22 Years Old, No Kids, Breast Augmentation with Lift, Cannot Wait to Finally Feel Great About Myself! - Pearl River, NY

Day 3, yesterday, was a day of many firsts! I finally had a bowel movement and I was cleared to take a shower! I felt so much better! I was using facial wipes in the meantime to at least clean my face a bit, but nothing beats a warm shower. Knowing that I would probably get dizzy though, I bought a little chair and thankfully I did. Sure enough, it came in handy. Definitely going to shower again today after my boyfriend wakes up so he can help me.

I honestly have no idea what I would've done without him. He's been such an incredible person, helping me through this recovery. However, I need to start getting more independent because the day after tomorrow, on Tuesday, he goes back to work and won't be around to help out.

I've been trying to walk around as much as I can. I still get pretty tired, due to the feeling of pressure on my chest. However, during the first day and a half of recovery, my butt has gone numb and developed a black and blue bruise! The numbness is kind of going away, but the bruise is still there and is painful. I'm guessing it's because I didn't get up to walk around much during that time. I was still really tired and slept a lot while sitting on the bed with my bed rest. I put too much pressure on that area, and that resulted in a loss of feeling, pain, and a bruise. Since then, I've been trying to walk around more and bought a pillow that's supposed to support your bottom. Hopefully it gets better soon!

As far as pain goes, there's still a bit. My left side is still bothering me the most. I never would've guessed I got an implant in my right. That side doesn't hurt at all. However, my left side is wrecking chaos. I'm getting all of these wierd muscle spams in my neck, back, and shoulder. It's mostly tight in my left breast as well. I've been doing some mini excersises to help my muscles out, and they are slowly making it better. I can lift my left arm up to my shoulder, but it still feels tight. My right, I can raise my arm as high as I like without any tightness or pain. Also, my left side still feels a bit hard, but my right doesn't. It's still a work in progress. I do notice I get 'morning boob' when I wake up from a nap or in the morning. The first time I had it, it was extremely painful. I think that was the most pain I felt this whole time, but within 10 or 20 minutes, it passed. I still get it, but it's not as severe.

My first post-op two days ago went well! Dr Fiorillo said I looked good and that they're healing nicely so far. I go back every two weeks to see him, so my next appointment is the 28th.

Everyone has still been supportive of me. My mother and aunt came to visit me on my 2nd post-op day, my boyfriend's mother checked up on me, my father checked up on me, and all of my friends have been keeping in touch as well! My boss even sent my flowers wishing me luck on my recovery! I'm really grateful for the people I've come to know!

Well, today's another day! Still trying to think positives and hoping I recover fast! I'll also include some photos from yesterday as well!

So far, so good! I even went out for a walk yesterday! I've been moving around a bit more as time passes. I ate a bit more too. I had some French toast, mixed fruit, more pudding, soup with crackers, a hotdog and a hamburger with a spoonful of sides and that was it. I've been doing pretty well! The pain today isn't too bad. It doesn't hurt as much to sit up now (still does a little, but not compared to before).

I got a call from Vikki to see how I was doing and she gave a few more instructions to follow. She just told me to start moving around more (hence why I took a sort walk outside) and if I wanted to, to change the gauze pads if I bled through (which I did).

Taking off the gauze, it looks so strange! My left breast is a lot higher than my right, but that's also the same breast that has the larger implant. Plus, it is only day 2 of my post-op, so I'm not worrying too much right now. As far as I'm concerned, they look a whole lot better than before. I do wonder if they're too small, but again, it's too early to judge since I just got them done. I keep thinking positives!

As promised, I said I would include the information of my implants in this post. Both of my implants are Natrelle Inspira textured, round, and have full projection. They also are the responsive gel kind, which is softer than the soft touch gel kind. I have 560cc in my left, and 265cc in my right.

I have my first post-op today at 9:45am, so I'm basically just waiting around until then. I've been keeping up with my meds, but think today I want to start taking only 1 percocet instead of two and then work my way to just taking either nothing or just Tylenol. I'm still taking the antibiotic, and the muscle relaxer, but haven't taken the Valium in a while. I was going to take one last night to help me sleep since I've been on and off still, but turns out, I slept well, other than to get up and take more percocet.

