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goldie I had that happen.  A weird painful lump appeared about a week after surgery.  It turned black and blue and got bigger before it eventually faded away.  I asked my PS about it and she said that there's sometimes another layer of bruising that appears once the first layer heals.  Not sure if that's what's going on with you but it's what happened to me.

SanDee,  I had nipple reconstruction with fat grafting off the tummy and onto the upper poles. I had holes everywhere also.  A large one by the foob where she took fat out.  Lots of holes at the top of the one where she put fat in and more holes on the tummy where she lipoed out the fat. Hope my brain doesn't fall out one of those holes during Christmas dinner!

Good grief!  Then, I am tightly sewn on each side of the fake nipples with so called absorbable stitches. My PS says they will absorb in 2 wks.  LOL...someone on another thread told me it might take 9 mths. Guess I will never know cause PS says if they don't absorb pretty soon,she is taking them out. Hope that works ok cause they have been bleeding and I am worried if she takes out the stitches...OMG

I got some Arnica at the health food store and put on my tummy. Got a small tube didn't think it would do anythg. Total amazement. My tummy bruise improved a lot!  You gotta try that for bruises.

Layla, looks like you and I are tracking pretty closely.  I'm 2 weeks post exchange now and all my sutures have fallen out or dissolved and most  of the glue on my actual incisions is gone.  I'm now really rubbing them with oils and creams to smooth out all the scars.  I've probably lost about 50% of the fat grating on my upper pole, but some of this could be the reduced swelling too. I have just a little bit of rippling on my upper right side I can see when brushing my teeth or doing other right handed activities; but not too much.  I hope I don't lose much more.  Don't want any more fat grafting.  UGHH!  I'm pretty pleased with the results though, probably just slightly larger than I was before, a large B small C.

SanDee

Merry Christmas. I hope everyone is doing well.  Peace and joy to all. 

fingers crossed for you on Friday!

You'll do great Nisa.......tummy time here we come!

Nisa, the best of luck tomorrow.  I hope it all turns out perfect.

Thank you Goldie and Julie. Hope to have a happy update to share tomorrow.

Hope you are doing well Nissa!

My PS said to expect drains, but I could be pleasantly surprised if they weren't needed (they weren't!).  Sometimes they don't know until they open things up.  If any revisions need to be made to the pocket or it Alloderm will be added the body will respond by creating extra fluid.  Better to deal with the discomfort of drains for a while than deal with a seroma. 

Take good care of yourselves!

I was one pleasantly surprised- no drains on my exchange and today is 2 weeks from surgery. Most of the swelling is down. Only have the hard line on the incisions left. I hope it goes away. It's pretty hard. I've massaged it very gently because it's not entirely healed yet on the inside. On the outside it looks pretty good. I have a bit more cleavage because he pushed them more to the center of my chest..they are wide around the base but of course a bit flat in front. Kinda a B/C.  I'm feeling pretty good. LOL

I found out that my PS places drains depending on the implant used  My friend who had drains last week had the teardrop implants which requires pocket work, hence the drains  I will be having round implants and those do not require pocket work so no drains  

My cousins are moving to Homossassa... hopefully if I ever visit I can guest visit a Tampa area bc meet up!

Nisa - did you have fat grafting?  If not, that is prob why you are doing so well.  I hear that is the painful part esp if fat is taken from the tummy  Glad you are feeling so well.

Goldie4040.......you are scaring me....just a few more days for my lipo....fat grafting and nips.....PS said I would be sore....I already have my. post op meds....due to surgery being new years eve....I told him I have a bursa problem on my left hip and he said it will be ABOVE that area on both sides....no fat on tummy, since I had 10lbs of skin removed a year after my gastric bypass surgery in 20013 sugeries within 6 week.....yikes I must be nuts, or really want this DONE....I just hope the dips and divots just go away this time around

Di