20 Years Old, 5'7", 160lbs -- 34A Looking to Upgrade to C Cup SALINE - Cherry Hill, NJ

It's been 6 weeks and I was given the okay at my most recent visit with Dr. Sorokin to get some new bras! I was beyond excited to get fitted, as I never had in my life :) I was originally wearing a 34A...I am now wearing a 34D!!! I couldn't be more happy and ecstatic about my results! I literally almost cried when I put on my first "big girl bra" that has zero padding or pushup for the FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE! Super excited about all of these new bras and some new size XL bathing suit tops :)

I've been doing pretty well. Overall nothing caused excruciating pain, just uncomfortable. I took vicodin and heavy strength motrin up until about Saturday. Since then, I haven't really been needing them. While taking narcotics though, I do recommend at least taking colace (stool softener) and senecot (light laxative). The narcotics did stop me up a lot (and I normally have regular bowel movements), so taking 2 colace pills a day and a senecot pill at night has helped. I took miralax for a few days, as well because I was very very constipated. Since I haven't taken the narcotics, I haven't needed laxatives and movements have become more normal.

Last Friday, I had my first follow-up visit with Dr. Sorokin. I can't stress how much I love the staff there. I walked in and, immediately, the girls at the desk knew my name and told me it would just be a little bit until my appointment. It makes me so ecstatic that they remember me and were genuinely excited for my procedure and happy for my results. Not every office can be like this. During my appointment, Evy, a nurse, took off the light bandaging (kind of like gauze taped to my skin) and trimmed the tails of the stitches. She cleaned up the skin a bit and put more steri-strips on the incisions. Nothing hurt (I was definitely nervous) and Dr. Sorokin had come in to see the progress. He said he was very happy with how everything came out and everything would only get better from here.

A couple concerns I had during my follow-up:

I get sharp pains in the sides of my breasts when I twist or put a shirt/jacket on behind my back ----- Dr. Sorokin assured me this is normal and may subside soon or at least should within 5-6 weeks. He said it usually occurs on both sides, but wasn't sure why one side hurt more than the other (my left side). UPDATE: I'm still getting the sharp pains. They are now on both sides, but not just randomly. It's mostly when I twist to put a shirt on or take it off or twist my body to wipe after going to the bathroom.

My nipples are pretty much numb ----- This is normal. My left nipple is completely numb, whereas the right one has a little feeling. Dr. Sorokin said, since my nipples are still swollen, they don't have feeling (neither do the underside of my breasts due to stretching the skin). This will subside within 5-6 weeks. He did tell me that "they will come back with a vengeance" and be super sensitive in about 5-6 weeks. I appreciate him telling me that, so I don't freak out when that happens. UPDATE: Still numb.

I am also still doing my arm raises frequently to loosen the pectoral muscles. I have showered a couple times and it's very weird because I don't want to make any movements to cause the sharp pains. I think I'm just being too cautious. These pains honestly are not crippling, just surprising and frustrating. I had an episode the other day taking off a slightly tighter shirt that caused a longer lasting sharp pain. I started crying more because it scared me than it hurt. My poor mom...she was helping me.

MAKE SURE YOU HAVE SOMEONE TO HELP YOU OUT FOR A COUPLE DAYS POST-OP!!!!!!! I cannot stress this enough. I appreciate my mom being able to help me out sooooooooooo much because she made everything easier. She also gave me all my medicines because I couldn't use my strength to push down on the medication caps or push myself up (lots of ab exercise LOL and "scooching" my butt back toward my elevated pillows). I am gaining some of that strength back, still sleeping with elevated pillows, and missing sleeping on my side very much...its just a little uncomfortable still. I have another post-op visit this Friday! Have all week off from work...I think today or tomorrow would have been a good day to go back (pain-wise) if I didn't have to carry heavy trays of food all day. Plus, I'm going to visit my best friend next week, so why not take an extra week off :) I tried driving today...pretty successful! Not uncomfortable, just weird getting used to slight side boob that I've never had! Until my next appointment...

Today is my first day after surgery! I had my BA surgery at 9:45 yesterday, June, 4, 2014. I arrived at the office about an hour early and they took me right in to do preop prep. I opted to bring my mom in the room with me - best decision because otherwise, I would have been sitting in the room by myself, bored and nervous...I definitely advise bringing someone in the prep room with you if you're allowed. The nurses took pictures, told me to change, and put in an IV. I've never had surgery before, so I was a little freaked out by the IV. I got really pale and sweaty, so I got a cold rag and was fine after a couple minutes. It was just a little uncomfortable for a little while. I met the anesthesiologist, OR nurse, and talked with Dr. Sorokin before I went into the OR. They even let my dad come back and hang out for maybe 10 minutes...I was happy because he lightened the mood a little bit because I was getting more nervous. Barbara, the OR nurse came back and it was time!!! The last thing I remember before going under was Barbara and the anesthesiologist telling me they were giving me a few cocktails and they put a breathing mask on my face. The next thing I remember was someone saying my name and telling me that everything went well and that I could sleep off the anesthesia. I opted for 400 cc in my right breast and 375cc in my left, both overfilled slightly.

My mom said Dr. Sorokin came out around 10:35 to tell them that I was out of surgery and everything went well. She said Evy, another nurse, came out about an hour and a half later to tell them that I was waking up and looking around me (stage 1 recovery). I have light bandages and steri-strips on the incision, and a surgical bra. It's a lot cuter than the ugly white ones everyone has a vision of. They gave me an extra one, because I am supposed to wear these the next 6 weeks. I go back tomorrow for my first post-op visit and again next week sometime for another post-op visit, and to be taught how to massage my new breasts. One of the nurses, Jenn, who was with me all day, basically, called this morning around 11 to check up on how I was doing. Everyone at the office is so awesome. So accommodating, friendly, comforting, and genuinely excited for me to have surgery!! I seriously don't think I could have picked a better doctor/staff.

Jenn told me they would give me enough medicine in my system to last the ride home yesterday. I should eat something with substance, like a muffin or bagel, and then could take a dose of vicodin when I got home. Yesterday was basically a mash of naps and some TV. I ate a little bit, but my appetite wasn't fully back. I went to bed around 10:30pm and woke up at 2am needing some medicine. I went back to sleep until around 8am and have been taking naps and watching movies all day pretty much. The pain/soreness is better than it was all day yesterday, but I am still taking vicodin and motrin, both prescribed by the doctor. For now, I have to do arm lifting exercises, basically lifting my arms as high as I can over my head to stretch out my tight muscles. So far, not too intolerable, just uncomfortable and sore.