I had another fill yesterday, which has finally made me even!! I am at 285ml on each side! Woot woot!!! I am feeling it today though. Typically after my expansions I feel a little tight the night of my expansions. This time I have been having muscle spasms since last night. On my way home yesterday, I was feeling extremely tight, but not having spasms then. I couldn't look over my right shoulder while I was driving home. That makes for an extremely uncomfortable and somewhat scary 2 hour drive home! I just didn't change lanes often, since I couldn't look to see if anyone was beside me. But I made it home. Last night my muscle spasms were so bad it felt like I was having contractions. Seriously... contractions in my chest radiating to my back. I could have timed them and according to how close my "contractions" were. I was close to having a baby any minute. Ha! This can be normal for some woman for the first 24-48 hours after expansions, but was a first for me. Luckily having a heating pad on my back helps tremendously to relax my muscles enough to decrease my spasms. I went to work this morning for a meeting and felt like a complete nerd because I had my heating pad during it. Luckily I have understanding coworkers who didn't think twice about it.
So I thought I would give some tips for people like me who put sunblock on everyday regardless if it is summer or winter. I am scary pale without sun!!! I means seriously scary! The words from my brother in law "you look like a vampire!" Thanks D!!! So I figured I have two options, I could put glitter on and try to pull off the whole vampire look or I can learn how to apply sunless tanner like a pro. I went with the second option. First of all..... the best sunless tanner ever is Fake Bake Sunless Lotion with the blending mitt!! I get it from Amazon for $15 bottle and with prime membership I get free shipping. This stuff is awesome!! It can take a few applications to get dark. But hey I would look funny if I try for a deep tropical dark tan, so for me one to two applications is great. It is darker when you apply it to help you know what spots you have already applied to. When you shower, a lot of it washes off, but you still have a nice, natural looking glow. I like to apply this once or twice a week and then use Loreal Sublime Bronze gel in between uses of the Fake bake to help maintain color. I also am a firm believer in exfoliating in the shower prior to application. I feel either the exfoliating mitts or exfoliating body scrubs both work. Lastly, everyone hates the true signs of using a sunless tanner..... the dark spots around your ankles, knees, elbows, and wrists. After I apply my sunless tanner I rub coconut oil on my feet, ankles, elbows, hands and wrist to help blend. That helps a lot! Also do not apply as much tanner to those places. I have heard Xen Tan Blending Balm works wonders for those areas also, but I have not tried it yet. I do plan to try it and will let you know what I think.
I like to mention different blogs that I read. The blog I want to mention is from my "breast friend." She has had her ups and downs also with her surgery. You can't expect to have such a drastic surgery without some setbacks. She has taken hers with stride. Such a strong amazing woman and I am so glad I have had the opportunity to go through this process with her. We just happened to meet through the FORCE website on facebook, but have been there for each other during our process. I would highly recommend reaching out to other woman who are going through the process. It is so nice to have someone to vent to, to ask questions with. She has been on the same timeline as me. Here is her blog: http://shallowgenes.blogspot.com/
Time for me to go watch ......... The Walking Dead!! Have a good night everyone!!!!
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