yesterdays surgery...

[uk_bloke]

just a lucky guess rrb, i knew you were from scotland didnt expect you to be a utd fan though!

[Bubble]

I'd expect nothing less. Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Egypt, Indonesia, they're everywhere. Just glory hunting as AJP says. Home team is probably Alloa Athletic or someone.

I am a homegrown Liverpool fan so im anti Man U in the extreme and thanks to Levick Im gonna miss the Merseyside derby on March 20th (surgery 18th). But im also anti gyne, so no matter who you support I hope we all sort our problems out.

LETS ALL BACK THE GLAZER BID FOR MAN UNITED!  

[RRB]

I have been a Man U supporter for about 28 years now   Although i havent been passionate about football for a long time now.  

[williamdave]

I'm a united fan too!

I think you'll find there are alot of Glory hunting liverpool fans all around the country too.

Problem is, their glory happened a long time ago now!  

[uk_bloke]

hi,

well ive just taken of the bandage ,and yes it did hurt !one side came off ok but the other side was extremely well stuck for some reason ,i pulled out lots of hair were i didnt shave, i.e above the chest below the neck.

actually it doesnt look as bad as i expected, its a bit lumpy and swollen around the armpits near the incisions,the incisions only seem to be about 10mm long which is amazing to think he can do so much work through such a small hole.but its all definately flat (i was half expecting the boobs to spring out again after the bandage came off!! haha)  the nips are just 2 small black circles ,or as ive heard them previously described on here 2 burnt bits of pepperoni!sounds about right.


i,ll update pics later today

paul.

[uk_bloke]

if you click on my username you'll find the pics there. latest ones were taken straight after the bandage came off.

[Chorlton]

Good result Uk_bloke,

I took off my bandages yesterday night to.  Got the mrs to do it (she seemed to enjoy inflicting pain on me!).  Chest is now flat as a pancake.  This morning the swollen bits by the incision have calmed down.  I have put on a white t-shirt and can see the slight indentation of a MANLY chest.   If it looks good now just wait till the summer.

I just need to work on the stomach for now!!!

Yahoooooooo......we're freeeeeeee!!!

I did also think the boobs were going to pop back as well.  It took a few minutes before I had the courage to take my hands off my chest once the bandages had come of.  How weird is the feeling to not feel the breasts !!

Chorlton

[RRB]

Well done lads im so happy for you

uk_bloke those pictures look damn sore.  I take it, it looks worse than it feels ?

[Chorlton]

If its like mine then yes it looks worse than it actually is.  There is no pain now.

[uk_bloke]

hi,

yes as chorlton says it looks worse than it feels ,its all downhill from here ,cant wait to see it in a
couple of weeks when the bruisings gone and the swelling near the armpits has gone down .might take a bit longer for the swelling in the belly area to go though!!

ive shown a few people today and they've all been surprised as to how flat the chest  is .

its a really strange sensation with just a tshirt on because parts of the chest are numb and other parts arent .

paul..

[doddy]

Looking good. I can't wait to be free either.

[uk2000]

looks good.
it will jsut get better.  takes a while for the feeling to come back and numbness to go away.
u should wear a compression vest for another 2 weeks at least.

then start light massaging around 4/5 weeks post op.

[AJP]

Uk-Bloke, Chorlton,

Glad to see things are going well for you. You should soon be strutting about in clothes that fit properly!

All the best.

[RRB]

Any more updates guys ?

[uk_bloke]

hi all ,

im now 12 days post op and things are slowly looking better ,the bruising is going ,the worst of it is on my sides under my arms .theres lots of lumpiness across the chest which feels quite hard , im assuming this is swelling as from what ive read its too early to be scar tissue .the numbness is still there which feels really weird .
my movement is pretty good though im still quite stiff in the armpits.i was back at work today and it was ok .
am getting some pain in various parts of the chest especially the nips ,they are just twinges and prickly kind of pains really ,nothing too bad .this could be the feelings coming back maybe.
hopefully the numbness will go soon as it doesnt really fell like my own chest yet!

if your reading this chorlton , hows yours coming on ?
do you have the same lumpiness? and are you happy with the flatness generally?


cheers

paul..