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• Posted to YES I did it! , 5 months post op new pics - Montreal, QC on 31 Jan 2013

  Please, please do yourself a favor and don't stress it! I am so jealous looking at your pics and would trade places with you in a heart beat!! For some stupid reason I believed my ps when he said I would be fine with the donut lift and I can't tell you how disappointed I am! I truly think if I went for a consult with a new ps he would think I still needed a lift. I am bigger than I wanted to be (ended up with a D, which means all new bras and bathing suits), the nipple on the left is flat on the bottom and I still have no feeling on that side. I was not concerned about scars and would have done any time of lift he thought necessary. My 2 biggest concerns were sensation and size, I'm 0-0 on those! He claims he is happy with the results and that since I am only 4 months out things will still change. I don't see the things I am unhappy about changing only getting worse. Being 45 I know my skin is only going to stretch more and my big heavy boobs will just sag more. Then I am no better off AND out $8,000! I plan to push hard for a revision (on his dime) at my 8 month check up, which is the next time I see him. In the mean time, I will look at your wonderful outcome and remember there is hope! Your scars will fade (I am only a few weeks ahead of you and mine are losing their angry red color) and in the end you are going to have the outcome you (and I) always dreamed of :)

• Posted to YES I did it! , 5 months post op new pics - Montreal, QC on 11 Oct 2012

  I had my 2 week post-op check yesterday (was actually 2 weeks last Monday). He took off the tape covering my scars and advise I go by the pre-cut silicone sheeting. Says the store brand at Walgreens/CVS is just as good as any name brand and no need to spend the extra money. They come pre-cut for all types of incision and his belief is they work better than any "scar oil". Best thing is it isn't something you have to think about daily. You wear them for 3 to 4 days till they starting coming off, then just replace. I think I heard him say I would be using them for a very long time so I am sure I will know which ones I like and ones I don't by the time I'm done with them :) As for "feeling normal" again, this has been my experience. I am a cleaner also and am blessed to work from home. After over doing it before the one week mark, I have really been more cautious about what I do but am able to do more and more all the time. Seems my biggest problem has been I don't realize that I am doing something that is going to hurt, until it's done and too late. I haven't had any problem raising my arms (which I was anticipating and bought several pj's and new shirts b/c of?) but pushing and pulling really hurt. I thought the arm raising was going to be a huge issue (like washing & drying hair, getting clothes on, ect..) but that has never bothered me. My biggest pain inducers are the pushing/pulling actions, even simply things (like yanking open the fridge door!) Keeping that mind, I have really tried to adjust my actions. With 4 of us, going to the grocery can fill up a cart quickly, so I made sure I took my teenager to handle the cart. I don't have any small kids around but if your grand-kids are small, really be carefully about lifting them. OH, on a "cleaning note" I have found that wiping things really hurts! Something about that motion is something I am still not able to do comfortably and pulling clothes out of the washer isn't something I do (did that one day I over did and haven't made that mistake again!) As for the pain, there are very specific areas that hurt: 1st and worse is bi-lateral running from sternum to under both breast; 2nd down the middle of my sternum & 3rd under my areola's (specially the right side that I have totally feeling of my nipple vs my numb left). Doc says my main pain has something to do with the pectoral muscle and to give it time. He reminded me several times that I am only 2 weeks out!! Guess my expectations were a little high? That is kinda normal for me too :) Please continue to keep the updates coming and I will do the same. Again, I am open to any questions. BTW I forgot to get my pics yesterday but from looking at your pic's, we are/were at a very similar starting point. I did find out that I ended up with 280 cc silicone on both sides and even thought I was told not to, I went to Kohls for a couple of the Bali bras that are mentioned by a few on here and even with the amount of swelling I still have, I fit into both C & D's depending on which bra it was. For me that is exactly what I had in mind!

• Posted to 6 weeks for the Big DAY breast lift and augmentation need a survival kit any feedback would help ! on 7 Oct 2012

  My doc put me in the Intuition Post Op bra (here the link http://www.postopbra.com/ ) It is very comfortable and was designed by 2 women who were going through the process and understood what was needed. I only got one from my doc so I bought the Mirena post surgical for another option. I find them both very supportive and both are front closure which was VERY necessary for me at the very beginning!

