Worst recovery day?

Magicbananas · 09-10-2007, 04:36 AM

I am trying to get an idea of what to expect post breast augmentation in the recovery phase, I don't want to feel ok on day 2 and think "Hey this isn't so bad" only to be caught out on day 3 feeling like absolute crap...

Ina · 09-10-2007, 09:28 AM

For me it was day 1, straight after breast augmentation. I think a lot of it had to do with the fact that I wasn't allowed to eat before surgery so I felt a bit nauseous afterwards. Eating helped some. I continued to feel faint/nauseous all the way up to the late afternoon/evening of day 2 which is when I finally started feeling like I can walk upright and stuff.

Jess · 09-10-2007, 09:30 AM

I voted day 4 (after my pain pump was removed). It still wasn't "bad" but probably the "worst" out of my recovery.

boobielessintx · 09-10-2007, 11:03 AM

yes the first day was the worst. morning of the second was hard b/c they MADE me get up and go to teh post-op appt BUT after i slept that day I felt great that afternoon!

Vanessa · 09-10-2007, 01:13 PM

I would say day 2 was the worst for me, only becasue i dont' remember much of day 1 from all the pain meds...lol and it slowly got better from day 2, so yeah day 2 definitely the worst...although i felt like crap for a good 5 days!

YummeeCookee · 09-10-2007, 08:09 PM

Day 3 was the worst for me. Not sure what was up but I was having wicked nausea. When I wasnt vomiting I was totally passed out from my meds.

Fashionknockout · 09-11-2007, 08:08 PM

For me day 1 was definitely the worst, day 2 and 3 were also pretty painful
but the meds helped me manage.
Just keep on top of your meds, and don't do too much the first few days even if you feel good,
doing too much can cause to regress on your progress.

scoobs · 09-12-2007, 03:05 PM

i voted day 2 and that wasn't too bad.
day 1 was fine cos i was doped up on meds. day 2 i was up and around a bit and i was sore but nothing major.

Danielle_CeB · 09-12-2007, 03:16 PM

I voted day 3 because my pain pump was removed and I got nauseas from my meds so I was in some pain!!!

Nanny66 · 09-12-2007, 03:33 PM

Day 3/4 was my worst...not for pain, but for the horrible weak and faint feelings I was getting, and by that day my back and neck ache had started and the indigestion from the anti biotics..come to think of it, none of my recovery was really pain from the boobs, it was from every other limb, joint and organ !

jschang · 09-13-2007, 12:35 PM

For me it was day 2....and i remember crying over the strap...as the strap was making it difficult for me to even breathe. After the 3rd day, all starts getting better...

Fruitbatjellybean · 11-03-2007, 01:23 PM

I was a little surprised how bady it hurt, I don't know if it was just wishful thinking on my part but I just seem to recall reading all of these stories about women who were out jumping on trampolines and skydiving the day after surgery(I'm exaggerating). I thought I was pretty tolerant of pain and that I'd be ok..I was wrong!
As soon as I woke up from anesthesia I was in quite a bit of pain, they put pain meds in my iv twice before I left and gave me some perocet for the ride home, that helped a little. The pain lingered (regardless of pain meds-oxycontin and muscle relaxers) for the first 3 or 4 days, since then I've felt noticeably better every day. It wasn't so much the actual boobs that hurt, my back was KILLING me, my ribs hurt, my right arm had a horrible feeling as though I hit my funnybone-bad! I felt exhausted and frustrated that I wasn't able to get up or move around with out pain. If I sat perfectly still I was ok, but as soon as I tried to sit up or move around it felt like I was being beaten with a baseball bat in various areas of my body. My skin was SUPER sensitive, just the seams and texture of my clothes pressing into my skin on the side of my boobs hurt like hell!! (aveeno anti itch cream-works wonders for that) This horrible strap is like a torture device! I thought the pain meds would have knocked me out, but no such luck, I stayed wide awake way more that I wanted to.
A word to the wise sit still and rest!
I feel a million times better now, it's only been about a week. The only problems I'm having now is that I'm easily fatigued and a little bit of discomfort here and there. I haven't taken anything for pain yesterday or today. I don't know if it hurt me extra bad because of the larger size implant (silicone 700cc's).
Even though I had a rough time at first I think it was totally worth it! Now if they would just start looking good and stop looking square...

