9 month progress report
Saw Doctor P today (love her!!!) - She said she is proud of me 
and that makes me happy. Am at 84% of excess weight lost 
, but am still overweight per the stupid bmi chart.. ugh. Levels are all good and am actually cutting back to only take iron, B1 & B12 every other day (yipee)
The only compliant i have is pain that I have been having in my chest (don't worry, not THAT kind of pain) - more like something going on with nerves, kind of like a stabbing electrical pain - strange to describe - only when I am unsupported or bounce. Have already been to my primary about it too. Doctor P said I should follow up with the breast surgeon (same one I went to for second opinion when I found the lump) and maybe a plastics doctor. Anyone ever heard of this type of pain?
p.s. - I can't believe it is 9 months already!!
and that makes me happy. Am at 84% of excess weight lost , but am still overweight per the stupid bmi chart.. ugh. Levels are all good and am actually cutting back to only take iron, B1 & B12 every other day (yipee)The only compliant i have is pain that I have been having in my chest (don't worry, not THAT kind of pain) - more like something going on with nerves, kind of like a stabbing electrical pain - strange to describe - only when I am unsupported or bounce. Have already been to my primary about it too. Doctor P said I should follow up with the breast surgeon (same one I went to for second opinion when I found the lump) and maybe a plastics doctor. Anyone ever heard of this type of pain?
p.s. - I can't believe it is 9 months already!!
Maura
You go girl!!! I am proud of you too. Sounds like you are working your tool, and doing all the right things.
The pain is something I am unfamiliar with, except what you describe sounds similar to what a friend with fibromyalgia described, except her pain was all over, not just in one place. It’s good to follow-up with the breast surgeon, and follow your doctor’s advice.
Hugs,
Trish
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WOW for you!!! Fantastic! You are doing an amazing, wonderful job with your tool - much continued success!
Not to be too personal but have you lost mass from your breasts? Are they sagging or droopy now? Just the weight of being unsupported by a lot of tissue could be causing you the pain? The only time I go without support is in bed now - not that I ever ran around bra-less, but when I was bigger mine were huge and full so if it was just hubby and I around the house and I KNEW nobody was coming I would, but no longer - its just too uncomfortable.
But check it out to make sure it's nothing more serious than that.
Kathy
Not to be too personal but have you lost mass from your breasts? Are they sagging or droopy now? Just the weight of being unsupported by a lot of tissue could be causing you the pain? The only time I go without support is in bed now - not that I ever ran around bra-less, but when I was bigger mine were huge and full so if it was just hubby and I around the house and I KNEW nobody was coming I would, but no longer - its just too uncomfortable.
But check it out to make sure it's nothing more serious than that.
Kathy
'One shoe can change your life'...Cinderella
I have lost a lot of mass there. 
I am even wearing a bra to bed because it hurts and hhiking the straps of my bra up quite a bit so that they aren't low riders.. ugh.. I have been to my primary and to a breast surgeon when it started on the right side and for a lump that I found on the right. Thank god the lump turned out to be just fibrous tissue - we had chalked the pain up to maybe a pulled muscle.. but now, it is on the left side too - less pain on the right and the left has taken over.... will schedule another follow up... and I was just there less than 2 weeks ago!
I am even wearing a bra to bed because it hurts and hhiking the straps of my bra up quite a bit so that they aren't low riders.. ugh.. I have been to my primary and to a breast surgeon when it started on the right side and for a lump that I found on the right. Thank god the lump turned out to be just fibrous tissue - we had chalked the pain up to maybe a pulled muscle.. but now, it is on the left side too - less pain on the right and the left has taken over.... will schedule another follow up... and I was just there less than 2 weeks ago! Maura
Maura,
It's really been ONLY 9 months for you? WOW. That's all I can say. You are so amazing and you have adapted to this like a duck to water. You're doing so beautifully (and are such a beauty anyway!).
The pain you're talking about sounds to me like overstretching of the ligament that holds up your breast tissue (I forget what it's called - it's the ligament they shorten during a breast lift). If you (like most of us) have lost a lot of breast mass, you end up with the "saggy baloon" shape that's bottom heavy, which puts a lot of pressure on that ligament when you're not supported enough. When I'm doing cardio, I make sure to wear a really good, tight compression-style sports bra - otherwise, I get that pain and am very sore afterwards. I know some folks who will wear more than one sports bra to avoid it, too...
BUT... i'm not a doc, so make sure you do see the breast surgeon!!!
(hey - this could be grounds for insurance covering a lift for the girls!!!)
Karen
It's really been ONLY 9 months for you? WOW. That's all I can say. You are so amazing and you have adapted to this like a duck to water. You're doing so beautifully (and are such a beauty anyway!).
The pain you're talking about sounds to me like overstretching of the ligament that holds up your breast tissue (I forget what it's called - it's the ligament they shorten during a breast lift). If you (like most of us) have lost a lot of breast mass, you end up with the "saggy baloon" shape that's bottom heavy, which puts a lot of pressure on that ligament when you're not supported enough. When I'm doing cardio, I make sure to wear a really good, tight compression-style sports bra - otherwise, I get that pain and am very sore afterwards. I know some folks who will wear more than one sports bra to avoid it, too...
BUT... i'm not a doc, so make sure you do see the breast surgeon!!!
(hey - this could be grounds for insurance covering a lift for the girls!!!)
Karen
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