Excited but So Nervous I'm Talking Myself out of It!

You've been so sweet to me through this Starlucy1! Thank you for your support and I can't wait to see your results :)

I am getting impatient waiting for my last consult on the 19th, can't wait to meet the last Dr. and then finally make a decision :)

Yea it's hard to wait. My surgery was 5 months after my consult and I really thought I was going to chicken out between the two dates but clearly I didn't lol. I think it's good that you are making sure you pick the right doctor and feel comfortable. I'm always happy to chat if you need too!

Thanks @alley3103 :)

Or look I should say also? So worried about the muscle distortion. I saw your review about the two consults in Europe and one recommending over and one under.. I'm on the fence and trying to decide. I like you work out all the time. Don't want the fake look in any way.. and 250 sizers is the biggest I want to go.. thanks for your review! And updates. My date is Dec 21. This morning I feel like I want to back out!! Been seeing too many stories of cap con and other problems. I'm trying to stay off those reviews but they keep coming up!! Uhhhggg

It feels a little weird but doesn't look much different than when they were saggy lol. I haven't been able to fully workout the way I want yet so I can't tell you anything about that other than I've started jogging at an incline and I also did bicep curls today and they didn't move. I bought an Under Armour front zip high impact sports bra and it's been great. I was so worried about feeling them and being uncomfortable and I'm not at all. It feels like my real breast. I also did the same exact thing as you, reading bad reviews and I did talk myself out of it. This has been a 9 yr journey that I have talked myself out of four times. It's a big deal in the beginning, figuring out what you want and which doctor to choose but I will say after it was not a big deal anymore and I wish I wouldn't have waited so long. Please let me know if you have any questions or just need to chat. I love having this support on here and avoid the bad reviews!!! Lol.

Outsideinside, I'm right there will alley3103, it's been over 10 years since I last breastfed, and ever since then I had hated the deflated saggy look of my breasts. I wouldn't let my husband look at or touch them, for TEN years! When he did manage to place his hand on my chest I'd cringe, because I only felt him touching my pectoral muscles, so it made me feel like man (versus having the breast tissue of a woman). I'm so glad I had it done. They feel too big to me right now (I had 350cc silicone under the muscle - started with A, now a C). I haven't worked out yet (per my surgeon's demands) and I'm at the 6 week mark next week. It feels really strange to flex my pecs, but I've heard that feeling will go away over time. I can't wait to lift again! :) I'm being overly cautious of lifting or exercising too hard too early. The cap contract had/has me worried too. Surgeon's don't want our blood pressure going too high too soon, and I've heard stories from my friends about ripping internal stitches (which I didn't even think about!) because they lifted too heavy too soon. O.o By the way, 250cc's sounds like a nice size if you don't want to go too big, like I said, I have 350's and I went from a sloppy A to a firm C. C's are bigger than I remember having! I used to be a size C before kids. B's are a great size if you don't want to feel too big. :) Best wishes and best of luck!! <3

Hi, on my reviews ive put a few things about working out and how everythint feels. Im about to post a few flexed/non flexed photos if youd like to check it out

Thank you so much! I wanted 250cc too but they talked me out of it. Said under the muscle would be too small.

Why do they do that? I know they are the professionals.. but (haha-- always a but) if they have us try in sizers and I said "how the 250 looks is the MAX I want to be" why does it always seem they still go up? I guess they are the professionals. But my biggest fears are going too big, muscle distortion if under the muscle, cap con either way.. basically I want these for me for my private time with my husband and feeling more womanly and feminine. If I'm going to have to always be worried about them looking fake or too big or covering them then it totally defeats the purpose! In the room I told the dr with my regular very padded bra that I wear and a tight tank top "this is how I want to look just without a bra" "like nothing happened" haha. He said "im so glad you told me that" because the dr isn't in the room when you do the sizers with the assistant. So he sees you in your shirt and thinks "she wants to be bigger than she is now"... uhhhgg. So much to decide.

Ive heard they go 50 over what you want bc it will achieve the loom you want bc you lose 50cc when they are actually placed in the vody8. When u try on sizers it's outside of the body. When the implant is in the body its under the muscle (usually) or skin

For a second I thought I was reading something I wrote! Everything you said is exactly what I went through and how I wanted mine to be. :) My surgeon knew I wanted to go up to around a C cup. I have 350cc's and they feel gigantic. They're *perfect* in the bedroom without a shirt. But when I put on a tank top I'm like "HOLY COW! Sophia Vergara look out!" ;) Slightly kidding, but I am self-conscience in public if I'm wearing something tight. But I'm still swollen (is what they're telling me) and I haven't dropped a ton yet either. It's a big adjustment, but I'm slowly getting used to it. I just thought they'd drop faster and that the swelling would have subsided by now… Guess not, I have to wait the full 3 months to judge them. I trust that the surgeon knows what they'll look like as far as size (after everything has settled).

