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petiteme · 11-17-2008, 08:45 AM

Hi Girls!

I am 5 days post-op and I am STILL having a very difficult time. I am no longer taking the Vicodin but only using Tylenol for pain as the Vicodin made me feel wonky. I seem to be experiencing severe tightness and mostly in my ribcage to the point where it is almost impossible for me to stand up straight. I am hunched over in extreme discomfort. I also notice that whenever I walk around my chest tightens up even more so almost like a boa constrictor was around me.
I read all the posts of girls who start to feel normal around this day 5 but not me. I am a very healthy individual and I am not understanding why I am in such pain at this point. Did anyone else go into Day 5 with pain and extreme discomfort or is it just me? I am hoping I am not having complications. I am calling PS office today. I am so depressed right now and there is a part of me that wishes I would've never done this....gasp!

reignofterror · 11-17-2008, 08:49 AM

hey lady, have you done any stretching or massage of any kind? i was getting that tight, constricting feeling too, but it seems to go away when i breathe in deeply and hold it and then exhale a few times or do some stretching. also using moist heat compresses has helped me too.

i've been back to work since day 3 and nearing the end of my day everything gets veerrrrry tight! when i get home, i immediately jump in a really hot shower and just let the heat take the pressure away. hope this helps!

MissFourthofJul · 11-17-2008, 09:12 AM

You sound just like me at day 5. It took until the 2 week part for the worst part of the tightness to go away. I was also feeling a high level of discomfort (wouldn't call it pain, exactly but still very disconcerting) until sometime around the two week mark.
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Call your PS office if you really feel concerned, of course. But I think you will be fine. It gets better, I promise. Try not to push yourself too hard or expect too much too soon. ReignofTerror's massage & shower ideas are great.

Good luck, babe. Keep posting.

MFIGinger · 11-17-2008, 12:38 PM

I am feeling what you are and i think we had ours the same day...so i am with ya..and more than ready to feel better SOON! I am seriously miserable but am geting some better each day! Take the vicodin at night if it wil help you sleep better!

petiteme · 11-17-2008, 02:05 PM

Thanks Ladies for your replies. I actually called into the PS office today and it appears that most of my discomfort is coming from where my drains are and they are due to be out tomorrow. I am so ready for that because I am crouched over like an 80 yr old woman right now. Ugh! I am trying to be be more optimistic about this, too. I realize this is all a part of the healing process but man, it sure does suck right now. I feel as though my life has been put on hold with all this pain.

heaven9frogg · 11-17-2008, 05:42 PM

Day 5 was the worst day for me I think. It took me about 10 days before I started feeling good again. Hope you're feeling better soon!!

11-17-2008, 08:45 AM	#1
petiteme Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 144 My Mood: Thanks: 48 Thanked 81 Times in 64 Posts	Is this normal or is it just me? Hi Girls! I am 5 days post-op and I am STILL having a very difficult time. I am no longer taking the Vicodin but only using Tylenol for pain as the Vicodin made me feel wonky. I seem to be experiencing severe tightness and mostly in my ribcage to the point where it is almost impossible for me to stand up straight. I am hunched over in extreme discomfort. I also notice that whenever I walk around my chest tightens up even more so almost like a boa constrictor was around me. I read all the posts of girls who start to feel normal around this day 5 but not me. I am a very healthy individual and I am not understanding why I am in such pain at this point. Did anyone else go into Day 5 with pain and extreme discomfort or is it just me? I am hoping I am not having complications. I am calling PS office today. I am so depressed right now and there is a part of me that wishes I would've never done this....gasp!

11-17-2008, 08:49 AM	#2
reignofterror one good bird Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: cincinnati, oh/atlanta, ga Sign: Posts: 317 Thanks: 355 Thanked 173 Times in 113 Posts	hey lady, have you done any stretching or massage of any kind? i was getting that tight, constricting feeling too, but it seems to go away when i breathe in deeply and hold it and then exhale a few times or do some stretching. also using moist heat compresses has helped me too. i've been back to work since day 3 and nearing the end of my day everything gets veerrrrry tight! when i get home, i immediately jump in a really hot shower and just let the heat take the pressure away. hope this helps! __________________ 29 yrs old :: 5'9" :: 130 lbs :: pre-ba: small 34b saline :: mentor :: round :: hp :: unders :: TUBA leftie: 435 cc :: rightie: 425 cc

11-17-2008, 12:38 PM	#4
MFIGinger Yeah no more pain! Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Davenport Iowa Sign: Posts: 352 My Mood: Thanks: 481 Thanked 140 Times in 118 Posts	I am feeling what you are and i think we had ours the same day...so i am with ya..and more than ready to feel better SOON! I am seriously miserable but am geting some better each day! Take the vicodin at night if it wil help you sleep better! __________________ Ginger with Curves now 5'8" 122 lbs Was 34 AA Now a 36 C Mentor Mod PLUS 300cc implant f/t 350 cc's of Saline Crease incision 11/13/08 Four children..all breastfed..The last two nursed until 27 and 28 months old! I LOVE MY BOOBS!!!

11-17-2008, 05:42 PM	#6
heaven9frogg Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Wisconsin Sign: Posts: 37 My Mood: Thanks: 3 Thanked 19 Times in 13 Posts	Day 5 was the worst day for me I think. It took me about 10 days before I started feeling good again. Hope you're feeling better soon!! __________________ Pre breast augmentation: 32A Post breast augmentation: 32DD Height: 5' 2" Weight: 112 lbs. Ribcage: 28" Silicone, Mentor, Smooth, Round, Moderate, Partial Unders, 325cc Married, 2 kids, breastfed total of 2 years. Age: 27

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11-17-2008, 09:12 AM	#3
MissFourthofJul Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Colorado Sign: Posts: 98 My Mood: Thanks: 16 Thanked 44 Times in 33 Posts	You sound just like me at day 5. It took until the 2 week part for the worst part of the tightness to go away. I was also feeling a high level of discomfort (wouldn't call it pain, exactly but still very disconcerting) until sometime around the two week mark. ' Call your PS office if you really feel concerned, of course. But I think you will be fine. It gets better, I promise. Try not to push yourself too hard or expect too much too soon. ReignofTerror's massage & shower ideas are great. Good luck, babe. Keep posting.

11-17-2008, 02:05 PM	#5
petiteme Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 144 My Mood: Thanks: 48 Thanked 81 Times in 64 Posts	Thanks Ladies for your replies. I actually called into the PS office today and it appears that most of my discomfort is coming from where my drains are and they are due to be out tomorrow. I am so ready for that because I am crouched over like an 80 yr old woman right now. Ugh! I am trying to be be more optimistic about this, too. I realize this is all a part of the healing process but man, it sure does suck right now. I feel as though my life has been put on hold with all this pain.

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