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4 Weeks!
Well I'm not sure whats really "normal" as we heal - I feel more like everyone's process is a little different. But I do kind of feel I'm doing pretty well. Which is very surprising. With the fibromyalgia I've been living with for the last 8 years, I thought I'd be in a lot of pain, all the time. Instead I've mostly felt discomfort, and a ton of fatigue. Fatigue more than anything. Fatigue all the time. I've been working but only about half days. I haven't napped once since the surgery, but have been sleeping in late most days. I figure that works about to about the same.
I have some sharp "zingers" as people on here say, and swelling has mostly gone down. More real-boob feeling than the tight, swollen feeling the last few weeks. We had guests we took around to the city for a few days and got worn down from that, but today (Saturday) I spent all day lounging -- it felt so good! And I think my breasts are happier - the bottom incisions especially are less raised, more flat. I think my incisions look really good and even, no opening up of wounds, but it is pretty thick "braiding" feeling. And at the outer ends, it looks... weird. Like it goes out and then back in. I don't know how to explain it. Maybe I'll upload a picture after all.
I guess thats about it!
I have some sharp "zingers" as people on here say, and swelling has mostly gone down. More real-boob feeling than the tight, swollen feeling the last few weeks. We had guests we took around to the city for a few days and got worn down from that, but today (Saturday) I spent all day lounging -- it felt so good! And I think my breasts are happier - the bottom incisions especially are less raised, more flat. I think my incisions look really good and even, no opening up of wounds, but it is pretty thick "braiding" feeling. And at the outer ends, it looks... weird. Like it goes out and then back in. I don't know how to explain it. Maybe I'll upload a picture after all.
I guess thats about it!
Feeling the frustration
No real update other than feelings of impatience/frustration. I know it's only been 2 weeks and change, but I'm I guess feeling like I should be further "ahead" in this healing than I am. I took a few days off from checking realself since I think I'm getting obsessive :) my scabs are almost all off, and so far no stitches coming apart. So those are good things. I'm just surprised at how very tired I am from doing just a few things. I stayed home all weekend because I'd done a lot of driving Friday and my breasts were verrryyy swollen and sore from that.
I'm not sorry I got this reduction! Just hard being limited and I have to work on my perspective. It's really only been a few weeks and the body needs time to heal ...
I'm not sorry I got this reduction! Just hard being limited and I have to work on my perspective. It's really only been a few weeks and the body needs time to heal ...
Itching!!
I need to start by saying - the recovery has been not bad. More very uncomfortable than painful. But the last ... 12-18 hours the itching has begun and it is non-stop! I woke from Home so at least I can take an ice pack break and that helps (as well as no commute- can't underestimate how much that helps)
Anyway other than the itching and extreme fatigue at end of day - I'm still pretty swollen at end of day - the pain is really bearable. I've been taking extra strength Tylenol as needed. And checking on the incisions each day -- they look ok. Kind of irritated I guess. I've been feeling the incision/stitch areas and it feels like a heavy braid. Is that good or bad? Don't know. But it does look like it's healing.
Anyway other than the itching and extreme fatigue at end of day - I'm still pretty swollen at end of day - the pain is really bearable. I've been taking extra strength Tylenol as needed. And checking on the incisions each day -- they look ok. Kind of irritated I guess. I've been feeling the incision/stitch areas and it feels like a heavy braid. Is that good or bad? Don't know. But it does look like it's healing.
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