36 Year Old, Mother of 1, 290cc Moderate first op at 33, now 360cc anatomical Silimed after revision surgery - South Africa

I have been thinking about "having my boobs done" since I was 18, but accepted the benefits of having small boobs and what were relatively nice looking boobs. It was only after having our son and loving the look of my boobs when breast feeding that I got a taste of what having boobs would be like! Sadly hitting the gym to lose the baby weight resulted in loss of the boobs first followed by the bum and tummy (so cruel). The more I trained to improve my body the more my lack of boobs bothered me, as I could do nothing to improve them. A combination of factors like finding bras uncomfortable and pretty pointless, and shopping with my mother in law the one day who suggested we "look in the training bra section", that really got me considering it again. I struggled with the stigma associated with having your boobs done and felt it was perhaps a bit vain for me to be contemplating it. The one day when my husband said I should see a consultant if I wanted and have a chat about what I was looking for, I jumped at the opportunity and justified it to myself by saying that if he couldn't achieve what I was looking for, I would finally accept my small boobs and move on. I decided to see a relatively new plastic surgeon in our area but one with an already great reputation. We spoke about what I was wanting, a very natural augmentation and not a high projection and fake looking outcome. I was limited by a narrow chest and low body fat and we've decided on 255cc, possibly 275cc moderate profile placed under the muscle. I'd love to go a bit bigger to 300 or 325cc but it's not possible due to the base diameter of the implant unless we go for a higher projection. It's probably a good thing as I'm very active, in the gym most days or riding my horse, playing tennis etc, but more importantly my job is physically demanding. I haven't found very many similar reviews, but have been so impressed by the general support and how informative people have been on here, that I thought I'd share what I hope with be a positive experience with everyone.

I am actually working tonight and driving myself to the hospital for admission at 6am. I had to rush and pack a bag before leaving for work. I'm not feeling very prepared and think I'm in denial (a coping mechanism?). Crazy that I managed to squeeze a last gym session in, although it was just a half-hearted one!

So surprised at how comfortable I am at this stage. Surgeon used local anesthetic and I'm feeling pretty pain free. Just movement to sit up and move arms is a little tender. He ended up putting in 295 cc. Said it created a better cleavage. Will post pics asap to show you, but not a lot to see right now under the bandage and bra.