Btw, mine are silicone, under the muscle and I'm 6 weeks post-op.

Mplsmom11 hi! You should post a new pic! Haha! I'm about to update my profile and start a review I guess. Everyone else has helped me out so much! Maybe I'll get some opinions as well on sizing and placement from you ladies too! Thanks again. Uhg huge fear is being too. Oh and then having to hide them and not feel comfortable. And I'm a gym bunny, so I don't want to change my athletic feel either. I want small athletic boobs. But not huge. And what I have will not get bigger on their own! Lol

It def. takes some getting used to! I get a little self conscience when I'm in workout clothes because they are a little obvious. It's only been three and a half weeks so I'm sure they will go down some but I workout out on my lunch break at work and I haven't told anyone so I feel like I'm trying to hide them. No one has noticed anything so that's good! I'm sure you look great and it's just going to take some time to get used to your new look :)

Sometimes I see flat chested women and wonder if I should've just kept my old athletic look but then I look at my before pictures and know that I made the right decision especially when I don't have a top on. I went braless for the first time in my life this weekend!!! We had a Christmas party and my dress was backless. It looked amazing!

Outsideinside, haha! I'd post before/after images once I have a lift! Right now my "ladies" still need some loose skin removed, so my photos aren't as pretty as everyone elses. My surgeon and I discussed having a lift and implants done at the same time, but I wasn't ready for a lift yet (I'm 38, and I didn't envision doing a lift until I was close to 50). Now I understand why my surgeon said that even with the implants, I may still need a lift aferwards. We went the cautious route, so they're still lopsided (left side ended up droopier than the right because of excess stretched skin - I think I must've nursed more on the right and the left thus got more stretched out on the left because I didn't empty that side as much…). Whoops!

I'd definitely suggest trying on sizers and then put a tank top and/or t-shirt on to see how they'd look in clothes. Someone mentioned that surgeon's suggest going up a little more in implant size than the sizers measure, which is because the muscles (if you're going under the muscle) will squeeze the implants, making you look smaller than if you went above the muscle (the way the sizers would look, because nothing's pressing them down). Hopefully that makes sense!

Alley3103, I'm the same way with hiding them. I have had to tell people at the gym that I go to because it's a kickboxing studio. I've been watching class so that I don't miss any queues from the instructor once I can go back to class. So students ask why I'm sitting out, and I tell them exactly why. They've been so supportive! And I've had ladies and men ask questions because either they, or their wives, have been thinking about having it done too. :)

I can tell they've dropped a little and the swelling is going down. Tomorrow will be 6 weeks from the date of surgery. :) I see my surgeon today for a check-up. Hopefully she says I can start working out! :)

Oh, and alley3103, I too have the exact same mind set of looking at flatter chested women and second guessing my decision. But then I remember how awful I felt when I'd be with my husband, or look in the mirror and see them hanging down all sad and droopy. Sure, I looked great in athletic gear (padded tanks are awesome!), but I had to take that gear off at some point, then it was really depressing. :-\

Amen Sister! And if we are being honest, I was never flat chested, just saggy chested..haha!

Exactly!

Hi! Just breifly reading these comments but i went to a small B w use to full c's. I got 450cc under muscle. I workout daily and i still wear my small tops and some old sport's bras that werent as tight. I felt very weird in the gym at 1st and sometimes still do but im gettin use to them. They take a while to calm down and get use to! I try to do frequent updates especially about the gym.

Thank you! That's great news! I would like for them to go down some as well. Are you still sore or how long did it last if you're not?

Yes, I'm still sore. The soreness was worse last week because it was right before my period and I'm normally sore at that time of the month. It has subsided a little now that my period just ended. I think that might have contributed to a little extra swelling last week as well.

A friend of mine said she looks back at photos of herself from 8 years ago when she had hers done and is like "Whoah, they sure were swollen!". She has the exact size I'm hoping to be once the swelling goes down (a small C / large B). I can also tell I've gained some body fat back from not working out for 5 weeks. Once I can start working out again and lose that added fat, it will likely come off of my chest first… so that should help with the size as well.

Before surgery I was 15% body fat (the last time I was scanned was about 3 months ago). 2 weeks ago I was scanned at 22%. My trainer said that the implants definitely contribute to that jump in body fat too. My 350cc implants are a combined weight of 1.5 lbs. I went from about 133 lbs pre-surgery, down to about 128 lbs. That's probably about 6 lbs of muscle lost, and 1 lb of fat (or more) gained.

I hope this is helpful to you, I like numbers and figuring out where I am as far as my fitness thresholds. I can't believe all the weight I lost… I mean all the muscle loss… :\ Good thing is that someone told me that I *should* be able to get the muscle back faster the 2nd time around.

Thank you