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9 Weeks Post Opt

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HopezMarch 25, 2014
WORTH IT
Tomorrow I make nine weeks post opt. I feel great !!! I feel 100 % healed from my tummy. The left breast is dropping and I get spasm every now and then. Which feels weird. I have to massage it till it goes away. The right has been in place for some time now.

I have started working out since last week and I get swollen like crazy afterwards. It feels like my skin is going to rip open. So I decided to slow down a bit maybe I started of too hard.

I will have my 3 month post op on April 21st. Where I will discuss my implant removal procedure. I think my surgeon did an amazing job on me, but implants feel weird and I don't like the way they feel. She will be doing a revision on the nipple / lift. I absolutely love my scar placement !!! I can't stop looking at them. My hubby stares and he tells me "wow she did a great job !!!! You can't see the scars and they are so Smooth !! " They look better and lighter in person. One day when the weather is nice and I can take pictures with natural light I will post pics. I feel that the light from indoor does it no justice.

I weighed myself yesterday and my weight is steady. I am up 1-2 pounds depending on the day that I weigh myself. But that is normal and healthy. I am also PMS-ising so the eating has been a bit off this week.

I have pictures from this morning. Pardon the bad lighting. Office bathroom is dim.

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Motheroftwo72
March 25, 2014
I'm sorry you aren't happy with your implants. I think I encouraged you to get them? It's really weird that you can feel them? I can't feel mine at all. That was one of the things I was worried about and I too was on the fence about getting them. I guess we all are different and heal differently and respond differently to each procedure. I am glad that you are taking the steps to have them removed though if you aren't happy. I still have some swelling issues after exercising but it has gotten better! I think you look great!
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Hopez
March 25, 2014
Thank you so much for your kind words. I don't blame anyone for my mistake. Not anyone here nor my doctor or hubby. I take full responsibility. Life is too short to sit down and dwell on the little things. It's a lesson that I have learned. Maybe if I didn't get them, then I would be wondering how I would look and feel ?!? I dunno it's hard to explain. But I feel so good that I no longer stress over it. All that I'm doing is preparing myself for my next step. XOXO I'm glad to hear that it worked out for you !! Happy healing ;-)
luv2bmommy
March 25, 2014
Your tummy is lookin so tiny and you're getting a gorgeous curve in your waist
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Hopez
March 25, 2014
Thanks !! I'm loving it ;-) I have grown to love my new body !!!
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Hopez
March 25, 2014
It was like love at first sight
Hhh1225
March 26, 2014
You look absolutely wonderful! Your review has helped me unbelievable and I have read it everyday since my surgery on 3/20/14. I also have had a huge issue with constipation. Today had been a bad day, I was in true swell hell, bloating constipated afternoon yesterday and I also started my period, actually everything was great up until last night and today has been really tough I finally did have a bowel movement but it wasn't easy and I still feel super bloated and swollen, my beasts are super high and hard and swollen and they throb and I'm also still having to take my narcotics every 4 hrs or else I'm miserable, please check out my profile but I also have a very supportive caring hubby and I have a whole new respect for him. I'm also undecided about getting implants at this point, I had 375 cc silicone under muscle as well as a lift and I came very close to getting the lift only. Reading your review gives me hope that I am going to get through this. I also only took 11 days off work and I'm seriously thinking that I am going to need x of extend that another week. I noticed you had a faja, can you tell me where you got it and if you like it? Thank you, thank you, thank you for your reviews!
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Hopez
March 26, 2014
I am glad that my review has helped you. Milk of Magnesia worked wonders but I did take the maximum dosage. After that it was smooth sailing. I got my period and it was hell !!! But it gets better every time. I got it this morning and it is not that bad anymore. I took narcotics for a long time just not too often just when I was in pain. The first 2 weeks I was religious on them. I ended up taking an additional week. I was still in too much pain after those first 11 business day. I took 19 business days in total and would of taken if I was able too. I got a Faja from a mall in White Plains NY. I am not sure where you are from. I have a love hate relationship with the Faja. It works wonders it just takes time to get used to. As for my implants I just can't deal with them. During the day I pretend that they are not there and I go about my business. But at bedtime I can't ignore them it is still uncomfortable to sleep. I am a side sleeper and they feel so weird and it hurts. So I started my countdown and prep to get them out. I can't see myself spending the next 10 years in this situation. You are very Welcome and remember that things get better. !!! Right now I don't even remember what the pain felt like. It's amazing !!!
