I got my stitches out on Tuesday and also looked at my breasts for the first time. It was a shock. They are sooo much smaller than they used to be, but still a good size. The scars are nowhere near as bad as I thought they were going to be. I was expecting to have Frankenstein boobs, but I don't, that makes me happy. I did cry... I tried to put on a regular bra and I was still too swollen so it wouldn't fit right, then I tried a sports bra and had the same result. I got so frustrated I cried. A lot. I think part of it was, I don't even know, I guess just a much needed cry after finally getting this reduction, which I have wanted for three years.
The scars were pretty red on Tuesday but have gone down in color a lot. Monday I get my anti-scar medicine to put on. I will be using that religiously!!
Today was the first day since my surgery that I exercised. And let me tell you, I'm exhausted!! I didn't even do much, I walked a mile with my dad, took a two hour break, then did 30 min of slowrobics (slow aerobics) two hour break, then walked a mile with my little sister. I had planned on going on my regular 5mile bike ride which is was I was doing before the surgery but my dad wouldn't let me. He thought that was too much too soon after having surgery less than two weeks ago. He was right. I feel like such a wimp. I want to be walking more and riding my bike and going to the Y but I just can't yet. Arg.
My dad and I both need to lose right at 40 pounds each, so we are trying to help each other out. He went and bought us each a pedometer, so we're putting that to good use.
Tomorrow I plan on walking at least 5 miles, which is how much I need to walk to reach 10,000 steps. Then on Saturday I'm going to try to walk 11,000, steadily increasing by 1,000 steps a day. Hopefully next week I can do my bike rides.
The thing I definitely do not want to happen is go back to school weighing the same that I do now. Part of the reason I got the reduction was to make losing weight easier and being able to work out painfree, so hopefully the doc will let me work out next week.
Oh, and the reason I haven't posted any picture on my posts like i was, is because I want what I look like to be a surprise! :)
That about sums everything all up.
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