Very Busy Momma, Finally Getting a BA! - Wisconsin, WI

I am 33yo, 5ft, 96#, and scheduled for my BA on the 23rd. I am not filling a 32A and have always been pretty flat chested unless pregnant or nursing. I had 8 children in 10 years and nursed them all anywhere from 3 months to 14 months each. I knew that someday I would love a BA and having children and seeing myself when nursing made it even more clear for me. I have always been incredibly self conscious and being smaller had a terrible time finding clothes to fit and feel womanly at the same time. I am extremely excited and cannot wait, yet am quite nervous! I was scheduled for a BA 9 years ago but at the pre-op found out I was pg! Went on to have my baby and 4 more after. Now we are done having children and am ready once again to do this, it's bothered me since I was 13 so it's been 20 long years!!

I've been reading many stories which has helped to ease some of my anxiety. I am a bit more worried about recovery with having such a busy household but my hubby is fantastic and since it is a long holiday weekend he is home with me and taking a few extra days. I will have 100% help for 6 days. Once he goes back to work I will only have 3 children home, the rest will be in school during the day. My PS said after 3 days I can lift my child in and out of the crib as needed and that at 2 weeks I could do things like bench pressing (which I don't do, lol....) I plan on doing nothing the entire time hubby is home to aid in healing and he is taking over as soon as he is home from work.

I have my pre-op on the 13th, already tried on sizers at my consult. My PS had been in practice for 15yrs, does hundreds of BA's a year, has not had any women w/ capsular contracture, I am going with silicone since I am small framed, not much breast tissue, and having it placed under the muscle. I am pretty sure I am going with 371 cc's, hoping for a full c in the end but I will try on sizers again at my pre-op to double check. I think that's all for now!

My pre-op is later this morning, I am so excited!!

I had my pre-op yesterday and it went fantastic! She measured me at a bandwidth of 28". I finalized, silicone gel, under the muscle, under breast incision, 371cc's. My PS asked me if they looked a little big, I said yes and she said that is how I know they are the correct size since I will lose a little under the muscle. I got my Rx for Percocet and asked for an anxiety pill for the night before and she gave me another to take in the morning if I feel I need it. I will have the bandages and ace wrap on for 2 days. Saturday I can take it off and shower, then after I have to put on the surgical bra that she gave me yesterday. I wear that until my first pre-op appt which will be 5 days after surgery. (It is a holiday weekend) After that I can wear any sports bra I think she said for the next 2 weeks after that? I need to double check... I have to pick up a special soap from the pharmacy that is over the counter to scrub with during my shower the night before then again with it during a shower the morning of. Right now I am doing a steri-strip test. I have very sensitive skin to adhesives-if I wear a band-aid for a few minutes to an hour, I will get a rash for a few months and when I take it off it will rip off the first layer of skin. If this steri-strip test fails and I react she said there is something else she can put on-I think Dermabond? I'm nervous about the strips seeing as I will have to leave them on for 2 weeks.

I'm also a bit nervous about having the tube down my throat-was it just sore or painful when you woke? Any input?

She told me not to ice, (I can ice the sides and tops if really needed) but she mentioned that I won't be able to really get at them anyhow during the times you would normally ice to keep swelling down, also she said if you ice that large of an area, it lowers your body temperature and opens you up more to the risk of getting an infection, so she does not recommend it. She doesn't recommend massaging until the 2 week appt. In her 15yrs she has only had 1 capsular contracture case and only 1 infection, I am feeling quite confident in her record to follow her orders for recovery. She said I should not have any bruising since she cauterizes any "bleeders" as she goes. She uses an instrument that has a camera on it as she does the surgery so she can see any spots that bleed and she cauterizes them asap.

I have to admit I am a bit nervous about doing this in this lovely weather, I am praying they drop fast (here's to hoping the 8 children and nursing them all helps to drop them faster!) with weather being nice, and since we own a pool I will be in a swim suit!

How long did it take for your breasts to not looked squished and square? PS said also at 2 week appt is when she talks about the band to push them down if needed.

How long did you have to sleep upright? She mentioned a week would be great but I should listen to my body. She doesn't think I will be able to sleep on my side for quiet a while, which will be difficult since I am a side sleeper big time and roll often. I have one of those pillows w/ the back and arm rests on it, I hope that helps! 9 days to go, I am SO EXCITED!!!