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The best thing I've ever done..!
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I have lost a lot of weight this year through diet...
NuBoobs2016December 21, 2016
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I have lost a lot of weight this year through diet and exercise - not sure how much but I've come down about 4 dress sizes. This left me VERY saggy, and much worse, with a bunch of loose skin, which was actually the reason I did this (I could have lived with the sagginess alone if they had remained full, but the loose skin made me queasy, I hated my breasts for the first time in my life).
That being said, I still have a lot of tissue, so didn't need an implant; I also surprised myself with the realisation that, unlike a lot of the ladies here, I actually really liked having big boobs (and they had come down from a 36HH to, a 34 / 32 body, and - I guess - a FF cup anyway) . So I decided against any reduction (more on this later) and besides, I expect to lose a bit more weight this year, perhaps another 5 or 10 kilos so there is a chance they will get even smaller.
That being said, I still have a lot of tissue, so didn't need an implant; I also surprised myself with the realisation that, unlike a lot of the ladies here, I actually really liked having big boobs (and they had come down from a 36HH to, a 34 / 32 body, and - I guess - a FF cup anyway) . So I decided against any reduction (more on this later) and besides, I expect to lose a bit more weight this year, perhaps another 5 or 10 kilos so there is a chance they will get even smaller.
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January 14, 2017
you look amazing! Good for you! Isn't it wonderful having all the weight off? Those that don't have any don't understand...the struggle is real!
January 14, 2017
Thank you! And honestly, they are just getting better and better every day, I still can't believe they are mine...
To be totally frank, as you can see from my "before" photos, my droopiness and skin laxity was so bad, the only way was up for me - I was just hoping to end up with a pair of boobs that didn't make me cringe and flinch every time I looked at them (I am not kidding when I say that some of my wish pics were other people's "before" photos!)
But Mr Pereira gave me so much more than that, I am so grateful for the care he took (no more, I'm sure, than he takes with every patient, but you do read some horror stories on here!) My sister is a doctor, and she was absolutely blown away by the quality of the work and the stitching, and the really innovative way he did the procedure.
I have to say, I am surprised how pleased I am that I still have large boobs though, and I'm glad Mr Pereira didn't pressure me to have a reduction - I think I would have been lost without a killer rack. :)
Are you having / have you had breast surgery?
To be totally frank, as you can see from my "before" photos, my droopiness and skin laxity was so bad, the only way was up for me - I was just hoping to end up with a pair of boobs that didn't make me cringe and flinch every time I looked at them (I am not kidding when I say that some of my wish pics were other people's "before" photos!)
But Mr Pereira gave me so much more than that, I am so grateful for the care he took (no more, I'm sure, than he takes with every patient, but you do read some horror stories on here!) My sister is a doctor, and she was absolutely blown away by the quality of the work and the stitching, and the really innovative way he did the procedure.
I have to say, I am surprised how pleased I am that I still have large boobs though, and I'm glad Mr Pereira didn't pressure me to have a reduction - I think I would have been lost without a killer rack. :)
Are you having / have you had breast surgery?
January 15, 2017
I'm having an explant and breast lift! With a tummy tuck and lipo of flanks hips thighs and abs. I'm gonna be hurting. You look fabulous. And the size is perfect for your body!!
January 15, 2017
I am so excited to see your final results. I too have had long tubular boobs with big areolas pointing down since puberty but mine are not as big (38D-40D). I want to lose more weight before talking with my primary doctor about a breast list. I have gone down from 224 (July 2015) to 190ish. I want to lose 30 more pounds before having the op. I have noticed from losing this weight that one of my boobs is bigger (actually longer) than the other one now which disgust me even more so I know how you feel especially during sexual times with my husband. I don't even like to get undressed in front of him (married for 16 years) especially this past year. Hearing about your recovery makes me less scared about the op. Thanks for sharing your story. Happy healing!
January 15, 2017
Thank you!
