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Worth it? Absolutely.
Just a quick update to say I'm really happy with how everything turned out.
My scars healed well. My result is even and natural looking. Part of me wishes I'd gone a little smaller but I'm still happy.
My scars healed well. My result is even and natural looking. Part of me wishes I'd gone a little smaller but I'm still happy.
Day 2 and doing better
This is post op day 2 (if surgery is day 0) and I'm going better than yesterday.
Travelling home yesterday was tough. There were train problems so I had a half our taxi ride which was horrible. Every bump, every turn, every stop and my whole body would tense up. Laughing, coughing and hiccuping is also painful.
I napped a lot in the afternoon and evening and went to bed at around 11pm. I woke up just before 3am (same as the night before) with the same muscle pain. My husband had to get me tramadol and a snack. It took more than an hour to get back to sleep but I've been binge watching Netflix to distract me.
This morning I woke up fairly early again (around 8am) and have been on the sofa since. Once again, sitting up (from being horizontal) was really tough this morning (sore and scary, yes I'm a wuss).
TMI- I'd started to feel bloated and my stomach has been pretty swollen since yesterday but I managed to go to the bathroom about 6 hours after surgery and again today. I did take a Holland and Barrett stool softener this morning to try to help things along (dosage is 1-3 with a glass of water, I just took one about 3 hours before going). I feel lucky I'm not having the problems that some other girls have. I've been taking bromaline and probiotic tablets and I've only had three or four doses of tramadol (otherwise I've switched to paracetamol and ibuprofen).
I've also used a little arnica gel and ice packs (just on the sides and only 10mins at a time). I'm still feeling a little helpless and quite down about not being able to take care of myself but overall, today is easier.
I am starting to get a little itchy (sides of boobs and a bit underneath).
Travelling home yesterday was tough. There were train problems so I had a half our taxi ride which was horrible. Every bump, every turn, every stop and my whole body would tense up. Laughing, coughing and hiccuping is also painful.
I napped a lot in the afternoon and evening and went to bed at around 11pm. I woke up just before 3am (same as the night before) with the same muscle pain. My husband had to get me tramadol and a snack. It took more than an hour to get back to sleep but I've been binge watching Netflix to distract me.
This morning I woke up fairly early again (around 8am) and have been on the sofa since. Once again, sitting up (from being horizontal) was really tough this morning (sore and scary, yes I'm a wuss).
TMI- I'd started to feel bloated and my stomach has been pretty swollen since yesterday but I managed to go to the bathroom about 6 hours after surgery and again today. I did take a Holland and Barrett stool softener this morning to try to help things along (dosage is 1-3 with a glass of water, I just took one about 3 hours before going). I feel lucky I'm not having the problems that some other girls have. I've been taking bromaline and probiotic tablets and I've only had three or four doses of tramadol (otherwise I've switched to paracetamol and ibuprofen).
I've also used a little arnica gel and ice packs (just on the sides and only 10mins at a time). I'm still feeling a little helpless and quite down about not being able to take care of myself but overall, today is easier.
I am starting to get a little itchy (sides of boobs and a bit underneath).
I'm done!
I had surgery yesterday early afternoon and everything went well.
I ended up with 250cc on one side and 300cc in the other (I was asymmetrical).
When I arrived at the clinic I did my consent forms (these included questions about results like choosing the profile you want), got my prescription paper (my husband had this filled when I was in surgery), I had one last 'go' with the sizers and confirmed my choice. Then I got shown to my room, changed into my robe and then Dr Oelbrandt went through some of my wish pics with me and we decided on what to do with the asymmetry (it's not really noticeable but I'd rather have them equal or closer to equal.
I was surprisingly calm the whole time and it was only when I was in the operating room that I started to get nervous. They hooked me up to an IV (pain killers then a sedative), 'painted' me with a pink sterilizing solution (I was pink from neck to belly button including my upper arms). The sedative kicked in after 5 minutes or so and I don't clearly remember going back to my room but I know I got off the table and walked with the nice woman who put the pink stuff on (by the way, that stuff smells so alcoholic, it's horrible, my eyes were burning and it made me cough).
In my room my husband was called through and he said I was totally fine, chatting away to him (I don't remember). I napped on and off for the rest of the afternoon. I was checked on regularly and given a Belgian waffle and two glasses of cola (I had no issues with nausea). I did ask for painkillers or something to help with my chest tightness, they added something to my IV.
