My Life Changing Journey to Become More of a Woman - Aberdeen, UK

So heres a brief descrition of my story......
I am Andrea,32 soon to be 33 years old with 2 children,my boy Calvin who is 10 and my girl Carli who is 4.
I have never had big boobs or been blessed with a nice little cleavage,in fact my nickname at school was pancakes or fried eggs as i was also a late developer.
after puberty i maybe just filled a 34b cup which was ok as i have a small frame anyway! although i was still always very concious and hid them away! But after having my 2 beautiful children who i breastfed until they were both 1 years old my 34b had diminished to an A cup,so when i breast fed i felt more like a woman than i ever had done in my life as i went up to a 34DD cup....wowzers!!! felt great it was almost as if someone had given me a boob job then taken it away again:( but left me with even less than i had before.
So after a lot of though and consideration and tears and rejection i decided to turn my life around and take the plunge to make myself a more confident happy person for myself most importantly but also for my kids coz a happy mum equals happy children:)
I done a lot of research on a lot of different private hospitals and surgeons and i must say thast Dr Amir Tadros stood out a mile away,with all his experience in a wide range of different kinds of plastic surgery,awards and certificates he was sold to me straight away:)
Next was to book the consultation which i did and i had it way back in august 2014 might have even been july,was so long ago haha! but that was also another very reassuring factor for me that he had a 9 month waiting list! So the consultation went well and i felt very comfortable with him and he explained everything and answered any questions i had for him,even though i went away and forgot to ask him most of them haha always the case,but his personal secretary Helen was always at the end of a phone or email to help me with any questions or concerns i had and i just want to say what lovely lady she is,even though i have never met her she has made the experience all the better for me. She is so helpful and always checking in before and after every appoinment just to make sure everything went ok and to ask if i had any concerns or questions i may have forgot to ask so i just really want to praise her and give her recognition for that coz she really has made me feel at ease so thank you Helen:-)
My operation is another 3 weeks away but i wanted to start this now so i could jot down my journey and maybe help people who are going through the same thing as this website has really helped me because Helen also told me about a girl who got her boobs done a couple of weeks ago in Aberdeen with the same surgeon who has been recording her journey on here.so i have been following her journey and experience and it has really helped me to know what to expect and things i might need etc etc to make my experience and recovery as best as i can:)
So thats it in a nut shell really,i will b taking before and after pictures,and il write a bit more here just before my op,in the meantime i am super excited and really cant wait for this,but im also super scared and nervous,but it will be life changing for me and im looking forward to a new beginning as a woman:)x

so its 5 days until my op and i have to say its constantly on my mind,i cannot wait but at the same time im really nervous and scared but mainly the getting put to sleep as i have a mega fear of it!! but how i feel about my body totally out weighs that fear so im prepared to 'man up' and get it done!!
iv got my 2 bras one is a macom one in red as they didnt hav black and another is lipoelastic post op bra in white,i got them both in a medium so hopefully these r ok?
Iv been trying to think of having everything i might need after my op so im prepared,so iv bought a travel pillow to go round my neck for the first week of sleeping as iv heard these r a godsend:)iv got some baggy pjs tht i can slip into without having to reach my arms into a tight top! im going to make sure my house has had a little spring clean and all our beds r stipped and washing is up to date so i wont stress about not bein able to do jobs about the house once im out of hospital. Im going to do a food shop and make sure i have everything i need in to make easyish meals for me and the kids. Iv told the kids im having an op(they dont know what kind of op) so iv explained tht mummy might need a hand to do things for the first couple of days or week even,they r on holidays so i wont need to worry about doing the school run or hobbies as i know i wont b able to drive for a little while!
But one major thing im stressing about and know im going to find hard is the fact i wont b able to workout for a long time! i currently walk 7 miles a day with my job and workout 5 to 6 days a week which can be from running to kettle bells and some quite high intense exercise too!! its part of my daily routine and has been for the last couple of years although i have always been pretty active. So im going to look into the type of exercises i might be ok to do as soon as im able and healed as i definatley dont want to do any damage or undo the good work and whats 3 to 6 months out of the rest of my life right?:)
i know there will be certain types of exercise i might not b able to do again like intense upper body stuff because Dr Tadros will be going under my chest muscle as im such a small frame and have no volume atal in the top part of my breast,you will c this when i post my pictures!
I keep trying to imagine what i will look like with boobies but i cant!!! cannot wait to fill a bra as i dont even fill an A cup at the minute and padded bras and my massive chicken fillets have been what iv had to endure for pretty much since i hit puberty! always having to worry about them falling out on a night out or my nipple showing coz its pushed so far up that its right at the edge of my bra(girls with little boobies will know what i mean)
Anyway i cant believe that this is all about to change in less than a week!!!! exciting times ahead!!!!:-Dxxx