They make me so happy - every morning, I wake up, look at them, and do a little mental happy dance. Actually, I sometimes do an actual happy dance, topless, in front of my window, while yelling “how ya like me now”! The gentlemen in the building across the road from me have been very appreciative... :)
I am slowly getting used to them (they are still wondrous to me, I suspect they will always be), even though they seem to "evolve" every day - the swelling seems to be all but gone now, but they are still standing to attention like really enthusiastic sentries! I'm told that the dropping and rounding out will happen over the next several months, and however they end up, I will continue to love them (I'm sure that being actively in love with one of your own body parts is a sign of narcissism or something - so sue me!)
Good luck with the weight loss - I hope you are finding that rewarding and stress free (it's a strange thing : for me, it has turned out to be so easy, something just clicked in my head, and there was no struggle to lose the weight - I suppose the struggle might be to keep it off once I've lost the last few kilos that I want to, I am going to stay on top of that if it kills me).
I'm glad I've helped to calm your fears a little - I totally understand the worry, I am, to use a technical term, a complete wuss, an unashamed drama queen, so I was sure that something disastrous would happen, there was no way I was going to have a stress free procedure, my boobs would explode, or my head would fall off, or the doctor would mistakenly stitch my nose to the side of my face, or, or, or...
Of course, most of my fears were absolutely ridiculous, but I don't think it's a bad thing to be a little afraid - this isn't a small thing to do, and if the effect of the fear is to make you do your research a little more thoroughly, and to make sure you are armed with as much information and knowledge as possible about the procedure, and what you might possibly encounter, then it will have been a positive thing.
Anyway, I hope you don't mind me giving you my advice, now that I'm an actual expert...
I wonder if you might find it helpful to see the actual doctors sooner rather than later (I think I had my first consultation in July, knowing that I wasn't going to have my surgery until as close to Christmas as possible). This is partly just practicality - I'm sure that good surgeons in the US get booked up as quickly as they do over here and the fact that I wanted as long as possible to lose as much weight as I could, but I also found it helped make it real for me, and crystallise the whole concept in my mind and it started to feel fantastic and liberating to know that I really was going to do this thing, I think you might find it an added useful motivation when you’re losing weight (if you need one!)
Also, I am so glad I had as many consultations as I did, even though over here, you generally have to pay for them (between £80 and £110), I'm not sure if you do in the US? Anyway, I had 6 altogether, and Mr Pereira was my fourth, but I still pointlessly went ahead with the others (even had a 7th booked!) even though I knew instantly that he was the right person, but I suppose the upside is that I was 100% comfortable with my decision to go with him, and nothing could have shaken my conviction that he was the right surgeon for me and that I was right to have the procedure. That is a really useful feeling to have, as you wobble and reconsider and ask yourself questions of the “what the actual f*ck am I contemplating doing to myself, have I gone completely insane, somebody stop me!” nature while you wait for the surgery.
The thing is, when it comes to picking a surgeon for something like this, I think that what matters is how you "click" with them - I am assuming, of course, that you will have set a minimum requirement (it seems to be "Board Certified" in the US), so you can be comfortable that all the surgeons you meet will be eminently qualified to do the job.
Certainly, all 6 surgeons I saw were, on paper, "brilliant" - all went to the best schools, were vastly experienced, were members of all the necessary professional bodies, all had 5 star ratings on here, one (Adrian Richards) had even had the ultimate seal of approval - celebrity endorsement (that’s the dream, right?)
But there were only 2 (Mr William Townley and Mr Pereira) that made me feel as if they actually saw me as a person, rather than another opportunity to flex their surgical muscles. Mr Pereira made it clear that he would, ultimately, be guided by surgical and medical necessity (and he ended up bringing the incisions out further under my armpit than he might normally have done, because it became clear during the operation that this was the right thing to do to give me the best result). But, he absolutely “got” me - once I made it clear that I didn't want a reduction, he didn't argue, just moved straight on and focused on the operation I did want. His examination of me was, I think, what sold me - I had found it a completely humiliating process in all of the other consultations, but somehow, he got it over and done with in record time, I was back fully dressed before I had the chance to process the fact that I had my hated [RS bleep] out in front of a stranger for the first time in, well, forever!
