Nervous, Excited, and All of the Above - Chicago, IL

Day two after surgery and I am doing well. I was a bit stiffer this morning waking up but I slept a whole night without waking up. My mom helped me shower and I definitely feel better after that. I got a bit cold last night and the slight shaking made my chest muscles hurt, so I would recommend that everyone stay warm immediately following surgery. I still feel sore today but I am started to get used to the new boobs. I changed my sports bra to a Danskin Walmart one which ironically is much more comfortable than the Under Armour.

I have decreased the amount of time I am putting ice on my chest too. I slept a lot today but anything I do too much or try and push myself harder than I should I get a headache and slightly nauseous. I am worried about starting massages just because they are still so firm and hard to the touch. However, I know I need to because of my sunken chest. If I don't they could fall in more than I would like them too. I also feel like I should spend some time with my breasts not in a sports bra. I feel like the bra is pushing them together and creating a tight feeling because it has been on 24/7/

Overall I am happy, it feel natural to have the sized chest that I do now even though its a little bigger than it will be eventually. I will update more tomorrow and Tuesday, posting new pictures now!

Hello all! My surgery was yesterday and I still can't believe everything that has happened in the past 24 hours. It still doesn't feel real and even though I know there is something additional on my chest I still feel like I have my small boobs. We arrived to the surgery center yesterday morning at 6:30 a.m. I was checked in and they took my vitals. I didn't see the doctor until 9 a.m. which was a little frustrating but my family was able to sit with me and keep me calm. I guess the gal that was supposed to go into surgery before me didn't take one of the morning pills that she had to and that presented some complications. Anyways before I knew it the doctor came in to draw on me and then I received anesthesia from another doctor.

I woke up and I felt so much pressure on my chest. I was moaning slightly and the nurse came in and said that she was going to find my boyfriend and my mom. My boyfriend came in and like the little baby I am I kept saying "where's momma?" lol. As I was waking up the pressure increased but not to the point where I was in pain, just extreme discomfort. The nurse gave me a little something extra in my IV for pain but she was a bit pushy which I didn't like. I don't think it was a nurse associated directly with my doctor just the outpatient center. I went to the bathroom (with the help of my mom) and proceeded to get dressed and then the nurse put me in a wheel chair and brought me down to the car. I was coherent on the way home and not nauseous at all (thankfully!) and I sat on the recliner the rest of the day watching movies. I didn't sleep much but I dozed once or twice.

Sleeping last night was very difficult. I have a tempurpedic bed and it was a little harder to get in and out of the bed, so much so that I debated sleeping on the recliner. But I ended up falling asleep and sleeping off and on for about 6 hours. Overall it was mostly discomfort and no major pain. But I have been taking my meds like I am supposed to and not doing too much.

I had my post surgery appointment with my Doctor this afternoon. I was able to find a bunch of zip up sports bras at WalMart and an Under Armour sports bra at Dick's. We took the bandages off and I have to admit everything was a little overwhelming. To see them for the first time can be kind of shocking and upsetting. My girlfriend told me that she almost had buyers remorse the first couple of days after her Doctor took her bandages off. I was prepared for mine so I don't think it was too bad.

Something else that I forgot to mention is that I have a bit of a concave breastbone. So, my chest sinks in a bit in between my breasts. I was worried about the symmetry of my breasts but everything looks good so far. My Doctor gave me instructions on how to massage them and even slightly adjust the implant if I notice them sinking in due to my breastbone.

Overall no overwhelming pain today, just discomfort and some stiffness in the morning. I had two almost-going-to-puke moments but fortunately I was able to keep everything down because I think that vomiting might be the hardest thing in the world.

I am going to post pictures sometime tonight or tomorrow morning. For myself I am going to take pictures every to show my progression and to make sure that they are staying even with massages.