48 Y.o., 5'8", 142#, 32A Getting Between 300cc-350cc Silicone Sub-muscular-and It's About Time.

Hey, ladies. I am doing this, because I have gotten so much help and reassurance from everyone, here. I used to think that augmentation was for women who were kind of the exhibitionist type. As we know, that's not true, at all! The thing is, if you ask any woman, (or guy, for that matter) what the physical essence of being a woman is, it is her hair and her breasts. Hands down (I don't exactly have great hair, either but...). It's got to be an extremely hard thing for a woman to go through to lose either, when she did not do so, voluntarily.

I am like a lot of women on here. I spent my adolescence going, "come on, boobs-please!" Nope. Two kids? Uh uh. I did not breastfeed-that was a cluster and my son almost gnawed my nipple off. So-formula. They were small, but perky, so I let it go. Then-divorce. This makes you re-assess a lot, including what is good for you, instead of everyone else. Plus, the deal breaker came when I lost a lot of weight (about 30#), and had been boxing, almost a year. Between the weight loss and the athletic build I had gotten, I looked like a friggin' boy. That was it.

So-vetted a PS in my area, and had my consultation and the doctor and especially nurses were great. Because of my height and frame, and the fact that I didn't want anything too big, I tried on 300s and 350s. Wow. So this is what I would look like. I leaned toward 300s, but wonder since I will be doing sub-muscular, if I should do 350s? The door has been left open, and will re-visit the day of surgery.

So, I'm 12 days out and getting excited. Yesterday, a nurse from the PS office called for my pre-op review. Went through a brief personal and family history. I had received a detailed packet in the mail, outlining what to expect and the drugs and supplements to lay off of from 2 weeks out, until the day of surgery. I was concerned, because sadly I am a 5 hour energy addict and didn't know how that would go over (had to ask-don't want anything to delay surgery). She said to just stop two days, prior. At least I won't be a zombie, as I scurry around, trying to get everything sorted before hand. Also had release forms to sign and bring on surgery day.

I am really organized and always like to feel prepared. So, prescriptions are already filled (in case there was a hang up at the pharmacist's), I got a twofer on gauze and ice packs, Palmer's cream-they say stretch marks probably won't be an issue, unless you went way bigger than you were, but I wanted to ward off itching, if that was the case. Got a pillow with the arms on the sides, to help with being propped up, while sleeping. I will get a post-op bra from the PS, but bought an extra so that I could alternate, while the other is in the wash. The dorky side of me wanted to see what my meager boobs would look like in my bra, before surgery. I almost cried, laughing. The upside is anything is going to look better. Will post before pics, soon.

So sorry it's been so long! Yes, I'm on the other side. But lots to catch up on. I wasn't nervous, at all on surgery day. But for those who are-don't sweat it! Here's the deal: talked to the anesthesiologist for a while, before going to the surgical room. If you've vetted you PS, have faith in him/her. She told me what to expect, and what to do post-op. When we finished talking and we went in, I laid on the surgical table, she found a vein for the IV, said she was about to give me "the good stuff", and wham! No fade out, nothing. Just out. Next thing I knew my mom and a nurse were standing over me trying to wake me (I didn't want to wake up). Don't ask me about sitting up, getting dressed. I remember nothing. Wow.

If you do exactly what your PS says, regarding pain medication, you can manage any pain, just fine. Based on a conversation just before surgery with him, he ended up going with the 350cc silicone implants, rather than the 300s. It's too early to tell proportion (pics to come), but I trust his judgement. He did an areolar incision. There's debate on this, because of the potential of bacteria, but again I trust his judgment, there, too. Poor nipples look pretty beat up, though.