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Holy Moly! It's been three months! - San Antonio, TX

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I have only completed step 1 - scheduling a...

texas_chic
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I have only completed step 1 - scheduling a consultation! I received several referrals for doctors in San Antonio, TX. I had a friend look into the medical backgrounds of each one...of the four names I sent, which were all referrals, I was left with one name, and I feel very good with that.

I, like many women here, just want volume back in my breasts. The added size is a major bonus :) I will have my surgery in June as my PS requires that the patient be post-breastfeeding by 6 months prior to surgery. I will be within a couple of weeks on June 13. I have the same questions and fears as most of you, and I am looking for some burning bush as a sign that I should go through with this! My husband has finally agreed to it, but he does not want the size to be too big. I want "half fake-half natural" outcome and I want to be a full C. I am still losing weight after having a baby in November, but my normal size is 5'6" and 130lbs, but ideally I like to be 128. Yes, it's all mental :)

At this point, I have two questions:
1. How did you ultimately decide on your cc's?
2. My potential surgery date is 3 days before we leave for our annual summer trip to the river. We have furnished cabins (all the conveniences of a house). We sit around and BS for four days. No activity. My concern is sweating. Would I be crazy to do surgery before this trip? The reason I want to is that four weeks later I have another trip and I'd like to have decent boobs before the second trip!

Thanks for joining me!
 

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Sheryl Pilcher, MD (retired)

Sheryl Pilcher, MD (retired)

Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

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February 13, 2013

Thanks for starting your story on RealSelf. Three days is really pushing it, but everyone is different. A lot depends on how far you have to travel and how bumpy the road to the river is! Any chance you can get the surgery a couple weeks sooner?

You might want to check out this post about Scrappy's first three days post op.

March 4, 2013
I understand your concern about a trip 3 days post op. I am flying to another city for my surgery and then flying back home on PO day 4. What did your doctor day about sweating all over your bandages?
March 20, 2013
I will ask her next week. I am praying she will move surgery day up two weeks, which would be plenty of time before the trip. She MIGHT be super strict about the 6-month breastfeeding rule, and if she is then she probably won't move it. I think you will be fine at PO day 4. How long is your flight?
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3 months pre

When I first posted, I had 4 1/2 months to surgery...

texas_chic
When I first posted, I had 4 1/2 months to surgery date. I can't believe I am already down to three months. I am preparing for my consultation and I would like to know if there are any questions you regret not asking?? I know the basic questions to ask, but what is beyond the basics?

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3 months pre

Hello, everyone! I am not one week away from...

texas_chic
Hello, everyone! I am not one week away from consultation. I can not believe how fast the time has gone. I think my daughter was about 2 months when I first posted, and now she is close to five months!

I have two main questions I would like responses to:
1. Did anyone else have in their head "what if I die?" I am so afraid of leaving my kids behind for something cosmetic! I can't get it out of my head!
I have this crazy tryst in my head that what I am doing is vein and I could be punished for it. I also get freaked out by talking about life insurance and living wills, and we just updated ours so I'm like, what if...
I hate that I think like this!!
2. When could you actually pick-up your kids and do light housework? I know I can get my husband's help for a week, but I don't want him to be put out for much longer.

Maybe getting implants isn't as huge an ordeal as I have built up in my head. I guess it's one of those things you have heard about your whole life so when it becomes a reality in your life then it's surreal. My cousin had hers done in November, and she's like psh, whatev, piece of cake.

I will post pics soon! I have been trying to lose my baby weight and I have 7lbs to go!

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