1 month PO!

Hard to believe this is all happening so fast for me! I called and set up my first two consultations at the beginning of May, I was able to get into see both of the the next day! I wasn't sure after those two and I ended up calling my friend who I knew had had breast implant surgery about a year ago. I hadn't gone to her Dr. for a consult yet, so I ended up calling the next day to set that up. They didn't have an appointment for a consult till the 22nd, I asked them if they had anything sooner, they told me they would put me on a list to be moved up if there was a cancellation and I ended up being able to get a consult with him on the 13th. I was very impressed with how he was going to do the surgery and the cheaper price helped a bit too ;) I went back for my pre-op appointment on the 16th and am in the process of getting a mammogram scheduled for later this week. Other than that, I just need to get my prescriptions and I think I will be all ready for the 30th! I'm kind of happy this is all going so fast because I'm just a little nervous about it all and it helps to not have so much time to think about it. I've been working on trying to find photos I like that will be what my Dr. will go off of to get the look I am wanting. Of course I need to get some pictures taken myself for this site and my own use. I had the Dr.'s office take mine, but I don't expect them to share them with me ;) I'm trying my hardest to stay excited about this. I haven't told many people yet, but the ones I have told are excited for me! I think that is all for now. I'll be updating soon with photos and more details!

I have my mammogram scheduled for the 23rd and will be picking up my scripts then too. So much closer to this all happening, still a little hard to believe, but I think that is just how I process things. A little more about me, I am 31 years old, 5' 2" tall and weigh about 140 pounds. I have had two c-sections to have my two wonderful sons, my youngest is 2.5 and still likes to be held. I've lined up someone to help take care of him and me, so I think everything will work out well there. I am not currently working, so that will be good for recovery too. I am so glad I have found thi site and am learning so many things from everyone here and it is a huge help knowing there are so many others going through the same thing. I still want to work on planning meals for quite a few days after surgery. Having some surgeries in the past definitely helps me get over some anxiety and I'm probably more concerned with the meds afterwards I have to take. I don't like taking meds and when I have to take them, especially pain meds, I like to try and get off of them as soon as I can. I know they have a good reason to use them and I will take them at first, but I know I will try and wean off of them and on to extra strength Tylenol or something instead. I bought some vitamins from make me heal and I'm hoping those will help. I also got some arnica and bromelian to help with healing as well. I'm a little unsure on bras, I want to wear one if I need to go out and I guess I need to work on finding one before surgery! I think I will try and find one of the zip up ones, just hard to pick a size! I have been having a hard time trying to pick a size for my new breasts to be as well. My doctor likes to have you pick out photos to show him, he will refer to them in surgery, so I need to decide on how big I want them. I breast fed both of my boys and I have some extra skin and area to fill in, so I feel like I can't have them too small. I am ok with them being big ( or at least big to me) but I don't want them too big and are too "out there" or not proportionate. My doctor seemed to be on the same page with that one and I'm sure I will remind him on surgery day too!

So I went to get my mammogram done today. That was no big deal, but I do have a funny story to go along with it. I went back to the special waiting room they have just for mammograms and as soon as I got back there, they pulled up my name and they ladies working there were trying to figure out why my Dr. ordered it STAT. I'm letting them ask me questions instead of just telling them right off why I was there because there was a patient in the room waiting and I didn't want to possibly upset them, being that who knows what they were getting one for. So as soon as a lady comes in to take her back, it was only a minute or so and I answer all their questions: family history? No, Self check spot detected? No, Any other reason why my doctor could have ordered this? No, I then ask them if they want to know why I'm having it done while they are still trying to figure it out. Apparently it's a big deal for it to be ordered STAT and I guess they want to make sure the order is right. Anyway, I go ahead and tell them I'm getting implants and they are happy and of course I tell them it is next Thursday, so I guess they understand at that point. They were really nice about it though, very friendly and happy for me. It didn't take long for that at all. I had dropped my scripts off while I was in town (I live about 30 minutes away from everything I need to go from, doctor is probably about 45 minutes away) and they called to let me know one of them won't be in till tomorrow. So I guess I will get to make another trip to pick those up, it actually isn't as far though, probably only about a 20 minute drive, but I need to get some grocery shopping done as well, so I guess as long as I am just not driving all that way for one thing, it will be ok. Just hate wasting gas and making trips for one thing sometimes! I still need to take some photos, will be working on that today, so hopefully I can get those up later. I need to try and make some decisions on what size I want them to look like, so maybe seeing myself "before" in some photos will help with that as well. I guess that is all for now, hope to update soon with photos!