39, 5'8", 154lbs, 36A/AA - Houston, TX

My surgery is in 3 days! I started on this quest for boobies on May 13 when I asked a friend for a referral. The doctor recommended 400cc high profile silicone implants after looking at 3D imaging. Took sizers home for Memorial Day and fell in love with them. Loved how they looked with my wardrobe!!

This time tomorrow I'll be home and about 5 hours post-op. I took a few before pictures this morning.

Even with the pain, I'm in a much better emotional state than I was prior to surgery. My anxiety spiked, and I've had trouble sleeping. Looking forward to use the ambien tonight and hope I'll be able to be comfortable -- either in the bed or the chair. This morning, I woke up around 6 and kept myself busy tidying up until it was time to leave. Had to go to the bathroom, but decided to wait until getting into dr's office. The nurse set me up in a nice room with a recliner where I changed into my gown, socks and hair net. She weighed me, took my blood pressure and struggled to get the needle placed in my hand for the anesthesiologist. Next, the doctor came in with his sharpie and started making his marks, confirming what we were doing and asked if I had any questions. Had none. Anesthesiologist came in and inserted the needle like a pro, moved me to the surgery room and started my first dose of meds. The table was great: heated pads underneath, leg massagers and my armrests perpendicular to my body. I was told the meds would take a few minutes to kick in, but I was still talking... and then bam, I woke up in the recovery room. From my husband's perspective: the nurse came out three times with updates and the doctor came out once. Once we were in the car headed home, I finished the bottled water they gave me in the office and started the bag of pretzels they gave me. No nausea, just a foggy feeling. Drank a second bottle of water in the car (I was more thirsty than hungry at this point) and eventually made my way from the bathroom to the recliner at home. I had leftover risotto I had made the night before, along with yogurt and applesauce for lunch, slept for an hour, drank more hour... on repeat. It wasn't until later in the afternoon that I started thinking about pain. It was hard to pinpoint was exactly hurt, but with the submuscular placement -- I'm attributing that to what felt like a push-up marathon. I iced with peas for 20 minutes after my first nap and then again after the kids went down. Pizza for dinner but having a difficult time telling whether I'm eating to eat or because I'm hungry. Before dinner, I had some popcorn after my husband admitted he was hungry. I'm learning to use my leg muscles instead of my arm muscles to move chairs and help me get to the edge of the couch or chair before standing. I've been trying to be super careful about how I reach, but there have been a few times where I tried to reach for something and had to pull back in pain. What surprised me most is the difficulty I had opening my prescription bottles. I haven't been able to figure out how to open those without using my chest muscles. Also, I have needed help tightening my water bottle, but I'm okay lifting the water pitcher to refill my bottle. Sitting here right now with my shirt unzipped. I like what I see! The nerves in my nipples seem unaffected, other than the localized swelling there and in my breasts. Any questions?