Richard P. Glunk, MD (retired)

Hello my RS ladies!! I am so late writing my review as I stumbled on this site 3 months post-op after my extended tummy tuck with muscle repair, no lipo. Just turned 5 months post-op on Sept. 11 2014. Im getting a breast reduction next year, my boobs are too big too!!You ladies are such an inspiration to me and I love all your stories. I am a 55 year old mother with 2 adult children and now an empty nester!! (Hooray!) My double stomachs have been with me for way too long and since my children are out of college and on their own....I figured it was time for be to take care of myself. I don't have my pre-op pictures as I never wanted to see my double stomachs again and never took pictures. As soon as I get them from my PS I will post them so you can see them. Thank you Sexy4Life for giving me instructions on how to write my review on the site, I'm not tech savvy.....you actually inspired me!! Okay ladies.... thank you for posting your journeys....you all are gorgeous!! Updated on 6 Oct 2014: Hello RS ladies or Men :), I just wanted to show how excited I am about the Mepitac silicone strips recommended by Sexy4Life and how they are working for me. I highly recommend them. Happy Healing!! Updated on 27 Oct 2014: Hello RealSelf Community, I am on a search for a board certified plastic surgeon for a BBL with fat transfer.I need a butt and have never been happy with the one I have. You can view my flat booty on my profile. It needs help. Has anyone had a BBL with fat transfer done by Pat Pazmino MD,FACS ? I have been doing alot of research on him and I like what I am reading. I would appreciate some advice and experiences from anyone who had this procedure as well as recommendations for a surgeon. Updated on 7 Nov 2014: My Tummy Tuck was April 11, 2014. My weight at the time was 197 lbs. and current weight remains at 171lbs. I used to wear size 16 in dresses but now wear a 12 or 14 depends how it's cut.I wear a 14 in jeans (used to wear a 16) and can even wear a size 12 but my flanks and waist are too thick and it's tight in my waist. I plan to lose 12 pounds before my BBL with fat transfer as it is important at the time of the surgery to be satisfied with your weight as you can lose or gain your butt with weight fluctuation. It is too cold now to walk my usual 3.25 miles 3-4 times weekly so I have in home DVD walking tapes.I use Leslie Sansone walking exercise DVD's, they are fun walking tapes.I don't have my pre-op photos yet from my PS. My PS did an amazing job with my stomach, it was overlapping and rubbing on my thighs and I would get a nasty rash from moisture because they overlapped. I had no complications from my surgery ie, no seroma, infections, etc. My drainage tubes were in for 3 weeks though, I was draining a lot.I can't even complain about pain as I never allowed it. I took my Percocet faithfully every 4 hours for 2 weeks. My sister, daughter and fiancé ( my fiancé was grossed out about the drainage tubes though) were extremely supportive and pampered me immensely. I took a month off from work and had a great time relaxing.I did not get lipo nor did my PS recommend it as I have a too thick waist,back fat, fat flanks and upper abdominal fat. However, I do understand that a surgeon can't cut it all out, that's where lipo comes in to sort of give the tummy a trim. A good example to me is when you cut a lawn and to finish the job you trim your bushes and edge your sidewalk. To me that's what lipo does and if one has a lot of abdominal fat,(like I had) lipo is necessary. Since I have decided to throw a BBL in, I am now glad I did not get lipo because I need it for my fat transfer and now have enough fat. I have a skype consultation with Dr. Pat Pazmino from Miami, Florida on Nov 21. He has great reviews, videos etc. As I am continuing to research as I'm not getting my BBL or breast reduction for another year and a half. My current PS has not done a lot of BBL's that's why I have not chose him. He is mainly breasts and tummy. I'll have him do my breast reduction, he is good at doing them. I took some more pictures, boy were they hard to take. It's easier when someone else takes them. Anyway....my tummy feels just a little numb per my muscle repair and my intermittent swelling still occurs when I'm really active. My scar is healing nicely, Sexy4Life's recommendation of Mepitac silicone strips was very helpful. I still need more work on my body and I thank everyone for such inspirational stories, experiences and information. I read a lot of everyone's journeys and I find them very helpful. Updated on 18 Feb 2016: I have been trying to get my pre-op photos from Dr. Richard Glunk for over a year and a half. (My tummy tuck was done on April 14,2014.) One month after my surgery his office was closed ( he told me his office was closed because he broke his shoulder)and he promised me that when his office re-opened he would get them to me. He kept telling me to call him back every time I called him. I called him three times afterwards and he kept telling me his office wasn't open yet. His office was closed for a long time. Today I was going to call him again after two years and just knew his office would be open after ALL this time. I really wanted my pre-op photos as I never took any pre-op photos of myself before surgery and I want them now to see how far I have come and for my own records. To my amazement I discovered he has retired, I seen it posted on-line when I looked up his number! I am very disappointed as I can never get those pictures,not sure if he ever intended to give them to me or even if he had them. I thought he was a nice person and feel very disappointed that he never contacted me or made an effort to get me my pictures to me. Wow...... I thought he was a person of integrity.... You live and learn.

