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5'2, 118 Lbs. Mom of 2- 300 ccs Mentor Round Moderate Profile

UPDATED FROM PatriciaJohnson
28 days post

1 MONTH

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PatriciaJohnson
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Today is week 4 since my ba. Here are some changes I'm experiencing so far:
SLEEPING: I'm sleeping so much better these days. I usually sleep on my stomach but I've learned to sleep on my side. I do tend to automatically turn over to my stomach in my sleep and eake myself with a sudden "ouch!"
MASSAGING & MORNING BOOB: I still wake up every morning with soreness. BUT!...I started massaging every night while lying down while reading or watching TV (thank you me.me for the suggestion!). I've noticed that the more I massage at night, the less morning boob soreness in the morning. I also learned from freyja_619 to massage "vigorously". It felt weird at first, but when I do massage more firmer than I had been doing, I have less tightness throughout the day...I still have dreams about twice a week, that my milk is letting down like when I was breastfeeding my children. I keep waking up thinking I'm pregnant. Lol! It's really weird when that happens because I keep waking up and the first thing on my mind is, "gotta get the baby from the crib." Phew! I love my children to pieces but I'm glad to be past that season in my life.
EXERCISING: I've been walking a lot--about 4 das pet week. I've actually lost about 3 pounds since my ba. Part of the reason why, I think, is because I'm unable to weight train so I'm losing some muscle :( But since last week, I've had some excellent leg/glute workouts. I've just had to find exercises where I could isolate my lower body without engaging my chest muscles. I'm okay with modifying my workouts because I am loving my new boobs!
CONFIDENCE: I feel so much more confident in the gym, in the store and at home! I feel like myself again. I haven't had myself measured for new bras because I still have more dropping and fluffing to do. Plus, I still fit into all of my old sports bras and blouses. However, I've had to ditch the padding in all of them! Yay!..That's pretty much everything so far. I haven't run into my buddies at the gym. But I'm feeling less and less awkward when people notice them. I think it's because they now feel more and more part of me. I don't even think about them as much unless it's time to shower and I look at myself in the mirror. Or when I grab my youngest by the arm when crossing street and I feel a little pang here and there.
NEXT DOC VISIT: I'm scheduled for my one month follow up next week. I'm excited about it. I hope they're dropping as expected because I do fear that [RS bleep] looking strap some of us have had to wear! Lol! Sorry but it looks like a torture device to me. I was given the option to not have to use it but I'm afraid that if I haven't dropped as expected, I just might need to wear the dreaded strap! Keep me your prayers! I'll update again after my ps visit. Xoxo

