patsfan1231

It seems many are feeling like there was not enough removed during surgery. My BR was 4 months ago and although I seemed smaller 2 months ago than I do now I am happy with my new size. I had 3 lbs 2 oz removed total and am a C cup now. My breasts had no "lift" 8-10 weeks ago and now they have "fallen" to where I can lift them up a bit if that makes sense. They also look a little bigger than they did in Feb thru early April, but I have not gained weight... I think they are in the final healing stages and I like the overall shape and symmetry and size. I think it is VERY unfortunate that so many women here are not happy with the PS... and I don't quite understand why someone who was an E, F, G, or H cup could not be surgically reduced to a D cup if they made it clear pre-op that's what they wanted. It is a major and traumatic operation to go thru only to look like you barely had anything removed... but please give it a full 4-6 months to know your final results.

I think you have to make it very clear that is what you want, and since you are small/petite, your surgeon should not have an issue. I asked for a B cup in the preliminary interview and when he questioned me, I told the PS that I was afraid to say C because I wanted him to err on the small side, I did not want to go through all of this trauma and still be heavy breasted. I am an average size woman, slightly athletic build with broad shoulders and gain all my weight in my belly. We "agreed" on SMALL C prior to surgery and that's what I am... but in the past 3 weeks my boobs seem to have grown/settled into to a regular C (I have not gained weight). I had over 3 pounds total removed during surgery and my shoulders feel much better, I love my new bras and I love not having to powder my breasts to kingdom come every day & night. Stay firm in your request for smaller than D and good luck!

Dark nail polish can interfere with the O2 sat machine, a clip that is placed on your finger during surgery to moniter oxygen saturation in your blood. I was never told not to wear it, some places will remove the polish from one finger, but maybe the machines are able to "see" thru the polish better now. I worked in a hospital 16 years ago, that's how I know. :)

We were "quoted" 3 hours but it was just about 4 hours! I was in a thick mental fog for about 6 hours after surgery but other than a seriously injured uvula (from the ET tube) there were no complications in the OR or recovery room. Best of luck to you.

Thought I would add my update too, not quite 4 months post-op since my surgery was 12/31. I am very happy with the size, shape, and symmetry of my breasts after being a super dense and heavy D/DD I am now a much lighter "small" C and they are soft/rounded. The nipples are fairly symmetrical but not perfectly so, the right is about 20% numb and the left is still about 60% numb to touch but both are "reactive" to cold/stimulation. Scars are not bad, I never got the silicone sheets. I still have minor discomfort at the incision lines and am scared to have a mammogram in 4 weeks! The only issue that bothers me is that there is residual areolar tissue under each nipple (the vertical scars look excellent there) but my PS has not addressed this, I have not seen him since March. I will talk to him about it in late June when I go back and ask if it can be corrected. I want to lose 10 pounds. Nice to read everyone's updates!