I went in for a 3 week follow-up this morning. 

I got there a few minutes late but it really didn’t matter.  I didn’t get into a room for 45 minutes.  I guess they were running late too.  I didn’t mind though.  I love Dr. Brown’s office.  It’s located a couple blocks off the inter-coastal waterway just outside downtown Clearwater.  His office is a 1920′s residential house.  Beautiful colonial styling, wood trim and hardwood floors.  I’d love to own a house like that.  I turned on my iPod and sat contently.

The nurse (Brenda, Dr. Brown’s wife) brought me back to one of the rooms.  I took off my top and bra and she checked my boobs out.  She said that everything looked great and that I’m lucky that they healed so well and I didn’t have any complications, bruising or bad swelling.  The primary reason I was there today was so I could have the stitching removed.

I sat in this dentist type chair and then laid back.  She cleaned the area before removing the tape and started chatting with me.  She also started to pull out the stitching.  It hurt but not enough to tear up or even make a noise.  It just hurt.  The stitching broke under my right breast but she said not to worry.  Most of it was out and the rest will work its way out.

Brenda commented that the incisions looked good.  They were healing nicely and they weren’t that big.  They are larger then they would be for saline implants though.  I didn’t get to see them because she put tape back over the incisions.  She said that in about 3 days I could remove the taping while showering.

OMG a shower!  Well I been showering but not fully.  Sponging my upper body and washing my hair separately.  It sucks cause it takes longer and keeping my head bent over so my hair didn’t drip water down my chest just made my back sore.  So tonight, when I get home, I’m taking a nice, well deserved shower

I have to buy this over-the-counter ointment called Aquaphol.  It’s supposed to be a good ointment for healing and I’m suppposed to rub it over each breast and the incisions.  I have another appointment in 3 weeks and then they will give me a medication to help keep the scarring down and hopefully from stretching.

Today, I really don’t feel my boobs on my chest that much.  It kinda feels like it did before I had breast augmentation.  My nipples are less sore then before and pretty much the rest of my boobs are being nice to me too.  I mentioned the numbness and she said that it’s pretty tough to avoid it.  Normally when you cut into skin, you’re gonna go through nerves at some point.  She also said though that I really can’t tell much at this point.  It takes a good 6 months for the swelling to completely subside and 12 months for a complete heal.

I can resume HRT too I’m definitely popping Spiro tonight but I’ll wait till the weekend to get my injections.  I’ll also take a couple of photos in a few days when I take the tap off the incisions.  Taking one right now won’t show much difference then what you have already seen.

Today I went for my second follow up with the surgeon. It’s been one week and 1 day since I had my surgery. So far, I have not had any excessive swelling and no bruising I don’t have to wear the Ace Bandage anymore but I still have to wear this like full support bra with no underwire. Instead of taping gauze pads to my chest, now I just have to place them between the bra and the incision and replace the gauze every 2-3 days. I also need to go to the store and buy a few more of these cheap bras cause I can’t wear the same one forever

I also received a booklet today that has all the medical information, warranty and other information in it today. I also have to fill out a form and send it back into the manufacturer. I haven’t taken an indepth look at the booklet as it is kinda thick but I plan to read it a bit tonight. I forgot to ask about resuming HRT but I’m going to anyway. It can’t hurt but I’ll call tomorrow to confirm.

They didn’t take the stitches out. I have another appointment scheduled in 2 weeks for that. I hope it doesn’t hurt! So basically, I can do most light-weight activities now but no lifting of anything remotely heavy. I also still cannot get the stitches wet as it will weaken and loosen them and then that would be bad. So I still have to take two part showers lol.

Yes, I am very, very happy how they turned out

Dr. Brown: “You are gonna need a body guard to keep all the guys away!”

Ugh, I think I’m starting to get sick again   One of the glands in my throat is acting up again and sore.  How can this be?  I been on antibiotics for the past 6 days.  Sigh.  If I get really sick again, I am positive my boss won’t be so nice to me considering the amount of time I have been out of the office this past month (actually I been in the office only 3 days out of the past month).

Interestingly enough, my boobs hurt more this morning then they have pretty much all week.  The pain killer works pretty good but it can take a bit to kick in especially going many, many hours at night sleeping.  Usage of my arms hasn’t really been very limited but doing activities that involve my upper arms is a big no-no.  Like moving around in bed; this hurts if I use my arms but it’s pretty difficult not to.  Lifting anything remotely heavy hurts as well.  I can pretty much move my arms in most directions except for this invisible plane cut horizontally across my body just below my shoulders.  If my elbows get up that high, they scream to be put back down.

My skin gets itchy from time to time under the bandage and on my boobs but thats more of an inconvenience then anything.  I looked at them yesterday (when I showed Danielle) and there was still no bruising (thank heavens!).  I still haven’t seen the incisions since the second day so I can’t really comment on them.  they are behind gauze taped to my chest and I’m not chancing pulling those up for a look see.

What sucks is that I cannot get the incision area wet so I haven’t been able to take a full shower since Tuesday morning.  I can wash the bottom half of my body and my arms but that’s it.  I haven’t washed my hair since Tuesday (thankfully I don’t have oily hair) but I need to.  I feel icky and I’m gonna attempt this tonight.  I’m gonna have to take a two part shower lol.  Thank you Danielle for having installed a shower head that doubles as a handheld shower wand!

I think most of the initial swelling has stopped.  It was never that bad to begin with but I did use ice on my chest for about 6 hrs straight yesterday.  I haven’t today cause they just don’t feel as “puffy” on the upper area where the muscle would be inflamed.  I don’t know if I mentioned this or not but I can feel both nipples   I can squeeze lightly pretty much anywhere on my boobs without pain, just not towards the lower end where the incisions are.  It’s hard to describe but when I squeeze it kinda feels like I’m squeezing my boobs but its just the gel.  I can feel some of the tension transferred lower like behind the implant so it kinda feels as one.  It also feels like it would be expected that if I squeeze my arms together, the implant would come off my best, like that feeling you get when you take your “chicken filets” out of your bra after wearing them like all day and they stick to your skin but it doesn’t happen.

Anyway, I’m gonna keep laying here in bed and hope I don’t get any worse with the incoming illness

I guess I’m doing pretty good with recovery.  My chest really hasn’t been too much of a problem for me.  I went to the surgeon’s office this morning.  I got to see my boobs for the first time   In honesty, I was afraid to see them.  Partially cause I didn’t want to see bruising and because it is such a drastic change to my body.  Anyhow, they look pretty good   I was told they will look a little larger then now because the swelling will go down.  My boobs aren’t really that swollen though.  The nurse said I must of been doing a good job with the ice… i guess i have lol.  They definitely look large enough for me too

I’m kinda feeling messed up from meds so I can’t really concentrate very much on this post.   Y’all have a wonderful evening <3