Busy 38 Yr Old Mom in Need of a Tune Up!

To be completely honest, it's pretty safe to say I totally underestimated the reality of this healing process. I'm 3 1/2 weeks post op now and I truly thought by this point that life would be pretty much back to normal. I have days where I feel really good and do my best to be the mom and wife I'm used to being. After doing some light chores and cooking, I'm stiff and exhausted. I just want to sleep next to my husband normally, but when I've tried to sleep on my side it's painful. So now, I've just built a pillow fortress to help me stay in a semi hunched position. All the pillows make me sweat ????
I was feeling pretty good about my results until I took my garment off and noticed that my scar is only about 3" below my belly button. I'm very tall, so I can't even hide it under my panties! My doctor talked me into silicone implants bc he assured me they looked and felt more natural than saline. My breasts feel rock hard and look very fake. I'm trying really hard to stay positive and I realize this is a process. My better judgement tells me not to compare my results with anyone else's, I'm just hoping someone out there will read this and can sympathize. Rant over, thanks for listening!

Well, the emotional rollercoaster is real ???? I find myself sometimes tearing up over many little things. Sometimes I feel sorry for myself, sometimes I feel sorry for my husband and kiddos that I'm not available, and sometimes I don't really know why I'm crying, haha! I had my 1 week post op appointment yesterday. It went really well and the doctor and nurses said everything looks good. Dr. Pousti gave me the exact outcome on my breasts I was hoping for. I know it's too early to tell now, but they are perky and just the right size. They feel like mine! I was hoping to get a better peek at my boobs, but they told me the gauze needed to stay on for a little while longer, because it acts like a cast. And asked for my tummy, it's still very swollen… But my waist looks small, and a lot of my stretch marks are gone! I can't believe it's my stomach I'm looking at. What a great thing it is to be sitting down, and be able to actually see your belly button!!! Lol here are a few pictures from surgery. Happy healing to all of you beautiful women ??

I made it out alive! Showed up to the surgery center at 5:45 am and I was under anesthesia by 7! It was really weird bc I felt as though I had only taken a 5 minute nap, when in reality, I was out for about 6 hours! Everything happened SO fast. I don't think any amount of research can fully prepare you for the amount of pain you will be in after a surgery like this. It's manageable with medication, but the lack of mobility is extremely frustrating. Dr. Pousti said he was very happy with the results and that everything went well. He ended up giving me 375 ccs in my right breast and 400 in my right. Yay! Here are pics of my markings, as I don't have much to update "after". I'm still so wrapped up and can't see a thing. Happy healing girls..I'll update at my first post op :)