My girls are 7 weeks old.

I am a 44 year old woman with 2 beautiful children. I was never big-breasted prior to having children, I was a 36 barely A cup. I nursed my first child and experienced having significant cleavage for the first time. It was awesome! ???? I had a reason to wear a bra! When I was done nursing, I had deflated B cups ????

I had back-to-back pregnancies and struggled to lose my pregnancy weight and it was depressing to see the toll that my pregnancies took on my body. I decided that my reward for losing my weight was a Mommy Makeover. I scoured the web for information on the procedures and stumbled upon this website, which is wonderful. I came across a woman whose tummy tuck took longer than anticipated and so the BA was not done and scheduled for a later date. I have similar luck and if anyone was going to have something not to go as planned, it would be be. In addition, I can't take 2 weeks off from work to recover from the tummy tuck and liposuction. The BA is a higher priority for me so I started my research.

I narrowed my search down to 3 surgeons. I met the first one, Dr. West, and he has a wonderful bedside manner. He took the time to explain everything in detail. I felt so comfortable with him that I did not schedule consultations with the other surgeons. The staff are wonderful as well. The MA that worked with him, his patient coordinator, and the nurse that did my pre-op visit were very professional and put me at ease. They also shared their personal experiences with BA which helped me make my final decision to chose silicone implants.

My husband is extremely supportive of my decision to proceed with surgery. He came to my consultation with me which helped ease my anxiety since my husband has a great sense of humor. His patient coordinator recommended that I bring some photos of what I would consider the perfect outcome and some photos of what I do not want look like. I did my homework and brought my photos. I knew I was going to go through with this so when I scheduled my consultation, I scheduled my pre-op and surgery date. I had to give a deposit for the surgery that would have been refunded to me if for some reason I did not bond with Dr. West.

After Dr. West spoke with me and my husband, he took some measurements and I was given some sizers to try. I liked the 600cc. My husband requested I get what I want plus a little more ????. I am 5'5" and weigh 177 pounds. Based on the pictures that I brought with me and my anatomy, the 600cc sizes were possible. I then had a 3-D picture of my body taken and I was able to get an idea of what I would look like with my new boobs. Dr. West had a final discussion with us after the 3-D imaging and then I was off with the pre-op nurse.

The pre-op was very thorough and I have a truckload of prescriptions to fill! Now I'm counting down the days, beside myself with excitement!

I picked up my prescriptions today and my anti-bacterial soap. I didn't read the instruction packet until last night; I forgot about it. I was supposed to start using anti-bacterial soap last week. I'm sure I'll be fine. The instructions say to wash my hair the morning of the procedure. I have really thick curly hair and was planning on drying it the night before to make my life easier since I won't be able to wash it on my own for a few days. I guess I'll get up early and take care of my hair on Wednesday morning. I have my full body wax scheduled for tomorrow so I won't have to worry about my legs and underarms for a few weeks. The house is in order so now I'm waiting for my big day. It's like waiting for Santa Claus!

First let me tell you that there is nothig that can prepare you for the pain. It's like labor, until you're there you have no notion of what to expect and I have a high tolerance for pain.

Last night after bathing I took the Xanax and scolpoline patch as prescribed. I am glad I took the Xanax because I had a good night rest. I got up, showered and dried my hair since it'll be a ew days befor I can lift my arms. I took the second Xanax, Pepcid and the muscle relaxant. The pre op proces was seamless. My husband took me home at 1:00, my surgery was at 11:00.

My breasts are oviously swollen it hurts to do any up and down movements. This is quite normal. What I wasn't expectin was the soreness of my forearms. In addition to general anesthesia, the surgeon injected Marcaine into the tissues so that I would be more comfortable today. I was given one percocet before laving and I took another one when I got home because it hurt so bad. I also took the muscle relaxant and THAT was asweome. That alleviated my pain within a half hour.

I have on the surgical bra and there are no drains. I'm taking Keflex, the muscle relaxant and I hace Zofran for nausea if I need it.