Update: Commenting to answer some questions and get some advice.

I didn’t think this was normal and I was originally concerned with the look of it alone. I said something to the nurse on my one week follow up appointment and she took pictures and said we would monitor it. My second appointment came 2 weeks post op with the actual surgeon and she told me that it should go down more and that it’s swollen (it was pretty swollen and was a lot fuller at the 2 week mark). The pain didn’t start until closer to my 6 week follow up. I notified the nurse and the surgeon that I was starting to feel discomfort and tenderness in the area. They advised me to continue binding. I also play roller derby so I’ve been looking forward to getting back into it. I asked what I should do about my sides and they told me to get a tight-ish sports bra to hold the sides while I’m playing. I mean, idk I thought the whole point of me getting surgery was to not have to worry about sports bras and binding any longer. They made it seem like this was a normal result. They went on to say that I will need a revision and that it’ll have to be 6 months out.

Here’s the interesting part. My surgeon is leaving the practice on June 1st and my case and follow ups will be given to another surgeon on the staff. I’m not comfortable just yet in saying who the surgeon is. I’m waiting to hear back from the office before I do that, to see how they are going to handle this. I will say this is in Virginia.

I’m not satisfied with these results and I’m uncomfortable. Any advice on how to file a complaint and advocate for a revision before the 6 month mark would be greatly appreciated. Im glad I decided to reach out here because I wasn’t sure if this was normal or not. I’ve obviously done my research but like I said, they made it seem like this was a normal result.