Best Decision EVER

In the past 5 years I went from a DD to an H. My breast were literally interfering with my quality of life. I'm so thankful to have found Dr. Murray. He and his staff are nothing short of amazing. I knew I was in the right place when I met him. His personality felt like family, not a Dr/Patient thing. I can't explain it. I just felt it. At each visit he sat and patiently explained everything about my procedure to me. He made sure I was knowledgeable about what I was doing by asking challenging questions. Listen... you couldn't ask of anything more from him or his team. Everyone not only met, but exceeded my expectations.

It was really important for me to document and share my experience with this Dr. because due to hospital rules, he cannot. Major shout out to RealSelf for having a platform in which we are able to share our experiences.
I had my first Rd of plastics in the DR with Fatima Almonte in 2014. I had TT/MR, Lipo, and BBL. I loved everything about that experience. I wanted my breast done, but she refused because I needed a lot of work done to my abdomen. I started to give up on the thought of having my breasts done. But I couldn’t. They constantly reminded me everyday that I needed a reduction. The pain and stiffness in my neck, back, and shoulders was progressively getting worse and I honestly was miserable. I really wanted to go back out of the country and get them done. I felt like no Dr in the US could deliver results like they could abroad. Today, I happily stand corrected. I chose this physician using blind faith and my gut instinct. I literally couldn’t find a single photo of his work online. I did other research to check lawsuits etc and I was satisfied with what I found. I took my soon to be hubby to my initial visit and even tho he really didn’t want me to have the procedure (for his own selfish reasons of course), he said he felt like Dr. Murray was the best choice. I had already went to 7 other consultations.
My surgery was 03/09/20 @ 9am. I woke up late but still made it on time to the hospital. I didn’t want my fiancé taking any time off so my best friend went with me. She supports all of my endeavors. At around 7:45am, I was taken into a pre-op area. Everything moved really fast. His team came and introduced themselves one after the other. I mean, they move like a well oiled machine. My anesthesiologist gave me the option to get a nerve block and I gladly accepted. I knew that would give me added relief post op. I honestly don’t remember anything after being sedated for the nerve block other than the nurse waking me up in recovery. She asked me what my pain level was, I replied some gibberish lol. Fell back asleep and woke up again. The first sentence I formed was “I feel so light”. If you have large breasts... let me tell you, “you instantly feel a difference”. All the pressure and heaviness is gone.
The nerve block worked great! At home, I was up talking, watching TV, and ready to eat everything in sight because it had been a while since I had eaten or drank anything. I wasn’t worried about my drains. I had drains with my TT. I just wanted see what was under the bandages ???? lol. So here are my photos up to this point. More updates to come.

I can only sleep in flat on my back . After doing even the slightest thing with my hands during the day, my breasts and side boob area hurt like hell at night. Getting very little sleep. The nerve block is completely gone. I can imagine those first few days would have been hell without it. I need to get out a Corona-shop. We have no supplies. But I don’t want to go out with these fresh wounds. I couldn’t have had worse time planning this. My release papers tell me how to care for my drain site, but I am confused about what to do with my actual incision sites. They did leak a time or two but I was told to expect that. They don’t stink, but the dried blood smell is making me nervous since I cannot actually be sure that’s what I’m smelling. I’ll speak to the Dr. about updating that for patients on my next visit. I just want I be sure that I’m doing everything exactly right. I’m gonna attempt to get some rest. I’m almost out of pain meds and I’m cranky AF! Goodnight ???? .