34, 5’4”, 125lbs, No Kids, 355cc Mod+ Gummy Bear Sientra Implants

I’ve been thinking about breast augmentation for a few years now and finally decided to pull the trigger after trying on my wedding dress and realizing how much I couldn’t fill it out. (We were supposed to be married 9/5/20 but had to postpone to 8/28/21.) Since we postponed the wedding to next year, I decided now is the time to do it!
I did a bunch of research and spoke to a few women I knew had breast implants to get their feedback and understand what their experiences were like before moving forward. With all of that, I decided to go with Dr. Brzowski.
Dr. Brzowski and his staff have been incredible. The virtual consultation was so informative and Dr. Brzowski answered every one of my questions without making me feel silly. He was honest, caring, and genuine. The staff have also been awesome. Super responsive, very friendly, and made me feel like family right away.
My pre-op was Sept. 1 where we decided on the 355cc moderate gummy bear implant by Sientra. I was a 36A with a muscular build and wanted something to make me feel proportion without being too big. We all agreed that the 355cc would be the perfect size.
Two weeks later, Sept. 16th was my surgery. I arrived at noon and they did a urine pregnancy test to ensure I wasn’t pregnant before proceeding. I then filled out some additional paperwork, they asked me some clarifying questions, and then April, the nurse, put an IV into my arm. The left arm didn’t cooperate so she had to go with my right arm which was a breeze.
I then met with Dr. Brzowski and Anita and they were both so professional and comforting. He marked up my breasts and then a few minutes later the anesthesiologist, Art, came in to speak with me. He asked some questions, briefed me on what would happen, and then I was good to go.
Amanda walked me back to the operating room where Art was ready for me. He put something in my IV to relax me and I was out. I don’t remember counting down or anything.
Next thing I know, I’m waking up in the recovery room with April. She gave me some apple juice and saltines and I felt pretty great. A little loopy, but no pain or nausea. She then helped me dress and wheeled me out in a wheal chair to meet my fiancé and get into the car. She then went through all of the post-op instructions with him and we were off!
When I got home, I made sure to have some ginger ale and soup before taking any meds, which has just been Motrin, Valium, and an antibiotic. They prescribed some narcotics but I honestly haven’t needed them.
I’m not in any pain really, it just feels like a lot of pressure on my chest.
Sleeping was a little uncomfortable as I propped myself up on some pillows to sleep on my back but luckily I’m already a back sleeper so it wasn’t awful. My fiancé set alarms to ensure I took meds at the right times.
I would definitely recommend having someone strong to help you. Repositioning just isn’t really possible so having someone who can lift your body weight is fantastic.
I’m now 24 hours post surgery and still feeling good. I have an ace bandage around my upper breasts and bandages under my breast, over the incision site.
I can shower tomorrow and remove the bandages but then put the ace wrap back on. I’m to leave the ace wrap on until next Thursday when I take it off and go without a bra until cleared by the Dr.
So far I am VERY happy and I’ll try to post progress updates as I heal.

Feeling pretty good thus far. I haven’t needed to take any of the narcotics, just Motrin, Valium, and an antibiotic.
Showering felt great and it definitely helped having my fiancé wash my hair.
I feel like I’m slouching forward, so using a heating pad on my back while I ice my chest is a life saver. Taking deep breaths and an occasional cough also makes breathing a little easier.
I sort of had a mini-meltdown before the shower because I started to freak myself out that I went too small, but I reminded myself that I’m still healing, the swelling makes me look I have a wicked chest pump, and that the size will be great for me and my lifestyle. I’m sure I’ll be thrilled when they’re dropped and fluffed.

Things are going really well. The upper pole swelling is slowly going down each day so my breasts look a bit more normal every time I wake up. The left side appears to be dropping a little faster than the right, which is to be expected - I'm right handed.
I've been comfortably sleeping on my back - not propped up at all.
I was allowed to remove the ace wrap this morning and now I'll be bra-free until cleared by the Dr. The biggest challenge with being bra-free: my nipples get hard with the slightest fabric shift, so I've been wearing pasties when I need to be on a video conference. (Button up shirts are also your best friend)
I few days ago, I developed a little redness under the incisions on my rib cage (almost like a reaction to the tape from where the bandage was covering the incision.) The area is tender to the touch and sore, almost like I got punched in the ribs. I freaked out a little so I called the office and spoke with Amanda. She asked if I could send some photos and then she called me to say it didn't look like an infection, but to monitor it and see if the redness gets worse/spreads. She suggested I use a marker to draw the edges of the redness to track any changes, which I did... with a Sharpie, so now I have odd-shaped green lines on my ribs that I can't really rub off.
I was still a little freaked out, so I called the office again and asked if I could come in to have it checked out, just to ensure everything was ok, and they got me in immediately.
Amanda looked at it and ensured me it was not an infection but possibly just some bruising/blood under the surface but to continue monitoring and call immediately if there are any changes.
No changes. The redness has gone down slightly but my ribs are still tender.
I've finished taking my antibiotics and now only taking 800mg Motrin every 8 hours which really helps. (I wake up at 6am, eat a banana, drink some water, and have my first Motrin of the day.) I'm also only taking a Valium if I need to, which is usually towards the end of my workday when my chest starts to spasm/twitch and feels uncomfortable. I'm also continuing to take a multi-vitamin.
One side effect of Valium that I wasn't aware of is constipation. I thought I would be safe by not taking the narcotics, but I was wrong. Luckily I was able to have a BM on Sunday and have since been taking a fiber pill and stool softener in my coffee in the morning. That has helped tremendously.
The other common thing during healing is bloating. I was definitely bloated for the first 5 days and its slowly getting better. I'm sure being constipated was part of that, but in general I feel like I've gained some water weight.
Also, some of the bandage adhesive is still stuck on me because I can't see it while I'm in the shower, and it's on there pretty good! It will come off eventually.
My post-op appointment is next week but I'm feeling great and so far very happy.