My surgery was yesterday and Dr. Quinn and his staff were absolutely amazing. I could not have asked for better treatment from everyone I encountered. I started out as a 32A. Pain level waking up was about a 6. Surgery was at 12:30 and by 3:30, my pain was about a 1 or 2 as I was mostly only feeling pressure. I'm anole to move my arms with little discomfort. My pain is very low up until my meds start wearing off after 5 hours or so. I will continue to update.
Updated on 21 Nov 2022:
Very detailed review to come. Sorry a lot of this should have been included in part 1, but I did it wrong. So bare with me. I am trying to be as transparent as possible without typing a novel, but sorry if it turns out that way regardless.
To rewind a bit to procedure day: Do not even worry one bit about your care because these men and women are amazing and will absolutely take care of you. I am a nurse myself and I could not have hand picked better care. They will go through your history and all that, several times but they’re just being thorough. The nurses will make sure you’re comfortable and relaxed, they will answer your questions, they will re-assure you if/when you start freaking out. They will hold your hand, they will answer the same questions you’ve already asked them 5 times and not even get annoyed lol. I literally felt like I was in a spa. I got into my gown and they put a blanket on me and then attached a vacuum thing that blew warm air into my blanket so I wouldn’t get cold. They updated me very often to let me know the progress how things were moving along. The anesthesiologist came in and she was so nice and told me exactly how things would happen. From that point, it was just time to wait for Dr. Quinn to come in. He did come in and he walked me through everything again, made his markings, he promised he would take care of me and did so to my boyfriend as well. I was taken to the surgical room and all the nurses and the anesthesiologist talked me through everything all the way up until they put the mask on and told me I would fall asleep soon. The last words I remember is them telling me that they promised they will take the best care of me as if I was their own.
I woke up and was in brutal pain, won’t lie about that. At that point I had already been in recovery for about an hour but I don’t remember it, which I was told I wouldn’t. The nurse stayed by my side and held water to my mouth with a straw and also had soda if I wanted that and just stayed with me while I came around to my senses. She clothed me little by little and helped mw get myself together at my own own pace. Afterwards, they brought my boyfriend back and they let me gather myself before they walked me to my car, buckled me in, and sent me on my way.
Day 2, I was still sore but feeling better and was able to get up and move around.
Pictures are from once I woke up and was actually functioning enough to realize I have boobs now lol
Updated on 27 Nov 2022:
Updated on 8 Dec 2022:
Overall, feeling pretty good but experiencing an issue in my right arm which started a few days prior to day 10 and I forgot to mention in my last review. I began feeling a tight sensation in my right arm when elevating it or extending my arm at full length with no elevation. I had been doing my stretching with no problems and one day, lifting it caused a pulling feeling in my arm. It feels like a tendon or nerve is being pulled, and is also visible. Day 10 was my post op and they said it's normal and will resolve. It has gotten worse, but I trust their opinion that it will go away. I continue to stretch as directed and throughout the day it feels better, but every morning it seems that the progress is gone and it starts all over. Other than that, I feel great. They are getting softer and swelling has gone down. I have attached pictures to try to show the visible pulling. My next post op is in 12 days, which is 1 month and 1 day after surgery.
Updated on 17 Dec 2022:
Feeling really good. My boobies are looking fabulous as the swelling has settled. I still have some of the nerve or tendon pain in my right arm but it has completely gone away in my upper arm, but I can still feel the tendon or nerve when I touch it. I now only feel pain in my lower arm and the nerve or tendon is very visible when I extend my arm. It's kind of gross but I'm hoping that goes away.
Updated on 4 May 2023:
6 months post op and they are perfectly healed. The scarring is barely visible and they are soft and squishy! I have zero regrets. I have received so many compliments from my friends and even my mom who wasn't quite sold on the idea. Best decision I ever made!
Updated on 4 May 2023:
Late review. This was Feb 20. The only thing I was experiencing still at this point was slight nerve pain but no other issues! I have continued to heal wonderfully and will post a separate review with todays results!