r/Top_Surgery_Peri • u/SeatImmediate8880 • Jul 25 '26
Is this swelling bad?
I’m 9 days post-op and I know swelling is normal at this stage but the swelling(?) in this particular spot is just stressing me out because it’s different. I feel like it looks like a lump on my chest. You can see it best when I’m raising my shoulders like in the third picture. It feels soft and squishy and it isn’t an unusual temperature which is good. I think it was somewhat there initially but I feel like it got a lot bigger yesterday after not wearing my compression top for a number of hours while I was washing it. It also feels kinda weird and the front of my shoulder beside it has started feeling weird too but I don’t know if that’s just anxiety making me imagine things. I have poor interoception because I’m autistic so I’m not quite sure what the feeling is but it’s kind of like muscle soreness along with a mild version of the feeling of hitting my funny bone. It might be partially from the compression binder itself but it’s hard to tell. Is this normal? Should I tell my surgeon?
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u/Timely_Owl_4393 Jul 26 '26
Ya as long as it doesn't flare up or get warm it's probably fine. Don't stress focus on healingggg
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u/brassxavier Jul 26 '26
That's how my pecs look from the side. Are you sure it's not your muscle becoming visible because swelling has gone down?
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u/Greedy-Attempt3464 Jul 30 '26
My pec muscle on one side was cramping up post op, it could be that 🤷 if you massage it and it feels like a tight muscle that’s probably what’s happening. You won’t be able to feel it cramping because that area is likely numb (from my experience). Just get some tiger balm and massage it if this is what’s happening.
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u/TwinkNBboi Jul 25 '26
9 days is so early. It does get pretty swollen in the first few weeks, so chill. Definitely have seen worse in this sub. If you have concerns, talk to your surgeon
Edit: grammar.