I realized yesterday that I really haven't kept up with this blog at all. I know it's helped some people out with what to expect after surgery, but you might be wondering what it's like a little longer down the track.
I'm pretty much back to normal now. It does still hurt from time to time - that's mostly my scars though and having a bra or shirt for example rub against them. I've heard other people talk about shooting pains every now and then, and it happens occassionally to me too. It's like a short electric shock/cramp in your boob. Kind of weird and annoying but easy enough to ignore.
Now, I am still numb on the bottom half of my breasts. It's kind of normal now, but I had hoped that would have gone away by now. I'm not at the 6 month point yet though so I still remain hopeful that it will go away. It doesn't bother me too much - it's just funny playing games with my husband "Now I feel it, now I don't"...
Back in October I started a new job which I was really worried about. I work as a tutor for 1st Grade kids, and let me tell you - they get very clingy and love to run directly at you, launch themselves and hug you. I've been headbutted in the boobs a few times. It hurt like hell, but I'm sure it wouldn't have been to lovely before the surgery either. My daughter has elbowed me a few times too, but it's rare and big hugs and other physical activity doesn't scare me anymore.
The scars are still pretty awesome. I've never taken pictures to see how they are improving so I can't look back and compare, but it's only my husband and I seeing them, and clothes fully cover them. I went to a water park a few weeks back and you couldn't see them with a swim suit on which was good news. (I was too scared to go down a waterslide with my excuse being that my boobs might get knocked...they may have been knocked but really I just hate waterslides).
The surgeon told me that at about the 3 month period my boobs would be much more natural looking - right after the surgery they were very...'perky' shall we say which I can't say I minded. But they have dropped a little, but still much perkier than my previous 'after two kids' look. As they really are natural looking minus the scars.
I did stop running for a while - I made it to week 6 of Couch to 5K, but then my Plantar Fasciitis acted up, and I got Sesamoiditis on the same foot (OUCH!!) so I took some time off. But just this weekend I agreed to run a Half Marathon in April. What the hell am I thinking???!!!??? So I'm back in training, still having to double bra it, but it's proof that I am back to normal...and not bouncing boobie lady anymore!
If you ask me now, if I am glad I did it, then I would still say 100% YES!! The pain and recovery was awful. I'm not going to lie. I was not prepared for how awful it was, and although I've never had implants obviously, it's nothing that you can compare with that. If someone says "I understand the pain, I had implants"...they don't really understand the true magnitude of it. But although I still have some discomfort associated with the surgery, I would still do it all over again. My back pain has almost disappeared - it still aches from time to time but I don't often have to take any painkillers for it, which makes it completely worth it, and has made my quality of life much better.
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