Thank you for your reply. I do have a pillow which helps when I’m just sitting. I’m actually way more comfortable standing than sitting, I feel like everything is so compressed when I sit and anything pressing on my back incision is uncomfortable. They had encouraged me to walk about 1/2 a mile a day which is a lot less than my normal activity. When I asked if I could stretch at all, he said absolutely no yoga and no weights for 6 weeks. lol so I’m trying to sit and be still more. I’m on a muscle relaxer, Tylenol, and Xanax. I had hydrocodone for the first 2 weeks. I can’t take ibuprofen because of kidney issues. The pain is so much worse in the evening for some reason.
They also said no ice and no heat, which would be my normal go to for pain relief.
I’m planning on asking about the feeling overfilled on the right side at my 3 week post op appointment on Wednesday. He said I could start wearing a sports bra this week, prior they said no bra and no compression at all so my nipple grafts could attach. When I put on my sports bra it was so tight and bulging out on the right side, it didn’t do that prior to surgery, which makes me really feel like that side is so much bigger. I’m 5’5” 130 lbs so DD was so uncomfortable and out of proportion. (They got bigger with each of my pregnancies and breast feeding) Honestly I was so excited at how small they were right after surgery. Now with filling I just don’t like that right side, the left still looks great. I actually considered going flat, but I didn’t want to use a prosthetic. I at least wanted some shape for when I swim and wear dresses. I think maybe I didn’t communicate well enough that I really wanted to be much much smaller.