40 Years Old, 3 Kids, 5'4", 102lbs - 400cc Mentor High Profile Silicone Under the Muscle Implants! - Lubbock, TX

40 years old, 3 kids, 5'4", 102lbs - Getting 300 - 350cc Mentor High Profile Silicone under the muscle implants! After three beautiful daughters and spending the last 21 years doing everything for them, it's finally time for myself :) I've always been the one person in our family that get's made fun of for being too skinny and even accused of having a disorder. Well, I dont! I honestly don't even know what bra size I am because every bra I own (32AA - 32A) leaves a good 1" gap between the bra and my so-called boobs...I wouldn't say I'm completely flat but whatever IS there certainly shouldn't be considered breasts by any means. I took the plunge and scheduled my initial consult for augmentation and met with the PS on August 18th. It was a fast and furious appointment with information flying at me at lightning speed. I understood most of it just from being in the medical field for 20+ years so it wasn't too scary or confusing. My PS said I could go anywhere between 300cc and 400cc high profile silicone. Trying on the sizers had to be the most hilarious thing ever. I started with the 400's and worked my way down to the 300's. I guess I'm just so used to not having anything that I freaked out at 350, 375 and 400 ccs. I initially chose the 300cc implant in the name of "not wanting to be obvious". Well, I'm slowly but surely changing my mind. I'm going to tell him at preop that anything between 300 and 350 would be ok with me. I'm going out to buy a ton of rice and pantyhose today so I can make all sizes of sizers to wear around the house. I'm sure that will help me make a final decision. The initial fear of people gawking at my boobs had me compromising the look I really wanted. After reading so many reviews I've just accepted the fact that yes, it's going to be obvious. Who freaking cares right?! My concerns are rippling, side boob and just an overall heavier framed look. I know I'm skinny and get poked fun at but I also am proud that after 3 kids I've maintained my body for the most part. I have several friends who went way big with their implants and they just look heavier now and that is what I'm trying to avoid. All that being said, I'm ultimately going to put it all in the surgeon's hands and trust him to make me look wonderful! My surgery is set for November 5th, I will be taking off work for 5 days. He said three days would be plenty but I want to give it a couple of more days just to adapt to the new girls in my clothes. I have an extremely high pain tolerance, to the point that my doctors have commented on it my entire life. I had my three children with no epidural, just local for the episiotomy - FUN. Anyway, if I can do that, I got this BA covered!!! I want to thank all the wonderful ladies on this website for being so open with their experiences. I have stalked the site for several weeks and have learned so very much from you all. It should be mandatory for BA patients to join this site and read up all that they can, HUGE help in understanding not only the procedure itself but what to expect afterward as well. Once I get a preop pic I'm okay with posting, I'll put that up to share with future BA candidates....I've been taking a ton and EGH! they are just so...ugly! Good luck to you all and I'll keep everyone updated as the time draws nearer for my "El grande chichis" :D

Ok girls it's getting closer to countdown! It's officially 7 weeks and 5 days until my surgery. I and my Type A personality self have made a weekly calendar of all the events still to take place before the surgery...just to keep my mind occupied;) That way I can focus on the week ahead of me and not seven weeks in front of me.

So in my last post I mentioned the rice sizers. I made sizers that were approximately 312cc and 342cc, put them in a sports bra and trotted around the house for the afternoon just to get the feel if I wanted larger or smaller tatas. I know they aren't accurate but wanted to see, in general, what it will look like with boobs under my clothes. Well, I LOVED the 342cc surprisingly! I've heard that you can lose anywhere from 25 - 50cc under the muscle? Does anyone on here know first hand how much size they lost at placement? This issue leads me to believe that I am actually going to consider telling my PS that I want 350cc or larger, depending on which size he deems best during the surgery. I don't mind the "boob job look", I just don't want the "OMG look at her boobs" look. However, I'm all game for playing up the girls on date night or vacation. That all being said, I'm putting it into my more than capable PS's hands at this point for the final size determination. The size thing is making me crazy if you can't tell.

