"Why, Hello!" - 186.5

Yes, I have my twins....Bobbie and Kitty, I have named them; a play on Booby and Titty. They will be one month old on Sunday.

They pain was not as bad as I anticipated. My gastric bypass hurt much, much more. I had to sleep in a 45 degree angle for five nights. No biggie, just hung out on the couch (my nest). I was not bandaged up. I wore a sport bra, with gauze pads covering my incisions. The incisions were covered by medical grade glue. It appeared I had a dark purple outline of my nipples and the incision going down from my aureoles to my mammary fold. Scary. I was big and swollen and stuck out like Anna Nicole Smith. And my left breast was making armpit-farting noises. If I raised my elbow to shoulder height and lowered it, my breast would make a noise! Apparently it was trapped air in the soft tissue and would disappear very soon. I also gained 15 pounds in two days. I imagine it was all of the swelling. I went from 183 to 198. I was frantic! But the extra fluid has disappeared and I am back to my original weight.

After the first week, I had to start massaging my breasts to prevent capsular contracture. Believe me, I did/do this diligently as I do not want hard, nasty torpedoes sticking off my chest after paying $10K and losing all that weight. I would hate to ruin it after all that hard work! The massage is a blessing and a curse. I get to play with my boobs, but it is not something I can do in public! LOL And I have to massage 5 - 6 times a day until my breasts are soft, then once or twice a day.

Last week, I was doing my massage and I hear/feel a pop. Concerned, I massaged a little more and heard "snap/crackle/pop." Realizing it was on my incision line, I gently pushed on the incision and felt the same strange popping. My dissolving stitches were breaking apart! It was kinda cool. Like bubble wrap! My SIL quipped, "They don't call them fun bags for nothing."

So, I go back to work after having the summer off and I am getting all these complements! Luckily I haven't seen my coworkers in two months, so they don't realize I had a boob job. They think it is just part of my weight loss journey. They were remarking how wonderful I looked. One asked if I was exercising. HA! I should!

And my favorite reaction to my new look.....My mother-in-law. We went to my in laws house. After I hugged my MIL, she stared at my chest as she was talking to us. I could see the wheels spinning in her head..."Those weren't there before, were they?" And she never said a word! I was laughing so hard on the inside. Usually she is pretty blunt about stuff like that.

Cheers