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34 with 4 Children. Irvine, CA

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I had BA this past Wed. Honestly I just remember...

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bellayssn
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I had BA this past Wed. Honestly I just remember going to sleep and waking up with boobs. That was the easy part, but oh boy has this been very painful, I read here other ladies recovering pretty fast and no pain. Well for me it has been very painful, I can't get up from bed or use the bathroom without any help. I feel a combination of pain and soreness, I've also been very constipated. No nausea or dizziness. Today marks 3 days of having breast implants. I used to be a 34 AA and I recently got 435cc Silicone Gel Moderate Profile, I'm 5'4 and weight 118. I have 4 children who I breastfed all for an entire year each, the youngest is almost 18 months old.
Although so far the recovery has been very painful, when I look at my new breast on the mirror, I'm in love. They look beautiful, still swollen but with time I was told they will look better. I'm so happy with them, I used to be super flat, I actually don't have a before picture because I never felt comfortable taking any.
Today I went to my post op appt and the Doctor said they look perfect.

I can't wait to see the end results, I know right now they look pretty swollen and the only thing that I'm hoping is for the pain to subside so I can stop taking the pain killers that make me sleepy. I've also been icing them recently, thanks to the advice of some ladies here.

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March 28, 2015
Wow, you look great!!! You going to love them even more in a few wks. Happy healing:-)
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March 28, 2015
Happy2317 Thank you :)
March 29, 2015
Wow, I can't believe how great they look already! I'm considering mod profiles as well so I'll be following your progress. Thanks for sharing :)
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March 29, 2015
Kfior02 Thank you! Yes I'm in love with them, the proofread has been slow and painful but so worth it :)
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March 29, 2015
I meant process, I blame that on all the medication that's I'm on Lol
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March 31, 2015
Wow you look awesome girl congrats!! It's definitely interesting being on the post op side of things lol I had my BA on the 27th so I'm 4 days post op now. As much as I desired the seemingly pain free recovery of some of the ladies on here, this hasnt been a walk on the park for me either. Between figuring out which pain med actually works for me to having to change to a bigger bra, this is definitely a journey lol. But I'd like to follow up on your journey and have you follow up on mine! I'd love all the support I can get until our partners are full and fabulous!
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April 1, 2015
Hi, Thank you :) so our girls are only 2 days apart. I will definitely follow your journey, thank you for following mine. It definitely helps to know we're not along and that we have each other support :) I just did my 1 week post op date. I can say that I'm finally pain free :)
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April 1, 2015
Alone Lol
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April 1, 2015
hi there Just read this post and I'm so glad I did as I feel the same way. I had my ba last Tuesday and I'm still in pain and discomfort ... I am a petite lady height 5'2 and size 8 and had hardly any breasts so went for allergen natrelle silicon size 385 and wow they look amazing even though the swelling has still to decrease but iv never felt so feminine .. I just hope th pain subsides so I can stop taking tons of painkillers and can get a good nights sleep... My fiancé has been amazing taking care of me when he's not at work don't think I could have coped without him... Thanks for sharing your story as it's comforting to know I'm not alone as I read so many stories about ppl not having any pain at all and that cert isn't me lol so thank you. Angie.
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April 10, 2015
Angie how are you feeling? Has your pain subside? I hope so.
April 9, 2015
Did u do submuscular placement? That is what my ps is recommending for me.. I'm choosing same implants as you but still unsure of cc.. 400-450 will be my max I'm sure. Yours do look so so great already.
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April 9, 2015
I did under the muscle :)
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April 10, 2015
Most women regret not goin bigger when trying to decide..I was going between 400cc & 450cc. Did 440cc silicone under muscle and so glad I went on upper end i absolutely love the look and size if my implants.
April 10, 2015
Great! Thanks so much. That is what I was thinking past few weeks. Will ask for closer to 450 cc so I'm not unhappy later on. I was just afraid of being too big and being judged by my size choice. I'm only 5'2 and about 128 now which is 10 lbs over my norm lol
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April 10, 2015
You sound like I did. I told my Doctor; I want to be big but not too big, I want full c to d cup but not dd. So my options were 400-450 cc's So I pretty much let my Doctor picked the right CC's, because I told him I want something that looks proportioned to my body frame, weight and height, so he went into also measuring every angle of my chest and he said 435 cc's it is!! And honestly I love the size of my boobs, I'm actually glad I didn't go bigger and that I listen to my Doctor that his professional advice and measurements he picked out the right number of cc's for me :)
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April 10, 2015
I meant thanks to his professional advice. I'm also petite 118lb 5'4
April 10, 2015
I have always wanted to be a D or DD even so hoping that won't look crazy on me hahaha. Hoping 450 will be perfect. I have thick bottom half lol so maybe it will match?! :-) yours look perfect on you from what I can tell though. Thanks so much for chatting with me about it, helps to talk to others going through it!!
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April 10, 2015
I'm 5'2" 130lbs but hav a curvy fig so my boobs actual make my waist look smaller :-)!! It's hard when deciding on the size, I didn't want to come out lookn like I had stripper boobs. Funny thing is I only wanted to to wear a full DD said I don't want DDD lol. But u never know what the ur size is till it's all done... Now that I'm past the size shock im so glad I didnt go smaller the look absolutely amazing wouldn't hav wanted anythn smaller or anythn bigger they are just right! I'll post some recent pics on my profiles of u want to go look at them.
April 10, 2015
I'm also 5'2 128 lbs and curvy so I need something up top to even it out lol. I would be ecstatic with some 34DD!!! ;-) pics are always great.. i will check back to see what you post. Hopefully I will have my own to post in another 10 days!!!
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April 12, 2015
Did you look on my profile at the updated pics?
April 12, 2015
I have not seen any new pics on there. I do check back on the people I follow here to see updates
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April 12, 2015
I uploaded them the other day so they're on my profile!
April 13, 2015
I do keep looking back to see pics.. last ones I found are the ones with the little hearts on the nips lol
April 13, 2015
Nevermind on that... it pulled up another girls profile.. sorry for confusion!! ;-)
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April 13, 2015
I was starting to wonder if my pics were locked??? Ok:-)!
UPDATED FROM bellayssn
3 days post

