First Fill tomorrow and question for female patients.

[Onyx5268 0]

I am having my first fill tomorrow, more concerned with port pain, considering it just let up finally. Also, ladies, since a lot of us larger women are fairly well endowed, I wanted to know did anyone have a lot issues with good support bras, the wire kind, *sorry got to lift them up y'all ;p*, landing where the band is and causing discomfort? Experiences, suggestions, are welcome.

[sashields 0]

I am not that well endowed but enough that it made my post op healing longer. My bigger inscisions healed much quicker then the ones under my boobs. I actually had to use triple antibiotic ointment cause they started getting infected. But it's been 15 days out and all is well.

[hopetolose 192]

I had problems with my two small inscisions also. The just started to feel better the last two weeks. I just got my first fill yesterday and was kinda tender all day yesterday, but doesnt feel to bad today. All is good.

Good luck with your fill.

[ShrinkyDinkyDoo 2]

I had my band done on Apr 12th and it seems like my port was sore forever. When I went to my nutrition appt, she said when you can lay flat on your stomach without any pain, then you are ready for full excercise. Everyone else in the room was ready, except me. It took over a month for it to be fully comfortable. Even still, sometimes if im carrying my little boy, or something presses against it too hard, it smarts. But, the fill didnt hurt at all. Even the needle stick. He went really quick, and I literally didnt feel a thing. The bad part was that he put a huge band aide over the little needle stick area, and the band aide irritated my skin, and left a huge red patch, that itched like crazy. But that had nothing to do with the fill itself!

As for Bra's, I had the same issue. For a while I was putting a band aide over that incision because it would sting when I would sweat, and it rubbed raw when I wear a bra. I bought some really nice supporting ones from Stein Mart, that are pretty, and the center area is arched, and it doesnt touch that incision. That gave it time to finally heal, and now it doesnt bother me any more.

[papoose 48]

I was having pain when I was wearing underwire bras. I mentioned it to my doctor and he said not to wear underwire bras, because my port was underneath my rib cage. The underwire of the bra was resting right on it. I found Playtex Secrets and Bali without underwire that lift very well.

[lulu losingit 1]

I am having my first fill tomorrow, more concerned with port pain, considering it just let up finally. Also, ladies, since a lot of us larger women are fairly well endowed, I wanted to know did anyone have a lot issues with good support bras, the wire kind, *sorry got to lift them up y'all ;p*, landing where the band is and causing discomfort? Experiences, suggestions, are welcome.

yeah, that was a pain, the bra rubbing against the incision(s). I don't wear underwire and I'm a 48 DD. Now a 44D! I went bra shopping last weekend. I had to put gauze pads under my bra band/incision areas.

Lu