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Paul H. Rhee, MD, FACS

Paul H. Rhee, MD, FACS

Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

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March 22, 2016
Wow! 1 month already!! Glad to hear you are doing well. Sounds like life is pretty much almost back to normal! You look great. The slope from the side looks very nice and you can tell they are dropping. My doctor only has his patients wear the strap for the first 2 weeks, and when I was speaking with the nurse last week on the phone because I missed my appt, I asked if I should still keep wearing it because mine were still high. And she said no that the doctor didn't feel it would make any difference to wear or not wear it after a certain time frame had passed and it was normal for them to still be high at this point. But every doc is different so maybe yours will recommend it? I think in the next couple of months they will drop on their own....its just so hard for us to wait and wonder all of that time lol. Things are coming along beautifully and you are going to end up with great results! Just a few more months and we will be set!
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March 23, 2016
Thanks Oilymomma!!
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March 23, 2016
I'm glad you able to sleep better. I slept on my side at 3 n half weeks and on my stomach about 5 weeks. I can sleep either way so it wasn't that bad for me. Morning boobs will pass soon dear. I used to massage them for few second just right before I got out of bed. I hate the feeling when you immediately get up and out the bed. Oh honey , I can talk about confident for hours lol. I never have big boobs so I don't feel ME again. But I def feel a real women. I m not afraid of bra and bikini shopping anymore. I can proudly say I'm a D cup :)) when I go to the store. You can go get size now for the heck of it. But don't buy anything till at least 6 weeks.
I don't think you need a strap. Your girls look like they dropped quite a lot. He may tell you to massage more to fill the bottom of your breasts. You will have a perfect boobs at no time. Can't wait to see what your PS say next week.
Xoxo.
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March 23, 2016
It would be heavenly to sleep on my stomach again! 5 weeks is not too long for me to wait. I know I keep bringing up the straps but it just freaks me out. Part of the reason why is because I can massage every which way but when I massage pulling downward, it feels really, really strange. I feel like the implant is going to fly out of my incisions. Lol!
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March 23, 2016
Dont you worry !! I felt the same when my ps show me how to massage at 5 days appointment. He said I have 3 layers of stitches so nothing will pop out of incisions lol. I can tell if I pushin n downward when I lay down effected way more than I stand up ( I'm not sure why ). I cake back at 4 weeks n my left still high , he told me don't be afraid to push downward aggressively. I did and I can't hardly tell the left is higher ( my left was higher n bigger before BA anyway ). I promise you if you you massage downward for a week , you will be surprise. I told one of member on here and she let me know it really worked for her.
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March 23, 2016
Good to know meme.me. I'll keep trying that. My ps did encourage me to push downward but in his words, "don't go too crazy though." I need to get over my comfort level.
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March 23, 2016
Sorry for my error typing. I meant at 6 weeks he told me to massage more aggressive. I don't mean to tell you go crazy lol. You still have plenty of time. Just wanted to let you know it's ok to massage downward. I would keep doing what you have been doing till you see him next week. I'm sorry again for the confusing!!!
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March 23, 2016
Lol!! Okay at 6 weeks. Got it! I can't wait to see what he thinks. I will keep you all posted. Thanks for being a good friend meme.me. You are a sweetheart ā¤
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March 23, 2016
You are welcome honey !! We don't even know each other but become a good supporting group. I love everyone on here. Happy Easter to you. I will be looking for your next update.
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March 23, 2016
Happy Easter to you too! Xoxo
April 25, 2022
Looks like CC. Ugh sorry.
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March 23, 2016
I can tell they've definitely dropped a ton! You're looking great! Happy healing!
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March 23, 2016
Thanks sponin83! It is so hard for me to see any difference although I see it in others. Weird.
March 23, 2016
They look better and better each week. Did you go 300 CC round mod profile?
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March 23, 2016
Yes I did. I got Mentor round under the muscle. My ps and I discussed moderate profile. However, on the day of surgery, he went with moderate classic. I'm assuming because I was so saggy.
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March 24, 2016
You are making great progress! Hears to hoping you don't get the torture device!!
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March 24, 2016
Lol!!! I really am afraid of that strap. I think it's because even when I push down on my implant, it feels weird like it's going to go flying out of my incisions!!
UPDATED FROM PatriciaJohnson
25 days post

Loving Tshirts again

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This is the ONLY tshirt I own. Before my ba, tshirts always made me look so darn flat! Well, I was flat but I used to look even flatter in them. They made me feel like a boy. Now, I'm loving the way I can fill them in.

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March 20, 2016
You look great Patricia :)
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March 20, 2016
Haha!! I will admit to having bought a few V necks now that I have something to show!! And I have to say in my sports bras I used to look flatter than flat, and now I actually look almost busty. So glad you are loving them!!!
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March 20, 2016
I love vneck tees now. Just can't wait for the temperatures to get nice so I can wear them!
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March 23, 2016
Me too! I've always avoided buying them. I was actually surprised at how different I looked in one. Very happy!
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March 21, 2016
I feel you on the t shirt love. I used to hate t shirts because even an extra small gapped so bad to could see all the way down it. I'd end up having to wear and undershirt with T s which always felt uncomfortable and made me look thick. Now I look really feminine and sexy without having to wear an undershirt. It's like having a new wardrobe!!
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March 23, 2016
It's amazing how something like a ba can change our entire wardrobe!
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March 23, 2016
Yes totally! I was surprised though that other than buying bras I still wear an xs shirt. So weird.
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March 21, 2016
You look great, Patricia!
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March 23, 2016
Thanks 4theloveoftatas!
UPDATED FROM PatriciaJohnson
21 days post