3 days and 5 hours

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Still in a lot of pain, but meds are not helping much and the muscle relaxer makes me super dizzy and drowsy so I stop taking it. I still need help to get up from bed and to take showers. I am able to extend my arms a bit more today and I can actually reach to scratch my head or wipe my face, I wasn't able to do that yesterday. I had my post op appt yesterday and my Doctor said they look beautiful they don't actually need to drop much. But oh my god, does my skin itch and I think is due to stretching so much, I did forget to mention earlier I went under the muscle so each time I do my exercise I can actually feel the implant moving, so that's kind of weird to feel. Other than that, I am loving them, they seem a bit big at the moment but I'm hoping once the swelling goes down, that they will too. Right now I'm wearing a 34D sport bra.

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UPDATED FROM bellayssn
5 days post

5 Days Post Op, not going well.

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All night in pain, discomfort and anxiety. This morning I woke up depress and questioning if I had made the right choice and cried so much. I love the boobs, they look beautiful but this pain and discomfort is the worst, since I already had for
four kids, I would like say that for me this pain and discomfort is worst than child birth. I'm not seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. 5 days and only feeling a tiny bit better. I'm not seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. On the side of my breast I feel a burning sensation and on the incision area but there's no redness or any blood. My skin feels super stretched and I'm still feeling lots of soreness, unable to lift my arms all the way and still need assistance in showering. When will this get better? I'm so depress by this immobility, pain and discomfort that it even crossed my mind to get them removed. My hubby is very supportive and telling me that is only temporary.

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March 30, 2015
I hope that you feel better soon. You have really lovely results :)
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March 30, 2015
Thank you!
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March 31, 2015
I am wondering the same thing (why my recovery is taking so long)?? I had a friend who had her BA about a month before mine and she seemed to bounce back fairly quickly (by day 4). Granted I have gotten a bigger size implant than hers but I am hoping to gain some independence back soon. My right boob seems to be the stubborn one. I also can't seem to find a decent way to sleep on my back. Any tips??
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March 31, 2015
What size implants did you get? I got 435cc on both breast. I guess everyone heals differently, it's been very difficult for me. I do sleep well, I only wake up once or twice a day but during the day I'm in pain and I can't do much. For sleeping I put 2 big pillows and 1 small one behind my back so I'm very prompt, almost in a sitting position. I put a small pillow underneath each arm and I roll a big towel and put it underneath my legs (under my knees) and that's to avoid back pain. And I sleep with an ice pack on my breast. Today is day 6 and feeling a bit better. Good luck to you and I hope you feel better soon.
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March 31, 2015
I got 500cc/550cc mod plus silicone unders. I agree with the healing differently, I've slept in the recliner for my post op days 1-3, but now on my 4th day I think it's gotten easier to get up from a reclined/sleeping position. Progress dare I say lol? My next goal is to try andwean myself off the narcotics (percocet )
March 31, 2015
Hope you feel better soon. They look nice though :-)
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April 1, 2015
Thank you :) Day 6 no pain, feeling much better.
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March 31, 2015
The are really beautiful, hang in there! Wow, you don't appear to have "franken-boob" at all :D I hope mine look like this after just 5 days!
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April 1, 2015
Glowbug, thank you :) yes I didn't get the Franken boob at all, my Doctor said they are exactly where they need to be, maybe do to the fact that my breast tissue was already stretched from breastfeeding 4 kiddos. Day 6 I'm in much better shape, no pain today :) I'm sure yours will look beautiful :)
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April 1, 2015
Thank you, I am so ready to have it done and get it over with already! And yep I hear ya, I didn't breastfeed my 4 but I sure do have that stretched out skin :/ glad you are feeling better today!
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April 1, 2015
I am just now starting to feel back to my normal self at one month post op. The pain is so worth it in the end. Hang in there, you will get through it. Days 3-7 were my worst. I was a 34A pre, had 325cc silicone high profile unders, had my first bra fitting and am a 32DD now. Expected to change a bit in the next couple of months. Best of luck hun! I promise the pain will subside and it will be so worth it in the end.
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April 1, 2015
Thank you so much for your kind words :) as of today I'm finally pain free! I wasn't seeing the light at the end of the tunnel but thanks to the pain subsiding i am now beginning to see it :)