Team Dr. Pousti All The Way!! - San Diego, CA
I have anticipated to write a review on here of my...
I have anticipated to write a review on here of my very own! Finally, here it is :)
I'm 23, 5'1 and 98lbs... in other words, VERY petite. Proud mother of a 3yr old beautiful daughter. Before pregnancy, I was 32B. After my blessing, I am now a 32A.
MY STORY: I didn't consider a BA until just the beginning of this year. I was never confident and always self conscious of myself followed by an ex-bestfriend who would always say I wasn't pretty. My self consciousness lead me to hiding myself (naked wise). You may know, lights off, not fully naked, restricted place in your body he can't touch?.. that's me. Buying new bras is HELL! I'm a very private person outside of this website, so being in an aisle looking at tiny A bras is embarrassing, they are mostly located in the teen section! And most with cute little girl designs :( I'm a grown woman dammit! (Sorry for the curse word). Going up to a cash register with your picks and the cashier is a guy..? :( I would drop my picks and walk out the door. I shared this with my daughter's dad numerous of times, but I would get mixed signals whether he really understood or not. When I thought of doing this BA, I couldn't come close to sharing this thought with anyone and I was very scared to bring it up to him. What I did was, I joked about it first to see my families reaction. They seemed supportive about it, so I talked more serious and they're reaction stayed the same. Supportive. My approach to my daughters dad, was and still is through text. I get scared. Scared of what? Any disappointing look, look of disapproval.. sadly, he did seem disappointed at first even through a text I felt his energy. Followed by, "I like all natural." which brought me to tears because I wanted to do this for us.. thought it would help both of us. Well, the thought didn't end there. I kept my thoughts and feelings to myself. One day I saw myself completely naked in the mirror and I felt unhappy and (strong word) trapped in this body. I text my daughter's dad again and told him, with him or without him, I'm doing this. So he sounded more supportive and began to ask questions such as what if? why? And more why's? to every answer after that. He was finally concerned and accepted that it was for me and I felt unhappy but does not want part in it. Which truthfully girls... It sucks and I'm sad about it. He told me he supports it and won't talk negative about it. That its my body and self appearance is important but he will only help with our daughter and anything else I need after. It angers me because I needed him now and when/if he falls in love with these new puppies (which I'm 99% sure he will) ... Well.. I can only shake my head at him right now. His actions now is what is making me sad.
MY GOAL: But anyway, I went to two consultations with my mom. And I've had two online-consultations. Out of all, I feel best with Dr. Pousti and I haven't met him yet. He is in San Diego and I live in Los Angeles but I've talked with him over the phone and his really sweet.
Due to my small frame, I'm aiming for a full B - small C size breasts. Silicone and unders. That ranges from 240cc's to 280cc's. I want moderate profile but surgeon suggests high will achieve best what I am looking for. I want a very natural look as my expectations are not to impress or rule the world with massive bowling balls in my tiny body lol. Just what's proper for my frame :) . Ive emailed back and worth for a few weeks with questions and concerns and he even accommodated my request for December 21st. Once he made it happen, I secured my date with deposit and will pay my balance in full tomorrow. Work doesn't know I'm doing this. For all they know, I'm taking a week off to be with my family this Christmas. Which minimizing my new appearance will be tricky when I come back.
MY PLANS SO FAR: My mom or older sister will go and come back with me. My daughter will stay with her father. Still have a lot of planning to do. Having trouble on what exactly it is that I will need for before and after. I'm a very anxious and nervous person, hopefully there's something to calm this down. I haven't slept well in two days from the surreal thought and feeling.
That's it for now. I'll write tomorrow again after I've paid my balance in full and share anything they ask. Feel free to ask any questions and I'm soo happy I'm sharing this journey with a crowd who really cares. :)
Made my payment in full on Saturday. They gave me...
on the bright side, Ive caught my daughter's dad glimpsing over at my breasts a couple imes when i lift my arms up to tie my hair or when i wear tight shirts. He has also been very "handy" at grabbing them more than usual now. When I woke up this morning, his hand was on top of my right breast grasping it so i knew he wasnt asleep lol. Seems as though his liking the idea without making me feel content that there was ever something wrong with them. Which I appreciate.
I havent gone bra shopping. I was advised to buy two to three sports bras in different sizes and not to remove any tags. Once Ive recovered enough to get off the surgical bra, try on the sports bras ans return/exchange the two that were too lose or too tight. Great idea aint it :D
Oh! I almost forgot, my surgery is set for 2:30pm so Im upset over that time heres why.. Im not allowed to eat after midnight the night before surgery so that means my stomach will be empty for 14 HOURS! and thats only before surgery.. Ive read reviews that youre not suppose to eat for a couple hours after surgery either, maybe just a cracker. I really really dont want to suffer the feeling of starving. I was in labor for 29 HOURS and i wasnt allowed to eat anything prior to labor. I felt as though I was gonna die! lol i chuckle at the thougjt of disappearing right before my surgeon's eye on the operation table from how skinny I am. lol. I will bring this concern up though in hopes for an earlier time. has anyone else had this same concern?
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I can feel your excitement! Thank you for starting your story on RealSelf. I hope you'll keep us posted.
Here's a great post by Scrappy37 about the first 3 days post op that you might want to check out.