6 1/2 months Lift/Augmentation and LOVING THEM!!!! ;) - Louisiana, LA

Thank you!

Thank you...congrats to you as well. My surgeons office called me to let me know they had an opening on the 26th (which is the date I had originally requested) available. So I scooped it up :) That gives me one more full recovery day before returning to work the following Thursday. I am carefully reading everyones preop and postop info to make sure I do everything I can to have a safe and speedy recovery. So great to hear that you are scheduled for the same time. We can countdown together! :):):) Is this your first breast surgery?

Are you getting implants as well? I cannot decide what size to get. I have some time to decide but I want to make the right choice. That is kinda driving me crazy. I'm sure my husband thinks I am nuts because ever since I scheduled all i do is read and look at boobie pics :)

I am thinking I might like to be a full "C" maybe even a "D". I just have to see more photos of women my size to see what the difference looks like. It's hard to tell though.

My husband is supposed to be home with me for at least the day of and 2 days after surgery. I am taking the advice of the ladies on this site and getting zippered tops and plan on sleeping on the recliner. The neck pillow is great idea...I've added it to my list, thanks :) I have to be back at work the following Thursday (my surgery is Wednesday after Christmas) so I am hopint to be off of pain medicine by then.

Oh-also wanted to tell you that I have the exact same issue with anesthesia. I get very very nauseous. I actually vomited during my first c-section. I am going to have to make sure to tell them that at preop so that they know to give me something for it right away. So have you been able to peek at yours yet? The suspense would be killing me :)

Do you know how many cc's yet ?

Oh my goodness I was soooooo sick when I first woke up it was horrible !!! And no I'm wrapped up tight !! I can see them peeking out the top from swelling and I can't believe they are perky !!! I can't wait till tomorrow when I get my drains out

no, not sure yet. i tried on and liked 400cc's but i am afraid they might be too big since it is hard to tell what they will look like with my own breast tissue too. 350's seemed a bit small to me but my surgeon seems to think that is a good size for me. i just don't know...decisions. Perky is a beautiful word :):):) I can't imagine that one day soon that will be me. Are you able to lift your arms above your head comfortably? What size did you go with?

Funny story I had my friend call the office the first day I was out of surgery to see how many cc's they put in and the girl must have misread my file and told us 575!!! I started crying. But then I called my Dr. And he said no 375!! Thank god. I went from a D to a B so I think I'll be back to a small D. I haven't tried to lift my arms since they told me not too yet. But I'm 4 days post and I feel like I could lift them if I wanted and I got the full anchor lift.

I would go 400 If I was you.

LOL! Uhhh yeah...big difference between 575 & 375. Thank you so much for giving me this info. It really really helps to settle my nerves. Are you sleeping well at night? How did you from D to B? Weight loss?

Yes I lost 35 pounds and I think 15 of that was boobs! Haha yes the Percocet made me sooooo tired. Sleeping upward is hard but like I said that airplane neck pillow is a life saver !!!

350 is plenty! I went with 300 and feel that I might have overdone it! Don't forget that they are lifting tissue back up AND putting CC's in.

thank you! i am spending lots of time learning from all of the ladies on here. it really is a great site. I will definitely post my journey as I go along.

thank you nomenome! I did go and read your profile. I totally relate! :) I actually put back on about 5-8lbs and you wouldn't think it would make a difference but my breasts have lost most of the wrinkling they had when i was down to my lowest weight. i was a big "D" at my highest weight. i tell my husband all the time that i am too young to have 80 year old lady boobs! and he married "D" boobs and now he's got out of shape "B"s to look at : / But even before i met him i have wanted to do this. i just hope my ps can really shape them up for me and fill them in. my nipples have gotten so large and my skin is so loose with no density that it is difficult to really fit into any bra no matter what size. and usually the skin on the upper part of my breasts just sits wrinkled and bunched up in a push up bra. so i am ready to get this done...so ready. wish i could do it now. i am making my list :) I don't have much on it now, just a neck pillow for upright sleeping and zippered/button tops. i will make sure all of my housework is done before i go but with 3 sons ages 5-14 i don't think a clean neat house will last long. i will be posting a chore list. anyway, glad you are doing so well. i keep thinking about the pain but feeling optimistic after reading some of the most recent posts of ladies just having it done. i will need a full lift (obviously) so i am a bit scared of my husbands reaction to my soon to be "frankenboobs" as well as pain. i guess we shall see. thanks for commenting...great to hear from you.

