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Breast Aug process for me..
So I will start at the beginning, as I should have... This past birthday, I decided to have a themed party and I chose the Hollywood theme. Of course, due to my looks, I picked Wonder Woman (Linda Carter). So when I tried on the custom suit I ordered, to my surprise the corset was too big for my boobs. That's where it all began for me!
When I finally decided to get a breast aug I did a lot of research with local physicians. Being in the medical industry I was able to get a lot of feedback. In the end I chose Dr. Jaime Garza. I knew he was perfect for me as soon as he introduced himself. I was already impressed in paper, all I needed was to feel safe and comfortable. During my first consultation, he gave me all the time I needed, answered all my questions and gave me his personal opinion (which doesn't happen much in medicine now days). Of course, went home and had the inevitable debate about what to do... Saline... or Silicone... The darn question. I went over it for days!! I looked all over the net, asked everyone I knew that had implants and touched as many boobies as I could get my hands on. Not being pervy! Finally I went for Silicone... The boobies I saw and touched made no difference in the end, because silicone is what I wanted from the beginning and I stuck to my feelings.
Then I went back for my pre-op and we talked about size and overall look. He asked what I was trying to achieve again and together we made the best decision. I think it's important to have a physician that listens to you, gives you opinion and you can still feel comfortable telling him yes or no. I was scheduled for March 20th at 9 a.m.
During the following days I did nothing but think about it, freak myself out and get anxious. I'm paranoid by nature. I am a little of a control freak and a bit OCD-ish... Not a good mix. 3 or 4 days prior to surgery I got a call that my surgery time was moved down to 11. What?? yeah, I flipped!! This was not in the plan and I just was not okay with it at all. Because, you know, I'm in control and all... Sure, whatever. Then I did what any normal person does and I called everyone that had the procedure and I asked for tips and to tell me exactly what I should expect. A little tip from me, DON'T DO THIS!! People will just freak you out and we just don't know how we will react to the procedure. All I can say is expect the worst possible pain, and you might be pleasantly surprised. I was expecting it to be horrible, since I have a non-existent pain threshold. So...The day before surgery I had a melt down, I flipped and ended up with some sort of medication in my system to calm me down. Not a fan of meds, but this helped lot.
The morning of surgery I wasn't as nervous as I thought I would be. We got to the surgery center and that was that. I was called in to get checked in and IV and all. Well I was poked all over because they couldn't find my veins... great! But the 2 nurses I was talking to were the sweetest ever so I couldn't even be mad.
Finally the doctor came and then the anesthesiologist and it was go time. By the way, I had to go tinkle like 3 times after I got the IV, not even kidding. Then the nurse that would be in the surgery came for me... she gave me a top shelf cocktail via IV and I was on the way to boobie land around noon.
Not sure how long after, I hear nurses telling me I need to move from the bed to a couch. I remember being grouchy and refusing to move. Well, apparently this didn't fly because they moved my ass to a couch, but I rally don't remember much of that. Then I remember my mother and hubby telling me that I had to wake up and it was time to go home... apparently the grouchy me wasn't scary enough because they dragged my butt out to the car and drove me home.. which I also do not remember. I finally woke up around 6pm and I'm on the couch at home... WOOOOE! Not sure how I got there and I feel a ton of bricks on my chest, I need water and I'm hungry. Apparently I demanded pizza during the wheelchair ride to the car. So, back at home I got green grapes, special k crackers and turkey slices. Not sure why I was even hungry.
The rest of the day I was not so much in pain, but with a huge burden on my chest and sleepy. Friday I felt a little better, but the bricks on the chest did not go away and it was hard getting up off the bed or couch. I slept a lot again. I think I recovered very quickly because I was back at work on Monday and by Tuesday I was wearing shirts over my head. Of course I had someone help me put them on and take them off. I do not recommend doing it yourself because it can hurt a bit.
Anyway.. right now it's been 7 days since surgery day and I just feel bruised and mildly sore. I only take pain meds to sleep just in case I hurt myself.
My advice would be to relax, expect bad pain, do take all your pain meds and nausea preventive stuff because it's better to be one step ahead than one step behind. I know a lot of people that don't like meds, myself being one, but in this case I'm also not a fan of discomfort, so I prefer to have all my meds. And the most important thing is to have someone there to care for you the first 2 or 3 days... someone you really trust and you feel ok with them wiping you after urinating or defecating... well defecating shouldn't be much of a problem the first 2 days. Anesthesia should mess you up a bit there... you also don't want to "push" or make any kind of effort because you will be in some pain if you do.
So there you have it, from a 26 year old female that has no children and 0 pain tolerance... it's not so bad- specially if you take all your meds.
I will add photos later and I'll be happy to answer any questions ;) Good night!
When I finally decided to get a breast aug I did a lot of research with local physicians. Being in the medical industry I was able to get a lot of feedback. In the end I chose Dr. Jaime Garza. I knew he was perfect for me as soon as he introduced himself. I was already impressed in paper, all I needed was to feel safe and comfortable. During my first consultation, he gave me all the time I needed, answered all my questions and gave me his personal opinion (which doesn't happen much in medicine now days). Of course, went home and had the inevitable debate about what to do... Saline... or Silicone... The darn question. I went over it for days!! I looked all over the net, asked everyone I knew that had implants and touched as many boobies as I could get my hands on. Not being pervy! Finally I went for Silicone... The boobies I saw and touched made no difference in the end, because silicone is what I wanted from the beginning and I stuck to my feelings.
