Countdown to Surgery & Life after Surgery

Thursday, February 09, 2006

Two Steps Forward, One Step Back

Perhaps that should be "Two Breasts Forward..."

The last week has been mostly uneventful, with nothing much to comment on. However, things are not quite so great right now. For the last few days I've had bleeding from my labia and my breast are more painful again.

When I look "down below" it's not terribly obvious where the bleeding is coming from. Most of my sutures are now gone or falling out so some of the bleeding may be related to that. Things that were previously tied together are now more subject to pulling and stretching and this could be causing bleeding. Otherwise, nothing looks infected and the swelling continues to improve. I probably shouldn't be overly concerned but it is alarming.

My right breast is still tender on the outside where I pulled something while still in AZ. The left breast is tender on the inside since yesterday. Somehow I hurt it while pressing closed the pull top on my sitz bottle. Now it hurts to do my breast massage exercises and its tender when I lay on my side. Otherwise, the implants seem to have mostly settled down into place and the swelling is improving (on Tuesday I was able to wear a blouse that was too tight when I tried it on two weeks ago). They still don't look terribly natural as they are still too full towards the top and they are still quite tight. No jiggle here yet!

The sensitivity of my breasts is uneven. I have areas across my breasts and areola of greater and lesser feeling but no areas that are completely numb. Most areas are no where near 100%. Overall my left breast has better feeling than my right breast with my right areola being mostly dull.

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