I've been strapped!
Well the first 2 weeks weren't horribly slow, but I truly haven't missed having to plan my wardrobe around sports bras!
At my 3 week check, Dr. Vanek and I noticed a little tension area at the bottom of my right breast, which is what I saw before my capsulectomy, so Dr. Vanek recommended that I wear this strap thing for 6-8 hours a day to help the implant move in and down. At first the strap didn't seem so bad, but within a few hours I was already sick of it! It sort of rubbed right under my arm, in the armpit area, and made it difficult to wear anything but baggy shirts to hide it. I've gotten to the point where I make sure it's on by 7:30 in the morning so I can have it off at 3:30 in the afternoon when my kids get home and I have to start working on dinner. It's a huge sigh of relief every day when I can reach into my shirt and release the Velcro....ahhhhhhhh!
Dr. Vanek informed me that I would probably wear the strap for a month or 2, and warned me that it would annoy me but not to get so nuts with wearing it all day and driving myself crazy. Unfortunately, it's been almost 3 weeks since I started wearing it, and I swear, my left side is bottoming out because of it. It's like since my left side was already perfect and fine, the damn strap caused the implant to shift too far down. I am hoping and praying that I am imagining things, but I did call the doc today and he told me to stop wearing the strap. I already have an appt. with him for a check next week, so I'm going to stay calm until then. I was planning on actually running at the gym tonight, my first time since my capsulectomy, but he advised me against it. I guess I'll stick to walking for now, maybe the stationary bike even. I really hope that I am just crazy and there's nothing wrong with my left breast. Keep your fingers crossed for me please!
At my 3 week check, Dr. Vanek and I noticed a little tension area at the bottom of my right breast, which is what I saw before my capsulectomy, so Dr. Vanek recommended that I wear this strap thing for 6-8 hours a day to help the implant move in and down. At first the strap didn't seem so bad, but within a few hours I was already sick of it! It sort of rubbed right under my arm, in the armpit area, and made it difficult to wear anything but baggy shirts to hide it. I've gotten to the point where I make sure it's on by 7:30 in the morning so I can have it off at 3:30 in the afternoon when my kids get home and I have to start working on dinner. It's a huge sigh of relief every day when I can reach into my shirt and release the Velcro....ahhhhhhhh!
Dr. Vanek informed me that I would probably wear the strap for a month or 2, and warned me that it would annoy me but not to get so nuts with wearing it all day and driving myself crazy. Unfortunately, it's been almost 3 weeks since I started wearing it, and I swear, my left side is bottoming out because of it. It's like since my left side was already perfect and fine, the damn strap caused the implant to shift too far down. I am hoping and praying that I am imagining things, but I did call the doc today and he told me to stop wearing the strap. I already have an appt. with him for a check next week, so I'm going to stay calm until then. I was planning on actually running at the gym tonight, my first time since my capsulectomy, but he advised me against it. I guess I'll stick to walking for now, maybe the stationary bike even. I really hope that I am just crazy and there's nothing wrong with my left breast. Keep your fingers crossed for me please!
posted by Millie @ 4/29/2008 01:14:00 PM
1 Comments:
Hi Millie,
I came across your blog when I was looking for some information about "the strap" online. I just had a revision surgery yesterday, and it sounds identical to yours! I didn't have a strap the first time I had my BA, but since my revision was to correct my left side, which was higher up/fuller/more firm than my right, they put this big ole' strap on me! I too am worried about it pushing down my perfectly good right breast which didn't need anything done to it. Although it might just be in my head. Well I just wanted to say, it's nice to know I'm not the only one!
Good luck with everything :)
-Alisha
Alishakaye8@yahoo.com
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