Mary's Breast Augmentation Blog

5 months post op

noreply@blogger.com (Mary) — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 18:38:00 +0000

I am now 5 months post op and doing great! I am still very happy with the size even though I find that some shirts are too small for my girls and too big for my waist, I guess that's my only complaint lol. They have settled very nicely and I feel very proud of my new "assets". I did buy my first bathing suit though have not been able to wear it out, I actually felt confident enough to buy one online without worrying about whether or not it will fit right. It is a little small up top but looks great! I absolutely love, love, love not having to wear a bra with everything! I no longer have to battle with bra straps! yay! The only necessity I have found to be a life saver is boobie tape, or lingere tape... I can waer anything without having to worry about the girls poping out!

8 weeks post op

noreply@blogger.com (Mary) — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 23:07:00 +0000

I am now eight weeks post op and loving the new me! They still have a little bit of settling to do but if they stayed this way I would still be completely happy with them. My first attempt at bra shopping was extremely frustrating, I went to Kohls and nothing fit right. The D's were too small and the DD's looked like grandma bras. A friend of mine who had her boobs done also told me that my days of shopping there for bras were over and now I would have to buy quality bras in order for them to fit right. I ended up going to Victoria's Secret and tried on a ton of different sizes, and to my amazement I purchased a 34 DD bra that fits perfect! I still have some hard scar tissue under the incision of my right breast but you cant see it and can only feel it if you pinch that area. I am now to the point where I can sleep on my stomach for short periods of time, im so happy I can actually get some decent sleep now! I think that all in all my Breast Augmentation experience was very pleasent, of course that first few days were a little tough but after that everything went extremely smooth.

Scar tissue?

noreply@blogger.com (Mary) — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 22:39:00 +0000

So the other day I was doing my massages and noticed that there is a hard spot on my right breast right at the incision. I had my boyfriend feel it to make sure I just wasnt crazy and sure enough there is a about a half inch of hard scar tissue under the incision. I was nervous that it would just keep getting bigger but since discovering it I have been massaging like a maniac! and it has gone down a little. Its not visable and unless I pointed it out and had you feel it you wouldnt even know it was there. But with every thing that could go wrong regarding scar tissue I am not taking any more chances! I went out to a halloween party last weekend in a skimpy costume and loved the attention I got from the boob job, everytime I turned around there was someone taking my picture and I had people coming up to me asking to get a picture with me.... it was strange at first but I got used to it fast lol. My boyfriend I could tell was very proud and instead of being self concious in my costume I had confidence in it! I have never had that before. I know that its not all the boobs but that just made the rest of me feel more in proportion. I am loving my body flaws and all!

5 Weeks post op

noreply@blogger.com (Mary) — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 21:59:00 +0000

Its been 5 weeks since my BA and I feel 100 % back to normal. I am completely out of the bra and dont even wear it at night which makes it much eaiser to sleep! I still cant sleep on my stomach and when I wake up in the middle of the night and find myself on my stomach my breasts hurt for a while, so I dont think I will be sleeping like that anytime soon. Everyday they look more and more normal and if they didnt drop anymore I would be happy with it though to look "natural" (i use the term losely) they do need about half an inch or inch to go. I have gone out and seen some friends and they all cant believe how good they look. I joke that new fake boobs are kinda like a pregnant belly, everyone wants to see and feel them lol. I am proud of my decision to have the BA and just wish I had done it sooner! At first I was nervous that they were too big (I did have 616 cc's put in!) but I have since gotten used to the size and sometimes think I could have gone a little bigger! My boyfriend is loving it and even though I have talked about nothing but boobs for the last few months he has been there every step of the way! My six year old son knows that I had to go to the doctor and had something done in that area, but as of yet has said nothing about the new size which I am grateful cause I dont want to have to explain that quite yet.

Uneven?

noreply@blogger.com (Mary) — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 15:03:00 +0000

For about the past week or so I have been extremely worried about the symmetry of my new boobs. When I was massaging them a week ago I noticed that one was slightly bigger than the other, my left boob just seemed a tad bit fuller.... It was driving me crazy, I kept hoping it would go away. Even though no one could really notice it except me I didnt pay all that money to not be completly happy with the results. Last night it seemed to even out and I suppose that the left boob was just healing a little slower and stayed swollen for longer. I think the hardest part is I only have an idea of what the end results will be, I get worried that they will stay as high as they are now but I have to remember that healing is a process and it dosent happen overnight. Its hard since I feel totally back to normal and really dont see a difference in the day to day differences. I have decided to take pics every other day so I will be able to see what is happening and if these massages are working. It has been hard to remember to take pics, I have a very demanding job that wipes me out by the end of the day, and two kids at home to take care of, but for my piece of mind I need to find the time. So hopefully I will have some progress pics up tomorrow :)