Also, do not be afraid to tell them what YOU want. I had initially been embarrassed by the fact that retaining sensitivity was so important to me : as much as my breasts may have not delighted me visually, they have always been extremely sensitive, a huge source of sexual pleasure all my life (sorry for the over sharing!), and it was critical to me that my surgeon understood that and – without giving any guarantees in that respect (no one can) – was going to make preserving this as much of a priority as anything else.
Mr Pereira didn’t make me feel like a fool, or some sort of sex crazed nut for being so emphatic about this, in stark contrast with one of the surgeons who dismissed my concerns out of hand (he was also the one who was most dogmatic about forcing a reduction on me), casually told me that it was almost certain I would lose some to all sensitivity but hey, my boobs would finally look very lovely, so what if I couldn’t feel them, so what if they did nothing for me, what matters is how pretty and perky they would be, sheesh, what did I want, the moon on a stick?! The others weren’t quite as dismissive of my fears, but they certainly didn’t make inspire confidence in me that they appreciated my position.
So – see a few, and (subject to them all having the necessary qualifications), go with your gut re which one you like, and crucially, which one you feel likes you, and cares enough to make you happy for you, not for the before / after photos on his or her website.
The last thing I would say is about the recovery – I am sure that my smooth recovery (so far!) is to a significant extent down to Mr Pereira’s and the rest of the team’s skill, but I am convinced that the fact that I was in such relatively good shape was critical. Certainly, I still want to lose a few pounds, but I have never been fitter than I am now – I have always been active, but with the weight loss, I definitely moved my training up several notches, and I know that being properly fit helped with my bouncing back.
The bottom line is, never let anyone suggest that this isn’t a big deal, it is a huge deal and not to be (in my opinion) approached lightly, but it is, without a doubt, the best thing I have ever done, and even only 3 and a half weeks in, totally life changing for me, in ways I could never have imagined.
Good luck, please let me know how it all goes for you! :)
They make me so happy - every morning, I wake up, look at them, and do a little mental happy dance. Actually, I sometimes do an actual happy dance, topless, in front of my window, while yelling “how ya like me now”! The gentlemen in the building across the road from me have been very appreciative... :)
I am slowly getting used to them (they are still wondrous to me, I suspect they will always be), even though they seem to "evolve" every day - the swelling seems to be all but gone now, but they are still standing to attention like really enthusiastic sentries! I'm told that the dropping and rounding out will happen over the next several months, and however they end up, I will continue to love them (I'm sure that being actively in love with one of your own body parts is a sign of narcissism or something - so sue me!)
Good luck with the weight loss - I hope you are finding that rewarding and stress free (it's a strange thing : for me, it has turned out to be so easy, something just clicked in my head, and there was no struggle to lose the weight - I suppose the struggle might be to keep it off once I've lost the last few kilos that I want to, I am going to stay on top of that if it kills me).
I'm glad I've helped to calm your fears a little - I totally understand the worry, I am, to use a technical term, a complete wuss, an unashamed drama queen, so I was sure that something disastrous would happen, there was no way I was going to have a stress free procedure, my boobs would explode, or my head would fall off, or the doctor would mistakenly stitch my nose to the side of my face, or, or, or...
Of course, most of my fears were absolutely ridiculous, but I don't think it's a bad thing to be a little afraid - this isn't a small thing to do, and if the effect of the fear is to make you do your research a little more thoroughly, and to make sure you are armed with as much information and knowledge as possible about the procedure, and what you might possibly encounter, then it will have been a positive thing.
Anyway, I hope you don't mind me giving you my advice, now that I'm an actual expert...
