PAINFUL – 7 DAYS POST OP ANYONE ELSE?? Started by: pussycat

Hi sweets,

I think everybody prepares for the fact that it will be very very painful and when it comes to the crunch it isnt as bad as they had thought (generally). I personally felt like someone was constantly sitting on my chest, so heavy (not like an elephant heavy, but more like someone holding me down) but bearable. I cried a bit but I think it was more to do with the anaesthetic actually, making me a bit sensitive. Have you got any painkillers left?
I started to feel more normal after 10 days. I had my implant under muscle so it took a bit more stretching on my tissues etc and they looked like cones lol. I kept getting the shooting pains so I was twitching a lot but it was not too bad. I did not tell my dad (only my mum) and he did not notice even )) I went from AAA to C.
If it is really bad, call the nurse perhaps as she may recommend you a painrelief if the one you have isnt working.
Dont suffer in silence sweets x

Hi pussycat
I found the medication they gave me was making me feel very ill so i stopped after 2 days and the nurse did say the tablets may make u feel horrible.I also had 1 boob alot more swollen than the other but was’nt really in much pain-kept getting a burning pain in 1 boob though.Have u had ur strapping off yet?

Ang x

Hi girls
I’m 7 weeks post op and everything has just about settled apart from a little numbness under my left boob near the incision, nipples can be very sensitive still! I’m still getting small twinges in my left boob now, as I had under the muscle it feels a bit like muscle pain. My nurse did say it will take up to 2 years before I’m fully healed inside which I was quite surprised about!
Pussycat – Around 7-10 days post op I was still finding I was getting a bit of pain, more so after having sticky bandage removed so took painkillers but soon settled after that. Just take it easy, don’t do too much, its important to take good care of yourself, you’ve paid good money for your boobies
Hope you’re all doing okay and enjoying your new boobs!!!!
x

Bless you hun. Are you wearing a sports bra? x

Ok, I wondered if you were told not to wear a bra as some surgeons say you don’t need to. I had more pain once the dressings were removed as my boobs were just free to move and it was really uncomfortable/painful, more so at night. Did you just have an enlargement over the muscle? It all depends upon your pain threshold too so I wouldn’t worry about it too much. I do think that as we get older things do take longer to heal, I’m 30 by the way. My friend had hers done 7 years ago when she was 40 but she had problems because she didn’t have a spleen so she didn’t heal very well. I think it took a week or 2 for the swelling to go fully but then it can take longer. I had 2 weeks off work to be sure, I certainly wasn’t ready to go back after the first week! x