**1 Year Post Op!! ** Finally Proportioned! 33 Years Old, 1 Child, 450/475cc Mod Unders - McLean, VA

Finally got the last little push I needed to commit to having breast augmentation surgery. I've always felt like I needed more on top to balance out my hips/butt. My plastic surgeon has measured me as a 34A (although I've been wearing a 34B with Victoria's Secret forever). I'm 5'7", 135 lbs, 33 years old. Had one child over 5 years ago - the girls didn't change much before and after pregnancy because I didn't have much to change. My boyfriend loves my hips and butt, but would love to have some boobs to go along with them =) I've dated guys in the past who preferred natural breasts over implants so I've hesitated for a long time because I wasn't sure how the guy I would end up with would feel about it. But I think this guy is the one and he is super excited to finally have some nice boobs to play with ;)
Kind of planned this faster than expected - Found some plastic surgeons online with great reviews so I decided to just go in for a consultation to see what kind of cost I could expect. I found one doctor online who consistently had great looking after photos and his work always looks really natural which is the most important thing for me - I'm not looking for a really "fake" look and I knew I wanted moderate profile and just all around something that fit in with my body. So I went for a consultation with him first and felt really comfortable with everything we discussed and with his work so I decided this was the right doctor for me. He's been doing this a long time and I think his goal is the same as mine - looking as natural as possible.
So we got a surprise after meeting with the surgeon - the price was not nearly as high as I expected! I think since this is Northern Virginia I was expecting more like $10k for breast implants, so a price tag that is half of that kind of solidified it for me. I just so happened to already have a week's vacation from work this month so we went ahead and scheduled my surgery!
The doctor told me he would use 425cc moderate implants and fill them to 450-475cc's. My boyfriend is hoping for 475-500cc's =) I think I'm most comfortable with 450cc's. I had always thought I didn't want to go larger than a C cup, but after listening to my PS, I think a D cup might be right for me (especially since VS has been boosting my ego by 1 cup size all this time!) He is going to do an areolar incision as he says this allows the implant to settle closer to the center of the chest, rather than sitting wide apart and will give nicer cleavage. I like this better than the wide-apart look, so although I was worried about the scar before and loss of sensation, I think it will be the best way to go. From what I've seen now the scar seems to heal just fine there so I'm not as worried about it as I used to be.
So we booked my surgery about 4 weeks ago, and now I have just 13 days to go! I will get some pre-op pics taken today and I still need to make sure I have all my vitamins/meds/creams etc. Will post soon about that. What was the #1 thing you discovered you needed that wasn't on your doctor's list??

Just 10 days to go and a full week of work ahead so I need to start wrapping up my shopping. I ordered my "Make me Heal" vitamins which have been delayed due to our recent snow storm so I'm eager for those to get here so I can start them. I ordered my Sinecch (arnica) and I have some regular arnica tablets I'm going to start taking soon as well... a week in advance? 3 days? I'm not sure. I have bromelain tablets, bendy straws and Nausene (my favorite nausea medicine), I have my cocoa butter cream that I started using a week ago, hopefully to help prevent any stretch marks which I worry about. I bought some comfy sweatpants and zip up hooded sweatshirt for surgery day as well as some comfy tshirts for the days following. I'm on a mission to find a cheap front-closure bra a walmart today, as well as looking for something to prop me up while I'm sleeping (no recliner here), any suggestions? I have to go pick up my prescriptions meds at the pharmacy today, soft ice pack is in the freezer and I stopped my multivitamin and supplements last week. Anything else I'm forgetting? I'm lucky enough that my boyfriend will be taking the day off work to stay with me and take me to appointments. He always cooks and cleans anyway so he'll be able to take good care of me in regards to everything else.
Still have to get some decent "before" pics taken. I can probably take some today so everyone can see what I'm starting with =) Starting to get pretty excited! Counting down the days...

This is the "after" I'm hoping for!