I wonder if you might find it helpful to see the actual doctors sooner rather than later (I think I had my first consultation in July, knowing that I wasn't going to have my surgery until as close to Christmas as possible). This is partly just practicality - I'm sure that good surgeons in the US get booked up as quickly as they do over here and the fact that I wanted as long as possible to lose as much weight as I could, but I also found it helped make it real for me, and crystallise the whole concept in my mind and it started to feel fantastic and liberating to know that I really was going to do this thing, I think you might find it an added useful motivation when you’re losing weight (if you need one!)
Also, I am so glad I had as many consultations as I did, even though over here, you generally have to pay for them (between £80 and £110), I'm not sure if you do in the US? Anyway, I had 6 altogether, and Mr Pereira was my fourth, but I still pointlessly went ahead with the others (even had a 7th booked!) even though I knew instantly that he was the right person, but I suppose the upside is that I was 100% comfortable with my decision to go with him, and nothing could have shaken my conviction that he was the right surgeon for me and that I was right to have the procedure. That is a really useful feeling to have, as you wobble and reconsider and ask yourself questions of the “what the actual f*ck am I contemplating doing to myself, have I gone completely insane, somebody stop me!” nature while you wait for the surgery.
The thing is, when it comes to picking a surgeon for something like this, I think that what matters is how you "click" with them - I am assuming, of course, that you will have set a minimum requirement (it seems to be "Board Certified" in the US), so you can be comfortable that all the surgeons you meet will be eminently qualified to do the job.
Certainly, all 6 surgeons I saw were, on paper, "brilliant" - all went to the best schools, were vastly experienced, were members of all the necessary professional bodies, all had 5 star ratings on here, one (Adrian Richards) had even had the ultimate seal of approval - celebrity endorsement (that’s the dream, right?)
But there were only 2 (Mr William Townley and Mr Pereira) that made me feel as if they actually saw me as a person, rather than another opportunity to flex their surgical muscles. Mr Pereira made it clear that he would, ultimately, be guided by surgical and medical necessity (and he ended up bringing the incisions out further under my armpit than he might normally have done, because it became clear during the operation that this was the right thing to do to give me the best result). But, he absolutely “got” me - once I made it clear that I didn't want a reduction, he didn't argue, just moved straight on and focused on the operation I did want. His examination of me was, I think, what sold me - I had found it a completely humiliating process in all of the other consultations, but somehow, he got it over and done with in record time, I was back fully dressed before I had the chance to process the fact that I had my hated [RS bleep] out in front of a stranger for the first time in, well, forever!
Also, do not be afraid to tell them what YOU want. I had initially been embarrassed by the fact that retaining sensitivity was so important to me : as much as my breasts may have not delighted me visually, they have always been extremely sensitive, a huge source of sexual pleasure all my life (sorry for the over sharing!), and it was critical to me that my surgeon understood that and – without giving any guarantees in that respect (no one can) – was going to make preserving this as much of a priority as anything else.
Mr Pereira didn’t make me feel like a fool, or some sort of sex crazed nut for being so emphatic about this, in stark contrast with one of the surgeons who dismissed my concerns out of hand (he was also the one who was most dogmatic about forcing a reduction on me), casually told me that it was almost certain I would lose some to all sensitivity but hey, my boobs would finally look very lovely, so what if I couldn’t feel them, so what if they did nothing for me, what matters is how pretty and perky they would be, sheesh, what did I want, the moon on a stick?! The others weren’t quite as dismissive of my fears, but they certainly didn’t make inspire confidence in me that they appreciated my position.
So – see a few, and (subject to them all having the necessary qualifications), go with your gut re which one you like, and crucially, which one you feel likes you, and cares enough to make you happy for you, not for the before / after photos on his or her website.
