Bye Bye Big Boobies. Phoenix, AZ

I never wanted "big boobs" I just wanted to look the way I did before having kids. In 2005, 1 year after our second son was born, I chose to have implants without a lift. I should have had the lift at that time but didn't want the expense or the scars. My doctor used bigger implants than I wanted to "fill up the stretched out space" from breast feeding 2 kids. I received 550 cc high profile saline implants. I was shocked when I woke up and for the next 9 years I dreaded bathing suit season and always wore bras that smashed them down.

My husband and I finally agreed the time was now to get them revised. He was okay with them and, although it didn't matter to him, I hated them. I had done enough research and was mentally prepared for the surgery and scars.

We went to see a number of doctor's in our small town and didn't want to use any of them. We drove to Phoenix to see Dr Faibisoff who had done some of my friend's implants. We booked the consultation on a Monday and the surgery for the next day. We agreed that if the consultation didn't go well we would get in the car and drive home. The consultation went so much better than we hoped. Dr Faibisoff spent a lot of time with us and wanted us to fully understand the risks. We spent a lot of time choosing the right implants for me. We chose to do 300 cc silicone implants with a lift (anchor or lollipop scars)

I am 5 days post-op now and I can already see how happy I will be with the new boobies. I am free of any pain meds and plan to return to work tomorrow. The only complications so I have had are bloating and constipation, from the narcs which I am taking laxatives for, and I am using an antihistamine cream for the incision site. It is bright red and itchy which I have read is somewhat normal in the healing process. The scars are pretty scary looking but they aren't as bad as they seem. I took a shower, washed my hair by myself and did my hair by myself for the first time today.

I am very happy with the size and so happy I went forward with the surgery!

So the first week was a little bumpy. I stopped taking all pain meds after day 4 to see how well I could handle it. To my surprise, the pain was totally manageable. I have only taken ibuprofen when needed since then. The pain and discomfort of the constipation was much more painful. I ended up using a suppository so I could move my bowels which helped a lot. Also, the pain at the incision under the breasts got worse so I talked to my doctor and he prescribed a cream to use which finally gave me some relief. Then on day 6 I felt really loopy and strange, sort of tired and cloudy headed. My theory is its because I quit the pain meds cold turkey but I'm not sure. I went back to work that day so maybe I just over did it. Anyway, day 8 I removed all the rest of the tape. That was pretty exciting. The discoloration stated to clear up and with the tape gone I started to feel a little normal again. I am pretty happy with the way they look although on my left nipple I think some stitching may have come out because as you can see there is a separation at the top of the nipple. I will have him look at that at my appt next week. Feeling better every day though and still very happy I did it!

Yesterday my husband took me shopping. He left me alone for too long and by the time he came back to me I had a huge pile of clothing on the counter, things I never used to buy. I wanted to try them on at home, at my leisure so we bought everything in the pile and went home. A girlfriend of mine came over and we had a fashion show. I was shocked to see myself in the mirror with the new clothes. I was able to wear strapless dresses and cute summer dresses without looking like a [RS bleep] star! I bought a pretty little lace bra-lette that has skinny little straps, something I could never wear before with my 10 lb saggy boobs. I was so happy I cried and hugged my husband. I cannot believe how life changing this is for me. It made me realize that I have been trying so hard to make the clothes work for me when nothing was really working. Wearing heavy duty bras with big straps to help hold up the jugs just became normal. I can't believe how long I put up with it. I am SOOOOO happy right now!! I still have to wear the sports bra for now but it showed me how exciting shopping can be again! I can't wait to wear the pretty little lace bra-lette!!