55 years young, Sientra 330cc Anatomical Ovals - "About to Do IT!" - Philadelphia, PA

This is surreal! I never thought I'd be able to do this! I've spent the past 30 years of my life taking care of everyone else, and I'm trying to get over the guilt of it being "my turn". My pre-op is next week and then the following week, its lights out! Yes, I know my BF will love me just the way I am, but I want new shutters (that's how I explained it to him - he understands homeimprovementspeak!) I think he was a little hurt that I didn't bring this up until after I made my decision. I told him the truth - its a personal decision, and I don't need him to agree with it, just support it. Truth is, I didn't want him to be with me for the consults. I know he'd be adding in his two cents about size, etc., which I don't want since this is for me now him. He can be content with being able to hang out with the girls once I get them! So he's on board with the support part. He wants to take care of me after I have my surgery (ironically, I'm having it done in his home town, not my own). But I think I want my adult daughter to take care of me in my home, where I can whine and snivel about how much it hurts! And she'll be the one who gets it when I have a panic attack and freak out at the size of my boobs! I can just see the BF now "what are you freaking about - I thought you wanted to do this?" which will NOT help LOL! And I'm not too keen on sharing "frankenboob" with him. So I'm an older gal who has breasfed and have to shove my boobs in padded bras, so I only look good in clothes. I always had great breasts BC (yes, a stone age ago). My 32cs are now 34 wishful Bs! So I went to a few PS and did not like the first one at all. He told me nothing, and just gave me a quote for either a BL with implants or just implants. Then I saw two others who thought for the look I want (natural) that I didn't need a lift (but I would have gotten one if it was recommended). Apparently if the nipples are centered on the breast you cannot achieve as much with a lift because its not necessary to move the nipple up. I have a long torso anyway, and my boobs were never up around my neck anyway. So my PS offered me Sientra implants and for the aesthetic look I want, is using the oval base, moderate, at 290cc. I got to try on the implants in a sports bra, and 300cc looked really good. But I'm showing him tons of pics of the look I'm trying to get (and what I don't want - which is : No grapefruits - don't want to even see that line at the top of the breast unless its in a swimsuit or pushup bra). I'm going to let him use his judgement though about the size he actually puts in. I mean, the surgical fee is to pay for the doctor's expertise and talent, and he knows that I don't want to LOOK augmented. He also knows I can live with wishing I'd gone a bit larger, but would hate being too big! So this is happening in two weeks and I'm getting nervous. Not enough to back out though! I need some advice though - anyone find a way to keep the swelling to a minimum? And anyone have that recipe for making slushy icebags? I was going to ask my doctor to put in a long acting local if he's willing. I've had a recent surgery for a longterm pain problem which is a lot better, but I had to take Percocet and valium for a long time. I'm what they call "opiod tolerant" which means low doses of Percocet or Vicodin aren't going to cut it. This is what happens when your body gets used to drugs even though you aren't emotionally dependent or "addicted". I know I'm all over the place tonight, but I'm getting excited. So ladies who have already "been there, done that", please share your wisdom.
PS. I really have to give some credit to a doctor I won't name. I wanted a third opinion and this doc spent a lot of time with me, and told me honestly that he agreed with the PS who recommended the Sientra shaped implant. He doesn't use them for his younger patient population and said while he could operate on me, I'd be happier going with a physician experienced using form stable shaped implants. Nice to see integrity at work!

Into comments by mistake! Sorry! I tune in a lot. All of you offer support and practical advice (half of which I'll be searching post op because I forgot so much). I'll bet I need talking off the roof when i wake up and say "what the hell did I just do to myself ?" Thanks to all of you.

Went for preop and also had the EKG, chest X-ray and CBC required. I am confident of my surgeons ability, but in admit I was surprised when he said he would give me a range of sizes that would fit (300-400), but would not help me choose size. I thought I'd give him the option to decide between two sizes, and he'd use his best judgment when I got in the OR. But he said that he didn't want to be responsible for recommending or choosing a size and than have me be unhappy. So many surgeons like patients to allow them to try sizers in the OR and then decide what will get closest to the patients goals, this caught me a little off guard. It was hard to choose what would be best, but I settled on 330cc. I'm confident about shape and projection (Sientra anatomical). He did say that most patients who choose the smallest in the range usually wish they'd gone larger, so my final choice was 40ccs more than I originally picked. He was great about changing my muscle relaxant to something other than valium because that doesn't do a thing for me since I've taken it for years for back and hip spasms. He also gave me something to take morning of surgery for nausea so I don't wake up vomiting. I'm excited, but as a nurse, I am realistic about pain and recovery time. Here's wishing luck to all of the Ladies going under next week. I will post after photos! Thanks to all! P.S. I don't have a clue why my pics are upside down, but I can't seem to correct! Sorry.