3 Kids, IDEAL Implants; 5'7, 150lbs. 455cc/425cc

I had my 2 week post op last Thurs. I meant to post that day. Anyway, nurse said I'm ahead of the curve as far as healing and swelling goes. I took Advil 800mg around The clock the first 11 days. I also took bromelain, quercetin and tumeric supplements daily and Ate pineapple daily for atleast the first week. My Dr prescribes singulair for prevention of CC first 90 days. So now I am just taking that and vitamin E capsules daily. Along with a raw women's daily vitamin. I feel ok. I am now in a phase where I don't really look at them at all I am just going to wait a few more weeks. I started massages. Which is not massages at all but more like pushing the implant as high as possible upward and into the cleavage area. 20x twice daily. I get burning nerve pain randomly in the sides and down by the incision. Still numb around the incision and respective areas. When I had the surgery I weighed 148 lbs, when I got home after procedure I weighed 155. I am now back down to 150. Which I assume is 2 lbs for the implants? I can't wait to start working out. They want me to wait until 4 weeks but I think if I go slow and easy I can do some exercising this week. I have listened to my body the entire time. I have been doing slow pec stretches since day one. Which was not recommended by my PS, but I had done so much research of other more progressive surgeons who recommended them so I tried them and I felt better and looser and less pain afterwards. So I did them everyday. And I account this for being "ahead of the curve". Each PO appt they tell me my swelling is down a considerable amount and they dropped into place pretty early... And blah blah etc. Hahaha basically I heal better n faster then other patients. Hmmm....lol maybe it has something to do with the stretches :) I think sooooo
The depression I was feeling was normal and is mostly gone. I get upset if I can't fit properly into my old clothes.. but this is obviously to be expected. Do NOT go to the mall your first week PO. Ridiculous! What was I thinking?! Tried to make myself feel better, only made me feel worse.
I'd say I am overall happy with the process and results thus far although I know I am still changing. when I really think about it, it is a very easy thing to go through considering the results and how long they last, how big of a change etc. The pain really does only last a few days and is manageable with painkillers, ibuprofen and occasional muscle relaxers( which really did make a diff)
Ibuprofen is a GAME CHANGER. I value it more than the pain killers. Like I said, I took it around the clock I never skipped a dose when I mistakenly took it late 1 time I noticed an immediate difference as it wore off-
Swelling= stiffness/PAIN
Keep your swelling to a minimum and so shall your pain be also. Icing on and off daily the first 3 days was a huge help also. Any questions feel free to ask me. Thanks for your support and checking on me etc.

Had my 1 wk post op appt today. They said I'm healing well, that more swelling will go down in the coming weeks and I can finally shower. I will start massages next week at my 2 wk post op appt. Right now I'm feeling super emotional, I've been depressed the last 3 days questioning why I even did this. I can help my kids, can't lift or hold my son, can't clean up my house and I'm very frustrated. I feel like they're way too big and I just want to hide them. And that's now why I did this. I wanted to feel good about my body, not be ashamed of it. And yes everywhere I go I feel like people are looking at me and they know I had BA. Even though that's clearly in my head. Very strange the emotional rollercoaster you go through after changing your body. I really want to accept these things, but right now it's really hard for me to be happy about them. I just feel dumb and self -conscious. Really hoping they go down more in size in the coming weeks. Id rather not have a revision or an explant. But sometimes that's what I think about. For those of you wanting to do this please understand this is a part of the process for some women and you do have to go through it mentally as well as physically. It really is an emotional rollercoaster, and days 4/5 hit me hard with depression about the whole thing.

Had my breast augmentation today. I've been Minor- moderate pain. I've only taken ibuprofen so far for pain. But also taking tumeric, bromelain and quercetin for healing and inflammation. I'm also using ice packs which are really helping. I havent slept since I've been home. Going to try to sleep now. Ended up with 455cc in my L (your right) and 425cc in my R. It feels like pressure, it feels like something bulky on my chest. I can't feel most of breasts they're numb. My PS uses a local anesthetic as well so that's probably why.