Unstrapped and set free!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Mary) — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 15:24:00 +0000

I had my second post op appointment last night and I was extremely happy that Dr. Pousti said I can now burn that ugly bra!!! I thought that I would at least have to wear it for another week, but was pleasently suprised when they told me I can wear regular bras as long as I keep up with the massages and dont wear an underwire bra just yet. I never thought it would be so hard to find a bra in my new larger size but so far I have only found one non-underwire bra. My incisions are almost comepletely healed just a tiny bit of scab left on each side but i think that will be gone in a few days. I had been putting vitimin E oil on but asked the Dr yesterday if this was ok and he said as soon as the scabs go away completely I can start that up again. Dr. Pousti was very happy with the size and symmetry of my new boobs which was great to hear! I dont go back to see the Dr for another month! I am ok with that since I have had an amazingly smooth recovery, I plan on starting to excersize again this weekend but will start off slow so I dont overdo it. I am now able to comfortably sleep on my side and cant wait till I can go back to sleeping on my stomach, sleeping on my back is very hard for me. My nipples are VERY sensitive and I hope that goes away soon, but I suppose thats better than losing sensation like a friend of mine had with a Dr that was not very experienced, she is actually completly numb in one side and she had her BA over three years ago! I am very happy that I found Dr. Pousti and would reccommend him to anyone!

Two weeks

noreply@blogger.com (Mary) — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:18:00 +0000

Yesterday was the first day I felt back to normal, It was great to be able to go home and actually have some energy left after working all day to spend time with my family. Everyday my new boobs look more and more "normal". I have been putting vitamin E oil on the incisions and I can already tell that it is helping. The surgical bra is very annoying now and I cant wait till the end of the month when I can be done with it, but at the same time I can't imagine not having the support from it. I have only gone to one post op appointment and seem to have a lot of trouble finding the time to go back in for even just a second one! My job is not very flexable but im hoping to get in to see Dr. Pousti withinn the next two weeks just to make sure everything is healing good. I am still amazed at how wasy of a process it is I mean I had surgery two weeks ago and feel great! I do tire more eaisily but that seems to be less and less with each day. The only time I am sore now is first thing in the morning and if I use my muscles too much during the day. They feel pretty soft to me already and I cant tell if I am still swollen since it doesnt feel like it. So far I love the results! Even the stretch marks I had before seem less noticeable. I can't wait for my first shopping trip for something other than clothes that will hide this strap I have to wear.

Recovery

noreply@blogger.com (Mary) — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 18:23:00 +0000

My recovery went pretty smoothly, I didn't do much but rest which helped. The worst part of it for me was being so helpless! I hated every minute of the first week since I had to have help with everything I did due to keeping my arms at my side the whole week. I don't remember much pain just constant soreness. After 5 days I had my first post op appt and it went very well, I was extremely excited to see the results and find out how many cc's were used and what type of profile I had been given since I left that up to Dr. Pousti. I ended up with 616 cc's of silicone in each side and received moderate plus profile. The appt was quick and I was amazed by the results, the only thing that was bothering me was I had a bad rash from either something used in surgery or from being in the surgical bra for that long, anyway the nurse recommended that I wear a cotton tank top or t-shirt under the bra which not only helped with the rash but it was a lot more comfortable! Everything was healing nicely and I was told I could shower with help (also not fun for me since my boyfriend had to pretty much bathe me). It felt really good to be able to shower and wash the bra! after the 5th day I was up and walking a little more, I had to keep reminding myself to take it easy since I tired very easily. A week after the surgery I went shopping for some work clothes that would help hide the strap on the bra, though it was uncomfortable to try things on the staff at the store was nice enough to let my boyfriend come in the dressing room to help me out. I purchased me first bra that day a 36 D!!! Very exciting :) I did the math for the cc's I was given and it came out to about 1.25 pounds per boob! needless to say the extra weight on my chest is going to take a while to get used to lol.

Surgery day!

noreply@blogger.com (Mary) — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 22:24:00 +0000

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 :)

noreply@blogger.com (Mary) — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 15:36:00 +0000

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???

noreply@blogger.com (Mary) — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 21:01:00 +0000

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!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Mary) — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 20:31:00 +0000

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!!!