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From 36b to 36d 397 Mod+ Part 2 (4 mo post op)

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Cinnamon Girl
WORTH IT$5,000

See Part 1 of my breast augmentation review by clicking this link.

A few things I have forgotten to mention:
I have been sleeping on my side since about day 10. Left incision that was previously open is now closed. Both girls appear to pretty much have dropped all the way. Tightness is much better and they are softening well. About 75% soft. Morning boob is much better and is usually resolved with just morning stretches

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Bradley A. Hubbard, MD

Bradley A. Hubbard, MD

Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

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January 8, 2013
Glad you started part 2
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January 8, 2013
Thanks.. Ill update it tomorrow!!! :)
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Well, I've now started Part 2. I'm going to start...

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Well, I've now started Part 2. I'm going to start by telling you my funny bra shopping story. So, the day I went shopping (before i went shopping) i was in my PS office for something unrelated (i'm going to be doing his before/after photos, was hanging out with his Dallas photographer and seeing what he likes for each type of surgery) when i was done, i went to just say hi to him and Julie (his office staff). We were standing there just chit-chatting, and he asked me was I happy with my size, i told him no. (at the time i wasn't) he said "you wish you had gone bigger?" I said yes. He said "No way!" with a look of shock on his face. Then he proceeded to tell me something I hadn't thought about. He said if i had gone bigger, that most likely it would have made me look heavier, when he told me this, i instantly thought about several people i knew growing up who were well endowed and tiny, but looked "fat" because of the way their clothes hung on their massive chests. He said, to not look bigger i would have to wear skin tight clothes all the time to emphasize my waist (think dolly parton), and he knew i didn't want to do that. I had never thought about this point, and considered he was right. I then explained to him that I thought it might just be because I was wearing sports bras and when i could wear a real bra i would feel better. Then, i went bra shopping.....
I went to Victoria's Secret, and asked the first girl i saw to measure me. She did, and said i was a 38D. I hate how they measure, and figured she was wrong cause i've always been a 36, and i haven't gained weight though i've been sitting around doing nothing, so i asked another girl to measure me, she got the same thing. Said my sister size would be a 36DD! I just can't wrap my mind around being a DD, so i tried on and bought some 38D bras. I asked the second girl, did they have any 38D that were wireless, as i'm not supposed to wear a wire for another few weeks, and she said yes and took me to the ONE style they had, pulled one out and handed it to me. I thought "that bra is HUGE!" I've never seen a bra so huge, let alone put it on my body! When i tried it on, and put my undershirt on with it.... i thought WOW, now these girls look HUGE! at that moment, i was happy that I didn't go bigger. I had told my PS what i wanted to achieve and he did just that (he picked the size). I would look obnoxiously huge if i had gone bigger. I promptly texted my PS and told him that when trying on bras, he was right, and i was glad i didn't go bigger, he text me back "I knew it!".
I am not adjusting quickly to the "view" when i have a real bra on, they seem big, and not like me, but I am slowly coming around.
Last Saturday I "worked" for the first time since surgery, it entailed a lot of crawling around on the floor with kids, and lifting my camera up and down, rolling backdrops up and down (pulling motion) and moving around props. It all went well, I didn't feel limited at all, and then i woke up Sunday sore, like hard workout type of muscle sore. I was thinking "what? i haven't been sore in weeks, why am i waking up sore?" and then realized it was because i had worked for the first time. Mind you, i don't think that "working" made me sore, i think it was more the "lack" of working the past 3 weeks, that did it. I took a lot of time off because i could, and my muscles were not used to be used in that manner. As a side note, i put all my christmas decorations up yesterday, and did not wake up sore today.
I see my PS for my 1 month post-op tomorrow, and then I can begin running. I might cheat and run today. When i went bra shopping, i bought some "tata" tamer sports bras from lululemon. and some new running shoes, i have a goal to run a half marathon this year.
As a side note, I'm worried i will "loose weight" in training, this has never worried me before i was all for loosing weight, but now i wonder if loosing weight will make me look disproportionate. I want a tummy tuck later, but that's just to take care of my "baby tummy". I don't really want to change my size, though i don't mind toning it up. Did anyone else loose weight after breast surgery, how did it affect your "look"?
Guess that's all for now.
Oh, one more thing, I let my husband play rather "aggressively" with the girls yesterday, and i haven't noticed them being sore or anything, I was worried since i am NOT doing massages, but it doesn't seem to have made a difference, and he really enjoyed it. It's like he's had a Lamborghini parked in the garage that he couldn't drive. He enjoyed his first "drive". :)
will post new pics tomorrow at 1 month.

