lovefakeboobs, I'll try to answer your questions.
I never really HAD to wear the prostheses I just did on occasions for aesthetic reasons and to get an idea of what it would be like to carry 800ccs around for a period of time. My starting measurements were a somewhat empty DD. Stuffing my bra gave me the look I was wanting, but it's a long way from having the same kind of volume stuffed under my skin. You can't really get an idea of what effect it will have on your muscles and skin when they're simply placed on the outside. But yes, once everything has healed well I'll be curious to see what it would look like with the prostheses added to what I currently have now.
Today I'm feeling a lot more lucid. The meds do a great job with helping me deal with pain and discomfort, however they knock me out and I'm **83** for a good period of the time.
I spent the last couple of nights **83** on the couch as it allowed me to keep upright and put cushions under my arms for support. However at 3am this morning I just wanted to lay horizontal, so I got up and took my meds and eased myself down as best I could. I conk out pretty quickly after the pain meds and woke this morning feeling good.
I've had to keep a written record of what meds I've taken and when as they have different time periods. The anti-biotic is every 12 hours, the anti-muscles spasm is every 8 and the pain and anti-nausea is every 4. It's impossible to keep those kinds of records in my head, so I wrote them all down. BTW, my writing is horrific at the moment. lol
Today I was able to shower on my own. YAY! MD is away on a course again today and I desperately wanted a shower but wasn't up for it when he was ready at 6am.
The only area I could wash properly was my right armpit. It feels like I have a tennis ball under my left armpit and I just can't get the reach over there. I got the loofa and did as best as I could though.
I even managed to get a bra on today. It was one of the larger bandeau bras (42), so I was quite pleased with myself in that regard. I have deodorant in my left armpit but not in my right, so I'm only half smelly.
I have the ability to raise both my arms up or back (to fasten my bra clasps) but can't bring my hands together in front to wash them. So usually I'm bending over to do them both at once or turning to the side to get them done individually.
I have sensation in my nipples today. Not quite like I had prior to surgery, but I have feeling nonetheless. It's comparable to the feeling you would have if you touched your nose. It doesn't necessarily send tingles to your naughty bits, but you know your nose has been touched. That's kind of how it is today with my nipples.
The tightness has dropped a little. Yesterday it was really tight high up by my shoulders, today it's a little lower down so I guess the implants are slowly moving southward.
That shine you often get associated with really taught stretching has gone as well. They're still quite swollen, but don't feel quite as taut as they have been of late.
So I'm going to see how I go today without having to take pain meds. I took my last dose at 7:40am this morning and don't feel I need them so far. But believe me, I'm not the hero type that will go without them to show how tough I can be. If it starts to hurt, I'll be popping them. I'm hoping to stay lucid for the Cowboys (YAY) vs Redskins (BOO) game today. Feel free to boo me. I don't care. I gots boobies!!!!
Oh, MD has more pics somewhere so when he gets around to it he'll be posting them. Right now my brain is on minimum life support and can't be bothered thinking about finding the camera and downloading pics off it to here.