23, No Kids, BA with Tummy Tuck and Lipo of Flanks - Seattle, WA

Two big things happened when I was younger. The first was that I feel like I missed out on puberty and God just forgot to give me boobs. All the women on both sides of my family was gifted and I got skipped. The second was that I lost about 40 lbs when I was in high school, mostly just belly weight. I lost the weight way too fast and my body just didn't get to the way I had hoped it would. So, a few doctors visits later I realized that my body wasn't just going to ever adjust without cosmetic sugary help.
So here I am, 23 and finally at a point in my life where I can soon go through with both of these procedures. I am currently at the trail end of a deployment to Afghanistan, and shortly after my return I am going to schedule my procedure.

I am currently a 32C (so says victoria's secret... I was wearing 34As until right before I left for Afghanistan). I am really looking to just be more full and have cleavage, which is something I've never had. I'll be doing silicone implants, not sure if I want high profile or med-profile since I have a very active lifestyle. I am also extremely nervous about being out of commission for so long due to the TT. My work has already told me they are going to be supportive of my healing time since I am getting out of the military shortly afterwards anyways, but I still get nervous a lot. I worry that I'll be so nervous about not ripping a stitch that any lipo I get will just go to waste.

This side has been extremely helpful in keeping my spirits up and keeping my courage to get these procedures done that I have wanted for so long. Thank you ladies!

So, I am finally home from Afghanistan and loving being home. I called to make my consult appointment the day I got back and got the soonest one I could. And that day was today! My work has remained to be really supportive and let me off for the morning so that I could go and not be in any sort of rush, which was really helpful.

So, a few awesome things came from my consult today.

1. I was super comfortable with my PS choice. I've read a lot about women going from one consult to the next trying to find someone that they have just the right feeling about, and I feel like I struck gold the first time. Yeah, I've had a consult before a few years ago which gave me a sort of starter-point for how all of this goes. But if anything, Dr Dehghan just showed me how much my first experience sucked from so long ago. He made sure to go over every detail with me and answer every single one of my questions. His right-hand-woman, Amber, was amazingly comforting too. I feel very comforted about my choice of PS.

2. After taking a look at my stomach, my PS said that I won't need any muscular tightening. It was SO GREAT to hear this. My worries about recovery have felt like a weight lifted off my shoulders. I am still taking off 4ish weeks from work but I can always return early, so hopefully now I won't actually need all the time off and save some of that for later. Plus, just the idea of not going through the more intense of a recovery that I read about a lot of women going through on this site from the muscle tightening is so great.

3. While looking at my stomach, I asked him about getting additional lipo to my abdomen and around my waist. He told me that there was going to be no need for any of it! I think sometimes I just can't help but see fat on me just because of the excess skin, but I kept on pointing out areas and he said really the only place he would even touch might be my lower back, but that he doesn't think I need it and to be aware that because there really isn't much there for him to get rid of, I may not even feel like I see results and to weigh the cost of getting the lipo with that in mind. I still wonder if I want to pay the additional 1k to just get rid of the little that's there since I set aside much more for lipo of my stomach and sides. But if anything his honestly about little problem-little results has me on the fence. I know lipo doesn't have much for a recovery, but saving that 1k could come in handy for my move later next year.

4. My surgery date was available! I'm set and scheduled for both surgery and pre-op, and the initial payment is paid! I'm officially sold on getting the silicone implants. My decision for the saline was there mostly because I wanted to have my incision done under the breast, and since I want such a large implant I didn't want a huge scar. But they explained to me that they have methods of keeping even the silicone incisions very small, and I couldn't get over how much better they felt. I've been on the fence between 650-700cc, but the more I think about it I want to do the 650. Since I'm so active I don't want to ensure needing to wear 3 sports bras when I run, but I don't want to deprive myself from feeling big and great. =)

Successfully day. I feel great about all of it, and I can't wait to get this ball rolling and update you all as I go!

Yesterday was my pre-op! I was able to take my best friend and roommate with me yesterday, since she is going to be the one staying with me and taking care of me directly since my man leaves on a business trip the day of my surgery (horrible timing, I know). I got my prescriptions, talked about some final questions, and got to decide on my final implant size. As of yesterday, I chose the 650s. Unfortunately, I lost sleep last night over my uncertainty of what I want. Over the last few weeks I have had an increasing fear of looking gross and overweight because my implants are too big. I know it really comes down to me just being happy with myself. But the fear is lingering.

I have also started to become re-nervous about all the down time I'm going to have and the seriousness of the recovery of having a tummy tuck. I did decide to go with having the lipo done, which kind of settles my mind on the crazy thought that "bigger boobs are going to make me look fat" idea.

There is just a lot of mind-racing. I'm hoping I calm down between now and my surgery, but I don't think that's the way it actually works, haha. I'll probably just get more nervous. Fortunately I have great support from my best friend, her daughter, and my man that I know I'll get through it alright. I do wish I could just sleep through the first week of recovery.... but then the idea of a blood clot fears me out! It's a never-ending cycle at this point. Fingers crossed I'll just feel better tomorrow!