28 Y.o., 175lbs, No Kids, Looking to Go from Saggy DDs to Perky Ds

Hi ladies. I've finally decided to come out of RealSelf hiding and start sharing my experience. I've spent more time than I care to admit here on this site over the past 6 or so months. I've never had any type of surgery before but I feel like I have a pretty good idea of what I'm in store for from reading everyone's stories. Seeing others' journeys has been SO amazingly helpful! I am currently just under a week away from my breast lift with implants procedure and I'm anxiously counting down. My breasts have sagged ever since they started growing back in like 6th grade.

Originally, I was preparing myself for the scarring from have a full anchor lift but at my consultation my PS said a lollipop lift would suffice. I wasn't sure about this, as I feel like I have quite a bit of sagging, so at my preop last Weds I asked again and my PS said he'll decide during surgery whether more skin needs to be taken out or not. I only have one shot for this procedure to give me the outcome I'm looking for as revision funds will not be available. Not to mention, the cost of the surgery is above what I had initially budgeted. I'm fine with it though because as soon as I met my PS I knew that he was more than qualified and ultimately I know that his expertise will be worth it. Plus, he had no issue taking the time to answer my pageS of questions. It is a little frustrating though because I didn't want to go to a consult with a surgeon I couldn't afford. When I called, the receptionist couldn't tell me an amount but when I told her my budget her exact words were "Oh you'll be fine!". Well come proposal time, it was not fine but I decided to book anyway because I liked the surgeon so much. So just a piece of advice to those of you ladies who have not yet booked your surgery, if your calling around trying to get ballpark pricing, make sure you ask them to include anesthesia/facility fees in their initial number.

I pretty much had my mind set on round textured silicone implants. Like I said, I only have one chance to get this right so I was hoping since the textured implants adhere to the tissue that there would be less dropping over time. Well with the new study that was released about lymphoma being linked to textured implants i started doubting my decision. Weds my PS seemed confident he could get the results I want with the smooth so I said ok, I hope I don't regret it later. Upper pole fullness is a pretty big priority on my list! I want to be able to wear whatever the heck I want after being so restricted my whole life. I'm still unsure on exact size, somewhere between 250-350. My PS plans to decide during surgery and I trust that he'll make the right choice. I do NOT want to be any bigger than I already am, I actually hope to be a little smaller after surgery. I feel like a lot of what fills my DD bras right now is skin and when I lift my arms my actual breast tissue seems more like C volume. So, hopefully the combination of lift+implants+slight reduction will get me as close as possible to my wish.

I had originally also wanted to have lipo of my front and back axillary area "armpit fat" but with my surgery ending up being more than I expected I wasn't going to be able to afford it. Luckily my surgeon said he'll do it for no charge during surgery if there's time! I'm so happy about it cause I feel like no matter how hard might work out, that little pudge won't go anywhere.

I guess that's it for now. I'll probably update again before surgery once the nerves/anxiety start kicking in.

Soooo it's the night before surgery. The nerves still haven't quite hit me yet, I'm not sure if that'll happen tonight or if it will wait until I get to the facility tomorrow. I feel a little under prepared. My hubby and I went to Florida for two weeks and since we've gotten back I've been working non-stop at two jobs. I wasn't able to get any arnica or a neck pillow so I hope I'll be okay without those things, they seem like pretty popular after care necessities. I do have my painkillers, Lyrica for nerve pain, and Valium for anxiety though.

I decided to add some more before photos. I never really noticed until the doctor pointed it out and even more now looking at these pictures, that I have just a slight bit of asymmetry. Hopefully this will be corrected, but not corrected too much to where there's opposite asymmetry. I'm really I'm just hoping that everything goes smoothly and that I come out with a beautiful new pair of perky boobs. I'll catch you ladies on the other side!

Surgery is complete, WOO HOO! Everything went soooo much smother/ easier than I thought it would.

Last night and today before going to surgery I took a valium for nerves/anxiety. It worked as I was feeling pretty chill when we got to my surgery center. After paperwork they took me back to change. I freaked out a little bit while laying down waiting for the nurse to get with me. There was another patient on the other side of the curtain waking up from her surgery. Hearing them talk to her finally made it feel real to me. I got a little emotional but sucked it up once they came in to do my IV. SUPER proud of myself, needles normally make me lightheaded but I just kept breathing and made it through the IV like a champ. My hubby, on the other hand, had to step out and was close to fainting lol.

Dr. C came in and did the markings and then they walked me back to the operating room. I laid down, was given some oxygen and was out! I don't really remember initially waking up. I only remember being fed crackers and drinking water. I only had a little pain on the bottom of my chest so the nurse gave me a cold pack and a percocet and I felt pretty good after that took effect. There was only the feeling of pressure on my chest. The anesthetia wore off really quickly. I felt about 90% clear headed by the time I left. I received Sientra 300CC smooth round moderate profile implants. My PS had ordered 300, 350, & 400 to decide in surgery which looked best. I was so happy to hear he used the 300, that was the size I had been leaning towards as I wanted to be smaller then pre-surgery.

The ride home was a breeze. It was about an hour and half and I slept for maybe half of it. Since I've been home I've had hardly any pain while laying down, only soreness when getting up from the couch. I took two lyrica before surgery which is supposed to help with nerve pain so I guess it's working. Arm movement is good, can't quite go all the way up or scratch my back but reaching for things on the table next to me and scratching my head are pretty easy. I am having trouble pushing my pants down past my butt to use the restroom. Also, I got a little woozy when I took out some gauze that had some bloody drainage on it(I'm a wuss about blood too) but once I sat back down I was fine. I'm really surprised I don't feel very tired at all. But I will probably try to take a nap after I write this.

I haven't been able to get a good look at the girls. I can see that there's definitely some fullness up top though (YAY!). I'm too scared to take off the compression thing they have me in, it's like a tube top that velcros in the front . I'm going to try to have patience and wait until I take my shower at 24 hours out. That's also when I'll post some pics, there's not much to see right now. My PS also did lipo of my armpit fat which I'm really excited about, it looks awesome already!

I'm really hopeful that the ease of today will be an indication that the rest of healing will go just as smoothly! YAY for being on the other side!