47 Going on 27! Ordinary Mum of One Who Loves Life but Hates Saggy Big Boobs! - Liverpool, GB

Well it has been just over a week post op and OMG!!! I feel like I am going to sound like an advertisement for the promotion of breast surgery!

I can honestly say that I literally cannot believe that I have had a major operation just over a week ago and feel this good! Be it, a fantastic surgeon, a fast healing body or sheer good luck, I have no idea but whatever it is, I will take it!

I have had the plasters removed that you can see in the pic and my surgeon is delighted with the results as well as my progress. I have real life, pert, lift and separated boobs! The first time EVER!!!

Don't get me wrong, I am still swollen and bruised, I still find it incredibly difficult to sleep on my side which is preventing me having a good night's sleep and I am still very tender but put all of this in context, knowing that these issues are improving on a daily basis, then this is par for the course.

I have to admit that psychologically, it has been an entirely different matter. It is only now, 8 days post op, that I have actually looked at my breasts. I consider myself to be a practical and realistic intelligent woman who knew exactly what she was letting herself in for after years of unhappiness.
I am a fully qualified counsellor as well as having studied a little psychology, yet nothing prepared me for my reaction to all of a sudden having small boobs after 30 years!
It freaked me out and on more than one occasion questioned what the hell I had done!

Every one of my family and friends, who have all been amazing, have supported me throughout and told me that I look fantastic, a different person, yet all I could and to an extent, still do, is a stranger looking back at me in the mirror!

Sound a little dramatic? Well it is dramatic!! After 30 years my whole body shape has changed, how I was dressing has now become obsolete, the styles I have worn, the clothes I have bought, suddenly gone!
Shallow? Maybe. Reality? Most definitely! Please try to imagine, 30 years of doing/buying/wearing something a certain way then woosh!! It's gone, vanished!
While there is a euphoria of not having the horrible, saggy,cumbersome breasts that caused you so much misery, you really need to consider the aftermath of all you have known for the majority of your life disappearing in a matter of hours!

Like I said, I do not regret having this op but I was not prepared for the feelings that I have had post op. No amount of researcher and reading can help you with that and I would definitely recommend that anyone considering this op to speak to someone who has been through it. This is only my opinion and my experience and each and every one of us are different, but to only want to look 8 days post op is by anyone's standards a little odd!

Please don't let this deter you if you are currently waiting for surgery, I am just posting my own personal feelings and I am happy to say that I love my boobs, I just need to get used to the fact that they are MY boobs lol.

I was very lucky in my choice of surgeon as she was and still is, post ok, amazing and would recommend her in a heartbeat if you are planning your surgery in the UK!

Hope this helps and apologies if my pic is sideways, I will post some more tomorrow xx

Sleeping pattern is up the wall so keep waking at random times in the night. It's ok though as I am managing to nap during the day.

Had two momentus things happen today....firstly I went to the loo properly since my op.
Didn't think it, but I was slightly constipated and once I had been, I became very dizzy and nauseous, so make sure that you have someone home with you when you first need to go. Hubby had to run for a bowl and I had to have a lie down but luckily I was not sick.

Secondly, I had my first bath! Again make sure that you have someone with you in case you need a hand. I managed to scrub off most the markings and left over plaster residue.
As I still can't bring myself to look, hubby had a good old investigation to see how I was dooing. He said that the bruising is looking good and the stitches appear to be dissolving. Although not an expert, he said that I seem to be recovering great!

However, I don't feel that good in myself and still feel a little nauseous. I am off out today as our daughter is graduating but I as it will be a long day, I am going in a wheelchair.

As soon as I get the nerve, I will post some after pics x

Can't believe that it's now three days since the op! Still hardly any pain, again just tenderness and tightness across my chest.

I am taking the occasional paracetamol to offset any pain I might have and I am sleeping a lot! I see this as a good sign as it's the body's natural way of healing.

I am still wearing surgical stockings as instructed but my ankles appear to be a little swollen. I am also doing as little as possible as per instruction, although I am trying to move around in order for my ankles to go down.

Although my boobs are swollen still, one thing I didn't expect was my tummy to be swollen also! Massively so, as well as lots of bruising there.
In myself I feel fine but I am still having issues looking at them properly. I understood that my whole body shape would change, but I need time to adjust, which I know that I will.

Having such support from family and friends is fantastic so don't be shy in letting them know how you are feeling.

Thanks for reading guys and I hope that this may help some of you x