You nailed it i referred to mine as 90 yr old boobs. Lol. The same issues with skin wrinkling up and not staying in a bra. Just horrible. I feel for you. My hubby was scared to see but i made him look at the pics on the site with me. Lol. He said he was expecting worse. The lift and implants will definitely even you up and fix the low nips. That was my concern as well. Once my implants drop they will be in the middle i forgot what that was like lol. I honestly have had no pain. Been sleeping fine. So everyones pain tolerance is different. I just told myself they can only go up from here. Any discomfort would be worth it. I think with 3 kids under your belt you will be fine. I can't wait for you to get them! The waiting for the swelling and dropping is killer i can't wait to see the end result. :-) keep us posted !

Thank you! Yes you are right. I can so see myself taking on too much too soon. But I have it in my head that I must be careful because I can disrupt the healing process if I don't. And I DO NOT want to do that. The great advice I have been getting on here helps alot. I intend to let my hubby take care of me and I will probably just have to close my eyes to the mess the kids make while I am down. My husband is great, but he doesn't mind the house becoming a wreck like I do. I am pretty sure he doesn't even notice :) Totally a guy! I plan on leaving the Christmas tree and decorations up extra long this year. I will have to get the house picked up from the morning mess and then we have Christmas dinner at mom's house on Christmas night and then I head to the surgery center the next morning. And I am an organizer!! I have to have everything planned to the tee and this will be no different. It drives my husband crazy because he is totally the opposite. It will be interesting to try to fit it all in...lol. I will certainly be updating :) Thanks for the advice...much appreciated!

I know exactly how you feel. I had 4 consults over 6 weeks. I got good info from all of them. You will love this forum for info and advice. It has so far been a huge help to me since I started this journey. The ladies on here are great-very helpful. Good luck to you. Keep us posted on your consult. Are you having lift with implants?

I agree the info on here has been a great help! I am hoping I don't have to have a lift and can get the fullness I want with just the implants but I will know more after next week.

To be perfectly honest, I cried when told that for optimal results a lift was required. In the end, it is the required procedure that accomplish the results. I have friend who did not opt for the lift...she has nice breasts..... that sag! The Doc knows best. I hardly doubt the surgeon will perform a procedure that will hinder his reputation! Have faith... : )

So I went for my consult today and was told I need an anchor lift before I can get implants and that they need to be done at least 3 months apart..so disappointed, I dont think we can afford to do both so may just have the lift and hope I like how they look..

Sorry :( I know it is disappointing. Depending on the amount of tissue you already have, you could get a really nice result without implants. I considered all of these things myself. I went to 4 consults and only one of the docs that I saw told me I must have two surgeries to do lift and implants. I, like you, do not have tons of money laying around but I certainly was not willing to jeopardize my safety to have the two procedures together just based on the financial aspect of this. So, I went home and researched as much as possible and decided that it is perfectly safe to have both procedures in one surgery. It is more expensive to have a lift with the implants vs implants no lift, but much less expensive to do them both at once rather than come back in time to do an entire surgery again. Not to mention...the hassle of going through two surgeries and recovery. But, you must find a doctor who is confident he can do both procedures safely for you. My advice is to schedule a few more consults and research, research, research.

I agree with finallyhere; I had both procedures in the same operation. I am not financially endowed. When opting for the "2 4 1 " special, there is no need to pay the OR- anesthesiologist fees twice. When the Dr's office telephone to book my surgery time, they made mention of this ( two surgery option ), I flat out replied "NO". However, I only went for 325 CC's max. It is possible this influenced the final decision at the Dr's. The best tool is knowledge...acquire the necessary data. Good luck to you and this oddyssey ! : )

Did you have your consult yet Suzi1968?

Schedule anymore?

Hi finallyhere, I did have it and was told I need an anchor lift before having implants. He thinks with the amount of hang I have that it is safer and will produce better results if i do the lift first then wait a minimum of 3 months to do the implants. I was disappointed, but in doing more research I do think he's right. I would rather do it in two stages and have great results.