Silicone Implants

I totally forgot about this part of surgery until reading someone else's story on here... I had a tube down my throat for surgery and the nurse said 1 out of 5 people will cough horribly afterwards......AND.... you guessed it I was that 1 haha. I coughed uncontrollably for a few hours post surgery. It sucked big time. She gave me a bunch of cough drops and those helped. Took a good day or 2 for it to subside and stop all the hacking coughing. I'm thankful it was just a cough and not nausea or vomiting. My heart goes out to the ladies that dealt with the nausea and vomiting. My arm is also pretty bruised up from my IV.

This is the same black bikini top I was wearing in my pre-op pic. I took out the massive padding b/c I don't need that anymore and the top is def not fitting anymore ha! Maybe when they settle it'll fit who knows.

Yesterday (Day 4) My husband and I went out with some friends for dinner and drinks. It felt great to get out of the house and feel alive again. The craziest part was finding a shirt that would fit and not make me look like I was pregnant and wearing a tent! I didn't realize how many of my tops were not form fitting and flowy. This look does not look good with implants and a tiny waist - it shows no curves and makes look awful. I literally have one tank top that works right now and it's black. Stripes are not my friend... YET. I know this will all get better, easier etc. when they aren't swollen and settle. I hope some of my shirts end up fitting down the road. Looking forward to shopping soon for some new outfits and bikinis! PATIENCE I keep telling myself that... :)

Day 5 - I woke up a bit stiff and sore, nothing horrible. Some mornings I'm slower moving than others. Reaching up high for things is still difficult and uncomfortable. I still feel like my boobs are in my armpits. I can't WAIT to sleep on my side again!!! Sleeping elevated and on my back is getting old. All of my mom friends are asking a ton of questions about the surgery b/c they one day want to get them. It was still such a great decision and although they feel huge right now I think I will love the size eventually. It's going to take some time to get used to for sure, but I'm glad I didn't go smaller. Sizers felt much bigger and heavier on in the office than the actual implant after surgery. My worries prior to surgery when I voiced them to my doc were: 1. I want to be able to workout, and run 2. I don't want to look top heavy or fat b/c I'm small and have a tiny body frame 3. I want to be able to golf still and not have the "girls" get in the way haha 4. I didn't want to go through the whole ordeal of surgery and wish I had gone bigger. Most of the people I know that have implants all wish they had gone bigger. It's such a fine line between too big and too small. Picking out the size was the hardest part for me for sure. I ended up going with my gut, my doctor's suggestion, and my husband's preference. I am used to wearing sports bras all day long b/c I am so active with my kiddos. I'll be really happy when I can get into a normal sports bra that is more supportive rather than my soft surgical bra. I feel like this post was a total cluster **** and random rambling haha. Hope this all made sense. I am still shocked at how light the implants feel.