Today Is The Day!!! - Miami, FL

I did it...I finally was able to talk to the doctor on the phone and from the way he answered my questions, he clearly knew what he was talking about. He was incredibly knowledgeable and to top that he had the experience especially in the subject of breast augmentations. I am out of town from Florida so it was extremely nerve racking for me to out reach to another country for the procedure! Jennifer- the out of town patient co-ordinator was a huge help in the consistency of emailing me back.

I have contemplated this for years now and I have finally made the decision to follow through. I have done my research for a year and my decision to have this procedure has not wavered. Trust me when I say there was not a day that went by I did not do research on breast augmentations. I was obsessed...to the pure annoyance of my boyfriend. He is currently the only person who knows I've wanted this and although he says I don't need it, and he would rather I didn't get it, this is a decision I am making for myself. I value his opinion and know that he says these things because boobs are not what makes a woman, I just know in my heart that I want this procedure. I love my boobs now, even though they're small, my boyfriend has helped me to see how beautiful they are. I just simply want bigger boobs. My worry is my family's reaction if they ever find out about the procedure. I don't want to rub off as ungrateful for what God has given me, my family is pretty conservative and would not approve of my decision, this is just something I know I would like to go through with. I am aware of the complications, the cost to fix these and that I must maintain a do-able regimen following after care instructions, while possibly becoming frankenboob until they heal!

Let's get back to the phone consultation! To attain my desired D-cup the doctor did say silicone would be best- which was what I was hoping to hear. The silicone was my make it or break it with this procedure getting done this year. He mentioned the periareolar incision however I was hoping it could be done through an inframammary incision, he is the expert but I will voice my concern upon meeting him. I do not want to lose sensation in my nipples, of course how my body heals is a factor but I would like o lessen the chances of that happening. It would be under the muscle which was also what I wanted to hear. It's almost as if he was able to cross off everything on this mental checklist I had without me even having to ask my questions. It would be around 450-475cc, however that will be decided once I actually meet with him and measurements are taken! I was actually hoping for 500cc-550cc. I know I don't want to settle for anything in the 300cc range so I'm anticipating the pre-op consultation in person. After starting with a list of doctors from all around the world, I ended up at Dr. Hochstein since I loved the results he was able to produce for fellow RealSelfers!

Here are my unofficial stats:
Height: 5'0
Weight: 98lbs
Bra size: 32A
Age: 19 Years old

SO, my mom will be accompanying me on this trip since her and my dad wouldn't budge on letting me just travel with my boyfriend. She's the greatest at taking care of me so I'm glad she'll be coming...she just has no idea why we're going. She did mention though that we should go Miami mid October instead of November which I am extremely ecstatic about. I do need to get my tests done ASAP, so I'm hoping sometime this week my boyfriend will go with me. I'm just waiting on Jennifer to send me available dates for October so I can pay my deposit to lock in the dates and book the hotel and flights.

For any ladies that communicate with the office through email, how long did it take for them to respond? I do want to be patient but at the same time I can not place a deposit since I don't know if the quote given was in CAD or USD. I am from Canada so in order for me to pay the deposit I do need to know how much deposit in CAD I would need to make or if it is even allowed by the office to take the conversion. Still waiting for a response. October seems so close...still waiting for an email of available dates too! Guess I just have to hang in there.