Today I had something more motivating in my inbox, I posted a picture of my breasts on realself a while ago to find out if my breasts were TB type 1, 2 or 3. A plastic surgeon replied with this today:
Yes, the photos show a tubular deformity, left breast slightly more than the right, but both are not so dramatic and seem relatively easy to repair.
Now I don't want them repaired by a plastic surgeon, but that sounds good! If they are not so dramatic, then maybe all this pumping will be worth it in the end!
Congrats on getting back on track on a Sunday!! :-)
I really hope the aquarium valve is going to do its job and you can get rid of that elephant trunk (the pump haha).
I also have no idea how to measure my bra size. Measuring both breasts, I am an A cup, so I think I might also be an AA and a B cup, but I might as well be an A and a C or an AA and a C? My bigger breast looks bigger than a B cup because it is top heavy and has no underboob. And my small breast always looked lost in A cup bras. I once had an A cup bra and it almost looked like it had been made for tubular breasts, it fit, but my big breast looked like it was trying to escape from every side possible lol.
I have no idea how long swelling actually lasts. It has been different for me. I remember seeing some swelling for a couple of days in a row (pumping twice on most days) and then I pumped right before going to bed one night and woke up completely deflated the next morning.
What are you doing while pumping? Assuming you can't move for 7 hours, do you watch tv?
I once read that you need to pump for at least 45 mins in one sitting, otherwise it's useless. Then I read that you need to pump for at least 2-3 hours a day. I have no idea which is true, but I go by the 45-min-rule. I try to pump for as long as possible, but I need to pump for at least 45 minutes. I have a roommate, he is my ex (we've been separated for 4 3/4 years, but it's easier financially with him around as I took a loan 6 years ago to buy the apartment we are living in). He lives in the living room and I live in the bedroom and he knows that I pump, I've known him for 15 years. But still, I don't want him to see me like that so I try to pump my way around his schedule. Both rooms have access to the balcony and I feel so exposed sitting here with the dome on when he is out on the balcony smoking lol. Not that he'd care what I am doing.
Is it obvious that one of your shoulders is higher than the other? Maybe one of your breasts sitting lower than the other doesn't look weird at all if that's the case. Maybe you can measure below both of your breasts, so the tape would go around your back and meet at the other end again. Just measure where your bra would sit?
I found a video online where the guy claims that there are exercises to improve scoliosis. I'm sure you have looked into all the options yourself, but I thought I'd share.
https://www.pinterest.de/pin/186055028343922743/