• Posted to YES I did it! , 5 months post op new pics - Montreal, QC on 5 Oct 2012

  It sounds as though we have a lot in common (as do a lot of us on this board)! I am staring at the big 4-5 coming up quickly and for some reason had always said if I didn't do it (surgery) by then, I never would. For a little history, I am 5' nothing and around 125 lbs (like to be closer to 120), have given birth 4 times and the first pregnancy starting when I was 18. I don't think I ever really knew what my body was capable of looking like as a full grown woman and 3 more kids over the next 12 yrs took their toll. Add that wonderful thing called gravity and we can all guess that I looked nothing like those beautiful models in the Vicky's ad. I had ALL my reproductive parts removed at the age of 32 and in 7 years I turned into an 80 yr old woman! By the time I worked my way through every type of doctor I hoped could help and received lots of useless drugs & worse advise, I was sure I was as old as I felt and the calendar was just wrong. That was all until I saw a segment on the news about Bio Hrt pellets! I made an apt the very next day and within 4 weeks I morphed into a very young feeling 30'ish woman. Problem was, no matter how healthy and sexy I felt, no amount of hormones would bring back my 18 yr old breast. Don't get me wrong, this wasn't the first time I had found issue with my breasts, in fact, my husband and I had been talking about "fixing" them since I was 30. We just never got past the talking phase. But now I found myself thinking about it nearly daily. I had a great, though sometimes over-active libido, I was able to exercise and not only lose that 15-20 lbs that never wanted to leave but was even able to build muscle again. For the first time since I was a teenager, I wanted to show a little skin but for all my 'want to' my breast held me back. It's not like we can really wear those beautiful maxi dresses when you need an under-wire & push'em up bra to fill it out! I think that it is when I really got serious about the surgery. I will admit, I only went to one doctor but I went for consults several times over a year and 1/2 before I even scheduled a date or introduced my husband to him and 10 days ago (9/24/12) I finally did it!!!!!!!!!!!! I had a donut lift with an augmentation and even now I am very pleased with the results. As stupid as it sounds, I really don't even know what size of implant I have but I know that they are Mentor silicone. I guess when I go back on the 10th, I will find out the details. Going in the cc amount was undetermined b/c we were not sure how much breast tissue I would have after the lift and I was adamant to stay a C cup. I have been a 36/C all my life, except with the babies and I felt it was just the right size for my 5 foot athletic build. I have had over a dozen surgeries all over my body but this was my very first elective. Because I have had complications both minor and major after some of those surgeries, I took all the time I could getting myself in the best possible mental and physical health beforehand. I did hours of research and came up with a whole list of vitamins, minerals and exercises to help as well as what I needed to avoid. I started all of it at least 4 weeks before. Even with all that I had come up with, my doctor provided what I believe to be the most crucial aids. At my 2 week pre-op visit he gave me his paper work to read over, in it an herb that I had not read about anywhere else was on the list of supplements to begin before a surgery. The herb was Arnica Montana and I was to take 4 tabs, sublingually 4 times a day for the 5 days prior to surgery and for 10 days after. It’s benefit is said to aid in muscle soreness and to lessen bleeding & bruising. I cannot sing the praises of this herb enough!! Considering the amount of cutting and sewing done to my chest you would expect some type of bruising but I have NONE! I didn’t even bruise where my I.V. was and I always bruise there. I am still taking the full line up of vitamins & herbs and am eating a diet high in protein and believe it has helped tremendously. Unfortunately, I do still have the need for pain meds but in all likelihood it is self inflected. By Friday & Saturday last week I only had to take a couple of the whole day but then b/c I felt so good I got a little carried away cleaning on Sunday and have been back at to square one b/c of over doing it. Lesson learned and I hope to be w/o the need for them by the 2 week mark! I am so sorry this turned out to be so long but I can completely empathize with all of your fears/concerns and general questioning of your decision and I wanted you to know that I was just in your shoes and the only question I have for myself now is WHY DID I WAIT SO LONG!! I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers as your big day drawers near and please feel free to ask anything I can help with. I think you can tell, there isn’t much I won’t tell on myself and have appreciated everyone who was so supported of me before & during such a scary/exciting time. If you want to see some before/after pics I go back to the doc on the 10th and will get the CD then

• Posted to 6 weeks for the Big DAY breast lift and augmentation need a survival kit any feedback would help ! on 5 Oct 2012

  I did a lot of research on vitamins, minerals and general diet to aid in healing and followed it to the best of my ablity for the 4 weeks prior (I had BA/Lift 11 days ago). So far I am recovering beautifully but am probably the most amazed by the Arnica Montana! I started taking 4 tabs (sub ling) 4X a day for 5 days before and have continued for the 10 days post.I had a donut lift and sub musc aug and I have NO bruising!! I don't know what else to attribute that to. I didn't even bruise from my IV and I always bruise there. I started most of the supplements based on my own research but it was my doc who prescribed the AM, 2,000 mgs of Vit C and 50 mgs of Zinc pre and post op. It took me 15 yrs to talk myself into this surgery and I nearly backed out all the way up to the point of climbing on the operating table.If I can be of any more help, please just ask. I totally get how scary this can be!