WHEN DOES THE PAIN COMPLETELY STOP?

Hiya,

I’m six days po & although this is a relatively small time, but only really suffered pain all over for the first 48hours, but my right boob is still in constant pain. I can’t use my right arm at all as everytime the muscle is used I get unbearable stabbing stinging cramping spasms, that takes my breath away, so for three days now I’ve stopped using my right arm altogether but still getting intermittent stabbing pains.

It feels like something is going wrong, or the implant isn’t being accepted by my body & it’s really starting to get me down.

Can anyone tell me roughly when their pains stopped altogether & they were able to use their arms withiught being in agony ? I know we all heal differently at different times, but just feel like something is wrong here.

Thanks xx

Oh no! How far are you now? I had that I felt like I couldn’t breathe really shortness of breath and my right boob was on fire I said to my mum it’s like someone’s put acid inside of my right side!!!! I actually thought my implant had came out of my pocket I was in that much pain. My worst days were days 5 and 6, and think the pain completely stopped and I felt more normal around day 15/16 and had no pain since. Xxxxxxxx

@vickyleigh
Thanks my lovely, almost cried when you said Day 15/16, but at least there light at the end of the tunnel. I know all of us wish for miracles and to heal completely over night but that’s just not reality is it!

Can’t wait to be able to dress myself & wash my own hair withought the crippling pain, but seeing yours & others lovely pics of new bikinis & bras makes me so glad I had it done still.

Just feel like something’s going wrong on one side as it’s healing so differently from the left. Seeing my nurse tomorrow to have my plasters off, so will air all my worries to her too lol. 🙁
Thanks again hun. Xx

Sorry meant to say I’m say 6po xxx

Every day after day 5/6 got easier then literally by day 16 or so I felt completely myself and not like I’d had surgery I could do anything xxxxxx I’m still washing my hair over the sink though god knows why I still find myself doing this??? And I completely know he feeling all to well I’m not much further than u I am only 3 weeks and I’ve had nights where I sit and cry because I’ve had enough of sleeping upright. I hate going to sleep like this. After a long day at work id think oh I can’t wait to get home in bed, but now I’m the total opposite I dread going bed because I hate sleeping upright. and it’s so much better when you have the plasters off. It felt wierd first few days like the macom was rubbing my incisions but I don’t think it was it was jus s strange feeling! It’s better cause u can shower, you can see hem a bit better so see the changes and don’t have to worry about them coming off all the time etc! Xxxxxxx

I was exactly the same for about 7 days… then slowly it eases. Don’t stress, you will feel normal again soon! 🙂 xx

@lucy1987 Thanks lovely, god I hope so!
Feel like ones gonna pop out soon! 🙁 xx

@vickyleigh I literally can’t wait for this pain to go as it’s really getting me down being so disabled just on one side.

As for the sleeping thing, wow I never thought sleeping upright would be so hard! Everyone seems to be fed up with sleeping up for so long, but my problems been straying up! Every single morning I’ve somehow managed to slump down flat on my back & wake up with just my head wedged up, so spend half an hour wriggling in pain sitting myself up with the ‘morning boob’ pains! I’ve tried loads of pillows, bought one if those pregnancy U pillows, even tried tucking myself into a duvet burrito so my feet are trapped to slide no further down the bed, but just wake up with my knees bent flat on my back! (Hmm…maybe this is why their not healing?!).

My nurse said two weeks upright, then the next four on my back flat just not in my side…I’d say I can’t wait but I’m basically sleeping flat anyway!!! Grrrrr xxx

Hi lovely, sorry to hear you’re having a bad time. I’m POD14 and my first week after my op was horrific! I was in constant pain and could barely move, it does get easy, I’m not gunna lie and say the pain disappeared over night and to be honest I’m still uncomfortable now. My boobs still feel very alien and not my own yet but time is great healer. I’m so impatient and can’t wait for the end results! My right boob has definitely been more of an issue for me, sitting very high and so swollen, I did have days of regret where I thought ‘i can’t believe I’ve paid money to have this much pain’ … it does get better so don’t worry 🙂 xx

Hello lovely,

I hope you’re feeling ok. I am also 14 days post op now and I agree with @kelsijayde91 the first week is horrible. I stayed in bed all week. I remember having to get up to go for my 1 week post op appointment and I didn’t feel ready to be going out or travelling anywhere… but the thought of getting all my horrible strapping off helped me get there!

I felt so out of breath trying to get ready, even brushing my teeth completely tired me out! I got myself really worked up, I have anxiety so I had a huge panic attack and I had a good cry to my mum.

I still feel pretty breathless now to be honest but not as bad as I was.

It isn’t abnormal at all for one boob to hurt more than the other. My left boob has been hurting a lot more, my right seems fine but my left has had more pain in. I have more issues lifting my left arm, I have had shooting pains and twinges in the left and also burning. But this is all normal and all the process of healing. Perhaps it’s because I had a bigger implant in my left, regardless usually people have one boob that hurts more.

Burning and electric shock feelings are normal too as they are the nerves regenerating and they are actually a good sign that you are healing.

Even at 14 days post op they feel very alien and when I take my sports bra off I feel like they are going to fall off haha.

I have some numbness still and then at the same time major oversensitivity around my nipple, even brushing clothing against it is painful. But again this is all normal and all part of the process of healing lovely.

I am still getting “morning boob” when you wake up stiff, but it is definitely getter better slowly.

After day 7 I have slowly felt a bit better day by day. I haven’t been up to going out yet and have been taking it really easy. I am starting to slowly be able to stand up straight but standing up for too long makes my back hurt, hopefully that will ease up soon.

I haven’t been able to wash my own hair yet, my mum has had to do that for me over the bath.

Just try and relax as much as possible, eat healthy foods and protein to promote healing and trust that you will feel better soon.

It is just the process we all have to go through to have our happy end results.

I did think to myself many times who would pay 5 grand to self inflict this much pain… crazy haha but then I remember how unconfident I was before and how long I have wanted this. I also have a sneaky look at my boobs now and I am happy again. It is normal to feel emotional and have conflicting thoughts too.

I am not really in pain anymore other than back pain, it is more discomfort and sometimes some twinges of pain in my left boob. I also have a bruised kind of feeling on my ribs where my bra line sits, but my actual boobs don’t have much pain now.

I hope you feel better soon lovely it will all be worth it in the end! xx

@kelsijayde91 Thanks Kelsie, thank you for the reassurance, I keep saying I know it’s normal to feel pain but when it doesn’t ease up for even one day you do wonder if it’s ever going to end don’t you.
The ‘alien’ feeling is bizarre isn’t it, when I take off my sports bra it does feel like I need to hold them up incase they fall off, and literally tip toe around so they don’t move because if the pain. Roll on day 14 where I might start to feel human again! Xxx

Thank you all for sharing, there seems as though there is light at the end of the tunnel lol xx

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