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34 Yr Old Mom of 3. 5'4" 137 lbs 425 cc saline subpectoral biplanar - Birmingham, AL
UPDATED FROM Redhead2410
3 days post
Post op day 3 (11/15)
WORTH IT$3,600
The days are flying by so quickly! Yesterday was my birthday so my hubby took me out to eat and of course I had to stop in Victoria's Secret and look at bras. I only got 2 - I got the incredible sports bra in 36D to try and give the girls a little more side support. And I got a body by Victoria lounge wireless bra as well - it is so soft and comfy but gives 0 support so I won't be wearing that one too much in the near future. As far as pain goes I stayed pretty well on schedule with my pain med and muscle relaxer. I didn't need any over night last night and surprisingly I am sleeping on my back with absolutely no problem! Sleeping was one of my big concerns since I am a stomach/side sleeper.
I'm ready to see the girls start dropping. I'm having a hard time seeing a difference from day to day. But maybe it's because I'm looking at them so often lol. My hubby says they look great but I'm still afraid I didn't go big enough :( I'm hoping after they drop I'll like the size more.
As far as pain I'm not really having a lot at all, so I'm gonna try to not take as many of my pain pills today. I'm still feeling tight so I'm gonna keep taking the muscle relaxers. My hubby is still home from work and he's waiting on me and taking care of the 3 kiddos so that's a great help!
My boobies are still feeling numb, I can feel pressure but it's almost like they are asleep or something. It's a strange feeling and I'm ready to have some feeling back!
I'm a little bummed about no gym or working out. My ps said no exercise until my 4 week follow up and that's not until December 11. I'm used to going to the gym 4-6 times a week so staying home is hard. Hoping it won't be too hard to get back into the swing of things easily.
I'm ready to see the girls start dropping. I'm having a hard time seeing a difference from day to day. But maybe it's because I'm looking at them so often lol. My hubby says they look great but I'm still afraid I didn't go big enough :( I'm hoping after they drop I'll like the size more.
As far as pain I'm not really having a lot at all, so I'm gonna try to not take as many of my pain pills today. I'm still feeling tight so I'm gonna keep taking the muscle relaxers. My hubby is still home from work and he's waiting on me and taking care of the 3 kiddos so that's a great help!
My boobies are still feeling numb, I can feel pressure but it's almost like they are asleep or something. It's a strange feeling and I'm ready to have some feeling back!
I'm a little bummed about no gym or working out. My ps said no exercise until my 4 week follow up and that's not until December 11. I'm used to going to the gym 4-6 times a week so staying home is hard. Hoping it won't be too hard to get back into the swing of things easily.
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UPDATED FROM Redhead2410
2 days post
2nd day post op
Yesterday went a lot better than I expected, but I did keep my pain meds/muscle relaxers down like clockwork. I was really scared about not being able to sleep well because I have always been a stomach sleeper but last night I had no problem sleeping on my back. I'm also proud to report that I took no pain meds overnight!! Yay! I woke up and my boobies were really tight but I had no pain. After I got up and started moving around my right incision site started to hurt so I went ahead and took a pain pill. I'm going to try to space them out farther today and see how the pain is. My biggest problem is taking it easy lol I want to get up and get things done, I'm apparently not a good patient. I may be going to take a trip to Victoria's Secret today and look into buying a really good supportive sports bra. My dr wanted me to wear one that gave a lot of side support and I'm not sure the cheap ones from wal mart are really supporting me enough. And it is my birthday today so maybe I'll treat myself to some retail therapy ???????? I'll post some pics as well. I'm loving the girls but I'm afraid I didn't go big enough - guess time will tell :)
Replies (3)
H
November 14, 2015
Wow, you must be feeling good if you're ready to go shopping! You look fantastic, happy healing x
R
November 14, 2015
Thanks! I am feeling a lot better than I thought I would be at this point. I am rotating my pain meds with my muscle relaxer and I can tell if I have gone late taking it. Im really wanting to find a sports bra that supports me more on the sides and kind of squishes the girls together so fingers crossed victorias secret doesn't let me down :)
S
November 14, 2015
Happy birthday first of all!! We have similar stats, I'm 5'4, 140 lb and went with 500 and I feel like our results look similar! Do you feel like one is dropping quicker than the other? I'm also in the gym often and do find the my right arm (dominant hand) is stronger than my right, and my righty doesn't want to drop very nicely! Just feels real squished up behind my right pec. Overall though I am very happy and you should be too! You look great! :)
R
November 14, 2015
Thanks for the birthday wish! I was terrified to go more than 450 and ended up going 425 but right now i feel that I went too small. Yours look fantastic! It seems like my right one is dropping a little faster than my left, but its so early I can't really tell too much. I feel like I'm constantly staring and analyzing them lol It's just so nice to have cleavage without a giant push up bra on. I can't wait to get back into the gym - did your ps clear you to do chest work eventually or not? Mine said he was ok with it, but I think I'm going to be so nervous about it :/
S
November 14, 2015
I haven't asked my PS about certain work outs yet but I meet with him on Monday for my one week and plan on going over that with him then. He is very much an advocate of getting back into the swing of things as soon as possible and said he wanted me to resume my exercise AS LONG as I am not taking either the valium or the vicodin. At this point I am done with the pain killers but the Valium is a muscle relaxer and I still feel like my muscles are really tight :/ I assume I will be back in the gym next week or the week after. I do plan on asking him about certain chest exercises as well -- like push ups? Will we every be able to do those again? Or like I do BodyPump and a whole song is dedicated to chest. I assume it'll probable by closer to 6 weeks for me to get back into that! What has your PS said? What particular exercises are you worried aabout cuz if you are worried about them then I should be too! lol
R
November 15, 2015
My PS said he was ok with upper body work as long as I felt comfortable with the exercises. He said to listen to my body and do what feels good with the exception of a decline chest press. I don't know why that one is off limits but I don't really do it anyway. I'm not allowed to do anything gym wise until my 4 week follow up and it's not until December 11. I'm really bummed about not doing any exercise for that long
J
November 15, 2015
You and I are very similar. I'm 5'0 and 118. I had my augmentation with Dr. Hedden September 4th. I had some droopiness and unevenness so he also did bi-planer on me. I went with 400cc. I was already a C cup before surgery I just had no volume. I was afraid 400 would make me to big since I am so short, but I'm so happy I went a little bigger than I originally wanted to. Dr.Hedden and his staff are truly amazing. You look great and I hope recovery continues to get easier!
R
November 15, 2015
Thanks! Yours look so good! And dr Hedden is amazing. I can't wait to see how they continue to progress! I also can't wait to get some feeling back in mine, it's so strange to have them feel numb. Patience is not my thing lol
R
November 15, 2015
I love dr Hedden and his staff was super amazing. I wish I'd had the nerve to go bigger but I was so afraid they would come out too big so I stuck to 425. I'm hoping they will fill out more after they finish dropping :) after looking at your pics I think you made a great choice! Your girls look amazing!
UPDATED FROM Redhead2410
1 day post
Day 1 post op pics (11/13/15)
All my photos didn't upload so here they are lol
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L
November 14, 2015
eager to see how they are in a few weeks - i am also going to dr hedden
R
November 14, 2015
I'm really excited to see see them progress. I felt super confident with dr Hedden and his staff was also super friendly and always answers my questions! I'm sure you will have amazing results. Have you met with him yet?
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Happy to hear that your recovery has been smooth sailing :)