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2 weeks
Everything has been going great though! I am feeling pretty much 100% and I'm having to consciously restrict myself from doing too much. I don't feel any discomfort anymore, they just feel a little "tired" toward the end of the day.
At the post-op Dr. Kim said everything was healing well and sitting where they should. He removed my stitches and put on steri-strips that he said would come off within the next week (they did today). He cleared me to drink and resume taking my supplements. He also said I could wear a less restrictive sports bra. I started massaging as well and not feeling any pain or discomfort when doing that.
Scars are looking good as far as I'm concerned and really happy with the size as swelling is going down. I love that people can't really tell I got them done while I'm wearing a sports bra-- that's really what I wanted for the day-to-day but wanted to be able to take off my bra and still see the same curves!
He said at my 3 week post-op we can talk about getting back to working out! I can't wait!!!
Looking better already & feeling back to normal
My right breast has a weird pain in it that has pretty much been there since day 1 so I'm not too worried about it. It's in the side of my breast and comes and goes and subsides when I put some pressure on it. The left breast feels completely fine and I almost have a full range of motion back.
My mom left last night and I managed just fine today on my own. I realized that my protein powder was on the top of my refrigerator though and I had to macgyver a way to get that down with a broom. Heading back to school tomorrow! Hoping for positive reactions-- I think I've told most all of my friends what I was doing.
I'll update again after my post-op on Thursday!
Day 1
I'm not sure about size right now but I know I can't judge at this point. They seem like they might be a bit bigger than I wanted but some of it might be swelling too. Not too big to be unhappy about at all just maybe not ideal.
Pain is still almost none. I took a painkiller to help with a more comfortable sleep, but haven't had any real boob pain.
I spoke to the doc this morning when he called to check in me and he said everything went great. He told me I could use my arms more today just still to not lift anything heavy. I'm probably gonna try to go mall walk or something later with my mom. I opened up the bra to remove the sponges that were placed in there and snuck a peek and a picture :) I also found some graham cracker crumbs in between my boobs lol!
Feeling a little bloat today in my lower tummy but not horrible. My throat is sore too. Not sure what that's from.
So far so good!
Provider Review
Doctor Kim was great from the get-go and has lived up to all my expectations throughout the process thus far. CONSULT: The office was very modern and clean. I felt like I was walking into exactly what I would expect a beverly hills plastic surgery office to look like. The front staff was friendly, gorgeous women who were very welcoming and you could tell they enjoyed working there and got along with their coworkers. I waited a little while for Dr. Kim in the consultation room before he came in which was a little frustrating, but luckily I didn't have to be anywhere quickly. Once he got there we went over my options (size, incision, under/over, type of implant). He made recommendations, but wasn't ever pushy and gave me the realistic expectations from each of my choices. He also ran through the possible complications from the surgery and what to expect in the aftermath. As a very active person, I had lots of questions about recovery and activity levels and how long I would have to be out of the weight room. He assured me that he had done work on many women like me who were concerned with their fitness and he would do everything possible for a quick recovery. He was straight to the point with everything which I personally love. I don't like doctors who talk to you like you don't know anything. Dr. Kim would have been more than willing to do that if necessary, but he spoke to me assuming I had done my research for a serious surgery like this. SCHEDULING: Once I decided I wanted to go with Dr. Kim for my surgery, I called to schedule my appointment. I scheduled about a month out and it was easy to get in on the date and time that I wanted. I put down a $500 deposit over the phone on my credit card and received some brief pre-op instructions from the front desk personnel. PRE-OP: Two weeks prior to my surgery I went in to the office to meet with Dr. Kim to finalize everything for the surgery and make my final payment. I got there and filled out a bunch of paperwork. After I filled out the paperwork I went to get my blood drawn so they could make sure I wasn't carrying anything that could be transmitted. Then I went to meet with one of the doctors assistants and she went over all of the pre- and post-op instructions briefly with me. I can't remember her name but she was great too! She was candid and friendly about everything but also informative. Finally I met with Dr. Kim and we went back over my options. I told him I thought I wanted to go smaller than I had last shown him and he looked at my new pictures and said that a 25cc reduction was probably all I needed to get the results I wanted. That put me at ease because I was scared about going too big vs. going too small. OP: I'm not one to get super nervous before surgery so I didn't need a lot of reassurance or anything the day of. I first met with the nurse and anesthesiologist who went over a lot of the basics with me about what was going to happen. The nurse put the IV in my arm (which took a couple tries :/) and situated me in bed. Then Dr. Kim came in and took a last minute look at my wish pictures and made some markings on my chest. Quickly I was off and under the knife! Next thing I knew I was in the recovery room with boobs and asking for my phone! I was in little to no pain and completely coherent. Dr. Kim called the next day to make sure everything was going well and answer several quick questions that I had. After surgery he sent me away with his phone numbers and email in case I had any problems during recovery. I didn't have to reach him so I'm not sure what his response time is like, but I've heard its great! POST-OP: I met with Dr. Kim again a week after my surgery and he took out my stitches and explained how the rest of the healing process would go. Again he was professional and quick-- which I loved! Overall I have nothing negative to say about Dr. Kim and his office. You can tell he knows what he's doing and will get you great results.