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Title: Periareolar Top Surgery tomorrow
Post by: raichu on June 06, 2016, 04:13:58 PM
Post by: raichu on June 06, 2016, 04:13:58 PM
Hi, I'm going to have periareolar tomorrow and I'm honestly pretty nervous. Most of the discussion I've seen about top surgery is about double incision, so I was wondering if anyone who's had periareolar could let me know what to expect. Is the recovery time shorter than with double incision?
Also, my state's primaries are tomorrow and my plan was originally going to be to vote early in the morning when the polling places open and then get surgery done, but the hospital didn't give me the time of my surgery until today and I just found out it's going to be at 6 AM. Will I be functional enough after surgery to vote?
Also, my state's primaries are tomorrow and my plan was originally going to be to vote early in the morning when the polling places open and then get surgery done, but the hospital didn't give me the time of my surgery until today and I just found out it's going to be at 6 AM. Will I be functional enough after surgery to vote?
Title: Re: Periareolar Top Surgery tomorrow
Post by: FTMax on June 06, 2016, 06:14:25 PM
Post by: FTMax on June 06, 2016, 06:14:25 PM
I've heard the recovery times are about the same. Despite the lack of large incisions, you're still having a lot of liposuction done which will cause bruising. You still won't want to raise your arms too far up, as that whole region is going to be very sore. Best to get your surgeon to run you through their recovery expectations before surgery.
I'm not sure on the second question. I think it will really depend on how you come out of anesthesia. Have you had a surgery before where you were under general anesthesia? For some folks, it takes them a while to stop feeling hazy and be "all there". It makes me terribly nauseous for about 6 or so hours after the fact (longer if I was put under longer). But there is medicine for that, and your surgeon's office will likely have some.
I really don't know. My surgery was at 12pm and I woke up and left the surgeon's office (she has her own OR in the building) a little before 4pm. I had to take some anti-nausea medicine before we left. We drove to a hotel and I napped until dinner time. It was pretty exhausting. I would say if you're going to try to do it, try to do it on the way home instead of going home and then trying to come back out. You'll probably be too tired by that point.
I'm not sure on the second question. I think it will really depend on how you come out of anesthesia. Have you had a surgery before where you were under general anesthesia? For some folks, it takes them a while to stop feeling hazy and be "all there". It makes me terribly nauseous for about 6 or so hours after the fact (longer if I was put under longer). But there is medicine for that, and your surgeon's office will likely have some.
I really don't know. My surgery was at 12pm and I woke up and left the surgeon's office (she has her own OR in the building) a little before 4pm. I had to take some anti-nausea medicine before we left. We drove to a hotel and I napped until dinner time. It was pretty exhausting. I would say if you're going to try to do it, try to do it on the way home instead of going home and then trying to come back out. You'll probably be too tired by that point.
Title: Re: Periareolar Top Surgery tomorrow
Post by: AnxietyDisord3r on June 11, 2016, 04:55:59 AM
Post by: AnxietyDisord3r on June 11, 2016, 04:55:59 AM
That's what absentee ballots were invented for, my dear! Hope you were able to vote and remember to request an absentee ballot in advance when you have surgery scheduled next time (or a big trip out of town, planning the sit the bar exam that day, jury duty, anything that would keep you away).