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53 Year Old Scheduled for BA on April 4, 2012! Can't Wait! Nervous About Recovery and Size. - Grand Rapids, MI

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I have struggled with my self image since the age...

momofSPAMarch 19, 2012
WORTH IT$6,500

I have struggled with my self image since the age of 12 when my friends were needing bras and nothing was happening for me. I have been married for 31derful years and have three children. I successfully breastfed three children until they were ready to switch to drinking from a cup. I have considered this procedure for years and finally decided I am ready to have normal proportions for the first time in my life. I feel very uneasy about size and the recovery. The time is moving so slowly as I wait for my surgery date. I just hope everything turns out the way I dream it will. It is so hard to picture myself being anything except devoid of breast tissue.

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Douglas Leppink, MD

Douglas Leppink, MD

Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

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Angie_M
March 20, 2012

I can feel your pain in this review. I'm sorry you've always been sad about your lack of breast development.

Do you know if you're going with saline or silicone yet?

Here's what some doctors have to say about choosing the right size for you.

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Angie_M
March 20, 2012

Also, check out Makenzie's breast aug review and her videos. Very informative!

momofSPA
March 20, 2012
Silicone, as recommended by my PS. I trust him. Thanks for the reading recommendations. I will definitely check them out when I have time to focus on them. It is 83 degrees and sunny today (Michigan)! Crazy! I feel like I am in Florida! I am getting spring cleaning done inside and out! Nesting!
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Angie_M
March 20, 2012

Lucky you! I'm from Michigan but now live in rainy, windy Seattle :0)

Good to get all that cleaning done before your surgery!

UPDATED FROM momofSPA
7 days pre

I have one week until my BA! Time has still been...

momofSPAMarch 28, 2012
I have one week until my BA! Time has still been going so slowly as I wait with anticipation for my body to finally "grow up" and become a woman. I still am having trouble imagining myself and what I will look like after my surgery. Any other changes to our bodies normally occur over a period of time except for the rapid weight loss after delivering a baby. Of course I hope for a smooth recovery and that I will be completely satisfied and that I will be free from any complications. No one predict how my recovery will go so I will have to wait and see. I have not taken any before pictures. We have a 15 year old son and I am not sure how to keep photos private from him so I have to give that some thought. Any suggestions?

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DRgirl
March 31, 2012
Less than a week now for you! Please keep us updated; I will be thinking about you on your big day!
momofSPA
March 31, 2012
Thank you DRgirl. I am excited! I told my husband I want him to take some before pictures of me. I think we will buy a separate memory card to store the pictures on since we have a 15 year old son. I will probably discard the disc after a year so some day in the future our kids don't find the disc after we are gone and look at them. Can you imagine somebody discovering pictures like that of their parents! But I do want to document my progression because I think it will help me see the progress more objectively. I know it can take quite a bit of patience to wait while they settle into place or drop and fluff as it is called.
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4 days pre

I am wondering how I am going to do after surgery....

momofSPAMarch 31, 2012
I am wondering how I am going to do after surgery. My surgery is on Wednesday and my husband will be with me Wed.-Fri. On Friday night our 29 year old daughter is coming for the weekend because my husband has to work on Saturday. Then she leaves Monday, my husband works Monday, and our youngest, a 15 year old son, goes back to school on Monday also. I will have to drive to pick him up from school on Monday afternoon. Reading some people's stories makes me wonder if I will be able to do this. He turns 16 at the end of the month. Too bad he can't drive on his own yet. Then I would have one less thing to think about during my recovery. I am wondering about whether or not I will be able to reach up to the cupboard to get a glass or a plate. Will I be able to reach up to the microwave which is mounted above the stove? Etc, etc, etc! I know recovery is a very individual thing so no one can answer these questions. I will just have to wait and see. Even is it is difficult, I will survive this! I sure have a lot of unanswerable questions though. I need to hire a nanny for myself!

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