I was then hooked up to the machines to get my blood pressure reading and check my vitals. I was given a local and then the big IV needle when into my vein. They fed an antibiotic through my IV and then the anesthesiologist arrived. She asked me a bunch of medical history questions and then I was taken to the OR. I remember the anesthesiologist telling me that I would be falling asleep any minute and to count down from 10. After that I don't remember a thing! I woke up and was shocked that it was all done! The whole procedure only last a little over an hour. I felt a tremendous amount of pressure on my chest, but it was bearable. I also experienced pain, but it was nothing as severe as I thought it would be!
The nurse came in and gave me my first dose of pain killer medicine through my IV which was hydrocodone. After I was able to walk to the bathroom, use the rest room, and eat a little something, I was able to go home. I left the hospital two hours after my surgery ended. I was very happy about that! I don't like sitting in hospitals. I would much rather go home and rest in my own house. When I got home I took another dose of pain killer medicine and ended up falling asleep for several hours. The pain wasn't bad at all! As it started to approach night time, the pain started to increase and get more intense. My wonderful boyfriend, set his alarm every four hours and woke me up to give me my pain medicine throughout the night. You really want to make sure you are ahead of your pain. If you get behind, the pain medicine wont do its job as well as it should.
The following day, which was yesterday March 13th I felt a lot more pain than the pain I felt on surgery day. That has been by far the worst pain day, but still it isn't something that's not bearable. Your chest will feel extremely tight and you will feel very sore! Also you feel a burning sensation where your incision is which is totally normal! I ended up just laying in bed and on the couch sleeping and watching TV all day. I wasn't up to doing anything more than that. The pain again was worse at night than during the day, but it was manageable.
Today, March 14th, I woke up with very similar pain to yesterdays pain, but it has definitely gone down. I feel like each day that goes by from here on out the pain will lessen. I think the worst part is over for sure! Overall, I am extremely happy I got this procedure done and its not as bad as you expect it to be, honestly! I suffer from anxiety and have been diagnosed as having anxiety disorder. I was so worried this surgery was going to cause me to have panic attacks and the pain would be excruciating, but it wasn't bad at all! I haven't had any anxiety after the surgery. I feel great!
I am just very drowsy and feel kind of out of it due to the pain killers. I apologize in advance that the quality of my writing in this post is not up to par but I blame it fully on my pain killers!
She ended up putting 400ccs in both breast. She went under the muscle and with an inframammary incision. 400cc's was the absolute highest amount of cc's I was able to go due to my skin being extremely tight, not having any lose skin, and simply not having the room to go any higher. My surgeon said after a few years when my skin stretches more I will be able to go higher if I would like. Right now I extremely happy with the 400ccs. My surgeon said I will end up measuring around a DD which exceeds my expectations! I knew I wanted to be a D and hearing I will be a DD is amazing! I don't think they are too big for my frame. I think they look just tight.
I went with silicone because more people are using silicone now than saline. Also I like the feel of the silicone better than saline. Silicone feels more real to me. I went under the muscle because there are less risks involved. There is less risk for capsular rupture and under the muscle provides better mammograms.
You will notice that your breast will change every single day. They wont look perfect when you first get them done. They are extremely squished, tight, and rock hard. When you go under the muscle, the muscle is holding on for dear life and pushing your implants back. Over time, the muscle relaxes and your breast will "drop and fluff" which will make them softer and project more. My surgeon says that some women go up as high as 3 cup sizes when they are all done dropping and fluffing!
I cant wait to see what mine look like over time and see how big the are once they drop and fluff!
Thank you all for your loving support and kindness!
ps. sorry again for this sloppy blog posts but I am highly medicated right now! lol
