5 months post op! 425 HP Silicone - San Jose, CA

I realized I haven't been on here since my 5 month mark. Sorry about that ladies.

I have to say, I still haven't chanced my mind or regretted my decision to do a BA. I am very pleased with the work that Dr Jerome has done. He is a great PS.

There are some times when I think they might be too big in a shirt but that doesn't happen very often. I always felt uncomfortable in dresses when I had to dress up and I had to wear a dress recently and it was so nice to be able to fill it out and feel confident in what I was wearing. And the awesome thing was I didn't have to wear a bra, I just had to wear silicon nipple sticker things.

Probably my only complaint about implants is that I constantly have a THO. That drives me nuts so all my bras have to have an insert of some kind so I don't poke thru. It really is annoying but like I said, my only complaint.

I find that the most comfortable bra that I have gotten is the Barely There Bandinis from Target. I do have to add a lining to them so that I don't have the poke thru issue but those seem to be the most comfortable.

Hope everyone is doing great and recovering well!

I can't believe it has been 6 months to the day. I have no complains and so glad I made this choice. I feel like myself again after having kids. There are other things to improve but I love the confidence it has brought me.

Every once in awhile they get sore if it's been a long day and I've been in a bra all day. Working out is no longer a battle and hasn't been for awhile but I still don't feel comfortable doing push-ups. Always hated those things anyways. Haha. Guess I have a good excuse not to do them now. Lol.
I go back for my 6 month check up on Wednesday. I will update more after that.
I have found a love hate relationship with bras. Been really loving the genie bra right now. It's got the removable padding, which I like the padding to cover the THO. But can't always wear it with everything cause of the strap line.

Hope everyone is doing well

Hi ladies, I am so sorry I have been MIA from posting. I have been keeping up with everyone's stories. So thank you everyone for updating. So I am now over 5 months PO. I feel great. They feel like part of me and I can't even remember what it was like before. Just feels like so long ago. There are a few things that have happened since I have posted.

First one being, someone (a friend, not a close friend) had confronted me after not seeing me all summer and flat out asked me, "did you get a boob job over the summer". I wish my reaction was recorded cause I swear it felt like my jaw was on the floor. First of all I hate the phrase "boob job", it sounds so tacky to me. But she is the type of person who doesn't know how to keep things to herself and tells the world. I'm not saying that nobody knows. There is probably a handful of people that I am close to that know and was with me during this journey. This was the 1st time someone has confronted me or said anything to me about it so it was a bit of a shock to me. Plus her and I aren't that close where we talk about those kind of personal things. So I told her "ha, I wish, thank goodness for padding and push up". She seemed to buy it but I still feel nervous around her and I see her every week in this even my husband and I go to. It's been a few weeks since this incident and nothing more has been mentioned but I find myself covering up (wearing a zip up or something) around her cause I don't want the whole world to know. I did this for me. So maybe someone can help me get over this so I don't feel nervous around her anymore.

Another thing that drives me absolutely bonkers is that even tho I am wearing a bra or bandini thing and a tank with a shelf bra and then a shirt, I still seem to THO (poke) thru all that. I had to go get a bandini at target that has padding in it cause as the cold season approaches I know it is only going to get worse. Back a while ago I got a great deal on a Simone Perele bra which I love but I also find myself going thru phases of hating one type of bra and loving another. Right now its all about the barely there bandinis with straps from Target.

Back a while ago I was in look for a nice sports bra as I went thru my sensitive phase while I worked out. Well I never got a sports bra, my PS recommended wearing the ace bandage that he sent me home in with a sports bra over it (as long as I wouldn't be in it for a ton of hours in the day), I did that and it got me thru that phase. Now I can wear my XOXO sports bra and a work out top with a light sports bra in it and there is not too much bouncing. Which also means that everything is pretty much dropped.

A lot of people have been talking about feeling like they aren't big enough. I have to say I am going thru the opposite phase as that. I'm thinking it's because the seasons are changing and I'm not used to wearing certain shirts or something cause I actually feel bigger than I did before. I got so used to my tanks and all my summer tops that now when I wear long sleeves or shirts with a higher collar I feel like they are HUGE! I am sure it is all in my head tho.

Well that's pretty much all I have to say and with all that said (sorry it's so long) I am SOOOO GLAD I decided to do this. No regrets. Sleep is great, if I roll to my stomach all is good, no awkward feeling. Super happy!!! Hope all you girls are doing great.