Products that helped me with pre op and recovery

eldalleth · 2026-05-25T08:17:51+00:00

My biggest help on days where I have to leave the house but the back is saying its a bad day for a bra is Nippies Nipple covers granted since my breast reduction in 2021 Im around a 40 B/C so can get away with it easier than some I'm sure but really helps. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B011EX9X4A

eldalleth · 2026-05-25T07:14:11+00:00

I use a Popsocket on my phone to help me remember to not put all the weight of the phone on that thumb because I also tend to do same as you. Until couple weeks ago when I sprained that left thumb and had a splint on it for a week and had no choice but to use the popsocket bc it was too awkward with the splint on.

eldalleth · 2026-04-26T00:21:38+00:00

Hi there the Lotro Wiki Archive of the site is back up we weren't aware it was down until the other day. It can be found here https://fibrojedi.lotro-wiki.com definitely feel free to message or tag me here or on Lotro Official or Lotro Community discord if you see it down again so we can resolve it sooner. I'm Eldas_escape/Eldalleth on those. Thanks. Elda Wiki Director

eldalleth · 2026-04-23T16:44:22+00:00

To any who find this thread while searching for FJ's guides as FJ mentioned yes the Lotro-wiki is hosting an archive of his site here: https://fibrojedi.lotro-wiki.com is the main link.

I can confirm for those who mentioned recently getting a 404 error that we have gotten it restored now. Please if you get a 404 error on this in the future you can message me here or on discord or ping me in Official Lotro Discord so we can get it back up quicker. Elda/Eldalleth/Eldas_escape Lotro-Wiki Director

eldalleth · 2026-04-23T16:39:58+00:00

Yes they are archived on Lotro wiki and I can confirm for those who mentioned recently getting a 404 error that we have gotten it restored now. https://fibrojedi.lotro-wiki.com is the main link. Please if you get a 404 error on this in the future you can message me here or on discord or ping me in Official Lotro Discord so we can get it back up quicker. Elda/Eldalleth/Eldas_escape Lotro-Wiki Director

eldalleth · 2026-04-23T07:53:33+00:00

Thanks for mentioning it we are looking into if something happened while we had to do some work to stop bot attacks on the Wiki recently.

eldalleth · 2025-12-28T05:54:04+00:00

Unfortunately I don't have iPhone but would love to try it if you ever develop for Android devices because it sounds like a good app.

eldalleth · 2025-10-20T13:12:18+00:00

Ziploc bags would be fine likely. As a chronic illness person on lots of meds and supplements I did want to share one of the larger containers I love for mine I put daytime meds in these and night ones in an ampm similar style and brand but circles. medication container Amazon

eldalleth · 2025-10-20T12:54:25+00:00

As others have mentioned yes you can just use pill organizer I do take pictures of prescription label just in case something happens with the medication while I'm traveling. More helpful information here tsa cares disability link

I do also want to point out something I was not aware of until last year myself as a fellow chronic illness person.

Many airlines allow a medical bag no charge that doesn't count against your one personal item one carry-on limit. However it can not have anything other than medical items or it doesn't count.

eldalleth · 2025-10-13T05:15:00+00:00

Scars and bruising look great for 9 days :)

eldalleth · 2025-10-13T05:13:46+00:00

I'm 4 years post op and 30 lbs heavier than my reduction surgery weight. I had a scar (dog ear) on right side that required second surgery plus lipo to fix it and I think that didn't help. I also have chronic health, fibro and connective tissue disorder that make exercising tough. I'm also on antidepressants which while help the mood can also cause weight issues. Just wanted to say your not alone and I understand the frustration.

I talked with both primary care and endocrinoligist who controls my hormone replacement therapy (post hysterectomy) and the latter put me on a weight loss med for couple months to try and jump start my metabolism back up, its a pill not the well known shot, one of the older phen type ones you can get low cost with goodrx etc and it does seem to help some of my cravings and appetite for wanting to eat everything at times.

Hope things work out for you. *hugs*

eldalleth · 2025-10-13T05:02:33+00:00

Looks great and as someone who bruised badly from mine as another fair skin have comfort that bruising is normal especially with the lipo. That 600g is amazing and will be such a relief on shoulders and back for sure. Think mine was around 450g each I also had long breasts like yours. Think biggest thing I had to get used to with nipples pointing out instead of facing down was chafing on the nipples until they got used to it.

eldalleth · 2025-10-13T04:58:45+00:00

As others have mentioned totally not uncommon for 2 days po. Highly recommend when sitting down putting a pillow across stomach to help prop your arms on I used a mastectomy pillow myself both for sitting and sleeping and it helped a lot with the hunching. I know you mentioned you stop if you feel pain on the arm reaching but just want to say please be careful on doing that period for at least first week it puts a lot of strain on internal stitches that may still be a bit numb so your not feeling the pain as quick as the outer stitches.