The last thing I would say is about the recovery – I am sure that my smooth recovery (so far!) is to a significant extent down to Mr Pereira’s and the rest of the team’s skill, but I am convinced that the fact that I was in such relatively good shape was critical. Certainly, I still want to lose a few pounds, but I have never been fitter than I am now – I have always been active, but with the weight loss, I definitely moved my training up several notches, and I know that being properly fit helped with my bouncing back.
The bottom line is, never let anyone suggest that this isn’t a big deal, it is a huge deal and not to be (in my opinion) approached lightly, but it is, without a doubt, the best thing I have ever done, and even only 3 and a half weeks in, totally life changing for me, in ways I could never have imagined.
Good luck, please let me know how it all goes for you! :)
January 20, 2017
Your doctor did a great job!! I love them for you!! I have lost weight also,and hate my breast now, Im down from 44DD to 42DD I have 62 pounds more to lose and looking for a doctor now that can produce the results u have. I have seen many women that get a lift and still have some sag-I dont want that, no way!
January 20, 2017
Thank you!
I am over the moon with the results, and (to me, anyway), they get better and better every day - so far, I have been incredibly lucky with the scarring, I am keeping everything crossed that it stays that way.
As for the shape - they will definitely drop, gravity will ensure that there is no way to avoid that, but I think if you want to keep the high roundness, you might need to consider implants? (Aside from the fact that I've always really liked the tear drop look, given the amount of breast tissue I still had - I'm a G cup now - implants were out of the question for me).
I do think that you have the right to be as "demanding" as you like while picking the surgeon, so take your wish pics, and see how they respond. Frankly, bearing in mind where I started, the amount of excess skin and the extreme ptosis, if I can get this result, then I'd imagine that most people can! :) You know what you want, so, unless it is for specific and clear surgical or medical reasons, don't let anyone persuade you to accept less!
Good luck with it all, and if you have any questions you think I might be able to answer, please ask!
I am over the moon with the results, and (to me, anyway), they get better and better every day - so far, I have been incredibly lucky with the scarring, I am keeping everything crossed that it stays that way.
As for the shape - they will definitely drop, gravity will ensure that there is no way to avoid that, but I think if you want to keep the high roundness, you might need to consider implants? (Aside from the fact that I've always really liked the tear drop look, given the amount of breast tissue I still had - I'm a G cup now - implants were out of the question for me).
I do think that you have the right to be as "demanding" as you like while picking the surgeon, so take your wish pics, and see how they respond. Frankly, bearing in mind where I started, the amount of excess skin and the extreme ptosis, if I can get this result, then I'd imagine that most people can! :) You know what you want, so, unless it is for specific and clear surgical or medical reasons, don't let anyone persuade you to accept less!
Good luck with it all, and if you have any questions you think I might be able to answer, please ask!
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November 13, 2017
Wow! Looks amazing! I wish your doctor was in my area. He did an amazing job!
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Everything seems to still be going marvellously, although, of course, I haven't seen the incisions yet, even though I have no doubt that Mr Pereira will have done an outstanding job in that respect also, I'm bracing myself for seeing them to be a jolt to the system.
In the meantime, I am still completely overwhelmed by this whole process and how wonderful it has been, how amazing I feel : I still can't believe these boobs are mine! (Not sure who else they might belong to, given that it's my chest they are protruding so majestically out of, but it is so utterly different from what I have been used to seeing for my entire adult life, it boggles my mind!)
The pain level continues to be pretty much minimal - I am just using ibuprofen now, in an attempt to give the reduction in swelling a helping hand. Obviously, I am so grateful to not be in any pain (the odd twinge aside), but I do have to keep reminding myself that it's only been 4 days, and I need to take it easy, or risk undoing all the amazing work Mr Pereira has done. Also, it's worth saying that the residual tiredness from a general anaesthetic shouldn't be underestimated - I was out for a few hours today, and by the time I got home, I felt like I had run a marathon, so the advice to try to do as little as possible for at least the first few days seems very sensible.