I'm looking for a Doc for my surgery. I really like dr Glunk. I haven't had my consult yet and so scared he's going to be out of my 5-6k price range. Any heads up on that ladies? I just moved here from Florida and have no idea who to choose or what the cost. I have seen some of his work and he is really good. Maybe out of my range good. Help!!! I need some advice. Updated on 13 Jun 2013: Just met with my PS. He was great!! Felt comfortable right away. We talked and I told him exactly what I wanted. We were totally on the same page with everything. He suggested saline implants for the fullness I wanted. Going back tomorrow with my size D non padded bra for size. My surgery is scheduled for next Friday the 21st. My birthday is the 20th. It's the best gift I could ask for. My surgery is on a Friday so my hubs can be with me all weekend recovering. Total cost is 6000. All in all I am super happy and super scared but have complete faith in my PS Dr Glunk. I will make sure I take before and after pics. Updated on 21 Jun 2013: Well, I had my BA at 10am today. Everything went great!!! 700cc left and 700cc right. I was nervous and scared over nothing!! I'm hurting moderately but resting and taking my Percocet 10's right on time. No nausea so far at all so I'm just kickin back. I'm all bound up but on Thursday I think they come off and I will post pics. I can't wait to see!!!!! Updated on 23 Jun 2013: Doin pretty good. Still pain but controlled with the meds. I'm hurtin this mornin tho. I don't know what morning boob is but I think I woke up with it today for the first time. No nausea. Pretty swelled up but I think it's normal. All and all. Not bad. I haven't even seen them yet. I can't wait!! Thursday!! Can anyone tell me what morning boob is?? Updated on 25 Jun 2013: Feelin pretty good today. Dressed and headed to the grocery today. Can't wait till Thursday so I can finally see my new boobs!!! Still pretty swollen. But they are definately going to be large and in charge!! Updated on 27 Jun 2013: Just got back from my 1 week post op check up and all looks great but my nipples are kinda pointy. Will that most likely change as my implants settle and drop and fluff? Updated on 27 Jun 2013: It looks a lot worse than it is. Updated on 28 Jun 2013: Another pic Updated on 30 Jun 2013: Lookin good so far. Starting to soften up some. Pain is mostly gone. Just waiting for them to drop some. Hopefully not too much longer. I love my new boobs.. They are sooooo Awesome Updated on 2 Jul 2013: Updated on 8 Jul 2013: Almost 3 weeks. Some pics Updated on 11 Jul 2013: Just came out of the doc!! No more ace bandage or sport bra!! No underwire bra yet but finally I can let the puppies breathe !! He says they are absolutely perfect! I love the size. And doc did too!! The nipple incision was completely undectable. I am very happy with all 700cc's and would have been disappointed with anything less. Dr Glunk is a wonderful, compassionate man and a stellar artist ! The girls are perfect in every way. Easy surgery, easy recovery with very little discomfort. Very happy camper!! Love you and my DD's Updated on 13 Jul 2013: Thought I would take today since I was. Bored and the hubs was working OT. Surprise to me!! 36 DDD. How awesome is that??!! Love it!!!!! Updated on 18 Jul 2013: I must be starting to drop and fluff. I am now actually spilling out just a bit of the DDD's. post op is going great!! Feeling great and no signs I have even had a surgical procedure. All is well!! Updated on 22 Jul 2013: I feel so great and I love my results!! Not to big. But I can see that my new boobs have definitely turned a few heads. Lol. My clothes all still fit with the exception of bikini tops and bras, so that's great. My clothes just look better now. A few more