Breast surgery review Day 1: As soon as the anesthesia wore off, it hurt so much that I asked them to give me a painkiller. But they said they had already given me two, and if I got more I’d get dizzy, so I endured it. I felt nauseous, so I got medication to stop the nausea. I felt like I couldn’t go home, so I took a taxi to the accommodation I had booked in advance. I couldn’t push or pull with my arms. I couldn’t even open a water bottle, so I asked the convenience store owner to open it for me and chugged it.
Day 2: It hurt a little less than the first day. But it still hurt, so I took my medication diligently. Impossible to plug in or unplug a charger. Couldn’t put my arms behind my back. Moving the pillow was hard. I lay down all day, then swelling came up to my collarbones, so I sat up; when sitting, my lower back and back hurt, so I lay down again, repeating that.
Day 3: The pain decreased compared to day 2. Still painful. Brushing teeth was possible, washing my face was possible but a bit nervously. I didn’t think I could wash my hair alone, so I asked someone to wash it for me. I went to the hospital, had the compression bandage removed, saw the director, received hyperbaric treatment and laser, then went home.
Day 4: Arm movement is freer than before and the pain has decreased a lot, but I still can’t do things that suddenly use the chest muscles. I tried taking off my socks by myself and it hurt so much I nearly died. Still, daily life is possible.
I can still hear air-bubble sounds around my collarbones and breasts. The upper bulging is really severe, but is it usually like this after surgery... Help me