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Angie's Breast Augmentation Journal

A Little About Myself...
My name is Angie and I am 28 years old, happily married with two children. I never thought I would ever be able to do much about my small chest. It has been something that has bothered me from a very early age. I always felt that I was lacking in that area and occasionally I was teased about what I lacked. This past Christmas I put something on (can't even remember what shirt) and I came out complaining about my little boobs. My husband looked at me and said, "Angie if you want some boobs why don't you just go buy some?" I looked at him in utter disbelief. He went on to say that he loved me just the way I am, but he knew that I have a major problem with my chest. He said that he had been with me for twelve years and never had a problem with my "titties" but he knew how self-conscious I was. He said I could have the tax check when it came ($3557) and if I needed more we would save it. So the research began...

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I found two Sites on the web that were invaluable to me in my research: this wonderful site (breastimplants4you.com) and implantinfo.com. I asked many questions on these sites and found lots of wonderful women to help me with the answers. They are the ones who gave me the courage to do this. What follows is a little about my journey to boobieland...

3 days before surgery:

Time seems to be creeping by half of the time and flying by the rest. I have been putting vitamin e oil and cocoa butter on my breasts religiously two times a day for the last week. (My breasts are prone to stretch marks. I got through my first pregnancy stretch mark-free because of this mixture, but with my second pregnancy I figured I didn't need it since I had already been stretched out. WRONG! I used it on my belly but not my breasts...so my belly stayed nice but my boobs got tiny stretch marks on the underside.)

I am starting to freak out about the size I chose. I guess I should start by saying I am currently a 34a with a 29" ribcage. I am 5'5" and 111 lbs. I want to be a 34c and am playing with the idea of a 34d. I am getting Mentor high profiles. 270 filled to 330 (transax incision). At least I think I am, that is what was decided on February 19th at my consultation. Now I am going to call and see about getting 290's since my breasts are kind of far apart and the 290's are just a little bigger in diameter. It is completely normal at this stage to freak out about the size you have chosen.

Night Before Surgery:

I called the PS's office and they ordered me the 290's and had them over-nighted (called them on Monday. surgery on Thursday). They said I could pick between the two the day of the surgery. Yeah! One less thing to worry about. My house is spotless, the laundry is all done, and there are a couple of meals frozen in the deep-freeze. I have been taking my Arnica and Bromelain, and I have hugged my family repeatedly since I know it will be awhile before I can hug them again.

Surgery Day:

I actually slept pretty well last night. My husband is taking our children to his sister-in-laws for the day. We have to be at the hospital at 8:30am. I am listening to Enya and other relaxing music while I am getting ready for the hospital. As soon as hubby gets back, we will leave.

Arrived at the hospital around 8:20a.m. Went in and they took me to a room right away. The nurse that does the blood work and the one who has you sign more papers came in, and my husband went to the waiting room to hang out till it was over. All of the blood work and questioning didn't take long so I asked where my hubby was because I knew it would be a long time before surgery yet. No one was real sure where he went. I went into an almost panic mode because I couldn't stand the thought of laying there for an hour and a half with no one to talk to. Television was not going to cut it. Another nurse came in to put my IV in and I convinced her to find my hubby and tell him to get his butt into my room. She looked for him when she was done with my IV and he came to my room. He said he had no idea that it was going to take until 10:30 for my surgery and he was sorry he left. Sometimes I think they just don't understand how badly they are needed!

My PS came in a little before they took me to the operating room. He said that he heard I still wasn't sure about size. I told him that I was concerned about my breasts being so far apart and I thought the extra diameter on the 290's might be a little better. He said let me look and I took the gown down and he said he thought 290's would be great. Then he started marking me for surgery...I told him that I thought my left one was slightly smaller so could he fix that. He said he thought they looked pretty equal so he would probably fill them about the same.

I walked to the operating room shortly after the PS had seen me. I hugged my hubby goodbye and told him to feel "the girls" one last time before they were completely changed. He grinned and did so. I remember talking to a couple of people in the operating room. I remember a warm air blanket on top of me, my arms being secured to the table and that is about it. My hubby informs me that I came out one hour later. The PS told him that he had filled them both to 330.

I was out of it for some time. I had twilight anesthesia instead of general, but I was still very nauseous after surgery. I had picked out fresh fruit, grilled swordfish and dark chocolate for dessert. That is about a joke to even show a person those menus. At 8:00 that evening I finally held down 3 saltines and a graham cracker. If it is possible for you to stay over night in the hospital, I highly recommend it. You have someone there to give you meds on schedule and to fill your icepack every time it starts to melt. My husband is great, but I would not have had it that good at home. (By the way, I told him to go home around 2:00p.m. so he could be with our kids. I was so out of it that I hardly missed him.)

Day After:

My mother-in-law came to stay with the kids so my hubby could pick me up at the hospital. I was released around 10:00a.m.When we got home, my 4 1/2-year-old boy looked under my shirt to see if my tummy still hurt (that is what my mother-in-law told him). He looked up at me and said, "it's not your belly that hurts, is it?" I laughed a little at him and said no it is Mommy's chest and arms that hurt. You can't put anything past him. So he turns around and tells my almost 3-year-old girl that Mommy's boobies hurt.

My mom-in-law stayed for a while and decided that maybe she would take the kids for a couple of days. I jumped at the chance because I knew I did not feel up to having them crawling around on me.

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6 Days Post:

I have been off of my meds since the 3rd day after my surgery. I have taken Tylenol when I need to. Didn't take any yesterday or today. Last night I took Tylenol PM to help me sleep. Sleeping and wearing this strap have been the worst. I go for my first post-op appointment tomorrow and I am praying that I am doing good enough to get rid of the strap. Bet I will have to leave it on at least another week though. I will not lie...this is way more painful than I would have thought, but it gets a little better everyday. I think it will definitely be worth it. I will keep posting pics so you can see the progression.

Email Me: angelina74usa@yahoo.com