Trying to Catch Up
I can't believe how out of it I was these last several days. I'm not sure I'll ever get it all sorted out and blogged about.
I barely remember any of my time at the Greenbaum Center after getting my "Margarita Cocktail" from the anesthesiologist. I definitely feel like I could have used a second day in the recovery center. We stopped back in on Friday to say hi to some of Meltzer's other patients. They all mentioned how out of it I was on Tuesday. I basically don't remember meeting anyone.
On Friday we went to the mall to replace Michele's broken suitcase. I tried to lower myself into a seat outside of Nordstrom's and pulled something behind my right breast. I can't believe how much it hurt. It's still bothering me some today, kinda a burning sensation.
The flight home yesterday was pretty uneventful, thank the goddess. It was nothing like the hellatious trip home after the vaginoplasty in September. My breasts were sore, especially the right one. Other than that, nothing much to blog about.
After the breast aug Dr M told us that the stiches in each breast were deliberately left unknotted so that we could slip them out five days after sugery. So, last night Michele grabbed the stitch end from under the tape on my areola and pulled. It was pretty much painless and a non-event. I've still got clear tape covering my areolas that is supposed to be allowed to fall off in its own time. My nipples are basically numb.
I must say that my breast basically look exactly like I *didn't* want them to look. They are huge, too high, and very fake looking. I don't know how long it will take for the swelling to diminish or how long before they fully settle down into place. I wonder hay many of my tops are going to have to be replaced? Chalk this up to a hidden cost of breast augmentation!
My labia are improving in appearance. In pictures from the 18th my labia were very swollen and very dark from pooled blood. The color is improving nicely, but the swelling lingers. Overall it looks and feels like a quilted canoe! With the swelling the labia bulge outwards where they meet. It's uncomfortable except when I'm laying down or padded by a sanitary napkin.
I barely remember any of my time at the Greenbaum Center after getting my "Margarita Cocktail" from the anesthesiologist. I definitely feel like I could have used a second day in the recovery center. We stopped back in on Friday to say hi to some of Meltzer's other patients. They all mentioned how out of it I was on Tuesday. I basically don't remember meeting anyone.
On Friday we went to the mall to replace Michele's broken suitcase. I tried to lower myself into a seat outside of Nordstrom's and pulled something behind my right breast. I can't believe how much it hurt. It's still bothering me some today, kinda a burning sensation.
The flight home yesterday was pretty uneventful, thank the goddess. It was nothing like the hellatious trip home after the vaginoplasty in September. My breasts were sore, especially the right one. Other than that, nothing much to blog about.
After the breast aug Dr M told us that the stiches in each breast were deliberately left unknotted so that we could slip them out five days after sugery. So, last night Michele grabbed the stitch end from under the tape on my areola and pulled. It was pretty much painless and a non-event. I've still got clear tape covering my areolas that is supposed to be allowed to fall off in its own time. My nipples are basically numb.
I must say that my breast basically look exactly like I *didn't* want them to look. They are huge, too high, and very fake looking. I don't know how long it will take for the swelling to diminish or how long before they fully settle down into place. I wonder hay many of my tops are going to have to be replaced? Chalk this up to a hidden cost of breast augmentation!
My labia are improving in appearance. In pictures from the 18th my labia were very swollen and very dark from pooled blood. The color is improving nicely, but the swelling lingers. Overall it looks and feels like a quilted canoe! With the swelling the labia bulge outwards where they meet. It's uncomfortable except when I'm laying down or padded by a sanitary napkin.
posted by Nicole Thomas at
12:50 PM
1 Comments:
Hello Nicole,
Sorry to hear you had such a rough time with the BA. Dr. Meltzer told me once that BA is the most painful proceedure next to a tummy tuck.
It will take 2 to 6 months before the implants drop in place and soften. As for the numb nipples, it's a roll of the dice, you might get all of your sensation back or the loss can be perm. You should have a much better idea of how much sensitivity you recover after 6 months. What happened to you would be my worst nightmare. BTW, I tried to call while you were at Greenbaum to see how you wer doing, but after reading your blog, I realized that you wer way too out of it to remember me.
Heal Fast :)
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Rupunzell, at 1/23/2006 12:20 AM
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