BA August 16th!!! - Birmingham, MI

This site has helped me a lot! This is why I've decided to post my journey as well, and hopefully be helpful to someone else :) 

I'm 28 yrs old, 5'4" in height, 110 in weight, and a 32 A. I've always been thin and had small breasts. It's always been an area of self consciousness for me. Not fitting in lots of tops and swimsuits or dresses, has been a challenge for me my whole life.

After having my son, my boobs got large to maybe a small D. I'd never felt more like a woman. After breast feeding, they shrunk down even smaller than before, and with less fullness. It seems unreal that soon I won't have to wear a push up bra to make it look like a have something there... :)

Needless to say I've thought about this for a while, and so I've decided to do this for myself. I want to finally look like the woman I feel like inside, and be more confident in my body. 

I met with my Doctor this week for the pre op appointment. She and her staff make me feel very comfortable in this decision, and I'm so glad I chose her. I have surgery on August 16th, and it's less than two weeks away!!! 

As far as size, I'm going for a medium to full C cup.  I figure if I'm gonna get this done, I might as well get this done. The Doctor said that bras can be different and I may fit in a 32 d depending on the bra. So I will be getting 375 or 400 cc Memory Gel Silicone HP implants. I told her to make that final decision, and I trust her expertise. Going with the Memory Gel because it will look and feel more natural, since I don't have much breast tissue to cover the implants. 

I'm so excited, and nervous!!! Lots of emotions inside. Trying to stay positive and not worry so much about the "what if's"... 

Leaving for my aunts house to be closer to the surgery center. It's tomorrow morning!!! Very nervous and excited! Pray for me that all goes well! I will keep you ladies updated as I go...

So yesterday was the big day! Arrived at the surgery center at 6am. Got into a hospital gown and a nurse hooked up my IV. The anathesiologist came in and intoduced himself and was very polite and then the doctor came in and marked me up and asked if I had any questions, and then the nurses wheeled me into the surgery room. They helped me onto the surgery table, and were strapping my arms down on either side of me.. I remember looking up at these two big surgical light fixtures, and the next thing I remember is waking up back in the same room I started in.. That was crazy.. No counting down just laps in time lol... The nurses were wonderful. I was in a lot of pain and very much out of it, and they were quick to get me anything I needed such as more pain meds and drinks.. When I awoke more I really had to pee! One of the nurses helped me in the restroom.. My pee kept coming and stopping. I told the nurse it reminded me of that Austin Powers Movie, where he was unfrozen and did the same thing and the computer system kept trying to say "evacuation complete" lol... She laughed with me..

Anyway been resting ever since then and taking my vicodine which is helping the pain, but does make me tired. Been icing them as well and I think that's done a lot for the swelling right away! I looked in the mirror today and was like, " Holy $&@+!", what did they do to me. They just look big.. I know they are swollen though and really high n tight. I do think I will love them once all is healed and dropped in place... I finally have boobs!

I ended up getting Mentor HP Memory Gel 400 cc's!!! Wow!!!