A Brand New Me! Bangkok Thailand

Well I have officially decided to do it! After a recommendation from a childhood friend and many hours of research I have chosen to undergo all of my long awaited cosmetic surgery with Pichet Rodchareon M.D. in Bangkok Thailand. My flights are booked and I leave the country for the first time in less than 48 hours all on my lonesome... I'm having a multitude of emotions everything from pure excitement to absolute terror LOL! I am not at all worried about Pichet Rodchareon M.D. as I am more than confident in his skills but I am nervous beyond words about leaving the country on my own for the first time ever especially considering I am about to undergo 6 or 7 procedures along with a mouthful of veneers. Nevertheless, I am in no way shape or form new to cosmetic surgery as I have had my breasts done and re-done 3 times now along with fillers, mole removal etc... The surgeries I have planned starting from the top working my way down to the bottom are as follows: an endoscopic brow lift, rhinoplasty, minimal chin reduction/augmentation (cleft removal), minimal labiaplasty, and gluteal implants with the possibility of fat transfer/grafting. I know what you're thinking, this girl is about to pull a "Heidi Montag" but the truth is, I've always said "If you're going to do something, you might as well go all the way". So there it is, and I will be blogging my journey to a new me version 2.0 here on realself.com ... Wish me luck!!!

Praise the powers that be my tooth sensitivity has essentially diminished! Now let's get into the good stuff...

Today I woke up fairly early, somewhere around 4 a.m. I guess I'm having a little difficulty adjusting to the time change but really it's for the best considering that my meeting with Dr Pichet Rodchareon was at 8 a.m. Around 5:30 I decided to call the front desk and ask when their breakfast service starts. They informed me it was in 30 minutes so at about 6:15 I moseyed myself down to the lobby where I was pleasantly surprised by a wide array of yummies. I have never had Pad Thai for breakfast but hey, it was good so whatever's clever right? They also offer traditional breakfast type grub- I was particularly partial to the Thai Omelet and doughnuts and I am one of the most picky eaters that I think have ever walked the Earth so that says A LOT! I am very happy with Pichet's recommendation to stay at the Atrium Boutique Hotel. It's clean, spacious, cheap and the food is good- what else could you really ask for? Anyways, after breakfast I returned to my room to shower and get ready for the day. Before I knew it Dr. Rodchareon's driver was calling me from the lobby and ready to take me to the clinic and off we went... Let me just say this, Thailand is kinda weird and I think I may be experiencing a bit of culture shock honestly. From what I have seen thus far, the neighborhoods are kind of dilapidated, sort of what I would imagine Detroit (no offense) to look like LOL! I dunno, it's just kinda weird. Like I said in the last update, "Dorothy" definitely not in "Kansas" anymore.... Once we arrived at the clinic I was greeted by some of the most friendly staff I have ever met. The clinic it's self is great. Very clean, modern, and the FURNITURE! OMG I need some of this stuff for my house! Golden, fancy, fabulous.... would go perfectly with my thrones HAHA! Once I was done drooling over the furniture I was led to an upstairs room where I discussed my procedures with a couple of the staff members. By the way Mao is awesome! Can I adopt her as my grandma?? Im 100% serious, I just ADORE her!!! After a few minutes Pichet Rodchareon M.D. came into the room. He greeted me with a huge smile and a rather funny remark about finally meeting the "Princess" haha! We joked a little about my relentless emails and then got down to business. Basically we went over each procedure and what I was expecting as well as setting our surgery date for Wednesday the 10th. After that was out of the way we went over the prices again and I then paid half of the total. I chose to do this because my bank (Bank Of America) has my account limited to a $10,000 a day limit and with my procedures costing a total of $12,000 it was really my only option. Oh I guess I should mention that we decided not to do the fat grafting. Dr Rodchareon assured me that my bottom has an adequate amount of cushion currently to mask the implants once they are placed under the muscle... So that's a plus and saved me $1,500! After the payment was processed Mao decided that I simply MUST go shopping so she sent me in Pichet's car over the the Platinum shopping mall. I mean I have seen some malls in my day but even the Mall of America doesn't compare to this place.. it's HUUUUGE! Floor after floor after floor... wow wow wow. I mean I only made it up the first, I don't know, 5 stories... so I'm gonna have to go back ;) After a few hours there I asked one of the many mall security guards where I could fetch a taxi. He sent me in the proper direction and I started off. On my way there a young guy asked me where I was going so I showed him the map and hand written letter that Mao and the other staff at Bangkok Plastic Surgery supplied me with before I left and he agreed to drive me in his Tuk Tuk ... I just had to try one of these things out, I couldn't come to Thailand and not ride in a Tuk Tuk right? Nevertheless I don't think I will be doing that again... It was rather scary and I felt like I had to hold on for dear life LOL! Once I got back to my hotel, I returned to my room and tried on all my new stuff as they do not have changing rooms at the mall (it's more of a swap meet / wholesale situation) and I lucked out! Absolutely love everything I got- so if you are an american size 2-ish go there, you are gonna love this place. Tons of stuff to choose from and super good prices. At about 4pm I returned to the lobby and asked them to call me a taxi so I could get to BIDC for my temporary veneers. That situation went great and I will get my permanent veneers on Tuesday the 9th. Once recommendation I can give you is that make sure when you ride in a taxi that it is indeed a meter taxi. When I left BIDC they sent me off in a non metered taxi and the driver tried to charge me 500 THB which is crazy considering that every other taxi I have been in that ride only was about 50 THB to and from hotel to the dental office! I have been giving my previous taxi drivers 100 THB for the ride as I like to tip well so when I finally talked the non metered taxi driver down to 100 THB I felt much better about the scenario but he definitely didn't get a tip! Not my style but I don't take well to someone trying to work me over.... So that's it for now. If anything else fun /weird / interesting happens before my next appointments I will be sure to write an update. Ta ta for now!