39 yr old Mom of 5. Breastfed for 7.5 yrs total. 5’5 126 lbs 485cc high profile under the muscle

Day 1:
Arrived for surgery at 9:10am. There were icy roads and an icky morning commute.
Signed consents, took pre-photos, and did some re-sizing. Decided on bigger implants than previously decided. I want to make sure my loose skin is filled out well.
Consulted with surgeon and he agreed with a larger implant. We talked about realistic expectations and it was reassuring. He did his markings and left to prepare. IV went in, met with anesthesiologist. Brought back and off to sleep I went at 11am.
Woke up at 1:15, groggy and in quite a bit of pain (7/10) which surprised me because I didn’t think I would be in a lot of pain. My back hurt and the tops of my breasts. I was also nauseous. They gave me Compazine for the nausea and an IV pain med. Bundled me up and home I went.
We stopped at the pharmacy for my pain Rx, ice pack, Gatorade and Senna.
Home to bed. Ate a protein bar, took pain med and fell asleep until 5pm. Woke up in less pain and ate dinner. Backache is still the worst.
Ate some chicken and salad and fell back to sleep from 7:30p-11:30. Woke in pain again and took the muscle relaxer and Norco. Fell back to sleep at 2:30-6:30am.
Breasts look pretty good! The bottom is all my tissue so hopefully when they drop it’ll look better.
Day 2:
Woke up nauseous. Hard to eat. Nibbled on crackers. Tried to drink coffee. Couldn’t take any meds until I ate so it took awhile. Nibbled on a monster cookie. Finally took the antibiotic, Celebrex.
Boobs look like torpedos and sore and swollen. Just resting. No appetite. Took pain meds and muscle relaxer at 11:30. Ate an egg white turkey bacon English muffin at 1pm. Just relaxing. Trying to drink lots of water! Pain is 0 when sitting. When I get up it is sore and swollen. About a 4/10.

Day 3:

I was looking at pregnancy and breastfeeding photos and my breasts are definitely big like they were then. They feel so engorged and hard. Uncomfortable and the tape is making me crazy. No real pain except my back. I don’t sleep very well because of my back. Fell asleep at 9:45-2:30. Woke until 5am. Then slept until 7:30 because of my back. Keeping up with muscle relaxers but no Norco. I’m going to try Tylenol today.

Still not much of an appetite and my toast and egg this morning made me nauseous again. Clementines seem to be the only thing that sounds good. Lots of water! Evening meal went well and appetite is increasing. Less nausea!

Tried on a couple of tank tops today and whoa boobs! Compared my bikini top. Won’t do that for awhile again. Scared me! They are so big! Have to be patient for the Frankenboob to go down!

I won’t lie, I’m nervous about the size. Kind of thinking I should have gone smaller like I was previously thinking. Originally liked the 400cc and was thinking 440ish cc because it was going under the muscle. Last minute decided on 485cc and feeling like “oh boy what did I do!” Praying the swelling goes down and they don’t look quite so large!

Day 3

Still not great sleep. Fell asleep about 11:30-4. Woke with a bad backache. Tried to get comfortable but it was not possible. Dozed in and out for about 2 hrs. Finally got up at 6:15. Used a heating pad on my back and that helped.

Appetite is back! Yeah. No nausea! Healthy breakfast of egg and veggie omelet. Trying for more protein today! Apple and havarti, chicken and broccoli slaw. Protein bar and a few chips and a cookie. Oops.

No pain, just soreness...though less sore than yesterday. Boobs look a teeny bit different, I think. A tiny bit softer perhaps. Tingling and hot sensations, I think that’s a good sign. I have mixed feelings but I think I just have to get used to them.

I saw a woman’s results of her 500cc implants and how they dropped and fluffed by 8 months and they looked great. So fingers crossed for mine!

Afraid I was going to bust a stitch or two after that Vikings playoff, last-play-to-win-the-game-touchdown! Amazing!