Day 35

I feel amazing!  I look back at pictures from a month ago and it's so sad to see how flat chested I was and how sunken in my chest was.  I am just thrilled to be able to fill out a bra!  I am so glad I did this.  100%.    After 2 weeks I was able to lift small amounts, but I was really only in pain for about a week.  I've been doing a little bit of yoga and I'm okay with it.  I do it at home so I can stop when I need to.  The swelling has gone down and they actually feel like real boobs.  The bruising is gone, the sharp pains are gone and the scars look great.  The doctor recommended using NewGel+ for the scarring.  I've only been using it for 3 days and I'm already noticing  a difference.  Look it up.  It's like a silicone bandaid type thing and it softens the skin and lessens the color of the scar.  I'll post a picture at the end.  They are expensive but they seem to be well worth it!

As you can see, there is still a slight difference in sizes.  I'm not sure how I feel about it.  Obviously, I'd rather have them even.  But I don't know that it's an exact science to get the right sizes to be perfectly even.  They're not as uneven as they were.  And honestly, you can't tell in a shirt or sports bra.  It's just that I know they're uneven.  But isn't everyone?  So I don't know that it's worth re-doing the surgery.  I'll have a 3 months appointment and ask again.

I should also mention that this was not as big of a deal as I thought it'd be.  I thought I'd be in terrible pain for weeks and the swelling would be ridiculous and everyone would notice.  But none of that was true for me.  It's been a pretty great experience.

Day 11

At one week post op, I had the tape removed.  All of the stitches have dissolved from the outside, although I can still feel bumps underneath the skin.  I haven't taken Vicodin since about day 6.  I've just been taking ibuprofen.  The rash from the antibiotics (or possibly Vicodin) is gone, except some of my skin is still dry.  Particularly on my breasts.  I'm assuming that's also because they just grew 4 times their original size in less than an hour.  Anyway, here are pictures to update.  And if you're wondering, I asked the PS about the size difference.  It could just be the swelling.  They were confident I had nothing to worry about.  I guess 6 months from now we'll be able to tell if they were put in the wrong sides or if we didn't estimate sizes correctly or if it was just swelling.  Either way, they said they'll work with me if I'm unhappy.

One more thing.  Previously, you saw how my belly was VERY bloated from the anesthesia.  I read on a lot of blogs and chat boards about women being bloated for weeks.  Do not put yourself through that pain.  Take some probiotics and juice a pineapple.  I drank an entire pineapple and within hours I lost 4 lbs.  Anesthesia and Vicodin will both cause swelling, bloating and constipation.  "P" fruits (peaches, pineapple, pear, etc) are called "poop fruits."  That's the only way to get your belly back to normal.  Lovely, I know. :)