360cc Silicone, Under Muscle, Inframammary Incision - Knoxville, TN

Hello ladies. Life is pretty much back to normal. I have occasional soreness am still unable to completely shave one of my arm pits. I stopped all meds about a week ago and started lifting my 2 year old (only when absolutely necessary) yesterday. My right breast is still contracted under the muscle and higher and tighter than the left and I cannot wait for that to resolve. I was told to do aggressive massages three times a day and I must say I really hate doing them. At my post op appointment the medical assistant said I could resume cardio as I felt like it, so today I walked on the treadmill for about 30 minutes. My workouts are usually an hour, and I felt like I could have gone longer but took it easy for the first day to see how my body reacts. I may go ahead with 45 minute workouts but still at a lesser speed than I normally would. I felt fine after this workout but my right muscle got pretty tight during the workout, and a few sharp pains.

A lot of girls go back and forth on if they went with the right size or not, so I thought I'd share my experience though only two weeks out. Before my surgery, I had so much advice to go larger than I thought I wanted to, so I was concerned when the max size my PS would do was 360cc. I'm very happy with the size. I wouldn't want to be smaller or larger. I am still able to fit into my clothing, only better. I can wear a sweater or t-shirt without looking fat (I was seriously worried about that...I wear a lot of over-sized sweaters, not a lot of tight low cut tops). I didn't tell many people and don't want it to be obvious, by my fiance said it is quite noticeable. Thankfully, no one has said anything...noticed or not. I went shopping around day 10 and tried on a 34C bra. It fit, but my breasts were still so high, I'm glad I didn't purchase any. As you can see in the photos, a large portion of my breasts doesn't sit down in the bra the way it eventually will. I am looking forward to when I can finally buy some pretty bras!

One of my implants (my dominant side) is riding a higher than the other. The left has dropped quite a bit and is comfortable, but on the right I feel lots of tightness and pressure...very uncomfortable. Massage seems to only irritate it further and icing only helps temporarily. Is this normal?

Thought I would update on a more positive note today. I woke this morning feeling well rested, less swollen and bloated, and the girls looked awesome! Still a bit high and tight, but much better. I went for my pre-op appointment with my fiance this morning. The PS is on Vacation and I met with the medical assistant. She removed the stitches and said everything looked good and showed me how to do the massages. Ouuuuch! Of ALL the preparation I did, I must have missed where that was supposed to hurt! I also told her about my emotional troubles and she reassured me that it was very common from coming down from general anesthesia. She agreed that getting out of the house was just what I needed! When I left they were higher and tighter again, especially the one on my right which tends to want to move up into my armpit...ha! My fiance took me to Hobby Lobby for some things I needed and to lunch at Jimmy John's. If you haven't had the pleasure of consuming a delicious sandwich from Jimmy John's...do so ASAP!

I had a hard time grasping before surgery how different I would feel post op. I can now officially say it was worth it. I feel much sexier, I actually enjoy looking in the mirror, bra shopping, and trying on clothes. I am not more of a woman because of my boobs, but I feel more 'womanly'. They already feel and look like a part of me, and it feel so much better than a giant padded bra. I'm happy with the size so far and am curious to see how they look when they settle down more. I wouldn't have minded larger, but my PS said any larger would not result in a nice shape for my body. I also did not want an obvious fake look, and my PS achieved that beautifully.

My fiance is so giddy today. He is very happy with the results. He has always advocated that I didn't need this surgery and was happy with the way I was. But he's extremely happy with the results. I asked him if it was worth the crazy lady he had to deal with for the past week, he said ABSOLUTELY.