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I chose Doctor Paul GR. Whidden from Calgary, AB...
I chose Doctor Paul GR. Whidden from Calgary, AB as my PS and so far I could not be happier.
I went for my consultation the beginning of March 2016 and had my Brest augment done April 21, 2016. They are still VERY new, but my expirience so far has been great.
I looked mainly online for many plastic surgeons in Calgary and near by because I decided I wanted to stay close to home for my procedure. I emailed and called mainly ps's offices, and then finally made my decision to book my consultation with Dr. Whidden! I looked up his credentials and I looked over many of his reviews and the consultation made me feel like I made the right decision for my PS.
My consultation was great! The staff was amazing from the ladies at the front office, to the nurses, and everyone else I dealt with. They were professional but friendly and very kind. I felt safe and comfortable the entire time. Not to mention the office was nice and clean (always a good thing). A waited a few minutes in the waiting room before they brought me into the consultation room. The first person I saw was Dr. Whidden's nurse. She took pictures, went through the peocedure with me, asked health questions, and also answered any of my questions. Then Doctor Whidden came in, he was very kind, he took my measurements and we decided on my implant size together. I tried on two different implant sizers. I decided I liked the look of the second one best (full projection).
After all that was done, I was taken back to the waiting and waiting for the another woman to come get to decide on a surgery date. I really wanted for mid to end April and they were able to find me in April 21st!
Now the waiting game... For the most part I was very excited and couldn't wait to for my surgery date. About a week before surgery I had a breif bit of anxiety, all kinds of thoughts ran through my mind (what if I went to big, what if something goes wrong, etc.). I did some worrying that night but after that i remembered the trust I had in Dr. Whidden and how happy I was at my consultation and was pretty relaxed for the rest of the days before surgery.
Day of surgery... I slept well the night before considering, but I did wake up early due to excitement. I had a shower and washed myself head to toe with the antibacterial soap they gave me, as well as washed my hair. I took out all my jewelry. Nothing to eat/drink since 9pm the night before. My surgery was at noon, so I had my boyfriend pick me up around 11am and we were at the office around 11:40.
My boyfriend and I both went to a different waiting room to wait for about 15mins. Then we went to another room where I put on my surgical gown, pants and undies could be left on, and they gave me plastic flip flops, as well as a warmed house coat. The nurse came in talked to me about the procedure and answered all my questioned I still had. She would also be my recovery nurse after surgery. After speaking with her, the anesthesiologist came in and introduced himself (as well very kind) he gave us an approximate time of pick up (3:30pm). Dr. Whidden then came in and drew some markings on me, answered any questioned I had for him. After that, not even 3 minutes later, it was time for my boyfriend to leave and time for my to go to surgery!
That's when I started to get nervous, even shed a tear or two, but the nurses were super kind, one held my hand and wiped my tears. She was very reassuring, I appreciated that. Before I knew it the nurse put an oxygen mask on me and said to me I would be sleeping very soon, and that's the last thing I remember.
I then woke up in recovery. Not going to lie, I was sore and tight, but it was definitely tolerable (pain was initially close to a 6-7) and then my recovery nurse gave me my pain killers and within 30mins it was closer to a 2 or 3.
After surgery my boyfriend picked me up at 3:30pm and the nurse helped me into the vehicle. I felt no nausea until I was in the truck, but it passed after 10mins and I did not throw up. Once that feeling passed I started to feel hungry again, so we stopped for soup and a smoothie. We finally got home, then came the ride in the elevator, in there I started to feel very warm and a little nauseous. if I stood for too long I would feel a little nauseous for a few minutes. I drank my smoothie, had a nap, then ate my soup. All in all still feeling good.
I slept propped up with pillows on a 45 degree angle, through the night a set alarms to take my pills on time. I woke up about every two hours (I'm not sure why) but I would fall right back asleep within 5 minutes. The pills make me very drowsy so I try to only take the 1 instead of the two.
The following morning (1 day post-op) I woke up feeling pretty good, they told me I could shower so I did. I did need help, taking on and off my compression bra. As well as washing my hair. I started to feel sick standing in the shower so I decided to take my first Gravol. After that I felt pretty good, we went to get a smoothie (I was not driving obviously) then we walked around a couple stores. That wore me out pretty fast so I decided to go home and have a nap. Woke up feeling good.
The pain I have now is about a 2, unless I accidentally move a certain way to strain my muscles in my armpit area, then it can hurt quite a bit. I try to keep my arm movements to a minimum. It definitely helps having someone around for the first few days (I can't even open my own pill bottles) but nothing I can't handle!
The cost was just over $10,000CAN and that includes everything, my medication, my bra, consultation fee, etc.
I will post pictures further along for anyone considered Dr. Paul Whidden.
I'm very happy so far!