2 observations : although Mr Pereira was happy for me to shower from day 1, the right boob doesn't seem to like it very much, and both times I have had a full shower since the op, there has been a slight "leakage". I don't know whether it is the raised temperature leading to dilation of the blood vessels (check me out with my fancy "I'm practically a doctor" internet-learning!), or the particular range of movement while showering, but it seems to stop after a few minutes and both times, actual medical professionals (nurse in the hospital, and my very patient doctor sister at home) have confirmed it's nothing to worry about, and is primarily just serous fluid. Whatever that is, and assuming it is a thing, and not a word I have just made up). Still, I have decided to stick to showering every other day, while I am mostly at home and can get away with it.
The second thing is - the itching!!!!!!!! Oh my goodness, the itching... It is, largely, down to dry skin (see above and lack of showering) and I am too nervous about, well, everything! to risk moisturising anywhere near the incision sites, just in case. But there is also that general all over, deep seated, elusive "catch me if you can, over here!, no, over here! no, over here! ha, ha ha ha ha ha, have I made you crazy yet!" style itching that suddenly appears out of nowhere, and drives you to absolute distraction and takes away all your inhibitions and decorum... I found myself in the middle of a busy store in Oxford Street this afternoon, furiously rubbing my breasts in determined circular motions, mentally snarling "yes, so I appear to be playing with my breasts in public - what are you going to do about it" at anyone who dared to look at me.
But, fortunately, the rubbing over the clothes seems to work! Other than that, I'm not sure that there is any quick fix (anti-histamines might help), so I think it's one of those things that we just have to ride out, and I'm just hoping that the itching will subside before I get arrested for outraging public morals...
So, the photos : they are from day 2 post op, I think, so still pretty swollen. The one in lingerie was my way of starting to get my head around the change that has taken place : I cannot resist a bargain, so bought it online because it was vastly reduced, thinking it had an integral bra. Turned out it didn't, and I was never going to be able to wear it, but for some reason, I refused to give it away and instead used it to torture myself for about 2 years! Anyway, I tried it on after the op, it looked good, I was amazed, and may even have welled up a little.
One last thing - Mr Pereira warned me that I might experience a "come down" about now (a few days after the procedure), and suddenly find myself feeling a bit blue. I've read other ladies mention a seemingly inexplicable sense of sadness / weepiness after their ops, so I'm grateful that he gave me advance warning : apparently, it is to do with the steroid levels in our bodies returning to normal levels, as well as an understandable dip after the "oh my gosh, look at my amazing boobies" euphoria following a successful op. So far, I'm still feeling super chirpy, but I did find myself looking at my nephew (3) and niece (1) today, and really struggling to hold back the tears at the thought of how completely perfect they were, and at the fact that they look, speak, breathe, blink more beautifully and wonderfully than any other child has ever done in the history of the world, ever! So, yes, maybe the dip is starting to kick in, just a little.. Anyway, something to look out for.
In the meantime, I am still completely overwhelmed by this whole process and how wonderful it has been, how amazing I feel : I still can't believe these boobs are mine! (Not sure who else they might belong to, given that it's my chest they are protruding so majestically out of, but it is so utterly different from what I have been used to seeing for my entire adult life, it boggles my mind!)
The pain level continues to be pretty much minimal - I am just using ibuprofen now, in an attempt to give the reduction in swelling a helping hand. Obviously, I am so grateful to not be in any pain (the odd twinge aside), but I do have to keep reminding myself that it's only been 4 days, and I need to take it easy, or risk undoing all the amazing work Mr Pereira has done. Also, it's worth saying that the residual tiredness from a general anaesthetic shouldn't be underestimated - I was out for a few hours today, and by the time I got home, I felt like I had run a marathon, so the advice to try to do as little as possible for at least the first few days seems very sensible.
