Almost There! From 38G to (Hopefully) 38C - Portsmouth, NH

With only 2 days until my surgery, I'm totally obsessing over it. My enormous breasts have been a huge problem and I've wanted rid of them for a VERY long time. I originally went for a consultation in 2006, but my insurance wouldn't cover the procedure and it was just as well since I went on to have 3 babies who were all breast fed. Now that I'm past my childbearing years, the time is right & with a recent change in insurance providers, the procedure WILL be covered. Yay!!

I had my initial appt with my PS in July. He only does 2 BR's per month, so we set the date for Nov 7th as I wanted to have the procedure in 2013 for insurance purposes. I'd already spent my deductible on a repeat mammogram/biopsy - which reminded me that I wanted to get rid of these giant jugs. I think I spent about $1k to find out I had fibrous tissue. Yea. Great.

So, I was on the schedule & awaiting approval from my insurance company. I couldn't have been more excited the day that the letter arrived with the approval. I might've jumped for joy if these things weren't weighing me down.

Had my pre-op appt last Monday - no issues or concerns. My PS expects to remove about 1.5 lbs from each breast and my post op size will be a C. I am so excited to buy BEAUTIFUL bras off the rack! I have my Rx for pain meds filled & ready to go. Bought pads, neosporin, frozen corn (for icing), and a front closure sports bra. I THINK I am all set & ready for Thursday!

My mom will be coming to take care of my 3 lil boys while I recover ... It's going to be tough not being able to pick them up & snuggle them close, so I'm hopeful for a speedy recover while trying to be realistic at the same time. This forum has certainly helped me to set expectations.

Might as well add my "before" photo. These girls are so heavy. I just cannot wait to be rid of them once & for all.

I think I'm all set & ready to go. I've got to be at the hospital in about 11 hours - 6am EST. What an ungodly time, but I'd rather make it as early as possible so that I can get up & get things underway. Took farewell photos of the giant jugs & their horrendous bras. Hard to believe that I'll never wear those again. Honestly, it's all a bit surreal since I've wanted this for so very long. Very excited & anxious for tomorrow :-)

What an exciting day! Let me tell you all about it.

After a fitful night of sleep, I got up at 5:15, hopped in the shower, got dressed (didn't bother with a bra & nasty sweaty boob syndrome was setting in. UGH), and headed to the hospital for a 6am arrival time. Had a great time with the repetitive barrage of questions - registration, prep nurse, anesthesiologist, PS, and surgical nurse. Prep nurse set me up with an IV, lovely leg squeezers, an antibiotic, and this weird heated air puffed sheet. Not sure what that sheet was all about, but I liked it! The PS made his drawings & assured me that we had an excellent team to assist with my procedure. At some point, I was given a sedative as when they wheeled me down the hall, I remember passing the curtained off same day surgery prep areas as the nurse laughed about the "gurney parade" and then I had this very vivid dream about WORK! Trying to resolve some issues with my current project. Weird, since work is rarely on my mind. And then I started to come to and had NO idea where I was...

I was lying down, looking around and nothing looked familiar. I couldn't find a clock as I was trying to determine what time it was. But I did see a group of nurses .. Seems it was around 11am. I was in recovery & the giant jugs were GONE! Adios! Thank god. I felt a little sore, but just more confused and it seemed like my speech was a bit slurred, but that went away quickly. Then more good news! I would be moved to the maternity ward for my overnight stay. YES!! I've delivered 3 babies here and the maternity ward at my hospital is AWESOME!

I had some ice chips and was set up with the on demand pain pump. When I feel the tiniest twinge, I'm pressing that button to ensure that the pain is minimal. Once all that was set up, I was brought up to the maternity ward where I've been resting comfortably. One thing that I wasn't a fan of was the first (and second) time that u got out of bed to use the bathroom, I did not feel well. Like dizzy & nauseous. So I'm planting myself in bed & taking full advantage of the nurse call button, while also enjoying the solitude (which is awesome when you have 3 small children at home).

The room service is great, food's good. Had 2 visitors for a short while one brought gifts (Alex & Ani and chocolate).. Oh and my boobs are very small! Yay yay yay!! They're all bound up and it's so nice to see my feet past them. I've been icing all day. Bandages will come off tomorrow.

Random side note.. My friend who visited used to be obsessed/jealous of my boobs until she got implants a few years ago.. Now her D's are going to be bigger than mine! Hahahaha!! The irony! She said that if I had a bag over my head & she had to guess who I was, she'd never know it was me. Major change here.

That's it for now.. Now for some tv watching & a nap... This is GREAT!