Nicole recovers from breast augmentation - Day 6:
Day Six was a Monday. My father took my son to school for his half
day so I only had my daughter (7 1/2 months old). I had to pick her up and hold her. I
could only hold her near my waist, no higher.
My husband came home early from work to bring me back to the doctor
for a follow up late that afternoon and my sister and father watched the kids but the day
was really hard. It was really hard when my son was home too because my son wanted me to
pick him up and I couldn't. He weighs over thirty pounds now!
That night, at my follow up with the doctor, he told me that
everything looked great and reassured me that they would get softer and smaller with time
(about 3 months). They were already starting to loosen up a tiny bit. He showed my how to
manipulate them so that the softening process could be sped up a little and to avoid
capsular contracture. I had to squeeze them for about ten seconds on each side for about
15 minutes twice a day.
Many doctors believe in massage while many others do not.
Surgeons that advocate massage are of the opinion that it helps to avoid capsular
contracture and helps the implants to properly settle into position. According to other
doctors, there is no medical proof of its efficacy. I can attest to its
effectiveness for me alone. The manufacturers' warnings say not to massage with
textured implants.
In any event, I started to get a little sense of humor about my new
additions at this point. During the six days up to this point, my sister made me show them
to her every day. That night, my husband encouraged me to try on some clothes that I had
always wanted to look a certain way in, but didn't. When I tried them on, I really started
to like the results of my surgery. Dresses, bathing suits looked great. My chest was
still way too big but I felt like I looked great in these clothes for the first time and I
began to get excited. That night, I switched to Tylenol PM instead of Vicodin and got some
rest!.
