21 Year Old, Size 34 J, Breast Reduction on Monday! - Toronto, ON

So my breast reduction is on Monday, and I am starting to REALLY freak out. My biggest fear is throwing up from the anaesthics. I would do ANYTHING not to throw up from this surgery. I'm also terrified of the bruising and swelling that it sure to freak me out at first, and the dressing limitations in the first month. I am a little unsure about what I am going to wear, because my doctor said I wont be in a surgical bra, but will need to be braless for a month. That's a little uncomfortable in public.

But I'm mostly worried about vomiting. Does anybody have any stories about this? Does anybody know how effective antinasaous are? I am actually considering not having any opiates in my IV drip. Is this a horrible decision? Will the pain be unbearable, or will the anaesthetic make the pain dulled, at least until the effects wear off?

So it is Saturday night, and I only have one more day before my surgery. (Although this probably wont be approved to post until tomorrow night)

My surgery is on Monday, September 8th, and I am COMPLETELY freaking out. My biggest fears are not waking up from surgery, getting sick from the anaesthetics, and having a long recovery. For those of all those people who've had a breast reduction, please let me know how long your recovery was. I know full recovery can take months, but how long until you could wear a proper bra, go shopping, live your life?

Also, how long were you on pain killers?

Thanks! (:

Also, I am thinking of posting pictures, but this is the internet, so it is a little worrisome.

I know I am late on posting an update, but I've had a little bit of a rough recovery. As far as the surgery goes, it was pretty simple. I waited around in the emergency room for forever, then waited more as they had to call in a special "IV team" to inset my IV (my veins are terrible, even the experts are never able to put a needle in them), and then the last thing I remember was telling the doctors that I felt dizzy, and then them telling me that the dizziness was caused by the anaesthetics. Then I was out.

Dr. Wong was very professional to the final moment. She was happy to answer last minute questions of mine as she prepared to do surgery on me. She was very reassuring, and kept telling me how I was going to be fine. I was actually crying when it came down to going into the surgery room.

The first thing I remember after waking up was feeling like my chest was on fire. The nurses realized I was awake very quickly, and asked my pain level. I told them six, and they immediately gave me more morphine. My pain dropped down to a two or a three. I was very exhausted at first, and couldn't even keep my eyes open. I stayed in post op care for a bit longer than usual because my heart was racing, but they gave me some medication to slow it down and then wheeled me into recovery where I was able to see my boyfriend.

I stayed in recovery for less than an hour, had some gingerale, and talked with my boyfriend a little. Then I was went home. I had absolutely no nasaua, because I had a wonderful anaesthiologist who insured I was pumped up with lots of anti-nasauas. The ride home was okay. I was alert and talking in the car, but got pretty drowsy half way home. I got home and went to sleep very quickly and slept on and off for the next day.

For the first few days after surgery, all I ate were crackers and ginger ale ,half because I wasn't hungry, and half because I was still afraid of throwing up. I got really weak and pretty depressed, and it wasn't until my mom made me eat an actual meal did I realize it was because of lack of food. After I started eating regularly, I felt pretty normal.

I actually haven't taken any of the prescribed pain killers. My pain has been 100 percent tolerable. I'm a bit discomforted, but not in pain. The only one of my medications I have taken is antibiotics to make sure I don't get an infection. Keep in mind that not everybody can tolerate surgery without pain killers, it depends on the person.

I have noticed numbness in most of my breasts which are very scary. I hope that the feelings come back, but I know that there are no guarantee. Any one have experience on this? My breasts are starting to become itchy, which is great because it means they are healing, but it's really annoying because of the loss of feeling, I can't feel where to scratch.

Drains are the most painful part. My incisions don't really hurt, but the drains do! They come out next Thursday, so I think I'll feel a lot better after that.

The rough recovery I mentioned is mostly due to anxiety. I have been diagnosed with an anxiety disorder in the past, and I have noticed that it's going through the roof since surgery. I am terrified of leaving the house in case I throw up or pass out, because of the surgery. It's irrational, I know, but today I left the house for the first time to go buy my new school laptop, and I got very dizzy and nauseous. So now I am scared to leave again.

Can any body relate to this? How did you get past it? I'm really scared that this will stay for a while, and I wont be able to go to school or anything. Any help would be appreciated.