So i have eventually found some time to get back on here to update my progress:)

i cant believe its 3 days since my op already!!
So fri 27th me and my mum left Elgin in good time to get to albyn for my addmission at 11.30,i drove as knew it would be my last time for a little while!
As u can guess all that was on my mind was where i was going and what for and although i was very scared,nervous and anxious the excitement of finally getting boobies out weighed it:)
What makes it worse is not bein able to even have a sip of water or piece of gum to chew to take the dryness away,but hey ho has to b done.
So we arrived at about 11 and it felt like i was checking into a hotel,didnt feel like a hospital atal which was good as it made me more relaxed as i hate hospitals(am sure a lot of peolpe do)
Everyone was very polite and welcoming too! I got taken to my room by a nurse room 4,and got left to settle in,it had everything i needed,en suite,tv and wifi;)
Then was just va case of waiting for things to happen,seen anesthetist he went through everything,got my tags on and got to hav a small glass of water with a few tablets for settling my stomach after the op with all the meds they give u!
got my gown on took make up off and just waited anxiously for the next step! Dr Tadros came in to c me and take some pictures and draw lines on me,he explained everything he was going to do and made sure i was happy with what was planned so then went through some forms and i signed on the dotted line!! EXCITING!!!
cant believe it was all happening finally! it was time to go so the nurse gave me my morphine tablets in my bed then i got wheeled down to the anesthetic room,by this time my whole body was shaking all over as i was so scared but everyone was very reassuring and the nurses and anesthetist really settled my nerves:) I just kept thinking of why i was going through this and how good i would feel when i woke up like a new woman!!
Next thing i heard was my name getting called and i opened my eyes and it had all been done,i tried to focus on the clock but it was a bit fuzzy i was still half asleep,the nurse told me to have a little sleep so i drifted in and out! next thing i knew i was getting wheeled back to my room,where my mum was waiting for me:) So when i came to a bit my mum told me what Dr Tadros had told her when he called her to say i was in recovery.
The op was more complicated than anticipated because i bled a lot,also my muscle was really hard to lift as it was stuck to my chest wall and every time he managed to get under a piece he would get to the next bit and it was stuck down too! so because of the bleeding i ended up getting drains in. I just feel bad i made Dr Tadros job more difficult(trust me haha) but all that aside i instantly felt happy and proud of my new assets i still cant believe it!!!:)
In the end he went for the size i chose which was 300cc round mentor under the muscle,he did try bigger but didnt look right with my small frame,anything bigger started to look a bit fake,im more than happy with what he went for i had every faith in him and he knows what hes doing and i trusted and knew he would do a fab job which he did:-D i just wanted to give him a massive hug(but couldnt coz i had 2 new tender bumps in the way) when he came round to c me and i seen them for the first time coz i was so happy and he has changed my life hes amazing at his job and i would highly recommend him!! And Albyne hospital as a whole was fantastic,the place was very clean professional and the staff were amazing even the catering staff and auxiliary's. food was great too!!
I got out after 2 nights as Dr Tadros just wanted to keep an eye and make sure the bleeding had stopped b 4 i left. getting the drains out wasnt great not gona lie but it was fine to get them out as they were uncomfortable being in. Im managing to control my pain with paracetemol and although i dont feel in huge amounts of pain im taking them regular so i dont get too sore. it just feels lijke iv done a mega chest day at the gym haha!! and doing things is a bit harder but i intend yo totally rest this week and take it really easy,im lucky i have great family and friends here to help me out,duno what id do without them. Anyway i have some before pictures which i will get up but its over and out just now as im getting tired. but il b back on to update soon.
one last thing,i cant tell u how amazing i feel,forgetting the pain and everything iv been through,not 1 ounce of regret has ever entered my mind,im totally happy and satisfied and so so glad i went ahead with it,i feel grrrrrreat:-Dxxx