48 Year Old Mother of Three - Virginia Beach, VA

My procedure was pretty uneventful. The most pain I was in was prior to surgery with a headache from not being able to have my coffee or anything to eat! ha! My surgery was textbook, meaning there were no complications and very little pain. I went in at 11 and was finished by 1:30 and home by 3. My husband stayed with me and we watched movies in bed until my mom brought the kids home around 6. I did not take anything other than 800 mg Ibuprophen after surgery. I did have a little bleeding, so my doctor put drains in which she took out early the next morning, (and then I went to breakfast with my parents). I slept on my back with my arms propped up on either side by pillows for the first 2 or 3 days. On the 4th day, I had my daughters' first communion at our house and it went smoothly! I will say that I had done everything prior to the surgery so that I wouldn't be worried on their special day! Luckily I had a smooth transition. I have had a little soreness on the sides of my breasts and my nipples are sensitive to cold and ache a little, but not enough to warrant medication at all. It comes and goes! On day 5 I went to the gym and walked on the treadmill at a full tilt for 20 minutes. I did the same on day 7. On day 8 I did a spin class with bands, but omitted the bands and just cycled easy. On day 9 I went out of town for the weekend with my kids and parents - noticed that the seatbelt really bugged the sides of my breasts, so I would switch sides every couple of (8 hour trip). On day 13 I went back to the doctor (third visit) and she took off the tape except for the tape covering my anchor scar at my request. I went out of town again on a girls week in Duck, NC and received so many compliments on my new breasts!! I LOVE THEM!! On day 19 I went back to the gym and have been every day this week at 80%. I lifted kettlebells on the 20th but it was very light - 10 lbs and limited movement, not aggressive. However I have done spin 3x this week aggressively - I just wear two bras (same as before), so as not to bounce around. Was it worth it? Absolutely. And I definitely went back and forth with my decision. Was this necessary? Was I being vane? Should I be spending the money? And at the last minute on the table I asked if anyone had every walked out? And they said yes, that its not too late. I said, you know, I have a really bad headache. The nurse said, not any more and I woke up 2.5 hours later looking fabulous!! :)

I have never had perky breasts. Even as a teenager my breasts have always hung down! I have lost weight, work out 5-6 times a week and am finally comfortable with my body and how it looks! Yay! I also did not want large breasts so I knew that a lift would be perfect for me! My doctor, Dr Anna did an amazing job!! I am now 11 days post op and LOVE my new look!!