I think that, rather than right after surgery, days 4 to 7 felt more swollen and stiff.
Especially because my whole arm felt hard and swollen, even making a fist was a bit difficult T_T
The bruising spread wider than I expected, so I was a little surprised at first, but starting around day 6, the color has slowly been turning into yellow bruising and the swelling is also gradually going down 😃
I’m still wearing the compression garment almost all day, and although it feels tight, I’ve mostly gotten used to it now.
Since they said I could take it off while sleeping starting from day 7, I finally felt like I could breathe again haha
Still, actions like shampooing or tying my hair up that require lifting my arms overhead are still a bit difficult
The pain itself felt less like severe pain and more like intense muscle soreness, and there was a constant pulling, stiff feeling.
Even so, daily life is definitely easier than on day 1, and although there is still swelling so it doesn’t feel completely slim yet, I can see my arm line gradually getting more defined, so I’m looking forward to seeing how it looks once I recover more haha
I’m waiting for the day when the swelling goes down a lot and my arms look much better,
and when that day comes, I’ll take photos too and leave another update 😆
Oh, and I’m on day 10 for my arms right now, and I’m also scheduled for abdominal liposuction in 3 days haha I’ll come back with an update after the abdominal surgery too 😝