Pain after surgery

by Decisions 30th September 2010, 10:04 am

Hey :)

Might be a silly question but are you in pain straight after you wake up after surgery? or are you still a bit numb? I read somewhere that they numb the breasts in surgery (not sure if thats true) I know when I had my wisdom teeth removed i couldnt feel any pain until about 12 hours after because the numbing stuff was still working (I know they are very different operations lol)

I am just wondering if i will be in pain straight after? I am staying in a hotel after my op with my mum and partner taking care of me (as my op is in sydney and I live a few hours away) so I am just worried that I will be wide awake that night in a terrible amount of pain :(

by mrsm 30th September 2010, 10:21 am

I wasn't in pain when I woke up, it only started getting sore about 12 hours later and I asked for pain relief then. So yeah I think they must do something to stop you having the pain straight away. It wasn't terrible even then, I felt ok enough to put my make up on in the morning and get dressed with no help. The 3rd day was actually the worst for me.

xxx

by kittie 30th September 2010, 10:24 am

I wasn't in pain straight away, just groggy from anaesthetic and I think I was given pain meds while in recovery as well. I was given paracetomol routinely while I was in overnight and could be topped up with tramadol if necessary. I was fine to dress myself and put make up on in the morning though.

by Decisions 30th September 2010, 10:42 am

Oh thats good then, i was stressing out a little bit that i would be in agony straight after to op. I feel better about that now, hopefully all the pain medication will help with sleep too :)

by Crystal 30th September 2010, 11:18 am

Hun youll be fine,
I stayed in a hotel overnight the day of my op as i was a day case & i felt just a bit sore and very tired! They should give you some painkillers which will really help.
I felt more uncomfortable about 3 days after my op once the G.A & Morph painkiller was out of my system.

I then had a 4 hour drive home the day after my op to get home & it really didnt hurt at all, i took two of my own v shaped pillows for the hotel room & i also used them in the car on the way home to get comfy

x

by Decisions 30th September 2010, 8:32 pm

Thats a good idea Crystal! I will take some of my own pillows for the hotel and car :)
By the sound of it day 3 isnt very fun for everyone but thats ok because I will be back at home and in familiar territory :)

Thanks for all your help ladies xx

by sarahdawn31 1st October 2010, 3:16 am

Hey decisions,

You having your BA in Sydney Austalia? If so with which PS?
I am having mine done in Sydney on Oct 6th with Tavakoli and I am staying the night in a hotel too cuz I live 2 hrs away.

by susib 1st October 2010, 6:43 am

Hi
I havn't had any pain at all, just stiffness for me but i had overs, my daughter had unders and she said she was in agony when she woke up, said it felt like something heavy was sitting on her chest, but she was fine within a wk.
It will all be worth it in the end. and that's what the painkillers are for x

by Decisions 1st October 2010, 8:30 am

Hi sarahdawn31 :)
I am booked in with Dr Tavakoli too :) I am the week after you though (small world) I booked my accommodation today actually, staying at rydges (north shore) so its nice and close to the surgery
I did a bit of research on docs and he had a good reputation so it was a easy decision, are you going over or under hun xx

by sarahdawn31 1st October 2010, 11:37 am

Yes I think he has one of the best Reps in NSW... I am havn partial unders and a lift with 500cc (I have 2 bubs that have left my boobs in a sorry state!) I am staying at the Urban hotel they recommended it at the clinic and they do a surgury stay rate.
So r u north or South of Syney I am in the Wollongong area.
Its nice to find someone else going to Tavakoli its reassuring!

by Decisions 1st October 2010, 11:03 pm

Oh nice! yes it is reassuring to find someone else that is booked in with dr tavakoli :) i am so excited, its all i think about!

that sound sgreat! what size are ou wanting to be after your op hun? I am hoping to be a C (or full C) I am currently a small B and getting 300cc unders :)
I have heard about the partial unders maybe i will look at a bit more info about it
I live in Canberra (so about 2.5-3 hours away) i am not looking forward to the drive home :(

by Jene 1st October 2010, 11:12 pm

Decisions im in canberra also had mine done yesterday still in hospital now. I was in heaps of pain when i woke up but now im fine just a little tender but nothing to write home about.

by sarahdawn31 2nd October 2010, 12:49 am

Decisions, I am aiming to be a DD I was that size prior to kids and now only a saggy B nope

Dr Tavakoli wants me to have the partials and I am happy with that as the top of the implant is covered my muscle to give a natural slope off the chest and the bottom is not so there is a nice fullness under the nipple area. I too am totally obsessed with everything boob at the moment and thank goodness for this forum because I was driving everyone mad talking about it all the time.... now I am just on this forum like 3 times a day! :teehee:
I agree the drive home is going to suck! I only have 2 hrs but I bet it will b both painful and nauseating!!
sick

Jene: A rough 1st night then? Did the pain meds help? Glad u r feeln better now!

by tinks76 2nd October 2010, 4:35 am

Hey hun i had 295cc unders yesterday and can say i wasnt in pain a such more of a chest tighness. Mind you when i tried to push my self up the bed i had a deffinate pain twinge....... Asked for pain killers this morning from the nurses more for a discomfort as i had to sleep sleeping up right and normally sleep on my side ......xxxx

by Decisions 2nd October 2010, 4:47 am

Oh nice, where did you get them done jene? thats good to hear both you and tinks arent in too much pain :) I wish you both a speedy recovery x

sarah you will be back to your pre-baby boobs very soon :) unfortunately for me I have never gotten past a B cup (even when I put on weight) so it will be very new and exciting when i get them in!

I have a wedding on the 31/10 (so 2.5 weeks after my surgery) and I have found a nice dress that will cover that hideous recovery bra hahaha!

by Jene 2nd October 2010, 5:25 am

sarahdawn31 wrote: I agree the drive home is going to suck! I only have 2 hrs but I bet it will b both painful and nauseating!!

Jene: A rough 1st night then? Did the pain meds help? Glad u r feeln better now!

I wasnt to bad last night just couldnt sleep. I was really sore when i woke up and now its ok a little tender but no where near as bad as the first few hours after surgery.

by Jene 2nd October 2010, 5:28 am

Decisions wrote:Oh nice, where did you get them done jene? thats good to hear both you and tinks arent in too much pain :) I wish you both a speedy recovery x

I got them done by Dr vlad at integrity plastic surgery so glad i went to him. For the last few years i wanted them done by Dr Tavakoli im so glad i changed my mind.

by greatcrestednewt 25th October 2010, 3:15 pm

I'm on day 3 today and it's sooooo stupidly sore... beginning to think that I've made a mistake! At least it's not just me...
My Anaesthatist (how do you spell that?) told me that waking up would be all a bit anticlimactic. He was splendidly right... I just kept thanking everyone for everything and thinking how attractive he was (morphene is strong!). The only issue I have had is today when I would gladly pay anyone to remove them from my body! Help! :tears:

by alfie 25th October 2010, 3:25 pm

greatcrestednewt wrote:I'm on day 3 today and it's sooooo stupidly sore... beginning to think that I've made a mistake! The only issue I have had is today when I would gladly pay anyone to remove them from my body! Help! :tears:

You may have a bit off the post-op blues hunni. I felt really low after my op, I wondered why I'd put myself through it. I started to feel alot better once I'd finished the antibiotics and I also cut down on the pain killers.....I don't think they helped with the way I felt.

I'm sure you'll feel better soon. Take care hun. Hug

xxx

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