Hi all,
I am so unbelievably stressed and upset right nowI am exactly 4 weeks post-op from my BA, and I started back to work for my first night last night. I tried not to strain too much, but after my first stage set I felt a slight amount of pain in my right breast/pec area. I didn't think too much of it at the time, since I've talked to a few girls who told me they experienced a little pain when they first went back to work. Anyway, I was fairly paranoid the whole night, but didn't feel anything weird and was very aware of what I was doing so as not to strain myself too much.
Up to this point my breasts have been VERY even and healing nicely. Heck I felt like I could have gone back to work a week ago. Anyway, I woke up today with the right breast a little smaller than the left, not alot, and not even really noticeable, but enough that I could tell a difference right easily. I am, of course, acutely aware of every little thing since they're so new, and maybe I'm being paranoid, but I think I might have a slow leak in the right side. At my post-op visits the doctor and nurses commented on my swelling being so minimal and going down so quickly. Both breasts have been the same size and shape since 1 week post-op, and I find it very discomforting that one would lose size and fullness all around immediately following my first night back to work. Also, my upper body muscles are fairly sore today - haven't done any upper-body exercise since before surgery, and my right side is more sore than the left. I am right-handed so of course I use the right-side muscles more when dancing.
I called the doctor's office this afternoon, doc was in surgery but the nurse who had my case spoke to me and said it's possible that, 1) I have had some minor swelling that remained and has just gone down in the right side, 2) I am just experiencing uneven healing which is common and normal, or 3) I have a rupture in the implant that has resulted in a slow leak. Capsular contracture has been ruled out as unlikely at this point because I have been massaging, taking my vitamins and both breasts still feel soft, just the right side feels less full. It doesn't seem to have changed over the course of the day, but I'm scared to death I'm going to go to bed and wake up tomorrow with a flat tire! That is just the last thing I need! Just starting back to work and maybe I need a replacement?! AARRGG!!!! Surgery and recovery AGAIN, already, more missed work and lost income, more travel expense for replacement surgery, etc. This is just a headache I really do not need!
Is it possible I am only experiencing reduced swelling in one side, after 4 weeks (3 weeks of both sides remaining exactly the same), or 'uneven' healing? The nurse also said sometimes it takes days or even weeks for the tire to go totally flat! What the hell?!
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I am exactly 4 weeks post-op from my BA, and I started back to work for my first night last night. I tried not to strain too much, but after my first stage set I felt a slight amount of pain in my right breast/pec area. I didn't think too much of it at the time, since I've talked to a few girls who told me they experienced a little pain when they first went back to work. Anyway, I was fairly paranoid the whole night, but didn't feel anything weird and was very aware of what I was doing so as not to strain myself too much.

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