pics. I love pics!! Updated on 22 Jul 2013: Updated on 26 Jul 2013: Help ladies!!! I'm post op now about 5 or 6 weeks. I love love love my breasts and how I look don't get me wrong. But, they still feel "funny" not part of me. I'm supposed to be wearing no bra now but it feels so strange it feels better to wear a sports bra. Sleeping is uncomfortable still and I'm feeling super depressed like did I make a huge mistake? Will they ever feel like a part of ME not a prosthetic? For real!! I'm really feeling sad!! And scared but still at the same time I love my girls!! Color me confused!! Updated on 31 Jul 2013: Well, went for my 6 week post op check up yesterday. I'm all good to go with whatever I want to do!!! Yaaaay!!! Bras and swimming and anything else. He said they were all dropped, my left breast has a lil bit to go but nothing I even noticed. Only a PS would notice it so I'm feelin pretty good. I asked about them feeling funny still and he said it just takes time to get used to the feeling. So I feel better. So all in all, I got a fabulous result and they look awesome!! I really have to hand it to my PS. He did a great job and thank God I had a smooth and relatively painless procedure from start to finish. I'll have to take more pics and post. No scaring at all!! Really happy about that!! That nipple insertion is the way to go. I asked him why all PS do it different. He said he does a LOT of dancers and they hang upside down a lot so he started doing it thru the nipple to avoid the under scar. I found it interesting how he came to perform it that way. Makes sense to me. Either way, thanks doc!! I love my trip D's!! Lol. Updated on 17 Nov 2013: Hello all!!! Well, it's about 5 months since my surgery I never EVER thought I would have the luxury of having and I'm feeling awesome!! We're getting all settled back home in Tampa and I just feel so blessed!! I LOVE my new boobies!! I am so pleased. My PS did a stellar job! My surgery is absolutely undetectable! That nipple incision was the best. No scar at all! It's amazing! Soooo, for me, my friends and fam know I have always been FLAT as a board so trying to hide 700cc's is impossible and quite undesirable! LOL. I can't wait till summer to let the puppies breathe and show them off a bit. I'm still trying to find a bikini top (XL) that comes with a Medium bottom. But what a GREAT problem to have!! I KNOW you all GET IT. It's so hard to express how changed and different you feel after surgery. I love this site because we ALL know how profoundly it changes how you feel about YOU! I thank you ALL for that! The hubs is comin around too. I think at first he didn't quite know how to feel but now he enjoys them very much!! Woot woot!! So all you gals with the standoffish partners, don't worry. They will come around. GOD!! Why the hell didn't I do this years ago.....I'm just so thankful. My hubs calls em [RS bleep] star [RS bleep]. LOL. They aren't THAT big but I'm quite proud of them!! hAHA for him and I just keep smilin inside and out when I turn a head now and then. Y'all know what I mean. Anyway, I need to post some more pics. I will. So I just want to tell everyone thanks for your support and to all you PRE BA ladies out there.......this experience will most surely be the best thing you will ever do for YOU!! HAPPY HOLIDAYS to everyone!!!! And YAAAY!!! Two thumbs up for BOOBIES!!!!! XOXO Updated on 21 Nov 2013: I take awful selfies!! The hubs took some pics for me. Still feelin great! LOVE my boobies!!! Updated on 21 Nov 2013: Updated on 27 Nov 2013: I love sports bras!! I never needed one before at all so they are very new to me. They are sooooo comfy I live in them and yoga pants. Updated on 5 Dec 2013: 6 months and feelin awesome! How's the holiday shopping for everybody??? I'm hoping everybody here is well and happy. This is a happy place!! I don't think we can do the original plan but make sure we donate anything we cant use to those who are not as fortuneate as we may be. Jingle jingle!!! So is anybody getting boobs for Christmas? I would LOVE to hear the story!!! Updated on 5 Dec 2013: Updated on 20 Jan 2014: I've been feeling GREAT!! VS semi annual sale was awesome!! 