workoutgirl · 11-03-2007, 04:08 PM

i voted for day 3 b/c i was tapering off my meds and the booby blues had hit. pain wise it was day one for sure, but really the physical and mental day that was the worst was day 3.

Admin · 11-07-2007, 11:34 AM

I voted for day 1. When I had my last surgery, day 1 was the worst. My second surgery was also worst on day 1. The first breast augmentation and the third breast augmentation were worst on day 2. Weird.

MustangBabe · 11-08-2007, 09:17 PM

For me, it was day 1. My surgery was so late in the day--around 4:30/5:00 o'clock is when I went back--and I had gone about 20 hours without food; that had a toll on my night! I was so sick from the anesthesia. I never realized that you use your pecs when you throw-up!! Now, I know! It was a very bad night for me, worse then labor!

J&J · 11-09-2007, 05:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Magicbananas

I am trying to get an idea of what to expect post breast augmentation in the recovery phase, I don't want to feel ok on day 2 and think "Hey this isn't so bad" only to be caught out on day 3 feeling like absolute crap...

mine 1st day.

It is all about having something NEW in my body.I have to adjust myself in every way

Grazi427 · 11-09-2007, 01:16 PM

day 2 and 3 were the worst. the day i came home from surgery i was perfectly fine!!!

Littlewitch X · 11-10-2007, 03:00 AM

Although I voted for the day 1(breast augmentation day), I really did not even have "worst" date as my recovery was a real piece of cake compared to what I've heard from everybody. I didn't have problem with pain-med either.

If I were to list specific, I'd say that's all in the level of post OP discomfort: swelling/bloating/soreness.
That's pretty much it.

Talon Babe · 01-03-2008, 03:28 AM

I voted day 2.

*starkarros* · 01-13-2008, 12:14 PM

I voted Day 2 for being my worst recovery day ~ my back started to ache from being in the reclined position and I just couldn't get comfortable ~ also the meds made me dizzy and yucky feeling...I didn't need them but thought I should take them...I got off the meds at day 4 and felt so much better afterwards

View Poll Results: Which was the hardest/worst recovery day?
Day 1 (breast augmentation Day)	30	22.22%
Day 2	53	39.26%
Day 3	39	28.89%
Day 4	6	4.44%
Day 5	3	2.22%
Later than Day 5	4	2.96%
Voters: 135. You may not vote on this poll

09-10-2007, 04:36 AM	#1
Magicbananas Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Sydney New South Wales Posts: 32 Thanks: 22 Thanked 12 Times in 8 Posts	Worst recovery day? I am trying to get an idea of what to expect post breast augmentation in the recovery phase, I don't want to feel ok on day 2 and think "Hey this isn't so bad" only to be caught out on day 3 feeling like absolute crap...

09-10-2007, 01:13 PM	#5
Vanessa WHO DAT?!?! Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: The South Posts: 1,791 Thanks: 912 Thanked 729 Times in 579 Posts	I would say day 2 was the worst for me, only becasue i dont' remember much of day 1 from all the pain meds...lol and it slowly got better from day 2, so yeah day 2 definitely the worst...although i felt like crap for a good 5 days! __________________ Dr. Michael Beckenstein

09-12-2007, 03:33 PM	#10
Nanny66 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Uk Posts: 4,420 Thanks: 840 Thanked 1,399 Times in 1,217 Posts	Day 3/4 was my worst...not for pain, but for the horrible weak and faint feelings I was getting, and by that day my back and neck ache had started and the indigestion from the anti biotics..come to think of it, none of my recovery was really pain from the boobs, it was from every other limb, joint and organ ! __________________ Anne Mum to 3 - nanny to 1 (and proud of it) 290cc cogel overs - Aug 2006

