40 Years Old and Finally Getting Boobs After 20 Years of Wanting - Los Gatos, CA

It's been about nine months since surgery. The disappointment in size choice has diminished somewhat. I still wish they were a little bigger -- like 300-325cc rather than 280 -- but they are a big improvement over what I had naturally. You'll notice from the pictures I have no cleavage unless I wear double padded bras. This is the Victoria's Secret Dream Angels Push-Up. It gives me the look I want for when I'm wearing clothes. I guess the upside is that I shouldn't have to worry about this little boobs giving me back pain. They are cute. So be it.

photos like this make me feel better about not spending any time time researching breast implant size before surgery.

I'd be lying if I said I don't think about my poor decision making on implant size almost every day. I should have gone 300cc, probably 325cc if the implants could fit. I'm 5'4" and 115 pounds.

The implants still are painful a few times a day, and other weeks, they hurt every few days. They always hurt for the first 10 minutes of my runs. I'm not sure if the pain goes away, or I just get used to it. The pain is more nerve-regeneration related, which doctors say can take months or years to go away.

The pain isn't enough for me to regret the implants. I'm much happier with my boobs now than I was for the past 30 years. But I do still wear double-padded bras to get the look I want in my clothes, and I am not crazy about how my breasts look when naked. Spend $8K, and you should be focusing a lot of energy on making sure the size is right. I still can't believe I didn't do that!