Oh, I didn't have implants. Just a lift.

I had a mastopexy and upper body lift in August. From my Amazon order history, it looks like I was wearing a 36DD pre-op. (For sake of clarity, the bras that I'm talking about are all Wacoal brand and the brand has VERY consistent sizing.)

Pre-op, my surgeon told me that I would likely be a large B or small C cup. I reconciled to having "small" boobs.

In October, I figured things were settled enough that I could invest in nice new bras. I went to my local lingerie store, got fitted, and was happily surprised to learn that I was wearing a 32D. I bought two, they fit great. Woo! (And were consistent with measurements of 31 chest and 36 bust.)

Then I ordered two more bras - a sports bra and a regular bra. Same brand. Last week, I ordered two more regular bras to round out my regular bra collection. They arrived on Saturday. Last week I also put the sports bra on and was slightly confused since it was too small in the cups. But my first thought was "huh, must just be the sports bra?" That was stupid. I should have given it more thought.

(I've primarily been wearing cheapo post-op sports bras, since I've really only been wearing regular bras when a) I remember and b) I'm leaving the house. So.... that's how I was so unaware.)

A friend of mine mentioned, when I posted about how strange it was that the sports bra didn't fit, that maybe my regular bras didn't fit either? At first I thought, "lolz, of course they fit, I wore them like 2 weeks ago and they were great, and they fit perfect when I tried them on! And it's not like I've gained weight, in fact I've lost 5 pounds!"

But wouldn't you know it? I tried on ALL FIVE of the regular bras I now own, the ones that are 32D and they DON'T FIT. I remeasured my chest, and it's 30. The bands of the bras fit totally fine. But my boobs definitely runneth over.

DAMMIT.

So now I've got to accept that I have 6 amazing bras, that probably average to be $40 each, that DON'T FIT. Considering I was worried about having small boobs, I'm not upset at all to find that I'm still a DD, but I am annoyed at the money I spent. On the bright side, I'm grateful that I didn't complete my sports bra inventory as well in the wrong size, at that would have been even more $$ wasted.

Thankfully I was able to find 32DDs in two of my three preferred styles for under $30 each, so I've ordered those and will NOT remove the tags when I try them on :P (I pick bras by "cheapest color" since I don't really care what color they are.)

The moral of the story? Do NOT invest in nice bras two months after breast surgery. Then, if you haven't been wearing those nice bras, make sure to try them on and look at the fit critically if you get the urge to buy more nice bras four months after breast surgery. And, of course, never remove tags until after you've tried things on, whether you're sure those things fit or not :P

The other moral of the story? Boobs are weird. I guess mine suffered from excess skin and not lack of breast mass.

I was told to use Dial gold bar soap in the shower. Use a wash cloth for incision site only and rub in a circular motion making sure to get off all scabbing or whatever appeared to have dried on top the site daily.

I have a staph infection that got a lot worse over one night. Staples were removed yesterday, sutures are still in because incision site reopened at infected areas. I think this was all my fault. I don't think I was debriding it well enough when I showered.

I started on oral and topical antibiotics with debridement and dressing changes twice a day. I was also prescribed a stronger pain med. Still did not sleep well last night, which makes three nights in a row of restlessness.

I' praying this resolves quickly.

It was for the extra lax skin. My whole abdomen was tightened excellently. I am scheduled for a lift and implants along with brachioplasty this summer. The rest of my upper body tires wise is pretty tight so no need for anything else except for when I mentioned.