31, 5'10, 135 Lb, Athletic, 34B Pre-op

I'm pressed for time right now, but I wanted to post something real quick because I have found this site to be SO extremely helpful. I am scheduled to get breast implants on July 18th, and I could not be more excited! I'm currently a 34B and my goal is to be a full C/small D.

I haven't found many women with similar stats to mine, so I feel obliged to document my journey on here in hopes that it will help others. All of the reviews that I've read have been incredibly informative and helpful, and if I had the time to personally thank every single contributor, I would.

Anyway, I'm posting some pre-op photos, and when I have some more time, I'll post another review about my consultation(s) experience along with some more photos (and wish pics). I recommend going to at least 3, which is what I did.

I realize that I haven't posted anything in over a month, but life got crazy and time has flown by. Anyway, I have decided on a surgeon (Dr. Brian Joseph in Winter Park, FL) and am scheduled for my surgery on TUESDAY. I had three different consultations, and of the three, I just felt the most comfortable with Dr. Joseph. He explained everything so thoroughly, and he was very personable. My husband went with me to all three consultations as well, and we both felt that was the clear choice.

I went to my pre-op appointment this morning, and I left feeling really great about everything. I met with Dr. Joseph’s nurse, Anita, who handles the entire pre-op appointment, and she was wonderful. She explained in detail what I can expect the day of surgery and afterward. She provided me with the prescriptions that I need to get filled and bring with me to the surgery, answered all of my questions and helped me figure out what size would get me to my ideal size (full C/small D).

I printed and brought my “wish pictures,” and she said that she would put them in my file, so that Dr. Joseph can use them to refer to while he’s in surgery. (Apparently, he takes them into the operating room with him and hangs them up, so he can see them while he’s testing out the different sizers.) Anita had me try on 250, 300 and 350 sizers, and she and I both agreed that the 350cc sizers looked best on me for what I have in mind. She reminded me that each person is different, and Dr. Joseph will “work his magic” and get me to my goal. If he thinks 325 or 375 looks best after testing out the different sizers, I trust him to make that judgment call. After all, he's the expert.

So, yeah. I'm getting boobs on Tuesday. And I am freaking STOKED about it. I've wanted to be bigger and more proportionate to the rest of my body for a long time, and it's pretty wonderful that I'm in the position to be able to do it now. :)

So, I have boobs! It's been a bit of a rough recovery, but yesterday was definitely the turning point for me. I feel a lot better and am moving around much more easily now. I had my surgery on Tuesday, and will be returning to work in two days. I spent majority of the first few days on a recliner with an ice pack on my chest and a heating pad on my back watching an absurd amount of TV, but the time actually went by pretty quickly.

I took hydrocodone every 4 hours for the first two days (2 pills at night, to make sure I got some good sleep with no pain), and then Day 3 was every 5-6 hours, depending on how I felt. By staying on top of the pain meds, I think it helped me avoid a lot of the different aches and pains I've read about. There was a lot of soreness and tightness (and a feeling of "fullness"), but that was about it. Yesterday, I made the switch to Extra Strength Tylenol every 4 hours, and only had one instance where I felt a sharp pain in my left breast. So I doubled up and took another one, and the pain subsided pretty quickly after that. Today I've been doing one ES Tylenol every 5ish hours, and I'm feeling good.

I was allowed to shower on Day 2, and it was successful only because of my wonderful husband who helped me, but it felt SO good to get clean. I was able to shower by myself with no problems Day 3-5. I did make sure to get up and walk around a bit now and then Days 2-4, and today I've been the most mobile I've been yet.

I was nervous about the size, but my surgeon reassured me before the surgery that he looked over my wish pictures and agreed that 350 moderate profile silicone gel was probably the right choice for me. (I was all over the place with the size, but figured it would come down to the 325-375 range.) Anyway, I'm very happy with the results so far. Only some slight bruising, mostly at the incision area, which I'm perfectly OK with.

I'm attaching some progress photos, so hopefully it can help those of you with similar stats who are struggling with what size to choose. Yay, boobs! Can't wait for them to settle in. :)