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Hopez
March 26, 2014
I am going to go check out your review now.
Lye10Up
June 19, 2014
Wow! I just read your entire review posts. What a journey you have been on! What's the latest greatest with you? Did you go ahead and have the implants removed? And where did you photos go, didn't see them posted on here! Would love to see your before and afters! I'm still 6 weeks from my PS which includes a BL. I really, really wanted implants but my Dr. wants me to wait 6 months to a yr. and heal from the lift and then decide whether or not I still want them. After reading your story, I'm hoping I'll be fine with just the BL! I should end up as a full C after the procedure. I'm also having alot of lipo and an extended TT-type surgery. I could really relate to all the emotional ups and downs you expressed. I'm already going through them and I'm still pre-op. Reading your posts have & will help me in dealing with them! I have a tendency towards depression and I'm worried that I'll have difficulty with dark days appearing a few days post-op. But they pass, right? And time is our friend, so patience is the key! Please keep us updated and let us know how you are doing and adjusting! All the Best, with big hugs and prayers going your way!
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Hopez
June 19, 2014
It has been a crazy Journey. I went ahead and had my implants removed June 3rd. Its been exactly 16 days today. I removed my photos from here because they were to easily accessible and since my surgeon is a fellow not so many pictures of her patients are up. I felt too exposed. I'll try and put a few pics up and then remove them after a while. I will try to do an update at my 5 months post up that is coming up on the 22nd. I suggest that you wait on the implants. I wish I had someone give me that piece of advice. I had them in for a little over 4 months and I was miserable every single day. As for the emotions, you think you are ready but I don't think that anyone ever will be. My advice is to just let it all out. Come on Realself and vent every time that you need. It helps tons !!!! But it does get better !!!! ;-) and when it does you will be the happiest person alive !!! One day I cried in the shower because I couldn't believe that it was me that I was looking at. and that was before the implant removal. I felt "BEAUTIFUL". Now I am just waiting to pass through this new set of emotions. Time is the KEY in this process. Your prayers are very appreciated and very needed.
Lye10Up
June 19, 2014
You are so right, Time is the Key! I'm feeling a little less disappointed about not having implants with my BL procedure. I am working on not have boob-envy when I see/read about all the BA surgeries on here. I love this site, btw. It's the very first forum-blog thing I've ever done. The ladies on here have been so supportive and I have spent entirely too much time reading so many profiles! But all in all, it's reassuring to have a place to express myself. I don't want to go on & on about my preoccupation with my PS to friends and family. So I'm feeling like this is an appropriate, safe place to be myself. So appreciated. Thanks for reading my post! I look forward to that special shower day when I cry with joy over my new body shape! Definitely an event I'm looking forward to! Thanks Again Hopez! Muah!
BECK1965
June 19, 2014
Do you plan on keeping them out? You had 300cc right? What didn't you like about them? Thanks much
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Hopez
June 20, 2014
Yes they were 300 cc. I absolutely plan on keeping them out. I hated the way they felt and they hurt and bothered. I guess it was something that was not meant for me.
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HopezMarch 24, 2014
I forgot these. These are more recent

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Soon2be
March 24, 2014
Thank you so much for your honesty about your implants. I was so upset that my doc said no way. I only had a lift with a small amount removed from 1 to be symmetrical. Well wouldn't you know that one is causing a little aggravation. I'm glad I didn't have the implants. I'm sure you will love your books whether you keep or take them out. I'm already thinking thigh work too, but only after I see what I can do with exercise. I hope you continue to heal ((hugs))
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Soon2be
March 24, 2014
*boobs
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Hopez
March 24, 2014
Thanks so much. I wish I hadn't gotten them either. But it is too late for that. All I have left right now is to plan on removing them and getting a revision on my nipples for placement. I am planning on getting them out at 4+ months. I will find out more when I see the surgeon in April. I am starting to walk on the treadmill as my body allows me. It gets better every day.
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HopezMarch 24, 2014
These are the pictures hopefully I can get them in the right order.

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