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Updating to add my "official" post op pics. Taken...

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Updating to add my "official" post op pics. Taken at 1 month. My husband actually took them, I will be doing this for my PS, and I went and set up because he has office tomorrow, and had my husband take these, so some of them are not exactly centered, but you get the point. My PS has recieved them and said that at this stage it is normal for my boob to be a little "flat" on the bottom, and that will round out in the next few months. :) He said everything looks good.
As a note, I hate the pics, I had bad posture, trying to tell my wonderful husband how to take them, and i was a little bloated, but oh well, if people notice that, then they didn't notice the boobs. :)

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January 8, 2013
How is everything going?! It has been several months now right?
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January 8, 2013
Tomorrow will be 1 month.. It just seems much longer.
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January 8, 2013
I got a notice that you updated but I don't see an update ...
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January 8, 2013
It's there, if you are on your phone you might have to refresh the page. It does that to me sometimes.
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January 8, 2013
Got it! How are things going?!
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January 8, 2013
aww, so happy you love your size now. I thought it was perfect all along. My sister is tiny but naturally has a big chest (what a cruel trick genetics played on me..haha) and she has been complaining her whole life that her waist is always obscured and that she looks matronly. So your size really is perfect, and you have such a small waist you wouldn't want it to be hidden! You're a true hourglass now! I'd definitely try 36DD or even 36DDD, VS is silly ;). Do you have a Nordstrom near you? They do a really good job of measuring, and have a huge selection of bras. Might be worth it if you don't think your size will change much more. So happy you have a part 2! I was getting worried! haha.
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January 8, 2013
Thanks. I don't have a Nordstrom unless I travel to one. About 2 hours. I will try the 36 in varying cup sizes.. They just don't look that big to me. Maybe I'm byassed. I am liking the part 2. I already thought of something else I wanted to say but ill wait to update again until tomorrow.
January 8, 2013
Looking great! I'm excited to get measured! I plan to go to a Nordstrom this week! :) how's recovery treating you?
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January 8, 2013
I'm actually feeling great. I am not limited in any movements, getting used to the different way the muscle feels moving over the implant. The only thing that is strange... There is a strange sensation on my left boob (the same area that previously burned for no reason) if feels "heavy" almost like the implant is going to fall out there or it is "folding" weird. I can't really explain it and it only feels this way when I am braless. I guess maybe its just the nerves there causing a different sensation like they are a little slower "catching up" with the others. Ill be happy at my post op when he says everything is good. :)
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January 8, 2013
You mentioned something about stretching .. when were you given the 'clear' to stretch? Just curious. Thanks!
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January 8, 2013
I was actually told to stretch the day of surgery.. And have been.
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January 8, 2013
Your chest muscles? Or other parts of your body? Sorry .. I will ask my doc if I can do it but I am just curious!
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January 8, 2013
Yes my chest muscles.. I was told day of surgery to take a nap then wake up and shower and to be sure and stretch out my arms really well in the shower to stretch out the muscles and not let them get too tight.. I'm a big stretcher so I stretch all the time.. ;) I know other people have been instructed not to lift their arms over their head but that's not what my ps instructed me to do. :) I did have some limited range of motion for awhile.. Where I noticed my left arm didn't want to go straight up, but eventually that passed. I have not been cleared to "exercise" or work put but hopefully will be tomorrow. :)
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January 8, 2013
Wow, that is neat - thanks so much for sharing! I have not had a limited range of motion (2 weeks post op tomorrow) and have had a great recovery however I am taking it easy and after 3-4 weeks, I will begin some easy workouts, stretching, etc.