breast reduction
well today is my ps consult and im so excited! my orthopedic surgeon says i need to have a breast reduction due to all the back problems im having so i thought id look into tt while im there! i lost 80lbs and am still a DD!
i would love to hear from anyone who went through breast reduction surgery. i have so many questions! i hope i remember to ask all of them today!
did you stay overnight at the hospital?
what pain meds did you take?
how long were drains in?
size before and after?
thanks and i will keep you all posted on how my appt went
autum
i would love to hear from anyone who went through breast reduction surgery. i have so many questions! i hope i remember to ask all of them today!
did you stay overnight at the hospital?
what pain meds did you take?
how long were drains in?
size before and after?
thanks and i will keep you all posted on how my appt went
autum
I had a reduction (w/o augmentation) on May 6th. I had lost 130, BUT after having 2 babies post op in the last 3 years, I was a H! I was having MAJOR back problems! I had been to the Chiropractor 15 times from Jan-May, and was on muscle relaxers to help get me by til my reduction.
I had my surgery at a surgi-suite. My surgery was at 6 a.m, and by 10 am, I was home! It was only a 2 hour operation and a 1 hour recovery. I was sent home w/prescription for percocet. I took that for about 5 days, and then went to tylenol and ibuprofen alternation. I came home with no drains. My dr. makes the decision about drains based on whether there is excess fluid at the time of surgery. Like I said, I was a H before surgery, and now I am a FULL C! Because of losing the 130 pounds, and having so much skin (long tube socks!) I had a lot of skin, but I still had enough tissue to work with, I didn't need any augmentation.
Hope this helps....I can tell you that when I awoke in recovery, my back pain was gone INSTANTLY! I havn't had an ounce of pain since! I never would have imagined it! The dr. took 1 3/4 pounds from the left, and 1 1/4 pounds from the right.
I was only off of work 1 days shy of 2 weeks. I was ready to go back after 10 days, but my dr. wanted me to wait closer to 2 weeks. I did have lifting restriction because of the side stitches where she took off the excess skin/fat from my sides.
Debbie
I had my surgery at a surgi-suite. My surgery was at 6 a.m, and by 10 am, I was home! It was only a 2 hour operation and a 1 hour recovery. I was sent home w/prescription for percocet. I took that for about 5 days, and then went to tylenol and ibuprofen alternation. I came home with no drains. My dr. makes the decision about drains based on whether there is excess fluid at the time of surgery. Like I said, I was a H before surgery, and now I am a FULL C! Because of losing the 130 pounds, and having so much skin (long tube socks!) I had a lot of skin, but I still had enough tissue to work with, I didn't need any augmentation.
Hope this helps....I can tell you that when I awoke in recovery, my back pain was gone INSTANTLY! I havn't had an ounce of pain since! I never would have imagined it! The dr. took 1 3/4 pounds from the left, and 1 1/4 pounds from the right.
I was only off of work 1 days shy of 2 weeks. I was ready to go back after 10 days, but my dr. wanted me to wait closer to 2 weeks. I did have lifting restriction because of the side stitches where she took off the excess skin/fat from my sides.
Debbie
Hi there,
I had a breast lift/reduction and an extended arm lift in June.
did you stay overnight at the hospital?
Yes I spent two nights in the hospital because I also had an extended bracchioplasty at the same time.
what pain meds did you take?
In the hospital morphine and percocet, at home percocet
how long were drains in?
I came home with 4 drains two under the breasts and two in my arms and they were taken out four days later.
size before and after? I was 34G, mostly long, mostly skin that I had roll and fold into my bra. I am now a 34B.
Hope that helps good luck!
Ole
I had a breast lift/reduction and an extended arm lift in June.
did you stay overnight at the hospital?
Yes I spent two nights in the hospital because I also had an extended bracchioplasty at the same time.
what pain meds did you take?
In the hospital morphine and percocet, at home percocet
how long were drains in?
I came home with 4 drains two under the breasts and two in my arms and they were taken out four days later.
size before and after? I was 34G, mostly long, mostly skin that I had roll and fold into my bra. I am now a 34B.
Hope that helps good luck!
Ole
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