36DDD baby!! Love em!! Can't wait till summer!! A funny story.......I have 3 boys, 2 of which are still at home. 14 and 16. They have other teenage boys over ALL THE TIME! So the other day my youngest son comes to me and tells me something one of his buddies said. My hubs has been healing from a broken leg for a while now and has been a bit on the grumpy side. Anyway, my son says his friend Carlos told him "why is your dad always in a bad mood? Your mom has huge boobs!!" It was so funny to me. That's pretty much what 14 year old boys think about girls. KIDS!!! LOL. My boob job is no secret to anyone and I sure cant hide these babies!! But it's all good! I feel great and beautiful and confident inside. Lord is wish I had done this years ago!! Updated on 9 Sep 2014: It's almost 18 months I believe and I am more confident and I feel more beautiful than I ever have. My right breast is slightly firmer than the left----I think. It's so subtle that I can't tell for sure. I pray everyday that I don't have CC. What are the chances? Anyone else ever had that? Updated on 14 Sep 2014: Updated on 22 Nov 2014: Really used to my new body. Been trying to keep my weight down. I just feel like I wanna take more pride in the rest of my body as much as my boobs. I have a few late summer pics. So, thought I would share. Thanks RealSelf!! Y'all are all so awesome!!! Updated on 18 Feb 2015: So many people have asked me for a before pic and I just ran across one. Doin great. I did develop a very mild case of CC in my right boob. Not visibly noticeable but I'm still feelin great!! Updated on 18 Nov 2015: Everything with me is still about the same. I still think I have a mild CC on the right but by looking you couldn't tell so I guess it's good. It's not severe enough to have a redo at all but still so glad I went for the 700cc. In looking back I might have gone HP instead of MOderate. It's still wonderful. I hardly EVER wear a bra. Only a Bralette or summer tops with the Bralette built in. VS has a great line of tops and dresses with built in support. I LIVE in them!! Still, not a single regret on any part of my journey. Still feel like a million bucks at my 34DDD OR 36E. I just encourage anyone having a BA to follow your dream and listen to your heart. You won't go wrong!! I knew I wanted big boobs and I have never looked back. From research to table I took about 2 weeks. Once I found a most awesome doc, less than 7 days from consult to surgery. That may seem so crazy to some but for me it was WHY WAIT! Let's DO THIS!! I had been ready and waiting since about 15 years old. Updated on 2 Mar 2018: I had a rupture occur in my right breast. I am now back in Tampa, FL. I loved my original result and was even told by my current plastic surgeon that I had the best saline result he had seen in almost 30 years of practice. I went with Dr Mark Eberbach located in Hudson Fl. I decided to go with gel implants this time. Today was my surgery. I wanted to remain the same size and really didn't want the under breast scar but with a gel implant it just might not be possible. So, I left it to him to do what he could. Much to my surprise after waking, I HAD NO UNDER INCISION! This man is a MASTER!! How he shoved 700cc of gel implant through that small nipple incision is nothing short of amazing!! I have been so BLESSED to have 2 of the BEST DOCS!

