In 2020, pain didn’t just hurt my body. It stole my sense of self. After removing my breast implants, the nerve pain was electric. Unpredictable. Loud. I became afraid of my own skin. So I stopped moving. Stopped stretching. Stopped touching the area. I thought I was protecting myself. But I was teaching my nervous system that sensation meant danger. It took me six years to get my body back. Six years to rebuild trust. Five days ago, I had a double mastectomy and with it came that same intense pain all over again. I did not spend six years reclaiming my body just to hand it back to pain. Yes… my surgeons support gentle walking and light mobility early, but I’m also protecting what I fought to rebuild. So I walk, gently. Stretch, lightly. Massage, softly. Breathe, instead of brace. Not to eliminate sensation. Not to rush healing. But to protect the trust between me and my body. Because once you’ve fought your way out of the control of chronic pain, you don’t hand it the keys move back in. 🫶🏻Your body is not your enemy. Follow along as I share my recovery and relearning my body w/ BRCA2 and early menopause from POI. Feeling CONFIDENT in @paragonfitwear code NICKIB saves you at checkout 💋 doublemastectomy breastreconstruction brca2 paragongirl paragonfitwear