I've posted a couple of before pics, and I apologize for the ghastly images. I've always thought I had cute small boobs. WRONG! I nursed all three of my girls for just a few months each and the "surprise baby" at the age of 35 did the nips in for good. They're just plain weird looking now. Anyway, one of these days they'll be awesome! I also posted a pic of some wish boobs I found. I think the wish boobs are only 325cc but I love the general look and shape of them, maybe just a tad larger though. I'm still looking for others and will post those as I find them.

Something else I've noticed about going through this process is that it'll light a fire under your butt to get in shape. Taking off my shirt and letting the staff at the PS office take my preop pictures was more humiliating than giving birth I think. So, these before pics are actually "Take 2" of the preop photos taken one month apart. I started my ab workouts to minimize the weird shaped belly, ribs that have always stuck out further than my boobs, and two goofy looking boobs to top it off! I figured I can do something about the tummy shape and I have. I seriously haven't worked out since I had my last baby. Laziness, that's all.

As for what I have done to get ready so far...I have ZERO lounge around clothes or casual comfy stuff in my closet. I have business casual work attire, skinny jeans, and pajamas. SO...I ordered five days worth of yoga/stretch pants, scoop/V-neck tees that I can pull up from the ground up instead of pulling it over my head, light weight sweater wraps, zip-up hoodies, and zip-up sports bras. Oh yeah, and tennis shoes. I'm the one person on earth who doesn't own a pair. I ordered all the tops one size larger than I am now, just in case and they are all roomy as heck on me right now so I'm not worried they'll be too tight;)

I have a ton of pillows to prop myself up in the spare bedroom for several nights. I'll have to sleep in there due to the fact that we have a 7 month old Great Dane puppy that has some how taken over my bed at night:/ Anyway, I certainly won't be able to sleep in my own bed after surgery until the Dr. clears me to sleep on my side so that I can protect the new "assets". He isn't rowdy or anything, just HUGE and if the paw or tail swings the wrong way it could be brutal.

As for what else to stock up on, does anyone have any suggestions for the best postop lotions, creams, stretch mark prevention, etc? I didn't get stretch marks with any of my children so I'm hopeful that won't be an issue! Any tips would be much appreciated. I seriously cannot wait for this to happen already! ARGH!

Well I figured it was update time on my progress in playing the waiting game :) The clock is ticking but man it seems sooooo slow! I've been out of town for the past week for business, San Francisco to be exact, so at least it got my mind off of boobs for a while. However, have you all noticed that everywhere you go you are playing a guessing game with yourself as to who has had a boob job and who hasn't?? I kindof cracked myself up as I was judging the boobs that walked by on the streets and in the airports. Geez!

I only have two weekends that are "free" before my surgery. The others are booked with travel again, a wedding, and other time consuming activities. That being the case, I have gone ahead and compiled a list of things I still need to buy for postop recovery. I have found them all online at Walmart and Amazon and will be simplifying the shopping process by ordering them all later today.

Amazon:
Scar Guard $21.85
Intevision foam wedge pillow $39.98

Walmart:
Lubriderm Shea Butter Lotion / Stretch mark prevention if possible $6.97
Dulcolax for Women / Obvious reasons;) $4.98
Huggies Natural Care Wipes / To wipe down until I can shower $2.37
Arnica / Swelling and Bruising Prevention $6.97
Psssst Dry Shampoo / Again, the no showering thing $5.47
Lanisoh TheraPearl 3-in-1 icepacks / Swelling prevention $12.58
Sunbeam Heating Pad / for the ol' back pain if it creeps up $14.97
Danskin Sports Bra / I have some but the rave reviews on these have me curious $9.94 for 2
Curad Non-Stick Gauze Pads / for under the sports bra incision protection $2.78

After reading several reviews on this site, that's the list I have so far. Any advice or warnings on any of these products would be greatly appreciated.

Hurry up boobyville!!!