A Tale of Two Arm Lifts (rs & ms.sss)

[catwoman7 10,856]

7 minutes ago, ms.sss said:

...and so is Gwyneth Paltrow and Gwen Stefani!

whew! More good news!

[AliciaKC 36]

3 hours ago, ms.sss said:

Update: Since putting on the scar tape, a lot of the achiness & soreness in my armpits & boobs had lessened significantly. However, last night both my boobs started aching in the underboob areas.

So...Mr. suggested I get some compression going across my chest. Since my sports bras are just not tight enough, I fashioned a vest with some ace bandages.

OMG my under-boob pain went from like a 6 to a 3 almost immediately. AND for some reason, I have ZERO armpit soreness now (dont know if its related or just a coincidence)

I heart compression.

Here is my new look (arm garment + sports bra + ace bandages + abdominal binder). I'm calling it mummy-chic.

Now I want to get some leg compression socks...

🤣

[rs 1,473]

Update: Since putting on the scar tape, a lot of the achiness & soreness in my armpits & boobs had lessened significantly. However, last night both my boobs started aching in the underboob areas.
So...Mr. suggested I get some compression going across my chest. Since my sports bras are just not tight enough, I fashioned a vest with some ace bandages.
OMG my under-boob pain went from like a 6 to a 3 almost immediately. AND for some reason, I have ZERO armpit soreness now (dont know if its related or just a coincidence)
I heart compression.
Here is my new look (arm garment + sports bra + ace bandages + abdominal binder). I'm calling it mummy-chic.
Now I want to get some leg compression socks...

[ms.sss 14,661]

BREAKING NEWS:

I wore my pre-op jeans yesterday for like 8 hours AND I didn't feel like I was going to bust open the buttons!

Also, I measured my waist this morning, and it is back to my pre-op measurement!! If you remember, I had swelled to +5.5" in that area, yikes.

...I continue, however, to be on lower-belly and upper-thigh watch for any signs swell decrease. Le sigh.

[Arabesque 6,470]

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[Orchids&Dragons 9,046]

10 hours ago, Arabesque said:

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I was thinking Jedi-chic!

[ms.sss 14,661]

1 hour ago, Orchids&Dragons said:

I was thinking Jedi-chic!

oooohhhh...I'm going to use that one. It sounds waaaay cooler than mummy-chic 😂

[Orchids&Dragons 9,046]

34 minutes ago, ms.sss said:

oooohhhh...I'm going to use that one. It sounds waaaay cooler than mummy-chic 😂

Yup! Makes you a bad@ss!

[ms.sss 14,661]

Tomorrow will be 6 weeks since I had my trinity of PS procedures, and I'm heading in for a follow up appointment with my surgeon. Took a picture tonite in rare moment with all my garments and sliicone tape off and put this side-by-side comparison together.

I'm pretty pleased with the results so far

[chayarg 402]

Tomorrow will be 6 weeks since I had my trinity of PS procedures, and I'm heading in for a follow up appointment with my surgeon. Took a picture tonite in rare moment with all my garments and sliicone tape off and put this side-by-side comparison together.
I'm pretty pleased with the results so far
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You look awesome

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[rs 1,473]

Tomorrow will be 6 weeks since I had my trinity of PS procedures, and I'm heading in for a follow up appointment with my surgeon. Took a picture tonite in rare moment with all my garments and sliicone tape off and put this side-by-side comparison together.
I'm pretty pleased with the results so far

Ohh myy goshh, you really look great!! I'll take pics of my before and after arms sometime soon. Just too consumed with work, and life, right now. Xo

[ms.sss 14,661]

It's been 6 weeks since surgery...

[rs 1,473]

It's been 6 weeks since surgery...

Interesting your arms are still tight. Might are completely fine now. I've had no suture issues at all ever since I started wearing the silicone tape. I keep mine on 24/7. Replace it about once a week. I just can't get over how amazing you look. And it's good to read that you acknowledge it too and appreciate the new you. Xo

[ms.sss 14,661]

6 hours ago, rs said:

Interesting your arms are still tight. Might are completely fine now. I've had no suture issues at all ever since I started wearing the silicone tape. I keep mine on 24/7. Replace it about once a week. I just can't get over how amazing you look. And it's good to read that you acknowledge it too and appreciate the new you. Xo

Thanks ❤️

I did get a little bit of worry planted in me since the appt with my doc. HIs "concern" about my inability to fully extend my arms got me all thinking and now I'm obsessed with stretching them out. I feel like a kid who is behind in class!

Edited January 30, 2020 by ms.sss

[rs 1,473]

Thanks ️
I did get a little bit of worry planted in me since the appt with my doc. HIs "concern" about my inability to fully extend my arms got me all thinking and now I'm obsessed with stretching them out. I feel like a kid who is behind in class!

Funny analogy , but I'm sure you're fine. Might want to be careful not to overdo the stretching though so it doesn't create some other issue. I totally get the overthinking and obsessing. I do the same thing. In fact I was so distraught at work for several days last week because of something my manager said. I wanted to talk to her about it the next day but she was out of the office, for several days. When she returned I practically ambushed her immediately to talk about it. Of course I had read too much into her initial comment, and things were fine.