I went for my consultation the beginning of March 2016 and had my Brest augment done April 21, 2016. They are still VERY new, but my expirience so far has been great.
I looked mainly online for many plastic surgeons in Calgary and near by because I decided I wanted to stay close to home for my procedure. I emailed and called mainly ps's offices, and then finally made my decision to book my consultation with Dr. Whidden! I looked up his credentials and I looked over many of his reviews and the consultation made me feel like I made the right decision for my PS.
My consultation was great! The staff was amazing from the ladies at the front office, to the nurses, and everyone else I dealt with. They were professional but friendly and very kind. I felt safe and comfortable the entire time. Not to mention the office was nice and clean (always a good thing). A waited a few minutes in the waiting room before they brought me into the consultation room. The first person I saw was Dr. Whidden's nurse. She took pictures, went through the peocedure with me, asked health questions, and also answered any of my questions. Then Doctor Whidden came in, he was very kind, he took my measurements and we decided on my implant size together. I tried on two different implant sizers. I decided I liked the look of the second one best (full projection).
After all that was done, I was taken back to the waiting and waiting for the another woman to come get to decide on a surgery date. I really wanted for mid to end April and they were able to find me in April 21st!
Now the waiting game... For the most part I was very excited and couldn't wait to for my surgery date. About a week before surgery I had a breif bit of anxiety, all kinds of thoughts ran through my mind (what if I went to big, what if something goes wrong, etc.). I did some worrying that night but after that i remembered the trust I had in Dr. Whidden and how happy I was at my consultation and was pretty relaxed for the rest of the days before surgery.
Day of surgery... I slept well the night before considering, but I did wake up early due to excitement. I had a shower and washed myself head to toe with the antibacterial soap they gave me, as well as washed my hair. I took out all my jewelry. Nothing to eat/drink since 9pm the night before. My surgery was at noon, so I had my boyfriend pick me up around 11am and we were at the office around 11:40.
My boyfriend and I both went to a different waiting room to wait for about 15mins. Then we went to another room where I put on my surgical gown, pants and undies could be left on, and they gave me plastic flip flops, as well as a warmed house coat. The nurse came in talked to me about the procedure and answered all my questioned I still had. She would also be my recovery nurse after surgery. After speaking with her, the anesthesiologist came in and introduced himself (as well very kind) he gave us an approximate time of pick up (3:30pm). Dr. Whidden then came in and drew some markings on me, answered any questioned I had for him. After that, not even 3 minutes later, it was time for my boyfriend to leave and time for my to go to surgery!
That's when I started to get nervous, even shed a tear or two, but the nurses were super kind, one held my hand and wiped my tears. She was very reassuring, I appreciated that. Before I knew it the nurse put an oxygen mask on me and said to me I would be sleeping very soon, and that's the last thing I remember.
I then woke up in recovery. Not going to lie, I was sore and tight, but it was definitely tolerable (pain was initially close to a 6-7) and then my recovery nurse gave me my pain killers and within 30mins it was closer to a 2 or 3.
After surgery my boyfriend picked me up at 3:30pm and the nurse helped me into the vehicle. I felt no nausea until I was in the truck, but it passed after 10mins and I did not throw up. Once that feeling passed I started to feel hungry again, so we stopped for soup and a smoothie. We finally got home, then came the ride in the elevator, in there I started to feel very warm and a little nauseous. if I stood for too long I would feel a little nauseous for a few minutes. I drank my smoothie, had a nap, then ate my soup. All in all still feeling good.
I slept propped up with pillows on a 45 degree angle, through the night a set alarms to take my pills on time. I woke up about every two hours (I'm not sure why) but I would fall right back asleep within 5 minutes. The pills make me very drowsy so I try to only take the 1 instead of the two.
The following morning (1 day post-op) I woke up feeling pretty good, they told me I could shower so I did. I did need help, taking on and off my compression bra. As well as washing my hair. I started to feel sick standing in the shower so I decided to take my first Gravol. After that I felt pretty good, we went to get a smoothie (I was not driving obviously) then we walked around a couple stores. That wore me out pretty fast so I decided to go home and have a nap. Woke up feeling good.
The pain I have now is about a 2, unless I accidentally move a certain way to strain my muscles in my armpit area, then it can hurt quite a bit. I try to keep my arm movements to a minimum. It definitely helps having someone around for the first few days (I can't even open my own pill bottles) but nothing I can't handle!
The cost was just over $10,000CAN and that includes everything, my medication, my bra, consultation fee, etc.
I will post pictures further along for anyone considered Dr. Paul Whidden.
I'm very happy so far!
My stats
24yrs old
5'6"
125lbs
Procedure: Breast augmentation
Implant: 415cc, smooth, full projection, under the muscle, and under breast crease incision.
5'6"
125lbs
Procedure: Breast augmentation
Implant: 415cc, smooth, full projection, under the muscle, and under breast crease incision.
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