Thanks Loubyx, I hope they look ok cos at the moment they are very wide apart and look stuck on lol! How are you finding the pain a week on?
Hi R4jgill, it’s ok about the questions. I was the same before my op.
The tape doesn’t hurt at all (as yet) but it’s a bit itchy. My boobs just look very pointy (to each corner of the room) and very wide apart. I asked Mr Kazzazi after my op why he had done this and he said it’s just to allow them to heal properly, he said he sat me up in theatre and made sure they rested ok before putting the tape on. I also told him, before I went into theatre, that I didn’t want a big gap or my boobs to be under my armpits and he said it would be no more than the gap I had to start with, which was less than 2cm.
The pain was bearable in hospital, until they came to take the drains out. The nurse said I’d feel slightly uncomfortable. What an understatement! The drain in my left boob got stuck and absolutely killed. The right one wasn’t so bad but it was painful rather than uncomfortable. I’m not usually a cry baby but I did. I would suggest asking for the morphine about 10 mins before they take them out to numb the pain.
I was a 36 A/B and had no breast tissue either, which is why I had to have unders. I’m hoping to be a DD but I’ve been told that due to the muscle they might be between a D and DD. I’m not really bothered though as long as they look bigger than a C cup.
You don’t need to take a bra with you cos the tape Mr Kazzazi puts on is used instead of a bra. You’ve got to keep this on until your first post op appointment when the nurse will take it off for you. The MYA nurse told me to get a ‘post op’ bra in a 36DD and a 36E, which is what I’ve got. (£6 from asda) However, the nurse at the hospital told me I would also need a back size bigger (so 38DD and 38E). I’m not sure what to do with that, I might just get my boyfriend to go get one just in case. I can always take it back.
I asked my nurse about Arnica and she said I shouldn’t take it. She said that for what it is for, you will not experience the sort of bruising for it to work. Plus they do advise you not to take any kind of herbal remedies.
I will put some pics on sofem next week so what this space.
I hope all goes well for you hunny, just be prepared cos it might be worse than you’re expecting. However, having said that, today I feel fine so it was only 2days of feeling a bit rough.
Take care and I hope this helps xxx
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