I hope this is not against the rules I know that this is my third post and such. Like I mentioned in the introduction a post I ran across brought me here. No updates have been marked since then. So here is my story.
December 17th I had top surgery, woke looked down and everything looked fine. No pain nothing just excitement that everything was over I was how ever slightly confused as to why no drains where put in with DI. I really do not have a clue as to my size before surgery maybe a c or but number wise I just used sports bra's before switching to binding several years ago. Doctor told my girl friend that everything looked fine I appeared "dry" so she did not use drains.
During the seven days before the day that I was told we had to change the drains I had breathing issues, the binder was smaller then even I am used to with going with two binders a tight t-shirt and two normal t-shirts year round. I ended up getting these whelps under both arms and along my ribs where the top edge pressed. Those later looked like they were burns, the least of my worries. My unveiling I literally felt sick and angry beyond that. Instead of DI which she said was the best choice because of my size she went peri.
The doctor was called a few hours later she got back to me, said that it was swelling and how the chest normally looks really bad a week after surgery. Looking back I should have had my girl friend talk to her instead of drugged me. This day I was told to come in for a check up, again she dodged my anger when It was found out a had hematoma's which meant four draining sessions. During this time I was also dealing with some weird reaction to something.
My arms at the elbows were swollen bad enough that I could not stretch them out. When I could deal with the pain better and the draining was done I quit taking the pain meds as well as Tylenol which makes me ill period. The swelling on my arms went away. But returned when an incident had me needing the a couple of doses though this time the swelling was my knees.
Those minor things have healed now I'm back to looking at my chest and thinking 7k down the drain. The doctor says she can take the extra skin in her office. If that is anything like the draining where I was told being numb will make the pain next to non-existent then I don't want her touching me. I have what I and others see very clearly breast tissue on the side her idea.. "Lose some more weight and work out." Right now I have deflated breasts that stay deflated until I sit up then they look like A cup through my shirt. With out ... I don't know.
Now sorry I know this is huge already and I know I hate walls of font but here is my questions.
I know I have to weight six months before this can be fixed. But when can I start binding again? I can't hunch over constantly or else I'll end up with my back being crap again.
How much am I over reacting to this? She changed the surgery when I was out did not ask my gf/ contact she had to sign a paper. Not to mention she did not say she changed her plain until I had already seen my chest a week later.
I do still feel swelling a lot under my deflated balloons but I can also feel a lot of breast tissue. As it being one month post op give a couple of days what other questions should I ask the surgeon?
