“Yah! I have boobs!! Madison, WI”

I decided to write about my journey because it has been so helpful for me to read about everyone else and their journey. I am 5'7 and 140 pounds, no children. I have decided to get BA almost 2 years ago when I went to Vegas and it seemed like everyone had BA except me. I thought I wanted to have the surgery at that point, but wasn't 100% sure. I then ran a half marathon, became even more flat chested, and then got married and felt like the dress would have looked so much better if I had bigger boobs. I began to feel like that with a lot of dresses, and tank tops. My husband doesn't really want me to have the surgery however he said if I saved the money, and had my heart set on it, he would be supportive. Well I have enough saved up and am happy to say I will be having the surgery March 22nd. I go for my pre-op March 5th. This seems to be all that i can think about. I am super excited! I am currently a size A and hoping to go to a C. I am not sure what size CC but I do know I don't want to go too big, or too small. I guess we will have to see what my PS recommends. The countdown has began! Any advise or tips is very helpful! I will get some pictures up soon.

Updated on 28 Feb 2012:
Less than a week away from pre-op and I am so excited! I am having a hard time choosing a size. Any advise? I have been looking at so many pictures. I cant wait to get this over with and go shopping!

Updated on 8 Mar 2012:
Ahhhhh!!! So Monday I had my pre-op. There's no looking back now. I got my prescriptions, and some information. I still have no idea what size I will be. The doctor said between 325-350CC. He said he would make me look as natural as possible. I guess we will see! I'm super excited and cant wait for this to be over with. I got a bunch of movies, magazines, and a neck pillow which i read will come in handy. I am more concerned that i wont be able to lift my arms for 2 weeks. ARG! That is going to totally suck! The incision will be under the armpit. Any advice or suggestions for healing will be greatly appreciated! Now i just wait, and i am sure my friends and husband are totally annoyed that this is all i talk about. 2 more weeks :D

Updated on 18 Mar 2012:
Ahhhhh!!! 3 more days of work and then my surgery! I am so excited,and ready. I was scared yesterday and once I began taking pictures today I realized I cant wait to see the results! YAH! 3 more days and counting down!

Updated on 18 Mar 2012:
I forgot to mention I have the worst allergies. I don't stop sneezing and I either cant breath out of my nose of its running like crazy! Great.

Updated on 20 Mar 2012:
I am getting so much closer! Thursday is going to come so fast! I am super excited and nervous. I hope i am ready for this.

Updated on 21 Mar 2012:
Tomorrow is the day i have been waiting for! Nervous, scared, and ready!

Updated on 24 Mar 2012:
I have written 2 reviews on here and they got deleted twice. Seriously! My surgery was Thursday and it went really well. They made me so comfortable it was honestly a breeze. When i woke up i was in little to no pain. I dont really remember the ride home. Thursday went well. I honestly thought it was going to be a piece of cake, that is until Thursday night i got so sick, I believe it was the antibiotics. I puked. Thankfully my husband made it to the pharmacy right before they closed to get the nausea pills. This helped alot. I woke up at 1AM in a tremendous amount of pain. Took more meds and went back to sleep. Slept until 5AM. Yesterday, day 2 was a different story. Wow! The pain was incredible. I hurt so bad, my sides mostly hurt. I barely left the room. My mom took care of me Friday, she painted my nails, and was very helpful. I almost slept through the night last night. I woke up at 5AM. Today was a little better than yesterday. When i say little i mean yesterday was an 8 today is a 7.5. I got up to watch a movie in our newly finished basement and watched 1/2 the movie because my husband made me take an antibiotic and then i felt nauseous, so i came up to bed. I was thinking about taking a bath tonight, but now the meds kicked in im pretty comfortable. My friend is coming over tomorrow to wash my hair. My mom will also be back so shes here on Monday because my husband has to work. Some things i've found helpful:
Neck pillow
Saltines
Sprite
Ice packs
Straws
Someone to help me with everything. Getting up is so difficult. Pumping the soap is difficult, its the little things.

Updated on 25 Mar 2012:
Day 4 and I am excited! Today was the best yet. I woke up in pain, and took meds then I was good. My husband gave me a bath and it felt oh so amazing! We watched 2 movies, my friend came over and washed my hair in the sink, and straightened it. Oh did I mention I went for a walk with my husband for about 5 minutes. I am able to do some stuff on my own now. Like pump the soap, and pull my pants up, and fill my own water. I hope I didn't overdue it today. I only took one nap for an hour and a half. This wrap on top of my breasts really itches, and so do my armpits. I am very black and blue, but besides that I am a 7 out of 10 today. I just wish i could sleep through the night though. Last night i woke up at 2AM. Ugh,that's annoying. Maybe tonight though. My moms coming back tonight to spend the night and hang out with me tomorrow. She lives one hour away. The companies always nice. I'm super excited for my appointment Tuesday! Yah, I get to shower that day too, and hopefully see what my boobs actually look like without the strap pushing them down. Can't wait!

Updated on 27 Mar 2012:
The time now is 3AM and I am beginning to wonder if I will ever be able to sleep through the night again. I woke up with my right side hurting so bad it was a stabbing burning pain. This is apparently normal. I don't know how proletariat can go off the medication so quickly I know I won't be one of those people. I wish I ws because the meds just make you out of it all the time. Tomorrow I mean today is a big day. I am leaving the house for my pre-op. I know I meantioned before but this is super exciting. My mother in-law will be taking me. One thing I do want to say is I am so glad I don't have to work this week. I thought I would be so bored but really I'm not. I'm so out of it I don't feel like doing anything plus everything is a chore. That's the update for now. I will let you know what the doctor says today.

