"58 And Ready To Reclaim My Body, Mind, Spirit" - Ponte Vedra, FL

If you look at pictures above, you will see the before pictures with this surgical bra and this orange blouse before surgery. Look again now and see the difference! I have never been able to wear this orange blouse closed because of the separation in the chest area. I always wore it open with a shell underneath. Well now, I can wear it just buttoned up and no separation! Amazing!

Hi ladies, My recovery is going super duper! I am so pleased with my results and still can't believe the big boobies are gone! I had my one week post-op visit with Dr. Burke and stitches were removed and new tape applied as he believes in tape for about 5-6 weeks. He says that the tape will keep the scarring flat, and his stitches are so fine, I believe when all is said and done I will have very faint scars. He also told me that he removed a total of 1,000 grams, which is a little over 2 lbs. That is a lot of tissue! And was told that I was a model patient. I just love this man! He is a perfectionist in every way and it shows in his work. I have been feeling really good, almost back to normal although no lifting arms over my shoulders for another week and no more than a leisurely walk also. Easy peasy and over the moon happy! I feel amazing like someone gave me not only a new set of ta ta's, but a new re-start on life. I can breathe more easily, my lower back pain is totally gone, and my clothes look so much better on me. I will post a few more pictures for all to see.

Hi ladies, It is now the morning of day 4. Day 3 was a little bit of a roller coaster ride for me. Still eating light foods, drinking lots of water, tea, etc. 2 stool softeners taken so far but not BM yet that amounts to anything. A few small hard pellets found in toilet last night. Will try to increase fluids today and take another softener. I mostly rested in the morning yesterday as when I stay up too long I still feel light headed. No Demerol though all day as my pain level is way down. I just took an ibuprofen 200mg. once in the afternoon. My husband had to go back to work yesterday, but came home around noon time for two hours for lunch. I tried to take my first shower with his assistance, but after shampooing my hair, I felt queasy and lightheaded. So that did not go as planned. I guess I am still weak. It feels better though to have my hair cleaned. I was hoping to sit outside today as the temperature was around 77 degrees and it was gorgeous out, but that did not happen. I just rested and did do a lot of sleeping. In the evening my dear sister and her husband made a wonderful dinner for us and brought it over to eat. We are Italian so her dinner consisted of pasta in a light chicken broth with sausage and butternut squash, salad, and of course ciabatta bread. I did eat a little bit of everything then we sat at the table and played "Sequence" a board game. The girls against the boys! Guess who won? The GIRLS OF COURSE! After that I needed to rest in my recliner and we watched the OSCAR Awards. They left early, and hubby and I watched to the end. How about GAGA's tribute to Julie Andrews? Wow we! I just love the both! I slept through the night in my chair which is comfy cozy and feel well rested this morning. It is now 6:45 am on Monday morning. Hubby off to work again, this morning I feel like some of the swelling has gone down. I was rubbing my upper chest this morning when I heard a squishing sound.....Has anyone had that experience before? It almost felt and sounded like fluid moving around in there. Is that just the puffiness going down? What the heck? My pain level is 0, just some light itching. Maybe today I will sit at the table for a while and try to do some paperwork that needs my attention. So far, so good, ladies! I still can't get a handle on the new me. My sis and bro-in-love say I look so much younger and more petite now! I will take that compliment any day! Happy journey shout out to everyone out there for today! God bless and take care of yourself. We only get one shot at this life! Let's be all we can be and make it a great one!! XOXO