I am 2 weeks post op today so head over to the photo gallery to see my 2 week post op pics. My incision sites are looking much better, just since last week, I can see a difference. I can't wait to watch them just disappear before my very eyes. I have been putting Mederma Scar Gel and straight up vitamin E on my incisions each day.
Now to the "I love boobies!" headline. A few posts back I mentioned how scared I was about how I would feel when I looked at myself in the mirror and would I love what I saw, etc. Well I'd like to report that today as I was getting ready in front of the mirror, I had my shirt pulled halfway up, like a tube top (gawd forbid), and was putting my make up on. I just realized that I LOVE how my shirt was just sitting there, being held up by my expander boobies and that made me very excited for the final result - my new teddy bear boobies. I'm very excited to start my expansions next week for many reasons. One being that I will start to fill out in my chest area and perhaps these expanders will go from looking like pancakes without baking soda sitting on my chest to something resembling real boobies. Also, since the expanders aren't very full (only 60 cc's) they are basically laying flat and they lay all the way into my armpit. When I "try" to shave my underarms, I feel my razor glide over those hard expanders....totally freaky but it isn't painful. So as the doc fills them up, they will start to rise up and not out and will hopefully get OUT of my armpits. That is probably the thing I hate most right now; that and sneezing. I can't even tell you what sneezing feels like. Laughing is okay, coughing hurts pretty bad but sneezing is like a dagger straight through the middle of my chest that comes out my back. It is so painful and no matter what I do to prepare/hold my chest or hold a pillow to my chest, it is just dreadful. I have no idea why in the middle of the summer I am sneezing but you would know!
Also I have started to get these sharp little pains, mostly on the perimeter of my expanders in my armpit area. They just take my breath away for a quick second but then I'm all better. The problem is, they happen pretty often throughout the day :/. Another thing that stinks is that all day, literally ALL DAY, I feel constant tingling right in the middle of my breasts but I know it must be deeper down since I have no feeling there and probably never will. It's the strangest thing. The only time I notice that I don't feel it is when I am working out...weird huh?
Update: I am now able to make my own meals and reach the microwave, do my own laundry and scoop the cat box, wash my own hair, brush, blow dry and flat iron it and work out in the gym, my lower body. I did have a little trouble getting the trash outside my door today but I am learning to slide things that I can't pick upl I am also dreading my first grocery store trip alone. I will need a lot of lightly packed bags so I can get them up 3 flights of stairs or a REALLY good friend...anyone?!? LOL
In conclusion, I am loving my boobies, I am confident that I am healing perfectly, I know with some persistence I can stretch and get both of my arms back to normal and now that I can drive, GAME ON, I'm outta this apartment!