Recovery how long to feel better Started by: Cheryl

Sorry to hear youve been struggling. It is a hard recovery I felt ok(ish) after a week. I found the pain moderate but daily activities the hardest. Main thing is to take time to recover, which does sound hard but rest will help you heal.

Hope your feeling a bit better ❤️

Hey Cheryl I had 400C Unders ultra high profile last week on 26th I am in a compression bandage with a band on top, and I completely understand where you are at! The first 3-5 days for me were the same VERY uncomfortable and quite a bit of pain. And the swelling gets out of hand. I’ll be honest once I hit day 7 things improved I’m still in the bandage and band, but I can move better and drove for the first time yesterday and was fine sounds like you’ve had a really similar experience to me. I also work in healthcare and took a week off thinking I’d be golden. but I really do think being put in a band increased pain for sure! I know everyone’s different but I think having that constant pressure on bruised / swollen boobs does affect the pain.
I have a pregnancy pillow which helps me with sleep. And I do change the tightness of the band every now and again. Obviously go on your nurses advice. Hope you feel better soon

Hi Cheryl,

I’m glad to hear that things have improved a little, just try and think of the bigger picture, soon all of this pain and discomfort will pass and you will have nice new boobs and it will have all been worth it. The sickness may be caused by the painkillers, what ones are you taking? Also general anaesthetic messes with your digestive system, I felt a bit queasy the first few days but that has passed now but I still have bloating (I look like I’m pregnant) and my stomach makes some really loud grumbling noises, I have tried pepmpermint tea, drinking lots of water is good too. Remember also that it is still early days and it won’t last forever, hopefully you will feel a bit better each day. Have you got any fluffy socks that you could cut the end off of to put on the breast band? I have found that has helped a bit, the nurse loosened it a bit the other day but it’s still not the most comfortable thing, it is bearable though. I’ve only got to wear it for 2 more days, my surgeon only advised 2 weeks, how long do you have to keep yours on for? Yes it is totally normal to still feel numb, I’m still numb too, I read that this in my notes ‘it is not uncommon for people to have numbness and altered sensation around the surgical site for some time after the operation. This will normally subside in time, but a small number of people continue to have a small area of numbness indefinitely. Some patietnts experience altered tenderness and sensitivity around the areolas and nipples, this usually dissipates over time’. I’m well aware that I may lose sensitivity in my nipples but feel that this is a small price to pay! I hope this helps, take care and I hope you feel better soon. xx

Hi Cheryl.
How u feeling now? I’m 6dpo now and I’m feel sh*t. Aching in my back and shoulders and bum where sitting haha. I hate my boobs aswell they look awful. Please tell me this gets easier. 🙏

Hello, I’m 4dpo. I had 300cc high profile over muscle and a lift. Day 1 I was just a bit sore and tight, day 2 I had no sleep the night before and felt so sore I was taking codeine every 4 hours and still couldn’t sleep, day 3 I was really starting to regret having them done just because of the pain and it was even hurting to breathe I basically just spent the day crying, last night I actually managed to get a decent sleep and today I feel like a different person! I’m still sore and tight but it’s no where near as intense! I’ve read loads that days 2 & 3 are the worst x