55 years young, Sientra 330cc Anatomical Ovals - "About to Do IT!" - Philadelphia, PA

Healing really well! They get a bit shapelier every day, and my swelling isn't too bad. I took off the steri strips tonight and starting using Scarguard MD! Recommended by my PS. So I'm trying on a few things, and bought a few bra without wires. I wear the stretchy ones to bed and during the day, I wear the surgical or a support bra during the day. For a few really nice ones at Ross for $10 each, and they aren't bad for plain bras. I can't wait for them to really settle down. I'm going on vacation in January (9 weeks post) and want to wear my fav one piece! I tried it on today and I think it will look ok after the swelling near my armpits disappears. Today I'm 10 days post op and the only pain I have is some rib pain under the breasts and sternum, but not on the breasts themselves.

Really not in much pain anymore. Mother first few days were the worst. Really swelled about 48 hours post. But I can move my arms full rang of motion, and only take a half a Percocet at bedtime when the soreness on the sides of my rib cage act up. They are quickly losing that too full upper pole and are moving closer together. I do wish the side boob would ease up though. This is not my implants -definitely swelling, since that's where my soreness and bruising are. My doc says that I'm doing well, and can expect the nipple to rise a little bit as the upper pole swelling g subsides (I chose teardrop for a more sloped look). They feel part of me already. Maybe because I've had babies and didn't think this was much worse than engorgement. My daughter took this last photo last night. I'm turned a little, so one looks larger, but they are pretty close. So to anyone who thinks it's too late - STOP IT! You'll wish you'd done it sooner. If I can lose the pancakes at 55 and feel good, then age clearly doesn't matter! I'll try on some bikini toils and bralettes and post some more photos as I progress. Thanks to everyone for their advice and well wishes.

Got to the surgicenter at 6:30 this morning after a good nights sleep. I was really calm and not at all nervous. Blood pressure 117/76! They hooked me up to the IV which took a few trys b/c I was a little dehydrated. After Dr. C. Marked me up, they gave me some versed to relax me, but I didn't really need it. I think I freaked the nurse when I said "see you on the other side". She said "gosh, please don't say that". But I told her I didn't mean the "Dark side". When I told her I'm a hospice nurse she got my humor - then she Told me not to look at the white light! Then I woke up in recovery. They gave me Demerol so I didn't have much pain. A few crackers and some ginger ale and I was headed home. My 27 year old daughter drove. Every time she wnt over a bumpy spot she told me "hold onto your boobs mom". She a love. Anyway I get home and settle myself and my little nest with all my supplies at hand. Don't have a lot of upper pole swelling yet. Maybe it's because I have been faithfully doing the icing 20 minutes on 20 minutes off. I got these really cool piece flexible ice packs at CVS. I'm supposed to walk around a little bit but I've been I've been getting nauseous, so I had to take the Zofran because when I get up to walk around I get kind a hot and feel sick. I didn't want Valium so I'm taking Skelaxin for muscle relaxation, and I'm taking my Arnica tablets. The pain medicine is not a sedative so I haven't been able to sleep at all since I came home. I'm going to take an Ambien and soon. I'm posting two pictures. The first one of the naked boobies is not a good shot. The photo was taken when I was sitting down my shoulders were slumped over because I had just been nauseous They look a little droopy because I'm sitting down and my posture is poor because I don't feel good right now