11-03-2007, 04:08 PM	#13
workoutgirl Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Southeast U.S. Posts: 1,657 Thanks: 1,076 Thanked 751 Times in 680 Posts	i voted for day 3 b/c i was tapering off my meds and the booby blues had hit. pain wise it was day one for sure, but really the physical and mental day that was the worst was day 3. __________________ Dr. William Hedden

09-10-2007, 09:28 AM	#2
Ina Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 2,002 Thanks: 546 Thanked 923 Times in 579 Posts	For me it was day 1, straight after breast augmentation. I think a lot of it had to do with the fact that I wasn't allowed to eat before surgery so I felt a bit nauseous afterwards. Eating helped some. I continued to feel faint/nauseous all the way up to the late afternoon/evening of day 2 which is when I finally started feeling like I can walk upright and stuff.

09-10-2007, 09:30 AM	#3
Jess Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,544 Thanks: 170 Thanked 114 Times in 71 Posts	I voted day 4 (after my pain pump was removed). It still wasn't "bad" but probably the "worst" out of my recovery.

09-10-2007, 11:03 AM	#4
boobielessintx Miss New Boobies Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: dallas, tx Posts: 247 Thanks: 166 Thanked 49 Times in 42 Posts	yes the first day was the worst. morning of the second was hard b/c they MADE me get up and go to teh post-op appt BUT after i slept that day I felt great that afternoon!

09-10-2007, 08:09 PM	#6
YummeeCookee Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 1,238 Thanks: 263 Thanked 510 Times in 437 Posts	Day 3 was the worst for me. Not sure what was up but I was having wicked nausea. When I wasnt vomiting I was totally passed out from my meds.

09-11-2007, 08:08 PM	#7
Fashionknockout Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: North East Posts: 1,746 Thanks: 290 Thanked 749 Times in 655 Posts	For me day 1 was definitely the worst, day 2 and 3 were also pretty painful but the meds helped me manage. Just keep on top of your meds, and don't do too much the first few days even if you feel good, doing too much can cause to regress on your progress.

09-12-2007, 03:05 PM	#8
scoobs Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Ireland Posts: 736 Thanks: 171 Thanked 167 Times in 166 Posts	i voted day 2 and that wasn't too bad. day 1 was fine cos i was doped up on meds. day 2 i was up and around a bit and i was sore but nothing major.

09-12-2007, 03:16 PM	#9
Danielle_CeB lOOking eVen beTTer 34F Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 433 Thanks: 126 Thanked 163 Times in 136 Posts	I voted day 3 because my pain pump was removed and I got nauseas from my meds so I was in some pain!!!

09-13-2007, 12:35 PM	#11
jschang Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Singapore Posts: 191 Thanks: 16 Thanked 56 Times in 53 Posts	For me it was day 2....and i remember crying over the strap...as the strap was making it difficult for me to even breathe. After the 3rd day, all starts getting better...

11-03-2007, 01:23 PM	#12
Fruitbatjellybean Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 159 Thanks: 36 Thanked 71 Times in 52 Posts	I was a little surprised how bady it hurt, I don't know if it was just wishful thinking on my part but I just seem to recall reading all of these stories about women who were out jumping on trampolines and skydiving the day after surgery(I'm exaggerating). I thought I was pretty tolerant of pain and that I'd be ok..I was wrong! As soon as I woke up from anesthesia I was in quite a bit of pain, they put pain meds in my iv twice before I left and gave me some perocet for the ride home, that helped a little. The pain lingered (regardless of pain meds-oxycontin and muscle relaxers) for the first 3 or 4 days, since then I've felt noticeably better every day. It wasn't so much the actual boobs that hurt, my back was KILLING me, my ribs hurt, my right arm had a horrible feeling as though I hit my funnybone-bad! I felt exhausted and frustrated that I wasn't able to get up or move around with out pain. If I sat perfectly still I was ok, but as soon as I tried to sit up or move around it felt like I was being beaten with a baseball bat in various areas of my body. My skin was SUPER sensitive, just the seams and texture of my clothes pressing into my skin on the side of my boobs hurt like hell!! (aveeno anti itch cream-works wonders for that) This horrible strap is like a torture device! I thought the pain meds would have knocked me out, but no such luck, I stayed wide awake way more that I wanted to. A word to the wise sit still and rest! I feel a million times better now, it's only been about a week. The only problems I'm having now is that I'm easily fatigued and a little bit of discomfort here and there. I haven't taken anything for pain yesterday or today. I don't know if it hurt me extra bad because of the larger size implant (silicone 700cc's). Even though I had a rough time at first I think it was totally worth it! Now if they would just start looking good and stop looking square...