2 observations : although Mr Pereira was happy for me to shower from day 1, the right boob doesn't seem to like it very much, and both times I have had a full shower since the op, there has been a slight "leakage". I don't know whether it is the raised temperature leading to dilation of the blood vessels (check me out with my fancy "I'm practically a doctor" internet-learning!), or the particular range of movement while showering, but it seems to stop after a few minutes and both times, actual medical professionals (nurse in the hospital, and my very patient doctor sister at home) have confirmed it's nothing to worry about, and is primarily just serous fluid. Whatever that is, and assuming it is a thing, and not a word I have just made up). Still, I have decided to stick to showering every other day, while I am mostly at home and can get away with it.
The second thing is - the itching!!!!!!!! Oh my goodness, the itching... It is, largely, down to dry skin (see above and lack of showering) and I am too nervous about, well, everything! to risk moisturising anywhere near the incision sites, just in case. But there is also that general all over, deep seated, elusive "catch me if you can, over here!, no, over here! no, over here! ha, ha ha ha ha ha, have I made you crazy yet!" style itching that suddenly appears out of nowhere, and drives you to absolute distraction and takes away all your inhibitions and decorum... I found myself in the middle of a busy store in Oxford Street this afternoon, furiously rubbing my breasts in determined circular motions, mentally snarling "yes, so I appear to be playing with my breasts in public - what are you going to do about it" at anyone who dared to look at me.
But, fortunately, the rubbing over the clothes seems to work! Other than that, I'm not sure that there is any quick fix (anti-histamines might help), so I think it's one of those things that we just have to ride out, and I'm just hoping that the itching will subside before I get arrested for outraging public morals...
So, the photos : they are from day 2 post op, I think, so still pretty swollen. The one in lingerie was my way of starting to get my head around the change that has taken place : I cannot resist a bargain, so bought it online because it was vastly reduced, thinking it had an integral bra. Turned out it didn't, and I was never going to be able to wear it, but for some reason, I refused to give it away and instead used it to torture myself for about 2 years! Anyway, I tried it on after the op, it looked good, I was amazed, and may even have welled up a little.
One last thing - Mr Pereira warned me that I might experience a "come down" about now (a few days after the procedure), and suddenly find myself feeling a bit blue. I've read other ladies mention a seemingly inexplicable sense of sadness / weepiness after their ops, so I'm grateful that he gave me advance warning : apparently, it is to do with the steroid levels in our bodies returning to normal levels, as well as an understandable dip after the "oh my gosh, look at my amazing boobies" euphoria following a successful op. So far, I'm still feeling super chirpy, but I did find myself looking at my nephew (3) and niece (1) today, and really struggling to hold back the tears at the thought of how completely perfect they were, and at the fact that they look, speak, breathe, blink more beautifully and wonderfully than any other child has ever done in the history of the world, ever! So, yes, maybe the dip is starting to kick in, just a little.. Anyway, something to look out for.
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January 15, 2017
Completely understand how you feel about wearing something so pretty; no joy when your desperately trying to 'fit' clothes. So demoralising. But wow; looking good
Welcome to the community, and thanks so much for sharing your story. Congratulations on your incredible weight loss, and of course, your awesome result! You look fantastic! Please keep on updating us so we can support you as you continue to heal.
It is taking some getting used to, and I have to remind myself to stop staring at my own boobs. :) Even aside from the very obvious difference to my breasts, my body looks totally different, my torso has suddenly grown by an additional several inches!
I have been so lucky with my pain levels - I have none at all so far; in fact, I have stopped taking even the paracetamol as I think some discomfort will be a useful reminder that I had surgery 48 hours ago!
I think my biggest worry for the next couple of weeks will be infection, so I am going to keep showers quick and cool (might even try wrapping them in clingfilm as an added precaution).
I will post more pictures as they drop and start to look more natural.
Thanks for your reply! I'm so glad you're finding RealSelf to be such a great resource. Your posture has obviously changed since your surgery, and that's something I didn't even consider! I'll be looking out for your next update. Happy Holidays!