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Today Was the Big Day! - San Diego, CA
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I am 51 and a yoga teacher with two teens. After...
redcarpet333May 4, 2013
WORTH IT$6,300
I am 51 and a yoga teacher with two teens. After considering this procedure on and off since 2005, and after interviewing group exercise instructors/friends, i finally did receive silicon implants today! The team at Dr. Pollack's office is exceptional, including Dr.Pollack. Had surgery 7:30am. Home at 11:30am, slept mostly but rewatched The Bucket List at :3:000pm. Sleep, Graham teddy bear cracked and pain pills are my best friends right now. Helps with getting over the invincible "elephant" feeling of sitting on my chest. No nausea yet so maybe I escaped that, fortunately. I look down at my chest and something looks bigger! Can hardly wait to see for real in few days. Will try to post pics because the other women who shared theirs on this site were incredibly helpful and I want to share back!. Please give me a few days to do that... ;-)
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Days after surgery: Day 1- sore and taking pain...
redcarpet333May 7, 2013
Days after surgery:
Day 1- sore and taking pain meds every four hours as advised. Fiance helps me stand by leveraging his hand on my back to get out of bed - use core muscles to rise, I tell myself! TG no nausea at all but pain meds require something in my tummy so eating graham crackers. Haven't done that since kids were tiny and it made me smile ;-). Using a straw to drink was very helpful. I recommend having these on hand!
Mostly slept on and off every 3-4 hours... probably due to pain meds. Read a book and watched movie. Everthing was just fine if i didnt do too much. I was able in AM to eat w family in regular arm chair. In PM i actuallt defrosted some premade meals and carefully stuck them in oven. That actually pushed me over the edge a bit because ii also extended my pain pills to once every 8 hours. By 11:00 pm i was in excruciating pain and my fiance fed me the pill which calmed it down immediately.
This site and its many patient blogs helped me be ready: I had my two ice packs in use, homemade soup made, yogurt, and sennekot for better BM, I had bought a Chinese back scratcher (important for the shower and washing my long hair). I used just about everything during the last three days.
Day 3- Better but worse. More soreness and able to sit with family for longer periods but feeling the hurt. Ice packs in use constantly and pain meds def. a life saver, but end of day, was fine one pill every 7-8 hours.
I was getting ready to return to work so knowing I can't be on pain meds and drive a car was the motivation to try to decrease usage.
Day 4: Post Op visit: FIRST glimpse at the new kids!!" OMG doc held a mirror up and I could not help myself-unbiasedly I said out loud " how beautiful these are". Extremely pleased! Went out for quick lunch w fiance and came home for movie in bed.
Took first shower SO GOOD to do that and feel warm rain cleansing my body, my hair. Doc said as long as I don't face the shower and spray directly onto the new kids, I can stay in as long as needed. Must have used all our hot water up ;-)
More later...
Day 1- sore and taking pain meds every four hours as advised. Fiance helps me stand by leveraging his hand on my back to get out of bed - use core muscles to rise, I tell myself! TG no nausea at all but pain meds require something in my tummy so eating graham crackers. Haven't done that since kids were tiny and it made me smile ;-). Using a straw to drink was very helpful. I recommend having these on hand!
Mostly slept on and off every 3-4 hours... probably due to pain meds. Read a book and watched movie. Everthing was just fine if i didnt do too much. I was able in AM to eat w family in regular arm chair. In PM i actuallt defrosted some premade meals and carefully stuck them in oven. That actually pushed me over the edge a bit because ii also extended my pain pills to once every 8 hours. By 11:00 pm i was in excruciating pain and my fiance fed me the pill which calmed it down immediately.
This site and its many patient blogs helped me be ready: I had my two ice packs in use, homemade soup made, yogurt, and sennekot for better BM, I had bought a Chinese back scratcher (important for the shower and washing my long hair). I used just about everything during the last three days.
Day 3- Better but worse. More soreness and able to sit with family for longer periods but feeling the hurt. Ice packs in use constantly and pain meds def. a life saver, but end of day, was fine one pill every 7-8 hours.
I was getting ready to return to work so knowing I can't be on pain meds and drive a car was the motivation to try to decrease usage.
Day 4: Post Op visit: FIRST glimpse at the new kids!!" OMG doc held a mirror up and I could not help myself-unbiasedly I said out loud " how beautiful these are". Extremely pleased! Went out for quick lunch w fiance and came home for movie in bed.
Took first shower SO GOOD to do that and feel warm rain cleansing my body, my hair. Doc said as long as I don't face the shower and spray directly onto the new kids, I can stay in as long as needed. Must have used all our hot water up ;-)
More later...
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Day 5 - Return to. Sales Representative Desk I...
redcarpet333May 7, 2013
Day 5 - Return to. Sales Representative Desk
I used to teach yoga full time but it never would make enough to save for kids college funds and pay for life's little necessities like my monthly facial. Now I teach part time and have a corporate career during the week.
I was originally groomed for working hi technology where I spent 20 years in sales and engineering. So I went back and now am purely in sales but fortunately don't travel.
Today went by with nobody gaping, noticing any difference due to my oversized pin striped shirt. Started to have that itching sensation on and off that the other ladies have all shared about. But its not anything ongoing just sporadic. My desk chair has arm rests so my day went by pain free.
Doc told me yesterday to keep improving range of motion and reach without resistance above my head and either side "stretch your arms out like a bird flying"....so I practiced that during day. I don't feel that hurts recovery time but that it helps it. Two days ago I would have called it nuts to try it. Now it feels safe to try. Moral - your body will intuitively know its safe to go try new physical activity.
I tried posting pics but didn't work. Will try tomorrow so you can see , with stats.
I used to teach yoga full time but it never would make enough to save for kids college funds and pay for life's little necessities like my monthly facial. Now I teach part time and have a corporate career during the week.
I was originally groomed for working hi technology where I spent 20 years in sales and engineering. So I went back and now am purely in sales but fortunately don't travel.
Today went by with nobody gaping, noticing any difference due to my oversized pin striped shirt. Started to have that itching sensation on and off that the other ladies have all shared about. But its not anything ongoing just sporadic. My desk chair has arm rests so my day went by pain free.
Doc told me yesterday to keep improving range of motion and reach without resistance above my head and either side "stretch your arms out like a bird flying"....so I practiced that during day. I don't feel that hurts recovery time but that it helps it. Two days ago I would have called it nuts to try it. Now it feels safe to try. Moral - your body will intuitively know its safe to go try new physical activity.
I tried posting pics but didn't work. Will try tomorrow so you can see , with stats.
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