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It's my Time :-) 1 Week Before I Get my Babies, YAY! - Honolulu, HI
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So after being on and off of RealSelf for about a...
colorhawaiiJanuary 8, 2014
WORTH IT$8,000
So after being on and off of RealSelf for about a year now, I FINALLY have paid for my twins in full and am ready to get my babies! A little over a week left before the procedure, and I am sooooo nervous about everything, but excited at the same time. If I could get my boobies tomorrow, I would do so in a heartbeat! I'm strongly considering making a blog about my experience, considering the fact that I've seen very few women of color (African American in particular) blogging their experience. I sometimes wonder if there's some type of stigma associated with BAs and our culture... Hmmmm.... whatever the case maybe, I am fortunate that I am able to do this, and have always wanted bigger boobs since college :-). The plan right now is 500-550, or possibly 600cc (leaving it in my surgeon's hands :-)) silicone unders via transaxillary. Just started taking my Vit K today, and now it's settling in that my boobies are just around the corner waiting to meet me. Ill keep yal posted, and will do photos after the BA :-)
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3 days post
Mission Complete!
colorhawaiiJanuary 20, 2014
Aahhhh, so the boobies are finally in!!! Wow, what an experience it's been! I'm so glad I got it over with! So far things are okay. The pain is bearable, and the ladies look decent. My transaxillary incision looks great this far; the stitches will be coming out today :-). Will post more after my post op appt!
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UPDATED FROM colorhawaii
6 days post
5 days post-op- Cleared from the hideous wrap :-)
colorhawaiiJanuary 23, 2014
So I Just hit post -op day 5 and I thought I would never be happier to hear that sentence... "Oh, you don't need the wrap anymore" at my post-op appt ... I thought I would at least be on it for another 2 weeks...
I had to shake my head in disbelief for a few seconds.... gosh, I was so relieved I actually jumped up and hugged my PS!!!! That really made my day!
So the girls are in their pockets, just bought the Motherhood Lily Pads (which are awesome!), tried on a few shirts without the ace wrap, and could not believe what a few silicone nipple covers and a cute shirt (sans bra) could do for a fresh post-op BA gal.... Still have healing to do, but this is definitely a milestone :-). As far as pain goes, it's more of a pressure than anything, but it's something that I can easily acclimate to... Still have some bruising under the breasts at the creases, but im sure the DMSO will help with it. Still can't lift my LO, and I'm more comfortable sleeping upright, but it's all part of the healing process...
I was also very fortunate to speak to a few ladies while I was in the waiting room about their BAs :-) Its so nice to be able to converse face-to-face with fellow women who've gone through the exact same thing as you :-). You learn so much and can share valuable information with each other that can ultimately have an impact on the healing process. What a support system!
*^&InLoveWithMyBoobies/PS/PS&Staff/FellowPts!!!!&^*
I had to shake my head in disbelief for a few seconds.... gosh, I was so relieved I actually jumped up and hugged my PS!!!! That really made my day!
So the girls are in their pockets, just bought the Motherhood Lily Pads (which are awesome!), tried on a few shirts without the ace wrap, and could not believe what a few silicone nipple covers and a cute shirt (sans bra) could do for a fresh post-op BA gal.... Still have healing to do, but this is definitely a milestone :-). As far as pain goes, it's more of a pressure than anything, but it's something that I can easily acclimate to... Still have some bruising under the breasts at the creases, but im sure the DMSO will help with it. Still can't lift my LO, and I'm more comfortable sleeping upright, but it's all part of the healing process...
I was also very fortunate to speak to a few ladies while I was in the waiting room about their BAs :-) Its so nice to be able to converse face-to-face with fellow women who've gone through the exact same thing as you :-). You learn so much and can share valuable information with each other that can ultimately have an impact on the healing process. What a support system!
*^&InLoveWithMyBoobies/PS/PS&Staff/FellowPts!!!!&^*
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January 23, 2014
You look great girl. How many CC's did you end up getting? Are they high profile?
January 23, 2014
Hey thanks :-) I got 550R and 600L. Yup they are HPs Allergan. They are still hard though. How are your tatas doing???
January 23, 2014
Mine are hard and still really high. It's depressing seeing all these other women's breasts drop so quickly. My surgeon said because I got such large implants it would be a while before they dropped, but then I look at yours and I'm like dumbfounded.
January 24, 2014
I think yours look great for crease incisions though and from looking at your pics I can see slight dropping! Do you have a pic from today? You have no bruising (which I have under my arms and under my boobs horribly),and I think that since I had to wear this terrible ace wrap that forces the implants down for almost a week (and my incisions were transaxillary), it helped a lot even though it was a total pain! If im not mistaken, I dont think you can wear an ace wrap for too long with crease incisions , as you dont want to place pressure on that incision site. Have you been doing exercises/massages?
January 24, 2014
I took the ace bandage off at the 48 hr mark. My PS advised to massage only the top half of my breast at my day 4 post-op appointment. I'll post a pic later tonight.. I'm too loopy on meds to do it now hehe.
January 25, 2014
I wore two tightly wrapped ace bandages for a week after my BA, crease incision and 650cc HP... And now it's a max impact sports bra and bandeau strap for 4 weeks day and night.
January 25, 2014
I saw your update and can see a difference!!!! I looked at mine in the mirror today and noticed that my left boob is dropping waaaay faster than my right now..... I hope I'm not experiencing any cc or bottoming our yet :-/. Think I'm gonna just put the band on my right boob only... I'm also feeling my skin stretching and it actually buuurrrnnnsss! R u experiencing that???? It's especially around my sternum!
January 25, 2014
What is a bandeau strap? I'm hoping I don't HAVE to wear any strap but since I see one dropping faster than the other I'm def gonna bring up
To my PS. It's sooo hard to believe u have that size. It looks so natural!
January 25, 2014
I'm not feeling the burning but my skin is so dry and flakey!! I'm having to put vitamin e oil on like 3x a day! And my right has dropped more than my left but I've asked multiple docs and at this point it's normal for them to be different :)
January 25, 2014
The strap goes around your back and up over the top of your breasts. It increases the way "gravity" helps them to drop and I wear it at night to keep gravity from helping the implants to slide to my sides...
January 28, 2014
I didn't know silicone could be placed transax!!!???
January 28, 2014
Yes!
My PS use the Keller funnel :-) Look it up on youtube it's very easy and safe to do! He's put 800cc implants in transax, lol!
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