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A little tip from gemma555

To anybody who’s suffering from bloating etc, I’ve found that when I’m laying on my back a hot water bottle on my lower belly seems to take the pain and the discomfort away, it helped me sleep better last night anyway might not work for everyone but it’s worth a try I suppose x

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+ my tip would be keep a boobie diary [photos] for yourself in well lit good resolution pics for you to look back on! always nice and reassuring knowing how good they look now- helps out with the boob greed.

every week they change so get your bf to take a snap!

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This group is amazing. Thank you girls so much for all these tips.

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one of the best bits of advice I got was to cross my arms over when pulling up knickers, trousers etc. so left hand or right side and vice versa. This way there was no pulling pain.

This didn’t seem to post last night, the best tip I was given is to cross your arms when pulling knickers, trousers up… Ie use your left hand crossed across your body to pull the right side up. This also works for doing buttons up on trousers. I found it pulled much much less and didn’t hurt.

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For not straining your new boobs when pulling trousers and knickers up is to use opposite hands, cross your arms over your body and use left hand on right side and vice versa. It is also good for doing jean buttons up too, grab the oppososite sides and pull it that way. I had unders and it made such a difference not pulling the muscles.

http://www.allergan.com/assets/pdf/natrelle_catalog.pdf

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This is BRILLIANT. A Real eye opener and a true reassurance for a newer like me. Thanks Girl xxx

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This has been so helpful. Thank you. I have a massive shopping list and have copy and pasted all the other bits so I remember it all. xx

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Emotions

With today’s modern anaesthetics, people usually feel well and clear-headed when they come round from a general anaesthetic. All the same, patients may feel they are on an emotional roller-coaster after surgery. Even normally stoical souls can feel low or even weepy, often on the third or fourth day after a major operation. Although the exact cause isn’t known, this is usually short-lived. Nurses sometimes maintain that one gets worse before one gets better, and that a patient’s tears are a reliable sign of their imminent recovery.

It is also common to be a bit light-headed after a general anaesthetic, possibly because of blood pressure changes. This can last for a couple of weeks, and is often worse if one gets up quickly from a seated or lying position. One can faint if rising too quickly, so, unless symptoms are severe, the convalescent should just take the hint and try not to rush things.

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http://www.justbreastimplants.com/size/rice_test.htm

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ice pack is a must post-op, please dont ignore this advice and think oh i wont need one as i did! it is an absolute god send when u r hot and achy and your boobs r aching and burning, it really does ease the pain also be prapered for sickness and headaches from day3ish as the anesatic is leaving your body, this was worst part of the recovery for me but not all people suffer from this but please be ready encase u do as it isnt nice xx

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tip for when you take ya medication have a alarm on ya phone so you dont miss none and moisture your boobs. With cocoa butter cream bio oil and cocoa serum so gets good cycle for no stretchmarks I got all 3 so I take turns on 1 of each every 8 hours helps stop the itching and cause of stretchmarks I am very prone the breast band before you go asleep pad it out under your armpits woke up this morning I defo felt ouchy from it. Oh top tip buy memory foam pillow with v pillow I was moulded did not have any broken sleep was very supported

This is by far one of the most helpful threads i have read so far!! tahnks for all your tips and advice girls xx

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if you have long hair you need a bobble with no metal!!, i didnt know this so had to bite the metal bit off mine and knot it lol, so a bobble thats glued or maybe a scrunchie would be best…

also get some button up pjs, i planned on sleeping in my onesie but you have to keep the stockings on (stop blood clotting) so ul b too hot if ur onesie has feet in it lol

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this is an amazing thread, thank you George for starting it. I have made a huge list of things to get and do and think I will be well prepared post op.

One tip I can add though, post op, eat plain white rice, I have been in hospital 3 or 4 times now for medical reasons and a surgeon suggested this to me, it helps clear your body of the anaesthetic quicker, it sticks to your in insides and drags anything it picks up with it.

It should clear your system of that groggy feeling in half the time, i definitely noticed a difference the 2nd time i went under the knife compared to the 1st time.

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