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New Breasts After 11 Babies
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New Breasts After 11 Babies
WORTH IT$8,300
I had a breast lift (full anchor), augmentation (590 & 565 HP silicone), a bit of lipo (armpit and lateral/sideboob bra roll), and fat transfer to cleavage (to counter my very wide-set breasts) yesterday. Of course, it is too early to gauge my results, but I have had other procedures with Dr. Petersen in the past, so I already know it will be worth it. :)
My breasts have been needing repair for years, after nursing 7 of my own babies, plus 2 sets of surrogate twins. I also lost a ton of weight! A full anchor lift was definitely needed, along with under-the-muscle implants for volume. Having a broad ribcage and a higher BWD of 14.5 and 15, I decided on larger implants. I was thinking around 600cc, but at my pre-op the sizers seemed slightly bigger than what I wanted, so we went with 590 and 565 (to correct a little asymmetry). I have always had, and hated, my widely spaced breasts, so Dr. Petersen said he could add a little fat transfer to my cleavage to give the illusion of them being closer together, without risking symmastia. We also added an internal bra (galaflex) to help the battle against bottoming out and gravity. (The lipo, fat transfer, and galaflex added to the cost)
The staff, as always, were very kind and attentive, and Anesthesiologist Ken was great at calming my jitters. I believe the surgery took 4-5 hours? I woke up already in a bra and bandages, and was brought to my car. I felt loopy for the rest of the day, and vomited once from the anesthesia, but I always get extreme nausea from it. No fun.
I'm not sure I'm in *pain* pain, but definitely some major discomfort. My chest muscles are extremely tight and sore. They feel as if I went to the gym and did half a trillion chest presses and chest flys. I also have some bruising where the fat was transfered to my inner cleavage. Not too bad, though. The implants are riding super high (like 1.5 inches from my collarbone) for the moment. I can't wait for the drop and fluff!
I will have my post-op visit today, where I hope to get a glimpse of my new girls. I'll keep up with the updates!
My breasts have been needing repair for years, after nursing 7 of my own babies, plus 2 sets of surrogate twins. I also lost a ton of weight! A full anchor lift was definitely needed, along with under-the-muscle implants for volume. Having a broad ribcage and a higher BWD of 14.5 and 15, I decided on larger implants. I was thinking around 600cc, but at my pre-op the sizers seemed slightly bigger than what I wanted, so we went with 590 and 565 (to correct a little asymmetry). I have always had, and hated, my widely spaced breasts, so Dr. Petersen said he could add a little fat transfer to my cleavage to give the illusion of them being closer together, without risking symmastia. We also added an internal bra (galaflex) to help the battle against bottoming out and gravity. (The lipo, fat transfer, and galaflex added to the cost)
The staff, as always, were very kind and attentive, and Anesthesiologist Ken was great at calming my jitters. I believe the surgery took 4-5 hours? I woke up already in a bra and bandages, and was brought to my car. I felt loopy for the rest of the day, and vomited once from the anesthesia, but I always get extreme nausea from it. No fun.
I'm not sure I'm in *pain* pain, but definitely some major discomfort. My chest muscles are extremely tight and sore. They feel as if I went to the gym and did half a trillion chest presses and chest flys. I also have some bruising where the fat was transfered to my inner cleavage. Not too bad, though. The implants are riding super high (like 1.5 inches from my collarbone) for the moment. I can't wait for the drop and fluff!
I will have my post-op visit today, where I hope to get a glimpse of my new girls. I'll keep up with the updates!
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UPDATED FROM chickaboom87
3 days post
3 days post op
Today, I'm in some pretty intense discomfort. My chest muscles are very tight, making it difficult to breathe, unless I breathe abdominally like babies do. Not a huge deal- I just can't wait for my muscles to relax a bit.
I am wearing a compression band to encourage the implants to move down, and I am also applying a nitroglycerin paste to my right areola/nipple, mainly as a precaution because that side is slightly "duskier" in color than the left. My breasts are very itchy, as well, along the anchor incisions. I am massaging them, as instructed at my post op visit.
I've gained 6 pounds since surgery. The implants weigh 2.6 lbs I believe, so the rest is just general swelling and bloating.