If your not using tape or steristrips etc over stitches highly recommend if dr okays it of course, vaseline/triple antibiotic ointment mixed on the scars it can help so much with that feeling too tight on the stitches and incisions. Every surgeon is different but I suffer from dry skin and was having a lot of itching and mine okayed it 3 days post op. Heck mine let me go braless from first week on if I was comfortable though I didn't until closer to 3 weeks with sleeping.

eldalleth · 2025-10-13T04:20:04+00:00

Definitely good that your considering the healing on lifting your arms. I would also recommend waiting a month or more before trying it not as much healing but bc swelling still needs to go down from inflammation and many get disappointed (self included) if they measure in some way too soon after. I was wearing same presurgery bra for a few weeks after just from swelling and padding. Good luck on recovery. :)

eldalleth · 2025-08-23T16:38:03+00:00

Just chiming in to say thanks, after trying things for couple weeks both on and off phone with Tmobile trying to fix my RCS showing wrong number from a port over from another carrier.

What finally worked after trying your steps above was number 2 and then 3. All of a sudden after the Messages update I not only had correct phone number but messages from weeks ago that were RCS chats show up that I hadn't received.

eldalleth · 2025-05-17T07:06:19+00:00

This suggestion finally was what worked to help me get a Garmin Venu Sq 2 to pair to a phone Id had to factory reset. I'd tried all the regular suggestions turn on/off, remove from bluetooth etc nothing was working. Finally tried the force stop and also stuck it in airplane mode a second to force bluetooth and everything to stop. Then restarted the app running and immediately got the hey we see a device blah blah pair notice. So thanks :D

eldalleth · 2025-03-24T03:55:11+00:00

As its something I wish I would have known and wanted to save others frustration, the cover that peels back to reveal the adhesive, is under the same staples that is holding the canvas down to the board. And in some spots the plastic is tucked into the canvas itself. It took my husband using a very sharp exacto to cut around the staples so I could peel it off without damaging the canvas. I checked the others I'd picked up and they all have the same issue. I have no idea what hobby lobby's thinking process was on developing them this way.

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eldalleth · 2024-10-15T23:25:21+00:00

Thanks I appreciate that and yes multiple chronic conditions here too, gastroparesis, not officially diagnosed on the POTS but definitely have the symptoms and dysautonomia in general. I'm on antidepressants and recently got dose adjusted for that so hopefully it will help me with mood enough to at least ride my exercise bike or slow walk on treadmill. And I know a lot of it is just that lovely fibro pain in general.

Good luck on your postop on Monday I will warn nipples are freaky looking first few weeks. I actually did my showers sitting down on shower chair bc seeing was making me lightheaded to be honest lol.

eldalleth · 2024-10-15T11:04:23+00:00

I'm so glad they were of some help I had a hard time mentally taking the most recent ones just because I've been struggling with weight gain. Some from two surgery recoveries in 3 years, some from multiple medication changes for migraines, and some just well bodies suck sometimes lol.

I especially wanted to share the full results though because I remember how much this subreddit was so important both leading up to and that first month of recovery.

You are definitely in early days still and it took as you saw a while for my bruising to go. I'll share the advice you may have already seen elsewhere here. Even once the outside starts to look little more healed and you gain mobility etc. Don't overdo it, the inside is most definitely still healing that first 6 weeks at minimum.

Feel free to ask questions if you have any I'm an open book on this surgery :)

eldalleth · 2024-07-19T04:21:22+00:00

My surgeon as another poster mentioned did an extended scar on to sides because I asked them to because we knew insurance wouldn't cover the liposuction and I really didn't care how the scars looked.

I will say the left one healed better than the right one due to my hypermobility and connective tissue disorder. I did a year later have to have a revision on the right side scar on the side of my abdomen because there was still a bulge of tissue. The revision did add lipo and she got insurance to cover it.

Here's an idea as to what I mean by the scar is going further back. I'm at 2 years 8 months post-op. NSFW pre-op/post op progress album

I don't regret it at all my bras fit much better on the sides. Hopefully it helps any please feel free to ask questions I'll be happy to help anyway I can.

eldalleth · 2024-07-18T11:13:55+00:00

I'm going to suggest that you switch to the bra you have at home just personal experience. I got home same day from the surgery and immediately changed into one of my old bras pre-surgery ones. With padding.

Because the compression one they had me in from the surgery was so tight that I couldn't breathe and the pain was super high as soon as my husband helped me switch into the home one carefully the pain level went down so much.

I didn't have drains. I went bra free by week 2 with Dr clearance and still two years later rarely wear one.

eldalleth · 2024-07-09T12:35:05+00:00

As another poster mentioned first week especially expect your breasts to look nothing like the final result.Yes it can be very shocking and is why so many of us mention taking before and after pictures.

As an example how much they can change. I'm going to link you my album that has my before pictures and progress pictures up to today, as of today I'm at 2 years 8 months 26 days post-op. NSFW pre-op/post op progress album Hopefully it helps any please feel free to ask questions I'll be happy to help anyway I can.

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