29 Years Old, Mom of Two,BREAST Decision I Ever Made!

I have been wanting bigger breast since I was in 9th grade. After having children and breast feeding my breast grew to small B cups, 34B. I would only buy bras and swimsuits with padding. Victorias Secret Bombshell bra was my secret weapon. I was constantly doing research but never had the guts to schedule appointments until after I had my second child. I went on two consultations and met with top doctors in NYC but none of them made me feel very comfortable until I went on my third consultation and met Dr. Jason Altman and his staff at Doctors Plastic Surgery in Long Island City. Dr. Altman answered all of my questions (the few that I had because I had been doing so much research) he let me try on different sizers and he understood exactly what I meant when I told him I wanted the perfect size, not to big not too small. We decided on Mentor memory gel silicone 450cc smooth round implants. After meeting with doctor Altman I met with the patient coordinator Catherine who informed me that she had just had a breast revision with doctor Altman and she couldn't be happier with her results. I went home and did more research on Doctor Altman and found out that he was a top plastic surgeon in the Miami area and he didn't have one negative review anywhere! As a school teacher I was nervous about the time off I would need for recovery but Doctor Altman assured me that 5 days to a week was plenty of time to recover. Two weeks before my surgery I went on my pre-op consultation, I tried on sizers again, got answers to final questions, was given my prescriptions and paid my remaining balance. Clearance from my primary doctor was slow due to some minor complications and the staff at Doctors Plastic Surgery were very accommodating, they even called my primary doctor on numerous occasions to make sure everything was in order. On the day of my surgery I was scheduled to come in at 10:45am but the staff called me that morning and told me that scheduling was a little behind so please come in at 11:45am. As soon as I got there I was prepped, my vitals were taken, i met with the anesthesiologist and Dr. Altman. They assured me everything would be okay and to make a long story short I woke up with BOOBS! lol. I was in some pain and a tone of pressure and tightness on my chest. The doctor was the first person I saw and after about 45mins to an hour in recovery I was on my way home. I had very little pain as long as I kept up with my pain meds and muscle relaxers. My chest is still very tight and sore but the pain is bearable. I am now 5 days post-op, I wear my compression sports bra day and night, I sleep in a up-right position, I have almost finished all of my pain meds and I am truly happy. I wish I would have went a little larger but I assume as my implants drop I will be much happier with my final results.

The first day back to work was so difficult. I was feeling great at first and thought I didn't need to take anymore pain meds or muscle relaxers, boy was I wrong. I'm a school teacher and as the day progressed simple task such as writing on the board, going up and down steps and carrying my laptop became increasingly difficult as the day progressed. In hein sight I should have taken it easy and asked for more help. My chest became extremely tight, painful and swollen. Moral of the story ladies, even if you start to feel like your normal self give your body ample time to heal and recover.

I was a 34B, I hope when my breast settle I will be a 34D!