Saturday 16 August 2014

Day 17 post-op

Good news- my sore on the tummy is no longer weeping, but I changed the dressing again after yesterday's shower and tonight I changed it again. I use low adesive dressing, I think it's used for burns. 
I went shopping today, spent about 3.5hrs on my feet. Now I have a stinging sensation in my tummy insision but it's not inflamed or open. My husband says it's fully closed and healed. 
He also managed to do my corset up on the tighter setting (it has 2 rows of hooks). So I guess the swelling is going down:) I have also decided as if tomorrow to start taking arnica tablets. I didn't want to take them before to make sure it doesn't slow down healing and it doesn't increase the risk of bleeding. I think it's safe now to use it to decrease the swelling. 
****update on arnica: I've read upon it's side effects and I'm not risking all that: vomiting, stomach irritation, diarrhea, nose bleeds, dizziness, heart irregularities, tremors. No thanks! I'll just drink more water. 
I Can also get myself in and out of bed, but it still hurts in the morning when I'm stiff. The chest muscles as well as the tummy.
I've been reading about recovery times...it's all so different. 
I have tried a sports bra from M&S today and got so disappointed..I didn't buy any:( Only 34D from 34C... Not much of a difference. I'm hoping it will get bigger in normal bras and after they go down and "fluff"/ soften. 
Well if not.. So be it. They are still bigger. Not many people will be able to tell and if in few years time I want them bigger again- I will. Too soon to decide now.

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