The anxiety and obsessively researching is growing by the minute. I have surgery scheduled in 3 days. I'm a mom of four and breastfed some, but never really got the hang of it. My boobs have remained perky but have lost some fullness. I've always had an OK rack, but I do have an athletic square shape up top and always wanted to have a more voluptuous top half matching my larger bootie. I've been to several consultations over the years, but always chickened out when it came to scheduling the procedure. Probably because I wasn't confident with previous surgeons. My husband is a butt man and constantly tells me that he loves my body as is, but he is supportive after listening to his sister tell him “it changes the way a girl feels, she's more confident feeling sexier”. I also know he has a thing for boobs too after stumbling on his porn preferences, lol. Either way, I'm doing this for me and my confidence alone. Of course, he does get to benefit from this early Christmas present to me as well. I'm using Dr. Robin Hamlin. I've been to a few different surgeons and have felt most at ease with her. She's sooo down to earth and makes me feel incredibly comfortable. I'm going with round, non-textured silicone under the muscle, but told her to do her magic and determine the size she'll be using, while trying to replicate my wish pics. I've been on RS for a few months now and am so grateful to read all you lovely ladies reviews and advice. Likewise, I love how supportive everyone is here. So, I will do the same by posting my recovery and updates in hopes that it might help another. I'll post before surgery pics when I can share it with hopefully "vavoom!!" after pics. Updated on 3 Dec 2021: Did anybody else pick fights with there husband the day of and night before? I'm so freakn anxious that I'm making a mistake and it's going to go terrible that I keep picking at him. I'm trying so hard to stop but I don't know what my problem is. Updated on 3 Dec 2021: I’m finally out of the daze enough to give an update. First off, I have to say to all you ladies that say “it wasn’t too painful at first”, you all are rock stars. I always thought I can handle pain relatively well but when I woke up, I was literally sobbing/crying asking for alllll medicines. I think my exact words were “please put me back to sleep”. It felt like my breast were in a Vice grip, with my nipples being squeezed and twisted as if they were gonna snap right off my body. The nurse gave me two oral pills, I think dilaudid, and an anti-nausea transdermal. Then they called my husband back and told him that I couldn’t have any more pain medication until 4:30 (3 hours away) because they’ve maxed out what I could handle. By the time we got home and my husband tucked me into bed, the dilaudid kicked in, and I slept soundly for a few hours. After waking up, the pain was manageable. No more Vice grips. Thank goodness!!! I have the ace bandage wrapped around me, so I haven’t seen them yet. I got 350 cc HSC+smooth silicone underneath muscle. I see that she did high profile, and I’m really scared that I’m not going to have that natural drop like I explained to her and that are on my wish pics. I don’t want any roundness on top (personal preference). Please, somebody tell me that I’m overreacting about that. Is it possible to have drop with high profile??? The pictures are of today pre-op and now. Also they didn’t remove my chest dermals and I had no complications with them in, so that’s cool. Updated on 3 Dec 2021: For some reason the pics keep zooming in so that you can’t see both boobs. These are pre-op Updated on 4 Dec 2021: Surprisingly I was able to sleep through the night after taking a muscle relaxer and the pain pill an hour later. I’m not so much like Frankenstein-tits so far, but there is a lot more swelling to the left breast. Pain is manageable and I was finally able to have the big reveal. I know I have a long ways before I can really see the final result but I’m still worried about the whole high profile thing. We shall see. 350 cc HP under muscle, smooth silicone Updated on 4 Dec 2021: Ice is my best friend right now Updated on 4 Dec 2021: It’s funny, before my procedure I kept reading reviews and seeing “tightness” as describing post op. I guess I didn’t know what to expect. I will explain to those pondering the thought of what does “tightness” mean regarding post op breast aug… initially after waking up in the OR, I thought maybe my surgical bra was too tight because it felt like a large belt was wrapped around my chest, squeezing on the tightest loop. Then once I took off my surgical bra, I now realize that it’s my skin and muscles that are so tight squeezing my entire chest cavity, making it difficult to