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April 13, 2011 is the Day - Minneapolis, MN
UPDATED FROM Mpls42yo
3 months post
Just a quick update from 3 1/2 months out: Summer...
WORTH IT$13,000
Just a quick update from 3 1/2 months out: Summer is 2/3 over, and I have really enjoyed wearing tank tops confidently this summer! I am thrilled with my results, even though I have had a few uncomfortable days in the heat and humidity where I get swelling, that makes my tummy swollen and tender.
I have had some sharp twinges of pain from nerves regenerating, but they only last seconds, but still occasionally take my breath away for a bit.
All said, though? I'd do it again in a heartbeat.
My confidence level is so much higher. I feel proportionate, and getting rid of that ring of leftover baby skin is so, so liberating. My clothes fit, and look good, and I don't stress out everytime I need to get dressed for an occasion. I feel so much better about my appearance.
My hubby agrees. He's glad I did this, because he knows how much happier and confident I am.
Best wishes to all that are entering this exciting and scary procedure.
I have had some sharp twinges of pain from nerves regenerating, but they only last seconds, but still occasionally take my breath away for a bit.
All said, though? I'd do it again in a heartbeat.
My confidence level is so much higher. I feel proportionate, and getting rid of that ring of leftover baby skin is so, so liberating. My clothes fit, and look good, and I don't stress out everytime I need to get dressed for an occasion. I feel so much better about my appearance.
My hubby agrees. He's glad I did this, because he knows how much happier and confident I am.
Best wishes to all that are entering this exciting and scary procedure.
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UPDATED FROM Mpls42yo
20 days post
Day 20! Yesterday was my best day to date. I...
Day 20! Yesterday was my best day to date. I think that painful stay stitch finally dissolved, and the relief from that nerve pain was immediate. All of a sudden I could stay fully straight all day, and bending and squatting, etc, was painless.
So, I made use of my new freedom to try on clothes... Can't get my regular pants zipped yet. Still a little bit of swelling and tenderness, but man do they look great without the overhanging skin! And the shirts? Oh yes. I do like my new curves!
Today I went in to my PS to have them snip a few stitches that were working their way out of my incision. They kept getting snagged on my panties or binder. I wasn't exactly sure what I should be doing with my belly button, either. It still is a bit crusty, and I wasn't sure if I should clean it, or leave it... LOL
PS told me to start massaging my scars with vitamin e oil, but still no water immersion for another week, to make sure all the little scabs are gone and everything is tightly sealed. He said I looked really good for this stage, and will continue to get better and better!
I'm so happy I did this.
So, I made use of my new freedom to try on clothes... Can't get my regular pants zipped yet. Still a little bit of swelling and tenderness, but man do they look great without the overhanging skin! And the shirts? Oh yes. I do like my new curves!
Today I went in to my PS to have them snip a few stitches that were working their way out of my incision. They kept getting snagged on my panties or binder. I wasn't exactly sure what I should be doing with my belly button, either. It still is a bit crusty, and I wasn't sure if I should clean it, or leave it... LOL
PS told me to start massaging my scars with vitamin e oil, but still no water immersion for another week, to make sure all the little scabs are gone and everything is tightly sealed. He said I looked really good for this stage, and will continue to get better and better!
I'm so happy I did this.
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F
July 25, 2011
I have to say after your input and looking at your pics I may have to go a size bigger just to achieve the round fullness I want. I know you went with 420cc's-but how tall are you? I'm 5'9" and as of now going with 275/300cc's and have about as much starting "breast tissue" as you do! Any input will help!!
Hope the healing is going well!
Hope the healing is going well!
C
July 25, 2011
I am 5'4" and I got 300 cc's (or maybe 325...I forget) and I don't look too big at all, but they are round and full. I wear a 32DD and that's a scary number to me, but really they aren't big.
M
July 25, 2011
I am 5'6", 150#. My 450cc silicone implants have softened and dropped from the original 38DD, to a 36C. Which is the bra size I was prior (just barely). Now the bras are full and I have some cleavage, but I am now wishing I had gone even bigger. I have broad shoulders and thick arms, so, it they don't look out of place at all. In fact, NO ONE has noticed I've had work done, at all.
That was a big fear prior to surgery, that everyone would "know". But honestly, I think I am disappointed that no one thinks I look different at all! LOL
If I ever have to replace my implants, I will go bigger.
