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I read a lot of reviews on realself before finally...
I read a lot of reviews on realself before finally taking the step towards "a new me", so I figured it was only right to let you guys know how it went for me!
I have always been quite flat chested, however after losing 12kg (27 pounds), they had lost even more volume and were just awful to look at. I didn't want a huge size and was also completely turned off by all the horror stories I had heard about breast implants. Those things can kill you.
I had the operation on the 4th october, so I'm currently just over 3 weeks out. I went in the morning and was the first patient, and had the PS draw all over me. He took fat from my hips, flanks, thighs and arms.
Before I even knew what was going on I was out like a light and then woke up in recovery. When I was still groggy, I remember having shooting pain going through my flanks, and the nurse must have given me something for it because the pain was later gone. After a few hours I was walking around and in no pain at all, laughing and joking, ha ha ha. Little did I know that this was because they had pumped a lot of pain medication into my body. The next day was much less funny. I'm not kidding, this was really painful. I don't understand how some people get this procedure done on the Friday and go to work on the Monday. The worst was actually my back, as he had gone in there to get fat from my hips. I was numb on half my back and couldn't sit, lie down or basically do anything without that hurting. It was a nightmare, impossible to sleep more than a few hours a night before being woken up from the pain. My boobs were sort of tender, but not painful at all. The worst part was getting that STUPID garment off me to take a shower, which made me go all dizzy and I had to lie down for ages.
Anyway, after about a week of no sleep and horrible pain in my back (thighs and flanks were actually alright, just sore), I was finally able to sleep somewhat comfortably, though I can't get used to sleeping on my back. Urgh. Also, I have always had stomach issues, unexplained stomach aches etc, and the garment was really not doing that any good. Even large spanx seemed to hurt me, so after meeting with my PS for the 1 week checkup, we decided it was probably best to stop wearing the garment. HALLELUJAH.
Concerning the ladies, I'm so afraid to say "I'm happy with them" because I feel like the minute I say it, they will deflate and all the fat will run away. I have even had dreams of the fat all going away and being left with saggy old lady breasts. Yep. So for now I'll just say "they are fricking amazing AT THE MOMENT". I'm super happy with the size, the roundness, the feeling of them, I love love love them (AT THE MOMENT)!! The doctor put in 270CCs, which is a lot considering he thought he would only be able to get 150CC because I'm so "thin".
I'm also super happy with the areas that were lipo'ed. I've always held my fat in my face and arms, so it's a joy to see such a difference in the before and after pictures. At 3 weeks, I still have a bit of discomfort, but it just feels like I had a good training session. I have started working out again since the 3 week mark, but only weightlifting, no cardio yet.
I will update again every few weeks or so to let you know if the size changes, but I pray they'll stay like this! For now I am fitting a small C big B, which is exactly what I wanted.
I have always been quite flat chested, however after losing 12kg (27 pounds), they had lost even more volume and were just awful to look at. I didn't want a huge size and was also completely turned off by all the horror stories I had heard about breast implants. Those things can kill you.
I had the operation on the 4th october, so I'm currently just over 3 weeks out. I went in the morning and was the first patient, and had the PS draw all over me. He took fat from my hips, flanks, thighs and arms.
Before I even knew what was going on I was out like a light and then woke up in recovery. When I was still groggy, I remember having shooting pain going through my flanks, and the nurse must have given me something for it because the pain was later gone. After a few hours I was walking around and in no pain at all, laughing and joking, ha ha ha. Little did I know that this was because they had pumped a lot of pain medication into my body. The next day was much less funny. I'm not kidding, this was really painful. I don't understand how some people get this procedure done on the Friday and go to work on the Monday. The worst was actually my back, as he had gone in there to get fat from my hips. I was numb on half my back and couldn't sit, lie down or basically do anything without that hurting. It was a nightmare, impossible to sleep more than a few hours a night before being woken up from the pain. My boobs were sort of tender, but not painful at all. The worst part was getting that STUPID garment off me to take a shower, which made me go all dizzy and I had to lie down for ages.
Anyway, after about a week of no sleep and horrible pain in my back (thighs and flanks were actually alright, just sore), I was finally able to sleep somewhat comfortably, though I can't get used to sleeping on my back. Urgh. Also, I have always had stomach issues, unexplained stomach aches etc, and the garment was really not doing that any good. Even large spanx seemed to hurt me, so after meeting with my PS for the 1 week checkup, we decided it was probably best to stop wearing the garment. HALLELUJAH.
Concerning the ladies, I'm so afraid to say "I'm happy with them" because I feel like the minute I say it, they will deflate and all the fat will run away. I have even had dreams of the fat all going away and being left with saggy old lady breasts. Yep. So for now I'll just say "they are fricking amazing AT THE MOMENT". I'm super happy with the size, the roundness, the feeling of them, I love love love them (AT THE MOMENT)!! The doctor put in 270CCs, which is a lot considering he thought he would only be able to get 150CC because I'm so "thin".
I'm also super happy with the areas that were lipo'ed. I've always held my fat in my face and arms, so it's a joy to see such a difference in the before and after pictures. At 3 weeks, I still have a bit of discomfort, but it just feels like I had a good training session. I have started working out again since the 3 week mark, but only weightlifting, no cardio yet.
I will update again every few weeks or so to let you know if the size changes, but I pray they'll stay like this! For now I am fitting a small C big B, which is exactly what I wanted.
A few more pictures of just after surgery
As you can see, my bruising was barely noticeable, except the one on my lower back. My arms obviously look a little beaten up. My boobs were super high and swollen but thankfully now I'm finally feeling like myself again!
Pictures of the scars
Here is an update of what the scars look like at almost one month, on my two thighs and one arm. Not sure why the scars are a different colour on each thigh, is this normal? I put my finger next to them to get an idea of the size. I'm putting Bio Oil on the scars twice a day.
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