39 Years Old, Finally Took the Plunge After 20 Years! - Bath, UK

Hello fellow BR girls - I just thought I would write a short review as this site has provided me with so much info (and is continuing to do so now that I'm living the dream as it were!) So, I'm 8 days post op - I had the op on monday Sept 15th, and the surgeon removed 1 lb from each side, taking me from a 32 F/G to what will hopefully be 32 C in the end. Surgery went well, 3.5 hours, very weird experience falling asleep in theatre and literally waking up what felt like the next second all done and dusted! Spent two nights in hospital, drains came out on the tuesday evening (uncomfortable but over in a flash) and been recovering at home since. Pain not too bad at all and now being managed just on painkillers (and a glass of wine in the evenings!). The most difficult thing so far has been mental adjustment. I know it sounds ridiculous and I absolutely don't regret it - but it's quite strange having lived with those puppies for 25 years, and now they have been replaced by these frankenstein looking (albeit tiny) monsters!! I only plucked up the courage to look properly today (been cleared to shower and was very nervous about getting them wet), and was properly horrified! BUT. I've been advised lots and lots that they will look awful to start with and that they will start looking better really quickly. I was worried that I've gone too small - but again I think they are just flat and square - and will seem a bit bigger when they regain their natural shape. Any advice on all the above welcome! I do feel really light though, so FABULOUS not having to wear a bra! (My surgeon differs from most in that she doesn't like her patients to wear a bra for a around two weeks post op. So now I just have gauze lightly covering everything. Weird! Any questions I'd be delighted to give advice and help - be lovely to hear from other ladies who are at similar stage to me post op as well. Will post a couple of pics when I can work out how to keep them off the photo stream (and therefore appearing randomly on my TV!) Hope this review helps someone - Jules X

Right, hope these are helpful either for compare / contrast purposes or to give you an idea what you should expect! Don't know if I've just got over the shock, but they do seem slightly less horrific today. Far less pain than you'd imagine from the pictures...

So having a bit of a dip today. My righty really hurts and there is a bit of extra redness, not sure if I've stretched too far or what, but it's a bit worrying. I had my first trip out yesterday which was great but think I pushed it a bit too far. Still on the paracetamol when lots of people seem to have only needed for a few days post surgery - but nurse keeps emphasising I should take them so it must be normal? Onwards and upwards!