Gordon Wilkes, MD, FRCSC

I’ve scheduled an appointment with Dr Gordon Wilkes in Edmonton, AB for less than 2 weeks from now. He is retiring in summer 2018. I went for 3 separate consults with different surgeons and he was the best for my needs by far! It also worked to my benefit that he happened to be the least expensive of the 3, but that is certainly not at all why I chose him to be my surgeon. I felt very rushed with another surgeon and he didn’t even take a single measurement or answer any questions before running out the door to another client. I didn’t even get to try on sizes in that consult. The second consult was with a very well known female doctor who also was a very good contender but in the end I chose Dr. Wilkes because of his amazing reviews on ratemd website as well as his attention to detail and his honesty with what would look good on me. He was very patient, did not rush, told me the process in great details and also took the time to look at my wish photos and take measurements in order to give me the best recommendation possible. I really trusted his expertise and I believe his bedside manner is fantastic. It’s really a shame he is retiring but I’m glad I was able to get an appointment with him before he does!
So my story is much like others. I breastfed 3 children and was left with sad, deflated, stretch-marked breasts. I used to be respectable 32B and now am barely able to fill a 32A bra. As an aspiring fitness competitor I would like my body to look it’s best on stage. After 3 kids I can work out to improve other areas of my dog but sadly there is not much I can do for my boobs to make them more appealing. I’m looking forward to feeling a little bit more womanly!

Updated on 28 Jan 2018:
More wish pics and also me as I look ‘before’. I’m getting kind of nervous and debating size now. I don’t want to look overdone. Maybe I should scale down a little bit to 350s range?

Updated on 7 Feb 2018:
Getting very nervous. My husband is over the moon excited (lol, figures...). He never pressured me into this but you could just tell he was hoping I would make the choice myself. We had a chat about it and he confessed how relieved he was that I made the decision. Breastfeeding really did a number on my girls and after losing the baby weight they are just so sad and deflated, with sunken nipples. Not very sexy at all. I know I’m making the right decision but I’m still a bit nervous and going through some emotional swings.

So funny story... when I went to the bank to withdraw the money for the surgery deposit the bank teller asked me what it was for. I told her to please make the draft out to Dr. Wilkes and she then proceeded to strongly discourage me from spending money on plastic surgery. I couldn’t believe how unprofessional that was of her, she didn’t even know what surgery I was booking! I let it go but in the back of my mind thought how funny... I haven’t even had the surgery and I’m already being criticized for it. I haven’t told anyone other than my husband so we are the only ones who know. I did mention to my boss that I will have to be on light duty and he didn’t inquire into why, just asked me to bring a doctor’s note. I think he will be able to easily put 2 and 2 together if he were to look up the name of the surgeon on the doctor’s note but I trust that he is professional and will be able to keep it to himself (I hope!).

For those of you who’ve had to recover while at work, to any co-workers inquiring on why you are light duty what did you say? I really don’t want to have to tell anyone the truth and I believe I will be able to hide it well except for the fact that I will not being doing my share of the lifting and manual labor involved in my job. I’d like to tell them I got a hernia surgery or something but I don’t know how believable that is.

Here’s a few more wish pics for now!

Updated on 7 Feb 2018:
For some reason this one didn’t load onto my other update.

Updated on 11 Feb 2018:
I am very swollen and bruised. Trying to take it easy but as you know a mom never really gets to have a break for long. Looking at them tonight they seem too large. I’m looking forward to the swelling going down as it’s pretty uncomfortable. Here’s a few pics for now. Overall recovery so far I am quite nauseated despite all the anti-nausea medications but this is pretty typical for me. The pain is there but it’s very bearable with the anti-pain medications. Definitely uncomfortable but doable! Looking forward to healing :)

Updated on 27 Feb 2018:
Went back to work about 5 days post-op as I wasn’t able to book any time off. I am on light duty. Luckily my boss is being cool and low-key about this and giving me the easier jobs. I did not tell anyone about his surgery and am doing my best to hide it from my co-workers. I don’t think they suspect anything. Unfortunately I’ve come down with a bit of a flu this week and have all the muscle aches and pains from that on top of the aches and pains from the surgery. I suspect I have a bit of hypersensitivity as even the slightest touch on my breasts is very painful. Driving down the road and hitting bumps sucks! I think this week is worse than the first week due to the hypersensitivity but everything I read online says this will be short lived so that’s good! I’m so very happy I went with the peri-areolar incision. At my 1 week post-op appointment we changed the tape and I was giving instructions on how to do it myself. I’ll be changing the tape weekly for the next 2-3 months. Things are a bit sensitive right now but I’m looking forward to a few weeks from now when I can start working out again and feeling normal.

Updated on 4 Mar 2018:
Right side is settling faster than left. The hypersensitivity is going down a little bit the last couple of days - yay!