It's All Happening So Fast!!! - Springfield, IL

Ok, so I now feel officially set and ready for my surgery.. for the most part:) Thanks to you Awesome BR friends of mine, I now have in my possession a Fruit of the Loom close front bra from Wal-Mart, which was all of $8. (Never thought I could buy a bra for that little $$) I'm also stocked up on Benadryl and Tylenol and have plenty of pillows and a zip-up hoodie thingy to leave the hospital in. (I might get some more button-up/zip-up shirts, but I also just might use some shirts I have that are kinda low-cut and just pull them down when I need to.. I'm secretly hoping that works cuz that's probably what I'm going to do. I'll let you know how that turns out ;)

Hello ladies! I am finally getting around to starting my Review. All you gals have been so amazing, I feel good getting to share my experience here ..& hopefully it will be an encouragement to whoever might need it. A little quick info about myself: I'm 33 with 3 children, all of whom I breast fed for almost a full year each. I am a 32 G, and have had my large breasts for as long as I can remember. I went to JC Penny a few months back and tried on their largest bikini tops, even in the plus sized section of the swimwear..and my breasts were busting out of all of them! I do not quite get it, I am not that large..how is it that a lot of stores do not carry something that will hold me in?! Besides the clothing and bra issues, I do not like how my breasts seem to sag. With being Very engorged from breast-feeding and the skin being stretched, I now seem to have a deflated look when I lie down...which I dislike greatly!! So here I am, 12 days from surgery which is scheduled for the 19th of August. I just got back from my pre-op today. At my consultation we discussed doing an anchor type incision. This time she says we're doing a lollipop. It kinda threw me through a loop and left me second-guessing both types. I want a full, round, aesthetically pleasing end result; and I don't mind the extra scar if that's what I need to achieve that result. After doing a bit of research on this wonderful site, I'm a little more ok with the lollipop procedure. It seems to be whatever the specific surgeon themselves are good at that matters. Mine obviously believes that she can obtain a great result for me using the lollipop, so I am going to trust that. Is anyone else getting, or have already gotten, a lollipop incision? Your thoughts and input would be greatly appreciated! They also said I would be leaving the hospital with bandages, not a surgical bra. I was a bit disappointed to hear that, but they said it would be wrapped very tightly and I would probably have it on for up to a week. After that I guess I will go to a sports bra of some kind (I still have to pick one up;) I hope I get some that fit well and keep my new breasts supported & protected. Any advice on that would be awesome too, although from reading some reviews I have gleaned a bit of wisdom on this issue as well. ..I just didn't really write anything down so now that time is ticking and Im getting so close to my date I feel like I need to go over everything again Lol :)
I will be posting back soon.. Thank you all for everything, and Best Wishes on your journeys too!! :)