11-07-2007, 11:34 AM	#14
Admin Administrator Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 3,314 Thanks: 2,209 Thanked 2,958 Times in 1,171 Posts	I voted for day 1. When I had my last surgery, day 1 was the worst. My second surgery was also worst on day 1. The first breast augmentation and the third breast augmentation were worst on day 2. Weird. __________________ www.justbreastimplants.com

11-09-2007, 01:16 PM	#17
Grazi427 Join Date: May 2007 Location: SI, New York Posts: 277 Thanks: 81 Thanked 74 Times in 68 Posts	day 2 and 3 were the worst. the day i came home from surgery i was perfectly fine!!! __________________ 22 Years Old Surgeon: Dr. Elliot Heller (New York City) breast augmentation Date: 5/11/07 PreBA: 34A/B PostBA: 34C 320 CC's Anatomical Shape Full Unders Saline Crease Incision

11-08-2007, 09:17 PM	#15
MustangBabe Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Yorktown, Virginia Posts: 1,242 Thanks: 166 Thanked 521 Times in 482 Posts	For me, it was day 1. My surgery was so late in the day--around 4:30/5:00 o'clock is when I went back--and I had gone about 20 hours without food; that had a toll on my night! I was so sick from the anesthesia. I never realized that you use your pecs when you throw-up!! Now, I know! It was a very bad night for me, worse then labor!

11-10-2007, 03:00 AM	#18
Littlewitch X 8 years in this June! Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Alohaland Posts: 952 Thanks: 179 Thanked 303 Times in 268 Posts	Although I voted for the day 1(breast augmentation day), I really did not even have "worst" date as my recovery was a real piece of cake compared to what I've heard from everybody. I didn't have problem with pain-med either. If I were to list specific, I'd say that's all in the level of post OP discomfort: swelling/bloating/soreness. That's pretty much it. __________________ 34A to 34D - 315cc(L) 300cc(R) Mentor Saline Round Smooth HP Transax - Under June 7, 2002 Dr. Thomas DeWire FR only accepted from ladies with pix & #s of posts, Mahalo!

01-03-2008, 03:28 AM	#19
Talon Babe Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Indiana Posts: 48 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	I voted day 2.

01-13-2008, 12:14 PM	#20
starkarros Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: New York Posts: 2,737 Thanks: 987 Thanked 999 Times in 908 Posts	I voted Day 2 for being my worst recovery day ~ my back started to ache from being in the reclined position and I just couldn't get comfortable ~ also the meds made me dizzy and yucky feeling...I didn't need them but thought I should take them...I got off the meds at day 4 and felt so much better afterwards __________________ Age - 27 5'1 1/2 - 100 lbs Ribcage - 26" PreBA - Deflated 30DD (wore 34C bras but at my largest I was 34D~wrong band size but VS didn't make push up bras in my real band/cup size) PostBA -30F/FF (wear 34DD and get band altered) HP Mentor Silicone Memory Gels Unders Left - 350cc ~ Right - 325cc breast augmentation date: Dec 27, 2007 Andrew Smith, MD

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