I also ordered a pillow for my bottom. Either it's gone numb, or it'll hurt due to sitting so much. I have a heating pad underneath, and I've been switching out pillows to see which is the most comfy, but no luck. That's another reason why I went out for a walk yesterday.

I have a little more mobility in my left arm than before today. It really hurt to move since that muscle has to accommodate a larger implant, but it's getting better with time. Other than that, I'm going to post some pictures I took yesterday. Hopefully the rest of my healing process goes well!

I can't believe I actually did it! From what I can see, they look awesome!

I was supposed to arrive at the surgery center at 7am. I got there a little early though, since traffic wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be. I got there around 6:40, but didn't go in until 6:50. I was still really tired, so I didn't feel too nervous at first. I waited in the waiting room until the surgical tech came and got me. She asked for ID, and then told me to bring my sports bras (I brought a few since I was unsure which ones would fit the best after surgery).

I was lead to a room to change into a gown, put stockings on, and little booties. Vikki then came in and asked a few questions about my general health. She went over the sizes we discussed, which we had a few picked out since they weren't sure if the 605cc would fit. And if they went with a size smaller than 605cc in my left, they would obviously have to go smaller in the right. This I remembered from the pre-op, so I told them to do what they thought was best.

Afterwards, I was introduced to my anesthesiologist. He asked me a few questions and we joked around a bit. He asked me when I last ate and if anyone in my family had problems with anesthesia before (I last ate around 8pm the night before and no one in my family had problems with anesthesia). I told him that I've never been put out before, and that I was mostly scared of puking. He said I should be alright since they give me medication for that before knocking me out.

Next, Dr Fiorillo came in and asked if I was nervous. I was extremely nervous! He then drew on me and we made small talk and joked around a bit. I like to crack jokes when I'm nervous. After that, Vikki lead me through the halls to a bathroom to go in (good thing too because I had to go). After that, into the surgery room I went.

I've never seen a surgery room before, and oh boy, was it a bit intimidating. There were all types of machinery and such. It was crazy! I laid down on the bed, got covered up with a blanket, and was strapped in. The anesthesiologist numbed my hand and injected my IV in. After everyone was close to finish preparing for my surgery, they put the mask over my face, told me to just breathe, and next thing I know, I'm out.

I woke up around 11am in the recovery room. Took me a while to come to and felt a bit dizzy, but was not nauseous at all, thank god (I have a strong fear of throwing up). The nurse that was with me stayed there to keep an eye on me. She asked if I was in any pain and I was, so she gave some percocet, some gummy bears to eat, water, and I felt better a bit. I felt like I worked out at the gym, spending the whole day working on my upper body. Both Vikki and Dr Fiorillo checked up on me, telling me that they look great. He did say my right breast is a bit different looking, but under clothing, they'll look amazing. I can't wait to see! My left breast has 560cc and my right side has 200-something (I can't remember the number right now and the paper is across the room on my dresser. I don't want to wake up my boyfriend just to get a piece of paper either. It's currently 5am here. I'll check later and include the size in that update).

After a hour of walking up, I was helped over to a chair to wait until I wasn't dizzy anymore. Once I wasn't, I was brought out to the waiting room to my boyfriend and mother and off to home I went.

The ride home went by fast! I was in a bit of pain in the car, especially over bumps. However, it actually wasn't that bad. I might have felt nauseous once, but that was it. My boyfriend and mother helped me into the house and up the stairs and into the bed I went.

I have a really tall bed, so we set up a step stool. Getting up from the bed is very easy, it's the getting on that's difficult so far. I've only gotten up to go to the bathroom so far and I walked around a little bit, but other than that, I've been on and off with sleeping and have been keeping track of my medications. I'm still in some pain, especially in the left breast, due to that having the larger implant. But for the most part, all is well so far!

I've been eating here and there. I had some jell-o, some pudding, an egg, and some crackers on top of drinking mostly water and ginger ale. My butt hurts a bit from sitting, but I put a heating pad on underneath. Other than that, I'm pretty comfortable!

I'll most likely update later today, so until then, bye and thank you for reading!