26 yo, 34DDDD/G to 36D in Portland, Oregon

I head into my surgery on Thursday morning (about 29 hours away!!) and I’m feeling pretty great about it, but also increasingly nervous. I’ve always hated my large breasts and the way they’ve made me feel both mentally and physically, and I’m incredibly excited to get them done. I’m also extremely nervous about the outcome. I know they won’t be perfect, but I’m starting to get a little worried about whether they’ll be even, whether my nipple will be in the right place... I’m crossing my fingers that all will be fine and doing my best to not focus on the possible negative outcomes.
My doctor’s office and experience with everyone involved has been great so far. The nurses and those I’ve spoken to on the phone did wonders getting my in as quickly as possible and worked around my schedule (I was approved on July 20th, had a work trip at the end of August and am in a wedding the first week of November) so that was greatly appreciated. I’ve only met the PS once during the consultation, but he was understanding and informative.
My insurance is covering the cost of the insurance after my deductible, so I’ll only pay $250 out of pocket for a surgery that, if I remember right, was said to be about $10-12k (I can’t remember the exact figure), so, again, super super grateful.
I’ll be taking 2.5 weeks off of work for recovery after surgery, then will potentially work from home for another week depending on how difficult traveling into my office might be, which is good. That seems to be about the amount of time everyone says they need before they’re back to doing some of the easier regular stuff.
I’ll keep this updated as things come! Crossing my fingers and keeping my thoughts positive!!

Well, surgery was this morning and I couldn’t be happier! I was so concerned about what the shape and nipple placement was gonna be like, but a few hours later and already everything looks great.

For a summary of the day, we got to CHH (the clinic) at about 5:45am for a 6am check in and 7:30am surgery. They brought be back at about five to 6 and the nurse took my vitals and had me change into my socks and gown right away. The nurse Rosa was super sweet. Honestly, everyone’s bedside manner was so kind and relaxing and reassuring, I couldn’t have asked for better. Once I was changed and ready to go, my mom and i sat on the room for another few minutes while we waited for a second nurse.

The second nurse was a bit more thorough with questions and put in my IV. She number my hand first and got the the IV in on the first time. Weirdly enough, the IV was what I was most anxious about beforehand (lol!) but she was so quick and friendly all was good! She then went over the option of me getting what’s a called a Scopepatch for being my ear to help prevent nausea (HIGHLY RECOMMEND), sat me up, and was on her way!

The next person to come in was my surgeon. He seemed to remember my case pretty well (or maybe just read my chart right beforehand but still, it felt good and I really appreciated it!), and asked if my goal of a full C, small D was still the same. I said, “yep!” and he said that’s almost always the perfect size. I expressed my concern about the overall shape by the time they were healed and he said since I’m relatively small, healthy and pretty young, there should be no problems with them healing beautifully and reminded me that he and I both had the same goal. He also mentioned that he’d started the previous day with a breast reduction said he does them alllll the time, which just further reassured me. He spent about 10 minutes marking me up, while I was sitting and lying down, and then he was all done!

The next pair that came in were a hoot! Talk about easing any tension. It was my anesthesiologist and his supervisor and they were great. They asked me about my medical history a bit and my allergy to nickel —turns out, getting you ears pierced as a baby in the 90s without using silver studs is the main culprit of nickel allergies! Never put two and two together. They were both funny and sweet, and my anesthesiologist walked me through all the drugs he was gonna put in my system and when, how I’d feel at each point. He also explained the breathing tube, which they inserted after I was put under and took out right as I was waking up (but I have no recollection of that), and answered some questions. Before he left, he put about 3 syringes full of some medication that immediately made me feel drunk, and that was it!

Next was my OR nurse, who was also super. She checked the paperwork, and then I was off to the OR!

Once in the OR, they put an oxygen mask on and I was out within 30 second, max, and the next thing I knew I was waking up in recovery.

When I first woke up from surgery in the recovery room before being wheeled back to my normal room, I have to be honest, I felt AWFUL. It was like a combination of the most drunk I’ve ever been and the worst hangover I’ve ever had. I was irritable and just really really wanted to go home and sleep!
Luckily, I was only there for maybe 30 minutes to change and then one of my nurses went over all of the post-op paperwork, and they also immediately gave me a pill to cut down the nausea and my fist dose of OxyContin for the pain. By the time we got to the care and headed home, I felt much better but still pretty groggy.
When I got home, I immediately took off my surgical bra (my PS said I could!) and noticed that my bottom suture on my left breast where the incisions T was a little open and bleeding. It wasn’t terrible, so I put some sterile gauze and surgery tape over it and it was fine. My PS said to just be gentle, keep it clean, dry, and wrapped, and they’ll check on it at my post-op apt on October 10th.
Besides that, my boobs looked great! I really like the shape and nipple placement. I was genuinely surprised when I looked because I honestly was expecting the worst. Fingers cross they continue to heal well!
Today is the first full day after the surgery and it all still feels and looks great! A little bit worse bruising but not too much pain as long as I take my medicine. OH—one thing to note, my throat hurt SIGNIFICANTLY worse than the incisions. They had put the breathing tube in during surgery and warned me it’d potentially be pretty painful, but it was bad. Luckily now it’s already starting to feel better, but I’ve been drinking tea with honey and popping lozenges like it’s my job.
That’s it for now. Will keep posting as more happens!