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Vallerina
9 years agoMember
Air expander discomfort
Hi i have had my air expander since right mastectomy 6 weeks ago. When i woke up after my mx there was already 200cc in the expander I am up to 440 now. I will need 600 as i was a d or dd cup so 3/4 ...
primek
9 years agoMember
I had saline expanders and they were really uncomfortable for about 6 weeks. But i imagine they have a little more give than an air expander. I used my zonta pillow (like one of the u shaped travel pillows) to aid sleeping on side. With a bit of fiddling I could have the boob in the hole and the rest of the pillow stopped the pressure on it. I used a small pillow behind my back...and hugged a flat normal pillow. Hugging the pillow stopped that horrible stretch along the scar line and the boobs trying to get tofether. The changeover boobs will be much more comfy I assure you and ve lower. Lack of sleep certainly makes us less tolerant of it all as time goes on. Hope things improve for you soon. Kath x