55 Year Old - It's Getting Too Hard on my Shoulders and Neck. Saint Cloud, MN

How are you doing now? I have been reading your review as it goes along. Has the swelling and redness gone down from your last post? It looked very painful from what I could see. Did they tell you to go off all your supplements too? I am wondering why I can't take my fish oil and vitamin D3? I think they would be beneficial before surgery.

How have you been PixieStix? Day 15 was my magical day where I woke up feeling almost like my old self. Hope everything is still going well!

It's so helpful to hear from someone who has gone through this. I was getting messages from a gianna23 who made a few comments which made me think they are not legit. You look really great after surgery. I am hopeful it will do the same for me. What kind of bra are you wearing now? Do you use the Genie Bra or something different?

I am so happy for you. This just brings tears to my eyes. That is what this surgery is all about. I don't look forward to the idea of surgery and it feels strange to be excited about such a thing doesn't it? Congratulations on your new life of relief!

I'm mostly still wearing the compression bra they gave me at the hospital. I bought a few front closing sport bras from Walmart (one was Hanes and I think the other was danskin) both 38 D. I tried putting them on a week after surgery but I was so swollen they didn't fit. Just the other day I decided to try one on again and I wore it all day! It was so cool to wear something that fit from a store!!!! I've been washing my compression bra a lot and that seems to be the most comfortable until swelling on sides go down. That really is the worse part of it all.....that and sitting around so much. I didn't have much for pain and felt great the first 3 days that's when the swelling really kicked in. I have read the genie bra is great and thinking about trying it.

I think they will give me one something like that after surgery to wear home. I will look at Walmart for them. I think it matters how much you have removed on the bruising and swelling. I guess time will tell for me.

Do you have someone at home to help you? I stayed one night in hospital which was great and my husband and daughter have been taking care of everything since. It's important to really take time to rest and heal. And stay positive - I didn't experience any sense of loss like some do but my PS told me it was very common for women to cry when the looked down afterwards. I looked down and said "I can see my feet! And my belly is bigger than I thought."

That's a good point. I have my husband but we own a business and he will have to go to work while I am not there. So I have one person to stay with me for a few hours the day after surgery and then I am on my own. Did you need help at home following the second day?

Sorry for my late response - I was pretty much home alone after 2nd day but had my husband and daughter taking care of everything in the morning and evening as far as they went. I made sure I had my house spotless, meals frozen, groceries and my recliner all set up before I went in so that I was prepared afterwards. I was up and walking around on my own as far as going to bathroom, getting more water and an occasional snack. I had a small table set up with everything I needed so that I was comfy (water bottle, perscription and remote.)

Thank you and this is helpful. excited about my surgery on the 2nd coming up.

Oh my - yes that would be very hard to not over due it. I'm finding that test is the key to feeling well.

Rest - not test

Wow! You really have your hands full with the kids and surgery too. You take it easy no matter how hard it is.

I have an infection in my right breast and the weirdest thing happened last night! As my incision has been splitting open in spots I've had some dissolvable stitches pop out but last night when I took my bra off to shower I noticed this little white thing coming out of my incision. I touched it and a plastic hook thing popped out!! I was seriously freaked out and brought it to my mother in law to show her and we googled it and it's a dissolvable staple! I've never seen them before and didn't know I even had them in my incision! I'm back on antibiotics and praying things just heal up fast! I see the dr again tomorrow! Thanks for all your replies!

Geez! That would be really hard to handle. I will ask if I am going to have those dissolving staples too. I hope you feel better soon.

I wish I could post a pic in this reply but I'll post it on my page so you can see the staple thing. Another one came out today! They're so weird! They start to really irritate my skin and then I can feel a sharp thing and it pops out! I saw the general surgeon from my home town that removed my drain tube yesterday and he had to lance a little part of my incision to drain the infection and I'm on more antibiotics! He said that those staple things were probably used in the second surgery because they had to fully open up everything again and those staples are much stronger than sutures. I supposed after everything they didn't want my boob falling out! Haha! But he did say that aesthetically Dr Yang and Dr Heath did the nicest reduction he's ever seen! He said he's very impressed with how they turned out! So yay MIDSOTA for that! I need to post some recent pics! I still feel swollen and my incisions still have glue on them but hopefully once that's all gone they'll look good! Enjoy your Wkend of preparing and don't be to nervous! It'll go great!!

Thank you!

Age and time has taken it's toll on my body and I am beginning to feel it. Did you have the surgery too?

No I have not, still trying to get approved :(

How long have you been trying to get approval?

Maybe like 4 months now

Maybe like 4 months now how long did it take you?

I just got approval and was referred by my doctor maybe a month and a half ago. I thought it went really fast but now I know it was.

Yea that was pretty fast, that's good I'm happy for you, what size are they?

If you don't mind me asking that is

It's kind of embarrassing to talk about and even worse to put pictures on there. but it has been very helpful for me to look at all the reviews and see the pictures. It helped me to decide on whether or not I want to do this surgery. I am now a 36F/G according to the girl in the store who measured me.

Yes I understand, you have nothing to be embarrassed though I used to feel the same way, it took me a while to post pics on my other account,( I forgot the password and email so made a new on) but I understand everyone here is going through the same thing, why do you feel embarrassed?

Because they are saggy?

Not for long!

Thank you for the positive encouragement. I am not sure the comments from some people in here are very supportive. This is a very personal and emotional subject for me as it is for others I am sure. I am now choosing to only respond to supportive people such as you.

Well I thought I was being positive, I'm sorry so sorry if you feel otherwise

Don't try to make it seem like I was trying to be mean (booter1023) I'll admit I guess it was a little blunt but I wasn't trying to be mean nor rude, so don't do that

That's ok. It is hard for me to talk about it but these forums have been so helpful that I wanted to put my review in as well. I am looking forward to feeling better and not having to wear a saddle for the rest of my life. Hopefully a Genie Bra will do for most of the time.

gianna20

It was gianna20, it might have been deactivated for not have been active for so long, why?

Thank you!

Thank you.