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38 Years Old, 2 Young Sons, and Finally Ready for Some Boobies! - Sacramento, CA
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Before and After
$6,600
These arrived in the mail today. Looking at these sure erased any lingering doubts!
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Hello Ladies (5 weeks post)
Overall my breasts seem to be healing nicely. I have been really impressed with how clean and hidden the incisions under my nipples have been from the very beginning. I am still experiencing a ton of nipple sensitivity, some areas of numbness and some very sore areas. I try not to let it freak me out, as I know it all takes time, but I think I did expect to feel a bit more normal at this point in the game. Immediately after surgery I began to have sharp, stabbing pains in the top of my right breast, near the armpit. The pain has lessened but it still aches regularly and if I bend over, or invert that side in any way, I get a terrible throbbing pain. Has anyone else experienced this? That is my dominant arm, so I'm hoping it just still has some healing to do. And I still have a lot of pain when I first wake up. It's almost like my breasts are full of some stinging poison that fades as I start to move. Very strange.
Emotionally this whole thing has been much harder for me than I anticipated. I don't regret that I did this, and I know it is still fairly early, but I don't think I've fully bonded with the boobies yet. They seem a bit strange and foreign - and big! I know that objectively they aren't especially large, but my body feels so changed. It's a bit hard for me to get used to. I look different in clothes and end up feeling like I want to hide them most of the time. I think I should've probably trusted my gut and gone with the 250, but I'm not going to obsess over that. I think it's just taking me longer to adjust than I expected. I do think I'll get there. I am grateful to have my new boobs, and I think I might even fall in love with them eventually. My husband certainly already has - not sure why this surprised me!
Hope all my booby buddies are happy and healing!
Emotionally this whole thing has been much harder for me than I anticipated. I don't regret that I did this, and I know it is still fairly early, but I don't think I've fully bonded with the boobies yet. They seem a bit strange and foreign - and big! I know that objectively they aren't especially large, but my body feels so changed. It's a bit hard for me to get used to. I look different in clothes and end up feeling like I want to hide them most of the time. I think I should've probably trusted my gut and gone with the 250, but I'm not going to obsess over that. I think it's just taking me longer to adjust than I expected. I do think I'll get there. I am grateful to have my new boobs, and I think I might even fall in love with them eventually. My husband certainly already has - not sure why this surprised me!
Hope all my booby buddies are happy and healing!
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C
July 19, 2016
I'm still really sore too, especially the sides of my boobs. I actually avoid touching them at all times. I have a lot of numbness too and I don't know what's going on with my nipples it feels like they are being scraped with sandpaper underneath them! My doctor informed me that the morning pains are because your muscle & nerves are not used to being stretched and the muscle naturally wants to go back to its previous position, so I think the more you stretch and move your arms as you wake up it helps. I feel like my pains are gradually starting to disappear....sometimes I feel a random shooting pain that will radiate all the way down my arms....its nerve pain and actually a very good sign. The nerves don't like being moved or stretched and they will send out "test pulses". I, too feel mine are too big...I just wanted to replace want I lost after having kids to get a nice full b back. I think I got a little greedy and eventually asked for a C ( at the time I figured I was spending the money, I don't want to come out of this wishing I had not gone big enough...now was my chance) I got measured and am between a 32D and 32DD
B
July 19, 2016
I avoid touching mine too. I know we are supposed to be massaging them, and I try to do this a bit, but honestly it makes me a bit sick to my stomach to touch them. Thanks for the info about the nerves, I guess this makes sense, I just wonder why it seems to impact some people so much more than others. I feel like I have a torn/pulled muscle in my armpit... after googling a bit, it seems this is fairly common, because they basically have to give you a pulled muscle to put the implants in. And some of these "pulls" are worse than others. I'm just going to try to take it as easy as possible to allow it to heal. A 32D is basically the same as a 34C, right? I would just get 34Cs and close them as tightly as possible! It's so funny how much these random numbers mess with our heads. I'm even scared of being a C and refuse to accept the possibility that I could be anything larger than a B. Oh, and as for the nipples, I ordered some silicone nipple covers that seem to help with the nipple soreness because they are safely tucked away. They are also good if you ever want to go braless without fear of being nipply. Here's to hoping we both feel much better soon!
K
August 16, 2016
Thanks for the advice on the silicone nipple covers--are these the kind you get for breast feeding?
B
August 17, 2016
They are very similar. The ones I got are called nippies. You can get adhesive ones or non adhesive ones. They are great!
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1 month post
5 weeks post op
Here are some photos at week five. I will elaborate in a new post momentarily.
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D
July 20, 2016
They suit your body well. I don't think they look huge at all. When you wear a tank top or V neck shirt do you feel like they really pop put or shows a lot of cleavage?
B
July 22, 2016
No, they don't pop out at all and I don't have much cleavage. As they soften up I'm sure I would be able to get some in a push-up bra, but I'm kind of still in the hiding them day but I'm kind of still in the hiding them phase. I will post some more pictures and a tank top for you.
S
July 22, 2016
They look perfect!
B
July 22, 2016
Thank you! I still have giant nipples and one breast is slightly larger than the other, as before, but it is such a vast improvement and I was never looking for perfection.
S
July 22, 2016
I don't think your nips are huge and everyone has a boob slightly bigger. My implants will be the same size so I will continue to have one bigger than the other even post op!
K
August 16, 2016
I have very similarly-sized nipples which now hang lower a bit...ugh. I was really hoping I could get them somehow made smaller in the process...is this anything you asked about? I think your breasts look great, though, and nipples don't look too big with the bigger-sized overall breast! Did the doctor say anything about swelling of the nipples? Thanks and congrats!
B
August 17, 2016
Hi kwoodsky! I didn't ask about nipple resizing, though I do remember someone mentioning it on this site. I wish mine were smaller (and less saggy!) but I was never looking for perfection and didn't want to mess with any additional procedures. The doc did say that the nipples would be strange at first and then settle down to how they were before. This was true for me. I still don't love my nipples, but at least they are sitting upon a breast! And I'm liking my new boobs more and more!
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