At what stage did the pain go away?

Hey girls I’m 3 days post op and I just feel so emotional 🙁 can you girls give me some reassurance to when the pain goes away and I can walk around feeling half normal again? My back aches like at the top of my spine and my ribs feel so bruised.. Also one of my plasters keep tugging me and it’s so sore .. Any advice will be appreciated 🙂

hey Chloe! Don’t worry hun – I felt exactly like that at POD3 – I couldn’t walk, couldn’t wipe myself after I went to pee, couldn’t pull my pants up! I was crying and achey and my bandages pulled on the areas where my drains were. I’m POD6 right now and can honestly tell you it gets better!! Just wait until POD5 – that’s when I started feeling normal. I couldn’t even sit up on my own until end of day 4! Honestly I know it feels so so shitty at that point, but I promise you’ll be feeling right again soon. I feel no pain anymore and can walk etc etc, just itchy now waiting to get my strapping off tomorrow. My ribs and chest feel bruised too, but it’ll go down soon – I noticed a huuuge difference on day 5! x

Hey chic, i went back to work 5 days PO, once the first weeks out the way you’ll be laughing. Im 5 weeks PO an it only really hurts down the centre of my chest if i sneeze!! Xxx

Thanks so much girls .. I feel a little better knowing that things will hopefully get better quickly .. I just miss holding my wee boy so much and I have to have him looked after when my partner is at work and I just miss him .. I just feel guilty as it means I don’t get to spend as much time with him as I can .. I love the shapes of my boobs like still cone shaped but I already like the size and can tell what way they will look .. Next week can’t come quick enough !!

Chloe i know the feeling, not being able to play with or even just give my little girl a proper cuddle absolutely killed me i felt awful, but honestly this time next week you will feel sooo much better and be able to do most things again with little one, im 16 days PO and pretty much back to normal i just watch what im doing with her but honestly it wont take long ? x

By the 2 week mark I wasn’t in any pain just some discomfort when driving! Now at 7 weeks +2 PO my boobs feel completely normal like I’ve always had them! You will get there hun, I can assure you. X

I think the third day was the worst but from then it only gets better. It’s more burning and tingling sensations and numbing feeling more than pain after the 3 day.
Happy healing xxxx

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