After breastfeeding two children my breasts have lost almost all their tissue. I've always been insecure about my lack of boobies and faithfully wore padded bras with "chicken cutlet" lifters. I personally would love be a dd but that may not be possible for my figure. I'm 5'4" 125lbs with a medium frame. So realistically I am praying for at least a d cup. I have met with Dr. Glunk twice and have decided to go with him for my surgery. He seems pragmatic, has answers all my questions and pointed out the best placement for my body. He suggests that I would benefit from a lift but I am not getting one at this time. My ptosis (drooping) is minor and I just do not want the added expense and scars. My surgery is paid for and scheduled on Feb 8th. I still haven't tried on sizers and do not yet know what the cc's will be but about 10 days before the surgery I will figure all of that out at the preop appt. I have learned so much about risks involved that I am terrified but I still want this desperately. I am doing saline implants completely under the muscle. I feel lucky that my surgeon is capable of doing full unders, I have read that this is mainly done in reconstructive surgery and not all plastic surgeons are versed in this type of surgery. I am praying that this what is best for me and that I am happy. I am in a loving relationship where I have never felt any pressure to be something I am not, this is for me. The countdown to the new me begins..... Updated on 10 Jan 2013: Hello Ladies (presumably...lol) Getting more excited than ever. I have my pre op scheduled for January 29th. Ticktock! Get this, they asked me to bring a bra in the size I want to be. (36jj-kidding/ 36 dd) so anyways the lady at Dr. Glunks office/ Kim. Who was really nice and pleasant. (She reminded me a Spanish woman and I kept envisioning her sipping margaritas on the beach. Why I have no clue...she's in a office in Pennsylvania!) Kim told me to bring a non-padded, full coverage bra. I didn't ask about an under wire because at the time I was hung up on the words...size you want to be....the dream is getting closer! Anyway I emailed Dr. Glunks office and asked whether I needed an under wire. Okay here's the crazy part, the phone rings and it was Dr. Glunk! He was between patients saw the email and called me. I couldn't believe it. It made me feel like he is really hands on and in touch with his patients. I can't even explain how much better I suddenly felt. Its silly but something that simple made me feel like is really involved in the whole process. He's funny and confident and a real person. Well ladies the days are counting down and I'm super excited and anxious. I would love to hear from any of you about absolutely anything. Take care. Chat soon. Updated on 30 Jan 2013: Alright ladies. I have decided on 625 cc's. I instantly picked the 750 but after thinking about it I opted for a little smaller. I hope I don't regret it! Dr. Glunk is planning to do the peri-areola incision and that scares me but obviously if its what he thinks is best then I will go for it. My surgery is 9 days away. Did my blood work today so hopefully his office will get the results and clear me for my surgery. Can't help but be extremely panicky. I know I need a lift but I can't afford one. He says my nipples will be low and that scares me too. I just hope he can make me look good. I'm used to them being low but I'm hopeful that they will look good. I'm not expecting perfection just hoping for the best. So many worries. I'm terrified of the pain and super scared of the complete sub muscular position. But its what Dr. Glunk wants to do so I am trusting him. Will update more later. ;) minky ;) Updated on 1 Feb 2013: Having nightmares about how my breasts will look. Dreamt my nipples were on the bottom of my breast. Sooo scared. I emailed Dr. Glunk 2 days ago about the areola incision. Haven't heard back. Kind of feeling like I don't trust him. I mean shouldn't he make me look good? Shouldn't he say he will do his best to make me happy? I'm feeling like because I cannot get a lift I am doomed. I feel like I can't turn back now without losing 5000.00 dollars. Maybe I should call his office and talk to his nurse or helper. I don't know if they are nurses. Honestly I feel like I would be dismissed, that they would think my concerns are unfounded. I don't even know what I would say. I'm just scared. :( one week from today it will be a done deal. God I hope its worth it. ;) minky ;) Updated on 8 Feb 2013: Okay. I am on my way to surgery. Didn't sleep at all. Throat started hurting last night and still does this morning. :( I don't have a fever so we will see if I can still have surgery. I am sure I can. Will update when I can. I am very, very scared right now. I just hope I don't have a panic attack. Ahhhhhhh. Its 7:25am, we are about an hour away and we have to be there at 9 for surgery at 10. The surgical center is outside of Philly so we want to give ourselves plenty if time to get there. Note to all you ladies, be on time. You don't want a group of doctors and nurses irritated with you right before your surgery. Lol. Wish me luck. :) Updated on 10 Feb 2013: I am better today but last night was worse than childbirth.I cried most of the night.Called my PS for diff pain meds but he said the percoset was what would work so we upped the dose for a few