the sprints was too much too soon. That night I had major muscle spasms. I took some of the muscle relaxers my PS prescribed. I took another week of before I ran again. I did the same workout afterwards and had no side effects. I started doing yoga that same week. I started out with slow flow which felt great. At 4 weeks I started heated power yoga along with a few Crossfit WODS that don't involve heavy weights. Pushups felt fine.

Today I'm about 5 weeks and tried jumping jacks. Felt like I'm not quite ready for jumping.

The only issue I've had so far during healing is boobie blues. The first c few weeks were really hard mentally. I've loved my boobs since day one! The problem was more like a depression. A big part of it was not being able to workout. My body is also very sensitive hormonally. I had serious mood swings until about 3 or 4 weeks post op. I would also fatigue really quickly. I had to keep reminding myself that we all heal differently. I was fortunate to be able to sleep when I was tired. I made sure to get out and do things so I didn't have time to dwell on being sad.

If I forgot anything please ask!

I'll post progression pics later ????

Sorry it's been a little longer in between posts than I wanted it to be. Anyhow let's get to it. Since the last update I am able to sleep comfortably on my side. That happened around day 9. They are softer and squishier now that my muscles are starting to relax. I had my post op visit at a week post-op. Everything went great! They wanted to remove my steristrips but I wanted to leave them on a little longer (just to make myself more comfortable). They took the old ones off and gave me fresh ones. Dr. Wooten said I can start cardio at 2 weeks and begin lifting again at 6 weeks. I'm dying over here without being able to work out. I still fatigue fairly easy so working out should be interesting. I'm still not regular with my bowel movements yet. Could be in part of my horrible eating habits since surgery. My nipples are still sensitive. I was able to put my nipple ring back in which was quite a task since it had begin closing up. Although I could have probably have put it back in after surgery, I wanted to wait until I was somewhat healed to lower my risk of infection. I was sure to wash my hands and clean the jewelry off with alcohol before I put it back in.
I'm still stretching and massaging with coco butter everyday.