what do they put you in after op?

by daisymay 31st July 2010, 9:41 pm

I know sounds daft but when you come round from operation i presume you are all bandaged up?Do you then go home like this or do they give you a special kind of bra/support to wear.When do you get to peek at them? what do they put you in after op? 204135

what do they put you in after op? 204135

by misf1 31st July 2010, 9:45 pm

I think everyone is different, some people have tape from under their boobs to their collar bone, others have dressings over their scars and some wake up in their sports bras. I myself woke up with dressings over my scars and a bandage over my boobs which I was able to take off the next day. So I didn't get to see my boobs untill the following day, but I know others have had to wait until their post op appointment.

by kettlel 1st August 2010, 6:47 pm

I woke up just with steristrip on my scars so could see my boobies straight away, the nurse then helped me into my sports bra.

xx

by zoeb 1st August 2010, 10:51 pm

I was put in a surgical bra before i woke up and wasn't allowed to take it off for 7 days!! xx

by **COOKIE** 2nd August 2010, 6:53 am

It depends on your surgeon Daisymay.

Some ladies just wake with steri-strips and a light gauze covering on their wounds, some have tape wrapped around their boobs, some have to wear a strap across the top of their breasts and some have compression bandages, some are sent home in a sportsbra in addition to their dressings and some not....

When you have your consultation you'll be able to discuss with your surgeon what you should expect hun. xx