days.I am never without pain but its just more tolerable.I had the full unders.With full submuscular, the implant is placed below the pectoralis major, the pectoralis minor, the serratus and the fascia(connective tissue covering the muscle)of the rectus abdominal muscles of the abdomen.He lowered my breast crease which has added to my pain.I am wrapped so tight in an ace bandage its ridiculous, its hard to breath.The bottom can be lifted up and I can see the bottom half of my breasts.They are badly bruised I cannot see my nipples they are bandaged because that's where my incision is.PS won't see me until Valentines day.So not only can I not shower but I cannot see my breasts.I do have plenty of baby wipes and dry shampoo. I cannot handle the pain. I'm so afraid I will run out of percoset and he will not call me in anymore. He offered to try a different Med but none were as strong as percoset. Right now I regret this, I am hopeful that I soon will change my mind. Updated on 20 Feb 2013: Things are much better now. I was able to see Dr. Glunk a few days after surgery because the bandage rubbed and opened a wound into my back. They cleaned it and placed a sterile strip over it and switched my bandage to one without Velcro which is what caused the wound. At that time I was able to get more medicine in case I needed it. A week after the surgery I had my sutures removed. I am unable to see the scars on my areola because they covered in the sterile strips but I can feel one of them and its quite raised. I am nervous that I will have a rather nasty scar. I see Dr. Glunk again in the 26th and I really hope he allows me to begin a scar treatment. I am a little disappointed in the size but that is my own fault I chose the cc's and chose to drop it from 625 to 600. I am not happy with how my breasts look. One is higher and my nipples are low. I was warned that without a lift they would be low. I just pray that both my breast eventually look the same. Today my higher breast has been vibrating for hours. I hope that is normal. I am still early in my recovery so I need to give this all more time. I will try to post some pictures.

breast implants were totally wrong. I had to go to another doctor to get them fixed. He did two procedures in one, and did everything the wrong way. It was not worth the time, money or pain. There is no way I would post a photo. I wish I hadn't believed him. He said the procedure would not be that painful and could be done with one surgery. I later was told that it should have been two surgeries.

I am getting the first portion of the procedure done on April 23, 2014. I will be getting a breast lift with augmentation and the second half will be done in September when I will have the rest of the winter to heal. After having twins my stomach was stretched to the point that it caused severe stretch marks. And as a young girl I developed quite early and quickly and my breasts have always sagged. I have never been particularly happy with them. Now that I am done having children I am ready to do this for myself. Updated on 28 Mar 2014: So I went in for my pre-op consult and my doctor told me that he has a an opening on April 18 for my breast lift with augmentation. I was told not to smoke for two weeks prior to surgery but I want to stop now and am having a hard time. It's the nicotine. I don't smoke cigarettes. I use a vaporizer but I can't be using nicotine at all. HELP!!! It should comfort me to know that I will have beautiful breasts in the end if I just give it up now that will heal properly. So I figure maybe I can use this forum for a support while going through this tough time. On a positive note my surgery is closer now and I am getting excited for this change. I really am ready to do this. Updated on 30 Mar 2014: So today it's official. I'm not smoking anything. No nicotine products whatsoever. This is pretty hard but totally going to be worth the results that I'm going to get in the end. Cold turkey sure wasn't the smartest way to go as one can imagine. I'm just now trying to figure out what to do with those extra minutes that I would normally be puffing on my vaporizer. I guess ill figure it out. Today makes it 20 more days until my surgery! I am getting extremely nervous now that I made a mistake picking my surgeon and my size implant. Everything I know is just nerves because I know that both are exactly what and who I want to perform my surgery. My boyfriend has been great. He reassures me regularly that I'm going to look great and that everything is going to be ok. I'm hoping this is normal for women to feel this way. Well more another day. Updated on 4 Apr 2014: So I have two weeks left with these old breasts that I've been living with. I am having the first portion of my makeover which is the breast lift with augmentation on the 18th of April. I've been stressing pretty hard over the size I am getting as I'm worried I might end up huge. My PS and I decided on 475cc mods overfilled to 525cc under the muscle. I've scoured the internet looking at photos of women with the same stats as me and have had a hard time. I'm 5'2" 145lbs. I'm currently a 36C cupsize. But a lot of the pics I find are of women much taller and my weight or my height and 20 lbs. lighter. And almost all started with smaller breasts. It's quite frustrating. The pics that I have found I can't