475cc Silicone Implants

I am 35 year old happily married mother to two kids and I have always wanted implants! For me, it wasn't even something that I can blame on breast-feeding, I just didn't have much to begin with. I have always been extremely dedicated with my fitness regimen and my diet so that doesnt help in the boobs department. I always, always, always wore padded bras (and swimsuits) to compensate and make me look more womanly. I hated how bras and swimsuits gaped and left me feeling like I was showing everyone everything if I bent over.
When I finally made the call to some plastic surgeons for consults, my husband was with me every step of the way. I quickly dismissed the first PS I saw - he was awkward and didn't have any suggestions of his own, just was going along with what I thought. But what do I know?? Hes supposed to be the expert! Tell me what I need to know. He also wouldn't show me any before or after photos of previous cases so that was a red flag for me. My second consult was with Dr Toy and it was like night and day from the first one. He was extremely confident (but not conceited), explained everything and told me exactly what size, procedure, etc he thought I should have and why. He spotted assymetries in my body that I hadn't even noticed in his first 30 seconds of looking at me. His previous results and reviews were all glowing so there was no doubt in my mind that he was the PS for me!

Fast forward to the day of surgery. I was sooooo excited and not as nervous as I thought I'd be. It had been a long time coming and I was just ready to get it over and done! The whole process was sooo quick. I checked in to the surgical suite 45 min before my surgery and met with the nurse, the anesthesiologist and Dr Toy who did his mark up then into the OR. They have me some gas that made me feel really loopy for about a min and then I was asleep. The surgery only took 45 min and I woke up in recovery about half an hour later with a very sore throat so I inhaled a popsicle and drank some water. I wasn't nauseous. The nurse helped me get dressed and called my husband in. The nurse gave us all the post-op instructions and I WALKED out with my husband. I wasn't groggy or all that sore at this point. My legs felt weak and I was a little wobbly and dizzy. I was able to eat some supper that night but I did throw up twice despite the anti-nausea meds. I thinks it's just your body's way of getting rid of the gross anesthesia. I didn't get a great sleep just because I was uncomfortable being on my back. I got up at one point and read to pass some time. Overall, the first day and night was soooo much smoother than I thought it would be! I'll update more throughout.

I am 10 days out now and recovery has been pretty good. I had minimal pain and only took the Tramacet the night of the surgery, then I just switched to Tylenol and Advil.
I had a lot of trouble sleeping for the first 5 nights or so. Sometimes it was because I was uncomfortable on my back, sometimes it was the extreme indigestion and gas under my ribs and sternum and sometimes it was just that I couldn't fall back asleep after taking my middle of the night dose of pain meds. Make sure you have a good book to read at 4 AM when you can't sleep! Melatonin has also helped me lately and I added a pillow under my knees. I got a mild laxative from my pharmacist which seemed to really help with the gas and bloating too.
I'm using minimal advil and Tylenol now but my left still has some pretty significant pain under the nipple, down to the incision and even under the incision onto my chest wall. My right has virtually no pain at this point and has been so easy all the way through really (minimal pain, minimal swelling). My nipples are sore - I definitely have full sensation in them and they are very tender. They are starting to shrink back down to close to my pre-surgery size too which is a huge relief. I was very worried that they were going to be stretched larger after the surgery.
The engorged feeling is less and less every day and swelling is next to nothing on the right but still significant on the left. I have been icing at least a couple times a day. I found that wheat bags stored in the freezer were the perfect ice bags for me for this because the wheat comformed to all my curves and got into all the crevices but wasn't so cold that you couldn't stand it. I used so many wheat bags during this process - they were circulating through the freezer and then I also had warm ones for my back and neck and shoulders when they would get sore. I had some wicked knots in my left shoulder blade area but that has always been a problem for me, even before implants. I am seriously missing my yoga and exercise to help work out all the knots and tension.
I am struggling with not doing any housework because I feel pretty good now overall. But I read yesterday that the most common cause of post-op bleed in one surgical office was doing laundry! So that was a good wake-up call, to just relax and find computer/office work to do instead so that I'd still feel productive. I'm going back to work in 2 days and I'm nervous about it but I know the girls at work are ready to help me out where I need it.
I'll post some pics soon!

Here's some photos. They're still pretty high and blocky but way better than they were!!!!
I wasn't going for a natural look - I wanted a very defined implant look. And as I think I said previously, I started with next to nothing but I had no sag and good quality skin so no lift was needed!