Stretching..OUCH!!!

OMG I stretched my arms up in bed this morning in a half a sleep state and it really pulled my poor left booby. Its really tender now and worried that I may have torn something inside, my outside scar looks fine..God it hurts though 🙁

Hey Trish,

Got my surgery saturday, just wondering like how long after you can actually start to lift your arms and how far to? Just my beds a little high off the floor wondering if it will be a nightmare getting in and out of bed?

Xxx

You’ll find it difficult for probably the first 2 weeks to get up, and you should restrict any arm lifting for defo the first week. Basically you have to try and do as little as possible otherwise it’ll just delay your healing. I’m 5 weeks po this Friday and other than doing this this morning I feel pretty much back to normal, I get in and out of bed like usual. If I hadn’t of been semi asleep I wouldn’t of done it, fingers crossed it not done anything major 8{

Hey Trish! Ouch sounds painful. Omg I’m day 8 and I could no way think about stretching right now!! Not sure when I will be able to do that. I have only today just about managed to out my hair up in a messy bun on top of my head!!! Can’t even wash my hair yet as it’s too tender!!

Charlotte you have to get in and out if bed by shuffling with your bum and not using your arms! I’ve forgotten what’s it’s like to push out of bed with arms it’s been so long!

Honestly Zoe I can say that even though I’m only nearly 5 weeks PO that all seems like a long time ago, before you know it you’ll be bouncing out of bed..literally lol…Yes is painful and I don;t think I’ll be doing that again xx

Ohhh goodness! Can i ask also are you both under or overs? Im unders, heard the recoverys a little longer for this too?!

I’m overs and yeah think your right supposed to be more painful x

** unders that is!!

Overs too hun! Ahhhh Trish when will I be bouncing out of bed like a happy bunny???!!! As I’m no happy bunny at moment as can’t sleep as haven’t slept for a week as get severe back ache in this one position and my strapping came off yest and my boobs are throbbing from the bruises so bad again wahhhhhhhhhhhh. I’m obvs ALOT better than I was this time last week but no way near well enough to go to work this week!

Poor you it is rubbish, I’d say by 2 weeks I was a lot better and def by 4 you kinda forget you’ve had them done..apart from the odd twinge..and of course stretching lol!! Honestly though once the strapping off its just the start of getting back to normal. I felt so hunched over my back was killing, give it a couple of days and your shoulders should start to relax back. I think sitting in the same position doesn’t help especially at night. I find it weird now that they just feel like part of my body, if you know what I mean..all worth it in the end 🙂 xx

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