really judge because I've noticed that all the women breasts that are in that range are SO diverse in how they look. I've seen a 525 look what seems to me to be the same as some women with only 350's or around there. Another thing is that ALOT of women seem to go with silicone in the larger ranges of implants. So here I am still wondering what I'm going to look like or how Ill carry these 525's! I did the rice test and I do like the look I get from the size but I'm not sure how exact that is. Hopefully they end up close to that. I'm also nervous about the pain and healing process. I just want things to go safely and smoothly. Ive read a lot of blogs and I know this is a process that requires a ton of patience. One quality that I don't always possess. I'm not even going to be able to see my breasts for the first week because I'll be wrapped up tight. I don't know if I want to look at all the stitches that first week anyway. I'd rather look when they've had some chance to start to heal. I've never had surgery before so I'm not experienced with stitches or any kind of open areas on my body. That scares me a little bit. Thankfully my PS was good enough to prescribe me Percocet 10/325mg for after the surgery. In my past blogs be talked about smoking and trying to quit and I've been cigarette free for a week minus one slip up where I took a drag but I've stopped and the craving for nicotine hasn't been too bad. I'm going to try to stay stopped forever after this. I don't want any complications and I'd have to quit again before the next surgery anyway so I might as well just give it up all together. I know there are still risks because I quit just this past week but I know they aren't as bad as they would be if I couldn't stop. I'm embarrassed to even admit I'm a smoker on this blog because I know he increased risks that accompany smokers with these surgeries. Anyway so that is where my head is at today. I'll add before pics later. Updated on 4 Apr 2014: This is what I look like now. We will see what happened in two weeks with the breasts! Updated on 5 Apr 2014: So I woke up today in a pretty good mood. I'm so excited about this surgery but I'm still terrified of the pain and after are involved. I'm also not digging that I can't shower for a week after the surgery. Just half dunks in the tub for me but we will see how much I'm going to want to move the first couple of days anyway. Tuesday I have to go get my blood work done prior to surgery. Right now I'm not supposed to drink green tea or take aspirin for pain. Also no alcohol for two weeks prior which I have no problem abstaining from. Im still freaking about the size a little. But I do have faith the PS knows what he's doing. If there is anyone that could offer me some advice or support I'd appreciate it. I really just want to look great and heal well. All those scars should be worth it. Updated on 12 Apr 2014: Yes so today is my birthday! I am really getting excited for this surgery. I have not puffed any nicotine in pretty much two weeks which is great. I'm really craving it though! Oh and I have to tell you all I met a really nice woman from this sight who totally put me at ease about the surgery and the size I'm getting. Granted I'm still a little nervous but I'm just really ready to get this done now. Oh and her after pics are amazing. Her PS did an amazing job on her I have to say. I can only pray mine done just as well on me. It's really up to me I think to keep doing the right things to stay healthy so that this surgery goes well. My biggest fear right now really is just the pain. I can't believe my time has finally come. I've been waiting my whole life for this. So 6 more days and I will finally have nice perky breasts for the first time in my life! What a great birthday gift! Updated on 16 Apr 2014: So my day has almost arrived! I'm sooooo ready. Just to make this quick. I'm no longer nervous about anything. It's not because I'm positive things will go perfectly but that I've come to terms that things are never perfect and complications can happen even in the best of situations. Fact is, I'm willing to take that risk because I want to make this change for myself which to me far outweighs the risks. So I'm hoping for the best but I guess trying to be prepared just in case. On a happier note I am looking forward to seeing the results I'm going to get with these 525's! Hopefully nice and full. Just not the pain! Updated on 19 Apr 2014: I'm one day post-op! Boy do I feel tight in the chest. And as I suspected the pain pills aren't really doing much for me. But I'm getting through it. I think I'm handling it pretty well. I'm pretty exhausted from the surgery still so resting really is key right now for me. This surgery was totally worth it. I have to be wrapped for a week and a half. Yuck! Not happy about that but at leas it'll have time to heal Y before I Updated on 25 Apr 2014: So I'm one week out and feeling great! I'm still in an ace wrap. I'm supposed to be wrapped for 5 more days and the. My breasts will be freed up. I don't know if ill be in a sports bra or what. But I'm looking forward to getting out of these bandages! They're quite tight. Every morning my chest is so tight I can barely stand it but I'm assured that it will get better with time. Other than that I'm ok. No pain really except in my back! So that's where I'm at!