6 Jan 2014

28. Final Expansion

19 weeks after my first operation, I return to the clinic for my final expansion. It is a quick and painless process to inject more saline, but later I feel pretty sore as the muscles are stretched and the skin is taut. I'm relieved when Giles decides not to further inflate the right hand side but just brings the left hand side up to the same size. Finally I'm on my way to having a matching pair - which, if I think about it, I haven't had since pre-pregnancy days.  There is quite a big gap between the breasts and they protrude at the sides, getting in the way of my arms when I type at the keyboard. Giles reassures me again that the gap will diminish with the permanent implants and the shape will be a more natural teardrop one. The scar on my left nipple is already receding and is very neat. I still wake up several times a night as I inadvertently move in my sleep and am woken by discomfort around the edges of the implants, but the pain is not bad.



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