My girlfriend, who is more petite than I, went with 300cc, and is very disappointed that she went through the surgery and expense, and hardly gained a thing. Because of her experience, I changed from my original thought of 350, to 450.
They will look huge and hard and swollen at first. I was worried at first that they were too big. It took several weeks for them to soften and get natural. I bought a bunch of bras and tops at 3-4 weeks, and now they are too big. I'm back in my old bras... Don't get me wrong! I still love them, I love the curves; but they did end up smaller than I expected them to be. It is hard to judge in the "fitting" session, because you just can't get an accurate picture of how your chest muscles will compress them.
That was a big fear prior to surgery, that everyone would "know". But honestly, I think I am disappointed that no one thinks I look different at all! LOL
If I ever have to replace my implants, I will go bigger.
My girlfriend, who is more petite than I, went with 300cc, and is very disappointed that she went through the surgery and expense, and hardly gained a thing. Because of her experience, I changed from my original thought of 350, to 450.
They will look huge and hard and swollen at first. I was worried at first that they were too big. It took several weeks for them to soften and get natural. I bought a bunch of bras and tops at 3-4 weeks, and now they are too big. I'm back in my old bras... Don't get me wrong! I still love them, I love the curves; but they did end up smaller than I expected them to be. It is hard to judge in the "fitting" session, because you just can't get an accurate picture of how your chest muscles will compress them.
S
September 15, 2011
Mpls you and I have the same stats 5 6, 150 lbs. When ps said 400 silicone to me, thought he was crazy! But reading everyone reviews, maybe I'm wrong. It you think of my broad chest as time zones, my boobies are so far apart they would be in different days of the week! But I'm scared to look too done. Help!
C
July 25, 2011
Yes, like Mpls42yo I was afraid at first because they were HUGE, but then when they softened they were fine. No one has noticed that I have had anything done either; they look the same as before--except I don't have to wear a bra.
UPDATED FROM Mpls42yo
17 days post
I saw my PS yesterday. I was worried about a...
I saw my PS yesterday. I was worried about a swollen and very tender area just to the right of my belly button. Thursday, I had sneezed a few times, and later in the evening realized that I had this hard, swollen, painful area.
I had hoped it would lessen over night, but in the morning, I decided to call my clinic. They had me come in to check fir fluid or hematoma, but thankfully, it was neither.
PS thought that perhaps I popped a tack stitch, or quilting stitch when I sneezed, and had set off a fiery reaction from that little area of nerves. By later in the afternoon, the pain and tenderness had subsided.
He thought I looked great, and barring any of my concerns, I don't need to come back for three weeks! I got the go ahead to wear a regular wireless bra... Wired by next week, and also to begin vitamin e massage by next week.
He did suggest I use the bra band for a bit to help support the left and push the right down a bit. My right has not dropped as much as the left has.
I do hope they continue to drop and soften a bit. The size is still bigger than I expected. I got fitted at VS for a new bra, and I'm a 36 DD right now. Yikes. I was expecting a nice round full C. But the manager at VS who fitted me, assured me that my first bra size at a few weeks, is rarely a permanent size.
But it certainly does feel good to wear a regular bra again. Sports bras are too constricting... (well, especially when I was packed into a 36C!)
I had hoped it would lessen over night, but in the morning, I decided to call my clinic. They had me come in to check fir fluid or hematoma, but thankfully, it was neither.
PS thought that perhaps I popped a tack stitch, or quilting stitch when I sneezed, and had set off a fiery reaction from that little area of nerves. By later in the afternoon, the pain and tenderness had subsided.
He thought I looked great, and barring any of my concerns, I don't need to come back for three weeks! I got the go ahead to wear a regular wireless bra... Wired by next week, and also to begin vitamin e massage by next week.
He did suggest I use the bra band for a bit to help support the left and push the right down a bit. My right has not dropped as much as the left has.
I do hope they continue to drop and soften a bit. The size is still bigger than I expected. I got fitted at VS for a new bra, and I'm a 36 DD right now. Yikes. I was expecting a nice round full C. But the manager at VS who fitted me, assured me that my first bra size at a few weeks, is rarely a permanent size.
But it certainly does feel good to wear a regular bra again. Sports bras are too constricting... (well, especially when I was packed into a 36C!)
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