take a deep, satisfying breath. Food or thought. Still manageable with pain meds. Updated on 6 Dec 2021: Today is day 3 post op. I went to bed with ice packs and woke up with less pain. The swelling is still pretty noticeable, to me, at least. And my skin feels so tight around my breast that it feels like they’re going to burst like a balloon. Last night when I was almost asleep, I caught my husband softly poking my boob, afraid he was going to pop it or hurt me, so I screamed, “oh my god”! He quickly retracted, thinking he was going to make it deflate, lol. I probably shouldn’t do that again, if I ever want him to touch them. They’re still very firm. Almost feels like when your milk comes in after childbirth, that firm but pliable feeling. I feel like if I squeezed them, I could get milk to come out. No, I haven’t tried to and I am confident that there is no milk in there, lol. My husband got me one of those wrap around pillows (side sleeper here) and it has been amazing. At first, I thought he was messing with me because it legit looks like a dog bed. It’s large, rectangular and super soft fury. But it rolls up and around your body like it’s hugging you. He got it at target for $40-ish… I find it to be a really good investment for recovery. I’ve been able to sleep somewhat through the night with it, and that is something to be said for me not being able to lay on my side. My breasts aren’t as painful today and I have eased off the pain meds (not completely but some) but like I said, they’re super swollen and I have pressure around my entire chest cavity. They are so high up that it feels like my chin is resting right on top of them. I can’t wait until they drop and fluff. Updated on 8 Dec 2021: Today is day 5 post op. I’m still super swollen but not nearly as sore. It’s so crazy to think about; but for me, the range of pain in so little time was extremely drastic. It went from “everything hurts, I’m dying” to “nah, I’m good. I don’t need another pain pill”. I do realize that I probably sounded like a baby in my first few days, (especially compared to some of you ninja ladies). But I’ve always considered myself tough when it came to pain and recovering. Heck, I was up cleaning my hospital room just hours after my c-section. But BA was no joke. The pain literally took my breath away, (((the first day only, though))). Every day, the pain has diminished, by a considerable amount. Today, day 5 post op, I did everything that I’d normally do, only a bit slower. Walked around the mall shopping, folded laundry (husband did carry the full basket to the bed though), put up Christmas decorations/tree (nothing heavy), cooked and fed my family. All the million other things that a mother of four does, and I didn’t have a hard time doing any of it. Like I said, I did move slower, But I was able to do ‘nearly’ everything that I’m used to. Day one, two, and part of three,- no way! Not even an option or a consideration. But today was better. Maybe it’s because I’m excited about my new boobs/body/improved self-esteem, or maybe it’s how my PS did the incisions and surgery. Who knows why, but I was able to. I am however constantly reminding myself to take it easy and don’t over do it. Also, I am following my PS guidelines with restrictions. But, this update, particularly, is for the lovelies that are considering implants but are scared of the recovery part. Seriously, every day is easier, and it’s very manageable. Plus, I will mention that my overall mental health, specifically my confidence, is solid. I tossed and turned and changed my mind a million times before committing. But this… I feel good about this and them ( • )( • ) and would 10000000% do it all over again. P.S. Breast are still very tight, but I have noticed some softening, not much. They are still very high, and I still cannot wait until they drop and fluff. I am, however, worried about losing some of the size or fullness (here I go with that boob greed… I thought I was immune to it). I am catching myself staring and feeling them often. So, I try to remind myself to not seem like a perv, constantly touching myself lol. Tomorrow is first post op appointment. Excited to hear what doc recommends and how she feels my recovery is going Updated on 9 Dec 2021: P.S. my skin is so tight and itchy. Any recommendations for anti stretch mark creams? Updated on 10 Dec 2021: Today is day 7, post op. Not much has changed since yesterdays except that I had my post op appointment. Doc seemed impressed with my healing. She said that I look like I’m a patient at one month post op vs 6 days. So that was cool, I guess. She said there is still “minimal” swelling, even though it feels like the skin is still so tight. I was given the go ahead to