Updated on 27 Mar 2012:
Day 6 counting the surgery day and wow what a day! Let me start with the good news I had my pre-op and all is well. The band above my boob got loosened which is amazing and my stitches came out. The appointment went quick and there wasn't much to it. I did find out I got 325cc on the left and 375 on the right. They look so great. It looks like I should have always had them. They look so real to me. I think I will love them. Today was not so good I got constipated and took 3 ducolax and it didn't seem to be helping. At this point I would have tried anything it hurt so bad. So I took milk of magnesia and well let me put it this way I clogged the toilet. It was discusting, nothing like I have ever seen before. Sorry for the gross details. Anyways after that I had diaerea so bad for like one hour. My husband was laughing at me because he told me nit to take all that stuff., and well you know when men are right they tend to rub it in a bit. I took pepto for some relief and it helped. Besides having a shitty day literally I git to take my first shower tonight, its amazing the things you take for granted. I loved itbut I was feeling some pain due to the medicine wearing off. My husband washed my hair and combed it and put it up. I laughed so hard. He hasn't got a clue,but he sure was adorable trying. That was the update for day 6. My fingers are crossed that I sleep through the night. U hadalot of visitors today and only a half hour nap so we'll see. Maybe tomorrow I will feel up to trying on clothes and updating my pictures.

Updated on 31 Mar 2012:
Well today is day 10 and I must say recovery is taking a lot longer than I expected. Yesterday I did not take the heavy pain pills. I took extra strength tylonol throughout the day and seemed to be fine. Uncomfortable is probably the best way to describe how I was feeling. I tried to drive yesterday for the first time since surgery. That went well, but after 10 minutes I had enough of that
I also took a shower by myself on day 8 which was huge! I can't wash my hair though which completely sucks! How does everyone not lift their arms up for a few weeks? Not being able to do my hair is so frustrating! I get out of breath and tired quickly and a lot. Its super annoying I feel so out of shape. I am used to working out 4-6 days/week. My husband said that's not it and that its going to take a lot longer to get out of shape. I am beginning to wonder if I am ever going to feel normal again. I go back to work on Monday which I am super excited for. Staying home any longer might drive me insane! On a better note my husband took me to dinner last night, and I ate too much, but it was delicious. Then when we got home he made me a rootbeer float. That's all for now!

Updated on 2 Apr 2012:
Day 12 Update. Today was my first day back to work! I was very happy to get back to work, it was getting pretty boring at home. Everything is alot more difficult including driving! I do not like driving right now. I forgot to mention yesterday was the first day I didn't take any medicine, oh and last night i slept awful. I am not sure if it was because i couldn't get comfy or because i took a 2 hour nap in the afternoon.Today was a different story though. I was very uncomfortableat work. I took some extra strength tylenol at noon. All i could think about was how bad i wanted to ice my new boobs.Its very difficult not being able to put my arms up I must add its super duper inconvenient and annoying. I wont be able to do this until next week. I did get the merena bra which arrived today along with my VS package. The bra is awesome! So I do indeed recommend this too. I am so happy i got the incision through the armpit. Plus I am so afraid to shave my armpits, its weird they dont hurt but how do you shave them if you are not suppose to lift your arms? The scars are so minimal, I definitely wont be able to find them after a while. One other complaint I have is the back of my tricep hurts bad, and tingles. Its super weird, i am not sure what that's all about. I hope i choose the right size too. I told my husband I will probably wish I've gone bigger and he said no way! So once i get to buy bras and wear v neck shirts I may agree. That's all for now! I must add every day is better! It seems like a very slow process though.

Updated on 12 Apr 2012:
3 weeks today and I feel great! On Tuesday I had another post op. I was super excited to her the strap off for good. It was a bit weird at first because you get used to it. I also got all my restrictions taken away. Dr. Bartell said I can do anything even run. I was super excited because I didn't think I would be able to until 6 weeks. I went to V.S and got 2 new bras. I know I know you are supposed to wait a few months but I couldn't wait. Dr. Bartell did say no underwire bras until he sees me in June. That sucks! My size right now is a 34D. My pain is very minimal. I can pretty much for everything except I haven't slept flat yet. I may try tonight. In the morning is when i feel pain. Its weird. Last night i did take a tylonol pm because i went for a 5 mile walk and i wanted to be safe just in case it was painfully. I can lift my arms almost all the way up. I walked again 5 miles today. I love them, I feel so much more confisoon, and I love how my clothes fit. I will post more. pictures soon. You wont believe the scars in my armpit. You can barely see them. Now i am supose to massage my boobs two to three times a. week. I expected it to hurt but it actually feels good. I was a little or any reason I had to do this again I wouldn't hesitate. It was well worth the pain, and the results are amazing!

Updated on 12 Apr 2012:
Sorry about all the spelling errors on the posts. I am updating from my phone and its super hard to see what your typing. I hope my posts make sense. I don't know how to go back and change the spelling errors on my profile from my phone.

Updated on 21 Apr 2012:
One Month Update! Everything is pretty much back to normal. I love the new me! I have been sleeping on my side, but am still afraid to sleep on my stomach. My boobs are getting softer each day. The scars are amazing,I can barely see them. The size I choose fits my body perfectly. Running is a bit uncomfortable still, but I have been wearing 2 sports bras, and getting used to them. The back of my tricep is still a little numb, which is pretty normal. Sometimes in the morning I feel a burning sensation in my side/boob. It goes away. I feel very confident, I just wish I could get back into my workout routine,its still hard to do lifting exercises/abs. It will get easier soon. If you are contemplating doing this surgery you should do it! I would do it again in a heartbeat. I get how people love plastic surgery. Uh Oh! Good luck to all the girls with upcoming surgery! Its So worth it! I cant wait till June when I can buy an underwire bra! YAH! I will update my post then.