Then I went back for my pre-op and we talked about size and overall look. He asked what I was trying to achieve again and together we made the best decision. I think it's important to have a physician that listens to you, gives you opinion and you can still feel comfortable telling him yes or no. I was scheduled for March 20th at 9 a.m.
During the following days I did nothing but think about it, freak myself out and get anxious. I'm paranoid by nature. I am a little of a control freak and a bit OCD-ish... Not a good mix. 3 or 4 days prior to surgery I got a call that my surgery time was moved down to 11. What?? yeah, I flipped!! This was not in the plan and I just was not okay with it at all. Because, you know, I'm in control and all... Sure, whatever. Then I did what any normal person does and I called everyone that had the procedure and I asked for tips and to tell me exactly what I should expect. A little tip from me, DON'T DO THIS!! People will just freak you out and we just don't know how we will react to the procedure. All I can say is expect the worst possible pain, and you might be pleasantly surprised. I was expecting it to be horrible, since I have a non-existent pain threshold. So...The day before surgery I had a melt down, I flipped and ended up with some sort of medication in my system to calm me down. Not a fan of meds, but this helped lot.
The morning of surgery I wasn't as nervous as I thought I would be. We got to the surgery center and that was that. I was called in to get checked in and IV and all. Well I was poked all over because they couldn't find my veins... great! But the 2 nurses I was talking to were the sweetest ever so I couldn't even be mad.
Finally the doctor came and then the anesthesiologist and it was go time. By the way, I had to go tinkle like 3 times after I got the IV, not even kidding. Then the nurse that would be in the surgery came for me... she gave me a top shelf cocktail via IV and I was on the way to boobie land around noon.
Not sure how long after, I hear nurses telling me I need to move from the bed to a couch. I remember being grouchy and refusing to move. Well, apparently this didn't fly because they moved my ass to a couch, but I rally don't remember much of that. Then I remember my mother and hubby telling me that I had to wake up and it was time to go home... apparently the grouchy me wasn't scary enough because they dragged my butt out to the car and drove me home.. which I also do not remember. I finally woke up around 6pm and I'm on the couch at home... WOOOOE! Not sure how I got there and I feel a ton of bricks on my chest, I need water and I'm hungry. Apparently I demanded pizza during the wheelchair ride to the car. So, back at home I got green grapes, special k crackers and turkey slices. Not sure why I was even hungry.
The rest of the day I was not so much in pain, but with a huge burden on my chest and sleepy. Friday I felt a little better, but the bricks on the chest did not go away and it was hard getting up off the bed or couch. I slept a lot again. I think I recovered very quickly because I was back at work on Monday and by Tuesday I was wearing shirts over my head. Of course I had someone help me put them on and take them off. I do not recommend doing it yourself because it can hurt a bit.
Anyway.. right now it's been 7 days since surgery day and I just feel bruised and mildly sore. I only take pain meds to sleep just in case I hurt myself.
My advice would be to relax, expect bad pain, do take all your pain meds and nausea preventive stuff because it's better to be one step ahead than one step behind. I know a lot of people that don't like meds, myself being one, but in this case I'm also not a fan of discomfort, so I prefer to have all my meds. And the most important thing is to have someone there to care for you the first 2 or 3 days... someone you really trust and you feel ok with them wiping you after urinating or defecating... well defecating shouldn't be much of a problem the first 2 days. Anesthesia should mess you up a bit there... you also don't want to "push" or make any kind of effort because you will be in some pain if you do.
So there you have it, from a 26 year old female that has no children and 0 pain tolerance... it's not so bad- specially if you take all your meds.
I will add photos later and I'll be happy to answer any questions ;) Good night!
My Dr. Was Jaime Garza in San Antonio Texas and I...
My Dr. Was Jaime Garza in San Antonio Texas and I have to say he is amazing. He made me feel so comfortable during my 2 pre-op visits... I don't remember him in the OR but he was there lol.. my anesthesiologist Dr. Hamilton was fantastic! Love her!
Dr. Garza was very good about telling me what to expect and how to prepare. The only issue I had was that my surgery time was moved to a later time and that freaked me out. We also started 25 minutes late and that's just never ok in my book WITH ANYTHING!!! But I understand things happen so I wasn't too upset.
Pain was bad the first day, not as bad today... Dr. Garza gives a liquid pain killer- it's heaven. Pain relief comes fast..
Dr. Garza was very good about telling me what to expect and how to prepare. The only issue I had was that my surgery time was moved to a later time and that freaked me out. We also started 25 minutes late and that's just never ok in my book WITH ANYTHING!!! But I understand things happen so I wasn't too upset.
Pain was bad the first day, not as bad today... Dr. Garza gives a liquid pain killer- it's heaven. Pain relief comes fast..
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