start massaging. Don’t get me wrong, I can’t keep my hands off of them, but I haven’t put any pressure until today. It’s a “hurts so good” kind of feeling, when it comes to massaging. I have a hard time feeling where the implants begin and my own breast tissue ends, so that’s good. That’s something I was pretty worried about; feeling the implants underneath. But I was instructed to place one hand underneath, to support the implant and prevent it from “slipping downward”. And with opposite hand, put pressure down and out/in/up/down. This will apparently help my recovery and the ‘drop and fluff’ phase. It also should help with preventing capsular contracture and thick scaring. Cheers to playing with my tata’s!! :) Updated on 11 Dec 2021: Not much has changed still, except they are starting to feel a lot softer. My left boob is still a little more swollen than the right but I didn’t even notice until I looked through today’s pictures. Last night I could feel tightening to both breasts, more so to the right. It almost felt like mini muscle spasms but it wasn’t super painful. I’m thinking that’s them trying to settle or “drop”. I am right handed but stronger on my left, so I’m not quite sure what that means or how that will affect the dropping phase. ?????? Everyday I find myself loving my breasts, more and more. I had so much anxiety and hesitation with getting my boobs done, especially the closer my surgery got. Now knowing what I know and how I feel, I would 1000000% do it all over again. Only thing I’d do differently is I would have gone through with it years ago. They don’t feel fake to me, especially as the days go by. They feel as if they’re my own breast tissue. Hell, I paid for them fair and square! They ARE mine!!! My self esteem and confidence has definitely climbed. Updated on 18 Dec 2021: Started to panic today when I felt these hard nodules going vertically down from incisions below both implants. I can only feel them when I lift my arms or press upwards underneath the implants. I’ve overly panicked And researched, thinking I busted my new boobies… With all the do’s and don’ts list, I did a “no no” and did the sexxy with my hubs. So naturally when I felt these hardened chords go up and down, I immediately thought I messed up. Mondors Chords is what it seems to be. And apparently they will dissipate on their own. ???? Otherwise they’re healing nicely. They feel better and softer every day. Husband is loving them over and over lol. Updated on 8 Jan 2022: It's been a minute since updating. Today marks 5 weeks post op. Had Covid the past week so I haven't been the best patient at sleeping on my back but slowly and steadily healing with both new boobs and general health. They are so much softer than previous weeks and really feel natural to me and my husband. He says that he can't feel the implants underneath. I do however wish they would have dropped a bit more by now, giving that gorgeous natural slope when looking from the side. I'm not a fan of the upper fullness (personal preference). But, I'm hoping that it is still early enough where they will drop and fluff some more. They don't seem huge anymore either. Initially I felt like everyone would notice and that is something I really didn't want. They really feel apart of me. I still do have some nipple tenderness, but not nearly as much in the first few weeks. I guess you could say I'm where I should be at five weeks. I'll keep updating as I heal, for all the reviews on this site helped me immensely. Updated on 7 Feb 2022: It’s been two months since getting my tatas. To say that I love them, would be an understatement. So far every day, week and now months, they seem/look/feel more and more natural. The girls have gotten a lot softer over the past few weeks. Some days it seems like they’re bigger than the days before, especially in pics. But, I’m very happy about the size and shape, so far. Still haven’t been called out about getting new boobs, from anybody. I’ve mentioned it before in previous updates, but I’m not big on that kind of attention. So only myself and hubs know, and of course all of you lovelies. And like previous updates, I only went with 350cc smooth, round silicone HP, underneath the muscle. ;) I’m excited for my six month review. After reading the hundreds of reviews on this forum, six months seems to be the magic number, as to settling completely and dropping/fluffing. I am finally able to see the natural slope, from side view. That makes me happy.
Amazing plastic surgeon! She did an upper and lower blepharoplasty along with a lower facelift. I am so pleased with the results, I look like I did 15-20 years ago. Not overdone just natural. I would recommend Dr Hamlin and her office to anyone
