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36 Years Old 3 Kids and a Full Time Nurse
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I am so excited for this journey I have been...
Trinabart5March 23, 2018
$7,500
I am so excited for this journey I have been wanting to do this procedure for 6+ years now. I am a 36F or bigger I dont even know, and I am wanting a small C. Any advice will help I cant stop looking at before and afters Im so excited. Can yall tell me about the healing process and returning back to work and pain. and dealing with kids. Thanks in advance!!
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UPDATED FROM Trinabart5
2 months pre
surgery
Trinabart5March 29, 2018
surgery date is set for May 9th so excited. ill post more soon.
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April 16, 2018
Hey I am following your journey, did you decide appr. how many cc you were going to remove to obtain your C cup?
May 8, 2018
Tomorrow’s the big day! Good luck and look forward to hearing how you’re doing :)
UPDATED FROM Trinabart5
9 days post
2 weeks post op
Trinabart5May 23, 2018
Still the best decision I have ever made. Still feeling at times slow and sluggish. I can run qn errand and get really tired afterwards. Ive been showering since the day after my surgery and getting better at it. I still get swelling and I massage them constantly. My doctor told me the glue will start to peel and I am to help ot come off. I dont think I can remove it. Ill just let ot fall off. Im going to look for a full support sports bra today, mainly due to I have to return to work on Friday. Im so sad. I have enjoyed being off and being with my kids. But I onlybwork 3 days a week so I can donot. I know im going to be sore and I have an awesome nurse crew to help. I feel that 36 C is my final size and I am so pleased. I get weird somewhat painful feelings in my breast at times and as well as the swelling.When will the swelling end. And I justvwant to be bk to normal and do the things I use to. ugggh. But so blessed for the help.
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May 25, 2018
Hey I saw your question on Nancypants's review. As to going back to work and swelling. I feel the best thing you can do is ice. It's good that you're not lifting but too much reaching and moving can still make the swelling get worse. You are only two weeks so it's still possible for things to happen-I overdid a bit in my second/third week and had to have some fluid needle aspirated (seroma). As you're a nurse you probably know about those things. Also of course making sure you're not overdoing the sodium so that you retain more fluids in general. The weird feelings you are having are totally normal, sometimes they're sharp pains ("zingers") and sometimes more achy feelings but it's due to the nerves regenerating. It takes a long time for all the internal healing to be complete (several months), so all of those things will come and go but will get less over time.
May 26, 2018
I thing my zingers calmed down about the 4th week. Im going on the 6th week and I feel the swelling has pretty much calmed down. My right swells still cause Im right handed, but its not bad. Im noticing my compression bra is feeling bigger. Its about time I go find out what size I truly am! Im just wondering if they will get even smaller in the end?! Zandrina is right. Ice is my breasts best friend! I would do 20 mins at a time. I also feel the compression bras helped with pain.
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