Surgery day!

I had my BA on the 19th but for obvious reasons have not been up to blogging lol.....

On the day of my BA we (my boyfriend and I) arrived at the surgery center at 8am, two hours before my surgery time at 10am. I filled out the standard paperwork and after about an hour was lead to a TINY room where I was told to put on a gown and robe along with surgical thigh high tights to prevent blood clots in my legs. I was unsure how long my boyfriend would be able to stay with me and since I was so nervous I was extremely happy he was able to be with me all the way till I went to the surgery room. A very nice nurse took my vitals and everything was normal except my heart rate, the nurse reminded me to take deep breaths and calm down and after a few reassuring words from her my heart rate was back to normal. The nurse then put us into another room to wait for Dr. Pousti and to get an IV started in my hand (OUCH!). I think the thing that hurt the most that day was the IV! After that Dr. Pousti came in and did his markings, reassured me I would look gorgeous (I'm sure he says that to all the girls lol) then we were left to wait. My boyfriend made sure to get me laughing to calm my nerves which helped sooooo much! At exactly 10 am I said goodbye to my boyfriend and was led to the surgery room. The room was extremely cold! but the table they had me lay on was warmed and they assisting staff put a few warmed up blankets on me which helped me relax a little. They knocked me out through the IV and after that all I remember was waking up in the recovery room. I was in a little pain but the thing that bothered me the most was the shivering! I was shaking sooooo bad! They gave me a shot for the shivering and another for the pain. My boyfriend was able to come into the recovery room and wait with me one of the only things I remember was the guy next to me trying to get more and more pain meds, a nurse told him he was already pretty stoned and he sang "everyone must get stoned" lol I couldnt help but laugh and kept telling everyone how funny he was. At about 12pm I was put into the car to go home! I never expected it to go so smoothly and quickly. I was driven home and put on the couch. I took the percecet every three hours to avoid pain but was pretty out of it and slept a lot. My mom picked my son up from school and brought him by to give me a kiss which made my drugged up little butt soooooo happy! They only stayed for a few mins but it really helped me to see him for some reason (moms go figure!). I will post more of the days following and some pics soon :)

Waiting for tomorrow :)

Well I really never thought it would actually come but time flew and tomorrow is the big day! I have been so busy preparing for the big day, getting my home and work ready for me to be out of commission for a while that I don't have much time to be nervous. It's only when I sit down and actually think about the whole process that I'm going to be going through that I start to get really nervous! I have been so independent my whole life and now I'm going to have to rely on my boyfriend to take care of me and the house for a while, I think that part of it freaks me out way more than the thought of the pain.
I took a week off work and have arranged for my six year old son to be cared for the whole time, I don't want him to see me in pain since he is very sweet and I know he will worry about me, I just told him that mommy is going to the doctor to get something fixed and it's not something to worry about.
A few of my friends are really excited for me, and unfortunately I feel that a few are either jealous or mad about my decision. My mother has been a great support since she has had a face lift and tummy tuck I feel that she understands my desire to improve my post baby body.
Well I still have a lot to do to prepare so i'd better get to it.... Wish me luck :)

questioning myself???

I have 10 days to go as of today and though im not nervous and still quite excited and anxious, I have found myself questioning what im about to do. I have been worried that im going too big or too small, will they look feally fake? Will people at my work notice and judge me? Should I have gotten a lift too? pretty much everything you can question before you have a breast augmentation! I have even had dreams that I had the breast augmentation and it didnt change a thing! Im not going to back out or change my mind regarding size, I think everything im thinking and feeling is natural but its my body and whatever happens to it I will have to live with! My boyfriend has been a great support even though he may not realize it, when I talk to him about it it calms me down and since I feel like my friends have heard enough about it hes the only one I can talk to in depth since I know he is almost as excited as I am. I am a little nervous about having to rely on him completely for the first few days, he tells me hes happy to do it but I have never been so helpless before and its not something I look forward to! I plan on buying a lot of frozen dinners that you can just throw in the microwave or oven so he wont have to worry about cooking just to make it a little eaiser. If anyone has any suggestions on what else I can do to prepare please do share!!!

2 weeks to go!!!

I am 24 years old and am a mother of one very active son. I breastfed for about 8 months and ever since have been very self-conscious of my breasts. Before I had my son I was about a small B cup and never gave it a second thought. After breastfeeding the size of my breasts didn't change much but what I ended up with was what a lot of moms call "deflated boobies." I started to give breast augmentation serious thought about 5 years ago but could never really justify spending that much money when I had a baby to think about, so I put it on the "someday" list.

So after five years of avoiding looking in the mirror, covering my boobs in front of my boyfriend, and wearing padded bras to give the illusion of cleavage I had enough! It was time for me to start seriously looking into my options....

I did a lot of research, I mean a lot! I have probably read everything there is to read about breast augmentations on the Internet, I spoke with a few friends of friends who had had breast augmentation and met with two plastic surgeons. By the time I met with Dr. Pousti I pretty much know exactly what I wanted. I found Dr. Pousti on the Internet and loved that he had hundreds of before and after photos where other doctors only had two or three. I knew Dr. Pousti was the surgeon I wanted right after meeting him, he was so mellow and gentle. His office was very busy the day I went in so I was surprised that he seemed so calm and patient with me even though I had about a million questions! I scheduled surgery for September 19th the very next day!

I have told a few of my friends and family and have gotten mixed responses, everything from the typical "you don't need it" to "I'm so excited for you." My boyfriend has been completely supportive ever since I told him I was going through with it, and to be honest I can't wait to be able to walk around naked and confident in front of him LOL.

So I have 2 weeks to go till surgery and am counting down the days!!!