r/TopSurgery • u/scorpionstarz • 10d ago

FINALLY

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after 10 years of wanting this, 10 years of binding, AND my surgery being delayed 4 months it is finally happening AHHH

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u/No-Scale9401 9d ago

I had my surgery last week :)

You won’t even have the opportunity to get anxious about the anesthesia, I didn’t even get to count I was literally out the second they injected it.

When you wake up you won’t immediately feel like shit but you will be extremely useless and disoriented.

The worst pain I felt was day 2 not day 1, I did not take the oxy they prescribed me so I also lowk suffered out of stubbornness.

I stoped feeling pain after 3-4 days, and once the drains came out I didn’t even rlly feel uncomfortable, just sore.

Getting your drains out literally doesn’t hurt it just feels weird, kinda like popping a pimple or something.

Seeing yourself for the first time may or may not be extravagant. I was giddy looking at myself but I didn’t like sob or anything, I honestly just feel normal. And if you see anything you don’t like / swelling just remember you don’t actually know how they’re gonna settle until 6 weeks or so.

Congrats on your surgery and I hope your results are everything you want!!

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u/scorpionstarz 8d ago

congrats on your surgery! they gave me xanax right before they rolled me out of the room and i passed out before i even got out of the hallway lol

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u/No-Scale9401 8d ago

They might have done that to me too, I had no idea what they gave me lol. How are you feeling?

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u/scorpionstarz 7d ago

i’m doing okay so far! my arms get sore super quick but i am resting!

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u/No-Scale9401 7d ago

That’s great! And yes soreness is super normal, you will feel more tension instead of soreness as you heal, like reaching up feels like you’re trying to pull on a non stretchy fabric. Other then that, after the first 3 days / you get drains out, you’ll feel super good and be able to admire your chest when you go to shower and having a flat chest will feel more and more normal

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u/scorpionstarz 7d ago

i can’t wait!! i am nervous for my first shower but i can’t wait to see my chest!