Right now I'm just in that waiting stage- waiting for these frankenboobs to drop into place, waiting for my chest muscles to loosen their vice grip, and waiting to see how everything is healing underneath all this tape! My next post op is 2 weeks after surgery.
Dr. Petersen called to check on me yesterday, which I appreciated. I was nervous about my right nipple, but so far everything seems to be going well.
I am wearing a compression band to encourage the implants to move down, and I am also applying a nitroglycerin paste to my right areola/nipple, mainly as a precaution because that side is slightly "duskier" in color than the left. My breasts are very itchy, as well, along the anchor incisions. I am massaging them, as instructed at my post op visit.
I've gained 6 pounds since surgery. The implants weigh 2.6 lbs I believe, so the rest is just general swelling and bloating.
Right now I'm just in that waiting stage- waiting for these frankenboobs to drop into place, waiting for my chest muscles to loosen their vice grip, and waiting to see how everything is healing underneath all this tape! My next post op is 2 weeks after surgery.
Dr. Petersen called to check on me yesterday, which I appreciated. I was nervous about my right nipple, but so far everything seems to be going well.
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UPDATED FROM chickaboom87
6 days post
Trudging through recovery... slowly
I feel like I've been recovering for months now, but it has only been 6 days. I think part of my issue is hearing from all of the women in my surgery groups that they felt fantastic by day 3 or 4 post op. Meanwhile, I feel just as awful as I did day 1 & 2, haha.
Still very swollen, and as always with my melodramatic body, the bruising is intense. But I am happy to report that my nipple/areola complexes look great! The nitro paste may have helped, or maybe my right NAC needed some time to perk up, but it is nice and pink now with great blood flow. What a relief.
Implants are still miles high; I'm wearing the compression band across the top at all times. It has started to make my arms go a little numb at times, so I fold a couple socks under the band at my armpit for comfort. My sternum also has some discomfort, so I have a small sock rolled up in between my breasts as well. (I worry about the dreaded uni-boob. My boobs are now nearly touching, when right after surgery they still had an inch in between. Could be just swelling though. I am swollennnn everywhere, even my abdomen. I look pregnant! Lol)
I had awful head nausea last night, like the feeling you get when you spin on a playground merry-go-round for 15 minutes and then get off. It was so bad that I started crying and was regretting my surgery. I just wanted my floppy granny boobs back, and no nausea. Zofran didn't touch it.. I stopped taking my painkillers last night to see if that would help with the nausea, but I'm not sure if that was it, because I still feel a little barfy today. Not as bad, though.
My muscles are still uber tight, which makes it feel like I cannot breathe. I consciously am abdominal breathing instead, which feels fine.
All in all, I've had a rough couple of days and I'm feeling those post-surgery blues. Sometimes I wonder if general anesthesia depletes all of your dopamine and serotonin, haha. Hopefully I will turn a corner soon, and feel better over the next couple days!
Still very swollen, and as always with my melodramatic body, the bruising is intense. But I am happy to report that my nipple/areola complexes look great! The nitro paste may have helped, or maybe my right NAC needed some time to perk up, but it is nice and pink now with great blood flow. What a relief.
Implants are still miles high; I'm wearing the compression band across the top at all times. It has started to make my arms go a little numb at times, so I fold a couple socks under the band at my armpit for comfort. My sternum also has some discomfort, so I have a small sock rolled up in between my breasts as well. (I worry about the dreaded uni-boob. My boobs are now nearly touching, when right after surgery they still had an inch in between. Could be just swelling though. I am swollennnn everywhere, even my abdomen. I look pregnant! Lol)
I had awful head nausea last night, like the feeling you get when you spin on a playground merry-go-round for 15 minutes and then get off. It was so bad that I started crying and was regretting my surgery. I just wanted my floppy granny boobs back, and no nausea. Zofran didn't touch it.. I stopped taking my painkillers last night to see if that would help with the nausea, but I'm not sure if that was it, because I still feel a little barfy today. Not as bad, though.
My muscles are still uber tight, which makes it feel like I cannot breathe. I consciously am abdominal breathing instead, which feels fine.
All in all, I've had a rough couple of days and I'm feeling those post-surgery blues. Sometimes I wonder if general anesthesia depletes all of your dopamine and serotonin, haha. Hopefully I will turn a corner soon, and feel better over the next couple days!
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