24 Years Old - 5'8 - 125lbs - 1 Child. Natrelle Inspira Silicone 365cc High Profile Implants Under Muscle

I began writing this review 1 day post-op, I've been using this website for advice and inspiration since deciding to embark on this journey 2 years ago. Pleased isn't the word! I am over the moon with my new girls already and wanted to give something back to this site in the hope it might help someone else.

I can honestly say I've never really been happy with my breast size. I've been slim built all my life and have never exceeded a dress size 10 or bra size 32A. My mum always told me she didn't develop her breasts until her 20s and after she had had me, so I was bargaining on my chest forming in my 20s and after my first child!!! I fell pregnant age 22... my boobs grew slightly larger during pregnancy due to a 3st weight gain however after giving birth and being unable to breastfeed they SHRUNK even further (I thought breasts were meant to enlarge after having a baby!). This led me to be even unhappier with my size and I began to properly research breast augmentation. I knew two ladies who had had breast augmentation (one had hers done private and the other through the NHS due to disability), they were so damn helpful and answered my endless questions plus let me have a right wee squidge of their breasts to see what they felt like! The girl who had had hers done private recommended Transform, specifically the Glasgow clinic. I live a couple of hours away from Glasgow, so this was the most convenient place for me to have surgery. I had 3 consultations with different surgeons as I wanted to see if they all recommended similar sizes etc, and in the end I went with Mr Chew as he was the one I clicked with most. I was mostly nervous about the GA, I've never had any operations before so didn't think I was going to like being put to sleep and then waking up in agony after. Much to my surprise I was completely PAIN FREE upon waking. I had no pain whatsoever apart from feeling as though an elephant had trampled on my chest. I can only describe it as tightness, if you've had children then the tightness of when your milk comes in. I only experienced pain if I moved too suddenly or tried to push myself up the bed, even then it wasn't so much pain but more a strange tight sensation and slightly achey chest muscles. I think I've been surprisingly lucky as I've always considered my pain threshold to be average if not a bit low! I definitely prepared myself for more pain than this. It has gotten slightly tighter now it's the day after surgery, and I'm beginning to feel much more bruised down my sides and towards my back/shoulder blades. I've not had any stinging at the incision sites so hopefully that will remain this way!

I spent a lot of time looking at types of bras to wear for recovery. Post-op bras/compression bras/sports bras/every other sort of bra! At first I was going to fork out £40 for a fancy compression post-BA bra, however I was advised by Transform to fork out nothing more than a couple of quid for a cheapy bra from Primark or Asda!!! In the end I went with a £25 high impact sports bra from M&S, and it's been perfect. Super comfy, front closing (an absolute must!), soft supporting material, literally perfect. I'm so glad I didn't splash out on unnecessary fancy bras when high street stores do just the job. I've been told to buy another just as a spare due to the fact it's recommended you wear a sports bra 24/7 for the first 6 weeks minimum.

I suppose I'd maybe like to add that I've been a sufferer of mental health problems since early teenage-hood. Mostly serious body image problems, anorexia, personality disorders and self harm, so I must admit I've probably never truly liked my body. This has probably been the biggest step I've ever taken in the form of body modification (I have quite a few tattoos/piercings), however I feel like this has been a huge step into me beginning to love the body I have. This is not going to be a never-ending journey now, I'm confident I will NOT want further cosmetic surgery. A few close friends have made comments around "what if" I get caught up in the cosmetic surgery addiction, and now I feel I can reiterate more firmly that this will not be the case. I'm happy to grow old gracefully, however after having my little girl and still being young I felt that having this surgery would build my confidence up so I can feel happier with myself and live out the rest of my yummy mummy years haha! I was lucky to have the support of my boyfriend, my best friend, and my mum (although she didn't understand much of the procedure and continually told me I better not be getting huge DDs like "Jordan")... So it was nice to feel like people could understand my feelings towards this surgery.

I'll continue to post photos as I move further on in recovery, like I said above I am only 1 day post-op! Hopefully I can give others in a similar situation an idea of what to expect. This has been so worth it already. Hoping that my end result will be bra size 32 C or D.

Patiently waiting pre-op after having all my pen marked on. Ben came to chat with me and made sure I was feeling ok. Kept me feeling relaxed and was chatting away about upcoming holidays and enquired if I had any questions etc. I was beginning to feel sick in the pit of my stomach due to nerves over the general anaesthetic. The anaesthetist had come down and done checks with me too, she was lovely and we talked about our kids and she seemed just so human it brought me back down to earth and off my cloud of nervousness. Heading down to theatre was a bit scary. I'm so used to doing it being on their side, as staff, it was horrible being wheeled down in a bed haha. I had no idea how it was going to feel getting put to sleep, or if they were going to put a mask of smelly gas on me etc. Turned out they put a mask of oxygen on me as they injected the anaesthetic and as I was lying there eagerly waiting to see what happened my face suddenly started tingling and felt like it was melting off hahaha... After that I remember nothing! All in all it wasn't a bad experience at all, you literally cannot fight it and will remember nothing after beginning to feel sleepy.

Woke up feeling absolutely wonderful haha. Had absolutely NO pain which was very unexpected. I had prepared myself to feel horrendous however all I could complain of was tightness on my chest as though someone was sitting on top of me. I had no nausea from the GA, no sickness, only a terrible shake/shiver which some people can suffer from. I've partied a fair bit in my younger days, and in all honesty it felt as though I had taken about 20 ecstasy tablets. My jaw was in-between swinging, clenching, sometimes appearing to detach itself from my face! And I could barely do a thing from my body shaking so much. That was not enjoyable and actually made me a little upset as it took me back to that time of my life where I spent too many days partying and making a fool of myself thinking I was cool. I asked the nurses if there was some sort of muscle relaxant I could have (which I couldn't) but they put an oxygen mask back on me and it was gone within SECONDS. That was a very strange and unpleasant experience, I don't like the feeling of being "high" or even drunk! If that is for you then you'll be flying high and loving life ha, but in my case - no thanks.

Anyway, so pain was fine, the heaviness is all I can explain. You definitely find out how often you use your chest muscles after having this type of surgery haha. Reaching your cup of tea is difficult, moving yourself up the best is a no go, scratching your back (common side effect of opiate pain relief is itchy skin), most of these tense your chest muscles and bring on a bit of an ache. The nurse came and checked my dressings and helped me put my sports bra on. I kept looking down expecting to see these giant lumps on my chest however it wasn't as horrific as I had imagined! They were very hard, very high up, and quite "normal" size looking. Having a feel was weird, they had injected some local anaesthetic as pain relief whilst I was still under so I was completely numb and it was like feeling someone else's chest. I'm hoping I don't get boob greed once the swelling goes down and potentially end up disappointed I didn't go bigger. It's so hard to imagine what this is going to look like though, and I really am happy so far so I'm praying they don't shrink too much once swelling goes away.

Post-op coffee and toast - a meal fit for a Queen. I could only manage about two bites of my toast before it started to make me feel sick, and I definitely don't recommend downing two cups of coffee straight after as that made me feel VERY sick and I then had to ask for an anti-emetic.