Week 3 (Bobbiversary)

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Not much to report here in Boobilandia! But I have finally figured out how to find the notofications of when someone comments on my review. Duh! Me!
Although my boobs are still riding high, they are much softer. I massage them every night for about 10 mins and throughout the day when I remember (usually when I'm going pee).
There are still lots of things that I can't do without pain: opening pill bottles or any bottles for that matter, closing the drivers seat door of my mommy van, reaching up high to bring something down from a high shelf and pushing elevator buttons, reaching over to my side table lamp to turn off or on my lamp. And my number one ouchie today was using the garlic presser when I was adding fresh garlic to my chicken in the crockpot meal!
Nonetheless, here are my images for my 3 week old boobies. I'd better wrap this up before I fall asleep. Here's to hoping and praying for fluffing and dropping! ????

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March 16, 2016
You are looking awesome friend!!!! I know you may not think things are changing, but I wound up comparing weeks to weeks, not day to day. Makes for a saner recovery. And even at 4 months I swear, opening a pill bottle is the worst! Go figure something that small would still bother me. As for me, I need to get my ass in gear and get back in shape. Reading your post about the gym is a great motivator for me, so THANKS!!! Have a great day!!! XO
P.S. I meant to comment before about trying to shave your pits....I still am trying to figure out the right angles to get all the spots! It really is a cave now where before it was just this smooth flat easy to shave area!! HA!
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March 16, 2016
Inspire18: Good to hear from you! Yeah, it does make me a little crazy. I have to stop comparing my dropping and fluffing to others. Once I get to 1 month next week, I'll try to make a collage for comparison....I'm having to buy other blouses this week to wear to the gym because I've got major Amazon girl pits going on at the moment. Ugh!
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March 16, 2016
Reaching to put on your seat belt! So so difficult lol.
You look great! Thats a great size and profile for you!
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March 16, 2016
Oh yeah, seat belts...ouchie! Thanks buddy for your encouragement; )
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March 16, 2016
The wait is awful isn't it?! I'm very impatient haha. And thanks for the heads up!! I'll be careful when doing those types of things... I agree that you got a good start and shape for your frame :) happy healingā¤
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March 16, 2016
*Size not start
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March 16, 2016
Thanks mama_to_3_89! The waiting is almost as bad as waiting for the actual ba op day!
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March 16, 2016
It is :p but au least we've got a little something to show while we're impatiently waiting haha ;D
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March 17, 2016
Looking good, I definitely see changes happening!! :-)
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March 20, 2016
Thanks Mia :)
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March 17, 2016
You can totally tell you are starting to drop! Are you able to sleep comfortably yet? The ouchies stop in about a week. A pill bottle trick I developed is to set the bottle on the counter and push down with the heel of you palm/ hand as the bottle is on the counter and twist. You can request easy off caps at the pharmacy that the give to elderly people but having kids in the house you probably want the safety cap. There are a few other solutions on Amazon but hopefully you won't be in pain much longer. I must have super long for arms because I've shaved away since day 2. Maybe you can make yourself a razor extender attachment (only half kidding). Glad to see your excellent progress. I'm so excited you're almost at 1 month! Nearly on easy street.
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March 20, 2016
Hi freyja_619, I'm sleeping semi comfortably. I've been able to sleep on my side but with my arms down to my sides. In my sleep, I wake myself uo because I keep wanting to turn on my stomach and when I do, ouch! I'm starting to forget I have a ba--no pain really just sore in the mornings still upon waking.
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March 21, 2016
I'm feeling about the same. Don't worry you will be able to sleep on your stomachs in a few more weeks. I used to use 2 neck rolls (one under my boobs and one under my) chin to sleep on my stomach after the first surgery. If you are a big stomach sleeper I'd recommend trying. So glad to hear your recovery is going well :)