When do you stop feeling so useless & weak?

Today i broke down and cried. Pathetic crying because I just felt so fed up! I’ve been in this damn flat now almost 24/7 for a week and a half. I’ve had my BA, battled a tooth abscess, and today been to have the damn thing extracted. I feel so useless and delicate and it’s driving me up the wall. Every time I move i feel like my boobs are gonna drop off, they’re too low, too swollen, too weird looking to be normal… my belly is bloated even though i’m not taking the meds anymore. My nipples are doing my head in with sensitivity, i’m still producing effing milk!! And the sides of my boobs are hurting

(((HUGS)))) Oh babes it sounds like your having a right shit time with it all. Your tooth will feel ok in a few days and before you know it your boobies will be fine. Dont feel useless….feel rested 😉 xxxx

thanks yicky. I’m trying to just get through it, because compared to many i’ve had it really easy so far. I actually feel more delicate, sore, and achy every day though. I’m walking hunched because the sides of my boobs hurt and i get those zinging pains all around my nipples. At night when i lie down, the skin feels stretched. Ugh, just wanna get this over with and have lovely boobies

I wish i knew hun I’m only 7 days PO but I’m just as fed up ( ( booby hugs xxx

Girls,at the moment it seems like your going through hell,and you must feel even worse when you read all the posts of other girls that are sailing through this,all i can say is it does get better and when it does you will feel amazing,i know your thinking well it wants to bloody hurry up,lol,your time will come girls hang in there,everyones here to support you,xxx

newboobies, I know exactly what you mean…for me I didnt really start to feel ‘well’ in myself until about 2 and a half weeks. Then the painstarted to subside quite quickly (I’m still most tender around the sides of my boobs too) It’s so shit bcause you read stories of how well everyones recovering on here and it feels like its never gonna end…IT DOES CHICK! Keep your chin up, just give it a few more days and things will improve. Make sure you are moving around and not sitting all day cos this helped me loads, even if you can get out for walks each day xx

you sound like you’ve got the post op blues hun….that was the one thing i didn’t prepare myself for and its not nice….try and keep positive, you have prob had a worse time cos of your abcess too…this feeling will go away i promise – just keep thinking how fab your boobies are gonna be in time for the summer…take care hun xx

sending (((hugs))) to you luv! I think when other people are sailing its more likely to have overs than unders and not have to deal with an abscess either as well as recovering from their op x you are doing better than you are giving yourself credit for x

Hiya hun, i know totally how you feel, I’ve gone through a shitty up and down phase in the last 7 days, one minute feeling ok, next minute really depressed.I think the meds have that effect on some people, especially when you’re on antibiotics, painkillers and god knows whatever else, i know you’re not on them anynmore, but it can take a while to get out of your system. Your tooth will have taken it’s toll on your antibodies so they’ve been able to devote all the energy to healing your boobs and i really feel for you that you feel so rotten.

I’m just starting to feel better on day 8 so hopefully now that your tooth is out, your body can start to heal itself all over properly without the infection getting in the way. I found a hot water bottle on my tum and curling up under a duvet alot helped, not much help i know but sometimes just being cosy really helps xx

Sending big hugs to all you post op girls. Recovering from boobs is hard enough, but with abscess thrown in too……no wonder you feel like this babe.

I’m so glad you girls are sharing the good, the bad and the ugly because I really feel like it’s preparing me for what’s to come so thank you, and hope you all feel on top form very soon xxx

Thank you so much girls, that’s really made me feel better I do feel a lot better in myself today after a good night’s sleep. One thing that is worrying me though – i read about massaging the boobs post op to prevent capsular contracture. Well I’m 2 weeks po tomorrow and my breasts are still really hard. I tried a few of the massage techniques last night and it doesn’t seem to have done anything?

Awwww girls, it’ll soon pass. I felt similar but I had to go back to work 5 days post op (had no more hols to book off!) and I honestly think that’s helped get me back to normal (ish). Maybe try to get out and about a bit more – nothing strenuous just popping out for a walk, going somewhere other than the house such as the cinema or out for lunch. I really think it doesn’t help when you’re cooped up in your house feeling, looking (and probably smelling) like rubbish xxx

Haha claire you’re probably right. I haven’t showered yet even though the nurse said it was ok at 10 days

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