I left within 5 hours of getting the surgery. I just walked out. Husband got a taxi, we went to the hotel and I've been relaxing in bed since. (Tip- slurge on a suite at Hotel Beveren as they have adjustable beds.) Last night we got room service (I ate a full dinner) and I was snacking so at least that's going fine. I've been trying to drink lots- I had over 1 liter of water after getting to the hotel yesterday as well as some juice. Today I've almost drank another liter already.
The annoying thing is getting out of bed and getting to the bathroom. I'm too scared/too sore to push myself up with my arms so I'm trying to pull myself up with my stomach (like I'm doing a crunch) and it doesn't hurt but it's difficult to do. Swinging my legs over the side and wiggling to the edge of the bed is not fun (wiggling is the problem).
I woke up at about 3am with what felt like muscle spasms. It wasn't terrible but it was the worst pain so far (maybe a 7 on a scale or 1-10). I needed to pee and couldn't get up and was in pain. I woke up my husband and he put his hands behind my back and pushed me up, I managed to pee on my own and he got me my first dose of proper painkillers since I got out. (Yesterday evening I felt okay without painkillers, just tight, the post-surgical bra feels so tight even though it's three band sizes bigger than what I normally wear. (Tip- by an extender so you can make the band wider, you can get one in a haberdashery... I really wish I had.)
This morning, I was pretty much fine when I woke up just sore... I feel much more bruised than yesterday. I'm dreading traveling this afternoon. I haven't had my post-op yet. I'm not really hungry but I want to eat and get back to normal.
Oh and my boob upgrade? Looking great already. I have some bullet boob going on but otherwise they look awesome and I'm so happy with them already.
I ended up with 250cc on one side and 300cc in the other (I was asymmetrical).
When I arrived at the clinic I did my consent forms (these included questions about results like choosing the profile you want), got my prescription paper (my husband had this filled when I was in surgery), I had one last 'go' with the sizers and confirmed my choice. Then I got shown to my room, changed into my robe and then Dr Oelbrandt went through some of my wish pics with me and we decided on what to do with the asymmetry (it's not really noticeable but I'd rather have them equal or closer to equal.
I was surprisingly calm the whole time and it was only when I was in the operating room that I started to get nervous. They hooked me up to an IV (pain killers then a sedative), 'painted' me with a pink sterilizing solution (I was pink from neck to belly button including my upper arms). The sedative kicked in after 5 minutes or so and I don't clearly remember going back to my room but I know I got off the table and walked with the nice woman who put the pink stuff on (by the way, that stuff smells so alcoholic, it's horrible, my eyes were burning and it made me cough).
In my room my husband was called through and he said I was totally fine, chatting away to him (I don't remember). I napped on and off for the rest of the afternoon. I was checked on regularly and given a Belgian waffle and two glasses of cola (I had no issues with nausea). I did ask for painkillers or something to help with my chest tightness, they added something to my IV.
I left within 5 hours of getting the surgery. I just walked out. Husband got a taxi, we went to the hotel and I've been relaxing in bed since. (Tip- slurge on a suite at Hotel Beveren as they have adjustable beds.) Last night we got room service (I ate a full dinner) and I was snacking so at least that's going fine. I've been trying to drink lots- I had over 1 liter of water after getting to the hotel yesterday as well as some juice. Today I've almost drank another liter already.
The annoying thing is getting out of bed and getting to the bathroom. I'm too scared/too sore to push myself up with my arms so I'm trying to pull myself up with my stomach (like I'm doing a crunch) and it doesn't hurt but it's difficult to do. Swinging my legs over the side and wiggling to the edge of the bed is not fun (wiggling is the problem).
I woke up at about 3am with what felt like muscle spasms. It wasn't terrible but it was the worst pain so far (maybe a 7 on a scale or 1-10). I needed to pee and couldn't get up and was in pain. I woke up my husband and he put his hands behind my back and pushed me up, I managed to pee on my own and he got me my first dose of proper painkillers since I got out. (Yesterday evening I felt okay without painkillers, just tight, the post-surgical bra feels so tight even though it's three band sizes bigger than what I normally wear. (Tip- by an extender so you can make the band wider, you can get one in a haberdashery... I really wish I had.)
This morning, I was pretty much fine when I woke up just sore... I feel much more bruised than yesterday. I'm dreading traveling this afternoon. I haven't had my post-op yet. I'm not really hungry but I want to eat and get back to normal.
Oh and my boob upgrade? Looking great already. I have some bullet boob going on but otherwise they look awesome and I'm so happy with them already.
Provider Review
Dr. Oelbrandt