X-post: Calling all my friends with implants--massage after surgery? When/how?

waitinggame
on 9/21/11 10:32 am - Bowie, MD

Well I'm about 4 days out from a lift with augmentation. My boobs feel huge, tight, hot (and not in a good way) and sore. There is no sign of infection per the nurse from my postop visit who said I could start massage by pressing my boobs together 10x holding for 5 seconds twice per day. Just wondering how and how soon you did massage and when the hell the tenseness and discomfort eases up.

Thanks y'all!

Denise

Check out my blog--menumealplanning.com. Tales of making meal planning managable, family fodder, and everything else under the sun.

RNY 2/3/09, LBL/BL w/Augmentation 9/16/11
Start weight: 335 Current weight: 185 Goal weight: Whatever the hell I can maintain without driving myself insane!

*6.5 lost preop

Citizen Kim
on 9/21/11 10:43 am - Castle Rock, CO

RNY on 07/27/04

I started this the day after surgery - it's to help prevent encapsulation. Not sure how effective it is, but mine never encapsulated so worked for me!!! If I remember rightly, mine were really sore for about a week and then were just uncomfortable when trying to lie down and sleep ...

Proud Feminist, Atheist, LGBT friend, and Democratic Socialist

cajungirl
on 9/21/11 12:22 pm

RNY on 02/21/05

I started at my first post plastics appt. I was told to massage them 3-4 times per day. Mine didn't hurt until the nerves woke up and the implants pressed against the nerve. They do look large until the settle.

Proximal RNY Lap - 02/21/05

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dasie
on 9/21/11 8:54 pm

RNY on 11/17/09

I started immediately when I was told to. I had implants in 2004, and to this day I massage daily like my surgeon said I should. My implants are very suptal. My GYN said that is the way it should be. She has patients who are so rock hard she can hardly examine them. I was actually surprised at how painful that procedure turned out to be. I have a very high pain tolerance, but that pain lingered much longer than I expected. I purchased the bras/types I was told to buy, but I finally increased the size because the pain didn't seem to subside like it should have. Once loosened the tightness due to bra size, that helped immensly.

waitinggame
on 9/21/11 11:42 pm - Bowie, MD

Thanks! Their support bra really was not that supportive. I put on one of my more supportive bras but am wondering if I should go back to their looser one. I've been a little taken back by the pain because everyone says breast work is a piece of cake. Well if this is cake, then I don't want any!! How long do you massage each day? I've also heard you should so that forever. Glad you've had a good result!

Check out my blog--menumealplanning.com. Tales of making meal planning managable, family fodder, and everything else under the sun.

RNY 2/3/09, LBL/BL w/Augmentation 9/16/11
Start weight: 335 Current weight: 185 Goal weight: Whatever the hell I can maintain without driving myself insane!

*6.5 lost preop

Sue C
on 9/22/11 1:00 am - Fargo, ND

RNY on 08/23/05

I was never told to massage mine. Mine are almost 4 yrs old.

~ Sue ~

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