Am I causing myself problems?

Hi ladies, I was just wondering if anyone had “overdone it” in the first few weeks after their op and come to regret it in the long run? I am just over 3WPO and I work on a farm so literally everything I do is massively physical. I work stupid hours and I dig, I rake, I shovel, I drive machines, I carry 25kg bags on my shoulders. Today I have unloaded just under 1000 bales of straw and last night I got kicked by a cow in my right boob! I also have a 2 year old so ‘resting’ isn’t something I get to do. What I’m getting at is that I feel fine, at the most my boobs ache and itch at the end of the day, but am I doing any damage? Has anyone had a similar lifestyle that has affected their long term results? Xxx

Wow that sounds quite impressive! I’m only a week in and I’m still struggling to drive and breathe to be honest! Have you eased yourself back into it? X

@jellytot123 Well I felt the same the first week I couldn’t even take full breaths or talk properly haha! I did a few half shifts the second week after my op and now I’m back full time. Just frightened that although I feel fine doing what I’m doing that I’m going to end up with awful boobs because I’ve done too much xxx

I also have a very physical job, I’m cabin crew, getting up at stupid hours, active all the time, heavy lifting etc. I went back to work 4 weeks post op and even then I took it so easy. I couldn’t even stretch up to close my hatbins properly! And I didn’t even pack the usual in my own bag for trips incase it was too heavy for me to lift. I didn’t do half the things I would normally do in work, lift passengers bag, or lift heavy boxes, or pull heavy trolleys. Didnt open the very heavy aircraft door unless I really had to. It was really weird for me to do that, didn’t feel right to do that the first week back, to be honest my first week back at work was tough not guna lie! And that was my 4th week post op. Even weeks after I still took it easy at work and rested on my days off or when I could. My boobs also felt achy, worse in the mornings. I’m 7 weeks post op now, had my check up with my nurse last week at 6 weeks, she said everything is fine, but to still take it super easy at work, no lifting etc and she said I could go back to the gym but not lift any weights yet 🙁 my boobs still need to drop a bit more and fluff, so until then she said no proper gym. Just be so careful with what you are doing and lifting. I was honestly so anxious to go back to work with everything my job involves so fair play to you, but just try and take it easy still! Atleast for a few more weeks. I would avoid lifting anything majorly heavy if you can. Xx

@stephcp it sounds like your job is a little more glamourous than mine haha! I am finding that when it comes to lifting I am lifting through my legs and back rather than my chest and arms which seems to take the strain off my chest. I had unders so I’m worried something’s going to ping all of a sudden! On Tuesday I calved a cow, and in the heat of the moment and trying to get the baby out alive I never gave it a thought, then afterwards I thought I probably shouldn’t have done that ???? I’ll carry on as I am and just try and be as careful as I can! Wishing you well in your recovery xxx

@jsmily My ex husband was a farmer and when you ‘calved a cow’ I know what that is and no you definitely should not have done that!! ????Your lucky your boob didn’t fall out the pocket! You may feel fine but it takes time for the pocket to heal and strenuouse work will move your implant around and could long term cause an issue. Farming is a hard job and rate you highly for doing it, but you really need to think about healing full first, as your job gives a whole new meaning to ‘physical job’. I do hope you understand I’m not trying to be horrid, just honest xx

@jellytot123 I know you’re right, coincidentally I have slipped and injured myself at work this morning ???? I’m trying to be careful, I’m just finding it difficult to bow out of things because I did this to myself and I know I’ll just get “well you knew what you were letting yourself in for.” I just don’t want to let anyone down by having any more time off because it puts more work on everyone else and they already work so hard. Plus I’m a single mum with a mortgage and i don’t get paid when I don’t work so I’m feeling the pressure. It’s all getting me down because I know I’m going to live to regret it when my boobs are wrecked because I’ve overdone it xxx

@jsmily I do hope your ok? What happened? I’m a single mum and I don’t get paid if I have time off…that pressure is real. That really can’t be easy with others at work taking the extra work, but just try to remember, a few weeks out is not a lot, it feels a lot, you need to think about you and not others! doesn’t sound like they are being very supportive of you ‘you knew what you were letting yourself in for?’ That’s no caring 🙁 no wonder you feel stressed Hun xx

@jellytot123 yes I’m fine thank you, I just slipped off the end of one of the cows beds and then grabbed a rail to stop myself as I fell, but I felt a really strange sensation as I did. No it’s not a very supportive environment but I think that’s more just the industry, you need a death certificate before you can call in sick, so saying I want time off because of something I’ve done to myself wouldn’t go down well. When I had my consultations and pre op I did keep forcing the subject over and over again and asking if for sure my job meant I couldn’t go through with a BA, but my PC, surgeon and nurse all said it was fine from around 2 weeks post op. So I’m hoping that they are right and I’m not doing any damage. But then again, perhaps they just don’t realise quite how hard the job is, like you said farming brings a whole new meaning to ‘physical job’ xxx

Ur doing wot lol
Bloody heck hun, u need to take it easy

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