06-02-2011, 10:45
Puffy Sternum
August 24 2007 at 8:21 PM Louise (Login Louise1982)
SENIOR MEMBER
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Just started week 8, averaging 15 hours per day so far and using a far bit of manual suction (just less than what leaves a hickey!) - ramping up slowly over the session. I think I'm getting a puffy sternum, not painful to the touch or on deep breathing / excercise. Wasn't sure it wasn't my imagination but put on a fairly tight bra this evening and it went in underneath the ?raised area leaving about 0.5cm puffing out. Have googled costochondritis and don't have the pain but it is a swelling in that area. It seems to be where the domes meet in the middle and I have overlapped them quite often as I have a small frame.
Has anyone else had similar? Did it go away? If it's not painful does it matter?
Author Reply
lexy
(no login) Re: Puffy Sternum August 24 2007, 10:35 PM
yup, i have. twice. but it was gone quickly. first time i put the domes back on after 6 hours and tryed to make sure that area isn't pressed on but it was still swollen and poping from under the silicone. it was gone by the time i took them off. second time 2 days ago but i took a 14 hour break and it calmed down. i have no ideea what it is. may be the tissue covering the bone and the pressure was somehow too high on the area. i was swollen right between the boobss, starting from the middle to the lower end of the sternum.
anyway i don't think it's anything to worry about.
Louise
(no login) Re: Puffy Sternum August 25 2007, 7:18 AM
Thanks, for some reason it's more obvious at the end of the day than when I take the domes off - maybe because it's more obvious between empty boobs than swollen ones! At least something's happening!
lexy
(no login) Re: Puffy Sternum August 26 2007, 1:20 AM
right after u take them off the domes were pressing on the area and there was no room for swelling so that's normal. a couple hours after it's at it's peak in my case but like i said it goes away in a day or so.
Seri_Flamehair
(Login Seri_Flamehair)
SENIOR MEMBER puffy August 26 2007, 3:22 AM
Lay off the extra suction for a couple days just let the smart/sportbox do the suction. give your skin a chance to rest a bit without wasting weeks by loosing 2 days or more without wearing the system.
I have not had it happen to me yet but i am fairly broad across the chest
just wish i had projection to go with it. 
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I hit 3788 total hours today 248 days into it 15.27 hours per day average 1687 hours to go for goal. then i give it a rest.
Cheers to growing ladies. good luck stick with it.
August 24 2007 at 8:21 PM Louise (Login Louise1982)
SENIOR MEMBER
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Just started week 8, averaging 15 hours per day so far and using a far bit of manual suction (just less than what leaves a hickey!) - ramping up slowly over the session. I think I'm getting a puffy sternum, not painful to the touch or on deep breathing / excercise. Wasn't sure it wasn't my imagination but put on a fairly tight bra this evening and it went in underneath the ?raised area leaving about 0.5cm puffing out. Have googled costochondritis and don't have the pain but it is a swelling in that area. It seems to be where the domes meet in the middle and I have overlapped them quite often as I have a small frame.
Has anyone else had similar? Did it go away? If it's not painful does it matter?
Author Reply
lexy
(no login) Re: Puffy Sternum August 24 2007, 10:35 PM
yup, i have. twice. but it was gone quickly. first time i put the domes back on after 6 hours and tryed to make sure that area isn't pressed on but it was still swollen and poping from under the silicone. it was gone by the time i took them off. second time 2 days ago but i took a 14 hour break and it calmed down. i have no ideea what it is. may be the tissue covering the bone and the pressure was somehow too high on the area. i was swollen right between the boobss, starting from the middle to the lower end of the sternum.
anyway i don't think it's anything to worry about.
Louise
(no login) Re: Puffy Sternum August 25 2007, 7:18 AM
Thanks, for some reason it's more obvious at the end of the day than when I take the domes off - maybe because it's more obvious between empty boobs than swollen ones! At least something's happening!
lexy
(no login) Re: Puffy Sternum August 26 2007, 1:20 AM
right after u take them off the domes were pressing on the area and there was no room for swelling so that's normal. a couple hours after it's at it's peak in my case but like i said it goes away in a day or so.
Seri_Flamehair
(Login Seri_Flamehair)
SENIOR MEMBER puffy August 26 2007, 3:22 AM
Lay off the extra suction for a couple days just let the smart/sportbox do the suction. give your skin a chance to rest a bit without wasting weeks by loosing 2 days or more without wearing the system.
I have not had it happen to me yet but i am fairly broad across the chest
just wish i had projection to go with it. . I hit 3788 total hours today 248 days into it 15.27 hours per day average 1687 hours to go for goal. then i give it a rest.
Cheers to growing ladies. good luck stick with it.