48 Yr, Petite Empty-Nester Ready for BA/TT

Truth be told, I never thought I would ever even want plastic surgery, let alone get it, particularly breast implants. For me, I just preferred being au natural; I was ok with small breasts, and I’ve always kept myself pretty fit, and people have always told me I don’t look anything like my stated age (thanks for the genes, Mom!), so I felt I must be pulling off this growing older thing ok. Well, turns out having a baby at 17, reaps a little bit of latent havoc on your body (contrary to popular belief of having skin “bounce back” easier), add gravity kicking in, and well, after about age 35, my abs, even though they were fairly flat and toned (if I stood upright), I now had this extra saggy skin. So for the last 12 years or so, I swore, one day, I would have that “corrected”. I was still against implants (for myself, mind you) until about 4 years ago - 2 breastfed babies, 44+ years and several trips to the gym later, and now my once small breast are little more than empty sacks of skin (sorry for the graphic description). Now that’s not ok! I started contemplating plastic surgery then, but have spent my entire motherhood as a singular parent, and with my youngest in a [ridiculously expensive] out of state college [Roll Tide!], surgery was just a crazy, selfish pipe dream. Well, my first born has long since been on his own, and my youngest is nearly on her own, graduating from graduate school in May, and I am now in a pretty comfortable financial place in my career, so I feel like its my turn to do something just for me (even though the “mom guilt” still surfaces; “HOW much money am I spending on myself”?!). So, away we go!
After extensive research, I chose my plastic surgeon (it helps being in the medical field, and that I live in a city where its hard to find someone that has NOT had some type of plastic surgery, and this site has been invaluable!). Im going with Dr. Ben Rodriguez in Las Vegas. I had my consult last month, and I go for my final consult (and to release the funds :O) on the 21st, and then it’s just three weeks until my surgery. As I said, I am still having waves of guilt, and second guessing, but I am SO excited to have the surgery, and feel good in my new tight, and refilled skin;)
I will post my pre op pics the day before my surgery, and update as I go travel this new road. Hoping that my story, like so many others here, will help someone else.

So just a brief update. I saw my PS today for my final consult before surgery on 1/10/18. Dr Rodriguez and his staff are so attentive in answering all of my questions, and giving me a wealth of information. I had many questions (even more than I did during my initial consult). We discussed in a little more detail what I was hoping to achieve (particularly with my BA), and I told him after some careful thought and research, I want to aim for a full, but natural looking C (and added NO FISH BOWLS!), and told him my thought process of going 300cc. After again reviewing my pre op photos, he said he will "try" for 300, but based on my goals, it would likely be around 275cc, but he wouldnt know until the surgery. He added that he has at least 4 other people in the room (anesthesiologist, nurses, etc.) take a look with him, so it is not just his opinion that uses to make a final decision regarding size. As a medical profession, it is this kind of thinking that separates the good or bad surgeons from the great surgeons. A physician that not only welcomes his staff's suggestions/opinions, but asks for it, is a defining characteristic of greatness, trust me. I was extremely comforted when he told me that. We discussed profile, and he said that he uses Mentor implants, and Modified profile plus is what he recommended for me. So, there you have it! Size determined, pre and post op instructions given, and the countdown begins - 20 days til the new me, and counting:)
I promise Ill post pics soon.

Here I am, just 11 days from my BA/TT and I am getting very excited... if only I could settle on a size!! Here's part of my issue: (and I will post pics, I promise - waiting for my holiday guests to leave to take pics!) I have about 7 lbs packed on that I don't normally have (when you're a petite 5'1, this is a significant amount), and also some hormones on board, being recently put back on BC pills, so my usually, empty skin sacks of A cup breasts (on a good day), are currently about a B. I expect that my hormones will level out over the next couple months, and I expect (because I promised myself with this surgery), that I will lose the extra weight now that I am back in a normal workout routine and back to running. SO, that said, I told my PS my boob goals - nothing bigger than a true, full C, no fish bowls, and a natural, proportional appearance - I am worried that we will go too small, based on how the implants look with my current boob status, and that once my boobs are back to normal, I will be disappointed. I was thinking 300cc (Mentor Mod. Profile Plus), taking all of this into consideration, but my PS said that might be a bit much, based on my goals. Anyone have any input or experience on this? Anyone lost weight after BA, enough to where you were disappointed with the size your chose? I post this question in the Dr Q & A, to see what they think, but really, I'd like some real life experience. Thank you ladies!