Ready for the Next Step! - Atlanta, GA

So I am 30 hours away from having surgery! I can hardly believe that this is still going to happen. I am 27 years old, 5'0", and 135lbs carrying around 34 DDDs. I wasn't always this way. In fact, I didn't even break into wearing 'real' underwire bras until I was 15. No one in my family has big breasts. I went from a 32C graduating high school to a 34F in 6 months. My PS doesn't have an answer on that one for me :-) Either way, I have tried to embrace them, lost weight (none of which came from my chest). I am just sick and tired of them. I am highly active as I am a personal trainer. I look a lot bigger than I actually am and that affects my clientele. How am I supposed to train someone when I can't do mountain climbers without my boobs falling out of the 2 bras I have to wear? Haha! Anyhoo..... I have been trying to wrap my brain around what my new body will look like and have been going through old pictures of myself. I am excite to be able to wear the clothes in my closet and not get frustrated every morning before work!

As far as preparation goes:
-I haven't changed my diet too much as I am the healthiest weight I am going to get with these giant balloons on my chest.
-tomorrow I am picking up my prescriptions and I have been taking the Bromelain and Arnica Montana for a little over a week now.
- I have a ton of sports bras BUT I went to TJMaxx and bought some seamless bras for when I go back to work. They were 7.99 for 2! I about fell over! No more $50+ bras here!
- I super-cleaned my house and figured out the best place in the house for my 'healing' and also so my sweet crazy dog will not jump on me.
- we grilled a ton of chicken, fish and veggies for the week and I have friends who are bringing my favs over during the week lol ( pineapples, watermelon and Popsicles)

Other than that, I am so ready to get this over with and get on with my life. I'm ready to finally have the body I know is under these giant boobies lol. I told my husband that I look like a capital P and I can't wait to be the letter I.

So Day 1 Post Op almost over! It really has not been as bad as I was expecting! I can NOT tolerate the Percocet I was given but am on 1 Percocet, 2 Tylenol, 1 Cephalexin, 1 Bromelain and the 4 Arnica Montana every 4 hours. The pain is more because of the swelling but very manageable. I can't peak until tomorrow when I go for my first post op appt.

Sleeping has been fine. It seems that I can sleep anywhere which I am thankful for.

So all of the juicy details of yesterday:

- got to the outpatient surgical center yesterday morning at 7 and was prepped for surgery. My husband got to watch as my PS marked me up and explained everything it was going to do. He asked if I had any other questions and I just said as long as he could get me down to a B+/C I would be fine. He said yes it was definitely attainable and it was thumbs up from there on.

I met with the nurse anesthetist and the OR nurse and they explained it all to me. They were all wonderful to me. The cocktail of drugs used to relax me made me feel drunk and all I remember was shifting myself onto the operating table and I was out like a light.

Four hours later, I was in recovery and was sick throwing up from the anesthesia. Although I don't like throwing up, it always makes me feel better to get it all out. I was given ginger ale and a cold pack to calm me down. They took the catheter out and I was transferred to a recliner and was awarded more ginger ale and crackers.

My parents and husband came in to see me as I came more around and was able to stay awake more. They had to let the anesthesia wear before they could give me the Percocet and Cephalexin an send me home so I was definitely aware of the pain. It was tolerable but I cried out of frustration of my body not waking up fast enough. ( if you can't tell yet, I'm pretty hard-headed).

Finally at 3 I was allowed to get in the car and go home. I remember carefully sitting down in my chair and then I was out the rest of the evening except to take my meds. My husband was wonderful waking me up. I had some chicken soup and water. I think I asked for some ice cream and ate it ( lol Percocet is crazy). I slept elevated in the bed last night and just plowed through my times that I had to take my meds.

All in all, it was a very smooth experience and now I am focusing on healing! My size is a lot smaller even with the swelling and I couldn't be happier! He took just 300 grams from each but it looks like a lot more, must have not been as dense as i thought. I'll keep you guys updated with what my PS says tomorrow in my post op visit.

Ok so first post op visit done and got a sparkling report card. My PS was so pleased with my healing and everything that he cleared me to shower now! I couldn't believe it! I am not on percocet at all today, just Tylenol. I'm so happy with this recovery. It's a little scary still with maneuvering around but I am managing. I am about to take a nap now then I will take some pictures.