Today I am 6 days post op. I think I probably overdid it a little bit yesterday. I went out for breakfast with hubby, took a bit of a walk and then tried on a few dresses (my underwire sports bra that my PS has me wearing is super super high on my chest and limits my work clothing choices pretty dramatically sparce). This morning I felt way more swollen, foggy/dizzy/weak and exhausted.
I took it pretty easy today and that seems to be helping, but it is disconcerting to me that any amount of time on my feet leaves me weak and disjointed. I have to be back at work in a few days, to conduct interviews for a couple of hours, and I am concerned that I will still be wobbly and weak. I know that a lot of girls here went back to real life in a matter of days - so I am not sure if my body is just acting shocky still, or if I am a big puss :scared:
Another interesting experience - I bought 3 bras pre-op based upon the rice sock and mastectomy insert test (yay for a woman at a bra shop who was UBER UBER helpful!). My PS, for this procedure, insisted on an underwire sports bra. I had one that my PS recommended - a wacoal with an over underwire, and 2 freya sports bras. The wacoal is the one that the nurses chose to put on me, and at the time it seemed like a logical choice and a perfect fit, but after a few days it seemed narrow to me and felt like it was holding my breasts somewhat long and tight, if that makes any sense. The fabric was stretchy, so it seemed to presumably have more stretch. The other 2 were formed cups, and seemed to be too big when I tried them on day before yesterday.
Today, with some movement of the implants, everything was feeling very constricted and spasmy so I tried the freya - still a bit of a big fit in the cup, as my breasts weren't shaped the same as the cup. I have had pins and needles all day in my breasts but I will be damned if it doesn't seem as if my implants have finally decided to shift downwards a little, almost as if they had room now and they definitely feel softer. Does that even seem plausible?? I feel like a total nerd even asking LOL I suppose it could just be natural progression of time.
Anyhow, both bras were 36G - but shaped very differently. With the swelling across my back I am feeling SO grateful that the lady at the bra store had been through an augmention previously and suggested a strap extender for the first few weeks of heeling.
I have an exam to study for - so I am hoping to not be so damned tired tomorrow!