Breast Augmentation: Stories

Hi girls! I had a breast augmentation on Monday, Feb. 4 and would love to have some input from some others that have had this procedure. It's always great to have someone to talk to that can relate to your situation. I have saline implants, submuscular, crease incision, 360cc's. It's day 8 of my recovery and I am much better than I was last week. My chest still feels really tight and it's hard to do things that I normally do: clean house, do laundry, take the dogs out, go to work (I work at a daycare). I am becoming a bit overhwelmed with how long it will be before I can return to doing the simple things that I enjoy. Would love any and all comments on the healing process that you can provide! Thanks bunches :)

I added a photo of how the girls look on Day 10 of recovery.

Hey girls! It's now post-op day 14 and I am amazed at how far I've come in just 2 weeks from my surgery. My recovery has progressed beyond my expectations and I couldn't be happier with my new breasts! I think resting A LOT and doing practically nothing the first week played a big part in my recovery going so well. As week two began, I started trying to regain my routine each day. Today, I cleaned my entire house with no soreness and no exhaustion followed. I can pretty much say that I am back to 100% myself. Those first few days, I thought it was going to be a long process getting back to normal, I guess I was just overwhelmed at the tightness and soreness that I exeperienced at first. I will be happy to share more info if anyone has any questions! Hope everyone else is doing wonderful as well!

Hi everyone! Today is Day 21- Post-op for me! I am completely amazed at the progress I have made since Day 1! I have no pain and for the most part no soreness at all! When I wake up in the morning I feel a tad bit sore for maybe 5-10 minutes and after that, the girls feel amazing! I am so happy that I decided to do this for myself and cannot express the happiness I feel when wearing my clothes and seeing how they fit me now. I feel so confident and proud of my body now. I urge anyone who is considering a BA to certainly go for it. It will make you a happier person and you will love the results. My breasts are dropping a little more and getting a more natural feel- it feels as if they have always been a part of me- which was not the case in that first week lol. I go for my one month PO appt on March 1 and will post more info that my PS gives me afterwards :-) If any of you have questions- feel free to ask! Hope everyone is doing great and healing beautifully!

Well, I can't believe it but I am already at the one month PO mark TODAY! This month has flown by and I have grown to love my new assets more everyday. It's amazing to see the change that has occurred over this past month. I never expected them to feel so natural one month out. They are softening up nicely and I feel absolutely no pain now. I am still numb in a few spots but that will most likely get better over the next couple months. I had my one month PO appt last Friday and my PS took my sterry strips off my incisions. I couldn't believe how well they have healed. She told me they looked amazing and will be invisible within a year, as long as I don't expose them to too much sun. I have to keep SPF 30+ on them when I tan. I was told that I could resume aerobic exercise if I would like, just no heavy lifting for another couple weeks. Also, one month from today I can wear an underwire bra again. But, after wearing these comfy sports bras over the period of two months, I'm not sure how that's gonna feel lol. I have been wearing these bras from Aerie: http://m.ae.com/aerie/browse/product.jsp?productId=9791_3186_144&catId=cat4130065
They are extremely comfortable and feel practically non-existent! Hope that everyone is healing wonderful and for those of you getting closer to your surgery date, feel free to ask questions! I am going to post some pics of how my incisions look today!

Realized that my link didn't work for the sports bra that I prefer and highly recommend. I will post a picture of what it looks like. You can find it on Aerie.com under the sports bra tab, it's called the seamless bra :-)