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Debbie's BA Journal

Stats:

Height: 5'5" , Weight: 120lbs, Pre-op: 34B, Surgeon: Dr. Todd Koch, Amherst NY.

Why I wanted breast augmentation:

When I was younger, I had always wanted children. I had my life planned since I was little. Get married, have 4 children, live happily ever after! Well...someone up above had different plans for me. I never thought I would have problems conceiving, but after I got married we tried for 2 years to have a baby. After one miscarriage, I finally got pregnant when I had a cystectomy to remove cysts on my ovaries. After having my 1st daughter we started trying to have a 2nd when my daughter was 2 years old. Five years later, I had gone through so many infertility treatments that it left me numb inside. I didn't have control over my body and what was happening to it. We spent about 15,000 dollars out of our pocket, not counting all the money that was dished out by our insurance.

When we moved to Virginia and I started teaching pre-school, I suddenly became pregnant on my own with no medical intervention! Again, I had no control over my body. I could never decide when I wanted to get pregnant or not. We were thrilled of course, she was my little miracle!

Now...Why did I want to have plastic surgery? I could do something to my body that I WANTED to do, and I had control!!! I could get results!! *This is my Psychoanalysis of why I wanted to have plastic surgery*................

How I went about researching the procedure and finding my surgeon:

I searched for about a year before I finally decided to go for it! I did a lot of research on the internet almost everyday. I decided on a surgeon in NY because he made me feel comfortable, and he sounded very confident in his abilities.

How my consultations went:

I only had one consult for Breast Augmentation. I know a lot of women would say that is NUTS! But...I felt comfortable with this doctor and comfortable with his ability to give me exactly what I wanted.

Preparing for surgery:

I was quite nervous before surgery, but I had Rhinoplasty done the year before, so I kind of knew what to expect from plastic surgery.

Surgery day:

SURGERY DAY!!! I am kind of freaking out now...I can't believe how quickly this whole process was.

We left for the Ambulatory Care Center at 9am. My surgery was at 11, but they wanted me there at 10am to sign in. I got there at around 9:30 and they took me in right away. I was brought back to a room and told to change and put everything in a plastic bag they provided. Then the anesthesiologist came in and talked to me and also 2 nurses were assigned to me. The one nurse was female and she told me that she had breast augmentation done with Dr. Koch and also her nose done. She told me that the nose hurt soooooooooo much more! (umm..not for me)..

They gave me a numbing shot in my arm before they put in the IV, and it wasn't that bad at all. After that they wheeled me away to the operating room and when we got there I looked up and saw BIG 8X10 colored pictures of my "boobies" hanging on the wall in the operating room..LOL..how freaky is that? Then I remember them saying "scoot onto the operating table Debbie" then they put something over my nose and told me to breathe and I was out!

I woke up in the same place I started out at before surgery. Surprisingly, I didn't get sick at all! I thought I'd be sick to my stomach, but I wasn't at all. The only thing, I was very very tired! It was hard to keep my eyes open. I remember getting home and going right to bed! zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz...

Recovery:

The next day I just mainly slept and ate a little something...my sister came over and helped me out a great deal! (thanks sis)!~

Friday..I was told I could take a shower ...yeahhh! and remove the sports bra and gauze! My first reaction when I saw them was.."HOLY CRAP" they look huge! When I had the sports bra on, they didn't seem so big? but I guess in the "buff" they look ALOT bigger!

Friday afternoon, I had my post-op appointment with the dr. He said everything went VERY well and that I look beautiful. I asked him if this tightness was normal? his response was "YOU Wanted The Big Ones" LOLOLOL..ok then?

They say it takes a good couple of months to actually feel better. I am hoping I get better quickly! I cant' stand not being able to do anything..it's driving me nuts!

Today I am 5 days post op. I still feel VERY TIGHT around my chest. And..my breasts are very hard. For example, take a basketball and try to push your finger into it.....that's how my breasts feel right now! LOL

I went on my "boobie" chat group, and they all say it's perfectly normal. I guess I'll have to exhibit more patience, (something I'm not good at)I don't like waiting for things. My next doctor appt is next monday April 12th. I will be 12 days post op then. I hope I start to feel better by then!

I had my doctors appointment and he said the right breast is harder than he'd like it to be. I have to do more exercises and can;t wear a bra! yikes~ lol

Today I am 2 weeks post op and I feel much better! I still feel the tightness, but not as bad. My left breast has started to drop a little faster than the right, but from what I read it is most always that way if your right handed..your right breast does everything later than the left. Sometimes when I look in the mirror I think..gosh, they aren't that big at all! But then other times I look at them and think..THEY ARE HUGE! lol
Today I am 5 weeks post op: They are really starting to drop now, and they look good! I still wish I would have gone bigger some days! My husband says I'm nuts! I think I just wanted "more" for my money! lol..
I did get 400cc, High profile, round smooth implants. Everyone says that they will drop and fluff and look even bigger! I know that it takes a LONG time to see the final result with any plastic surgery. When I had my nose done 1 1/2 years ago, I seen changes for at least a year! All in all, I am so glad that I had it done and would do it again in a FLASH!

In conclusion:

Do your research!! Make sure you know exactly what you want!! Talk to a lot of other ladies who have had it done, hear about their experiences and learn from them. The YTF group has really helped me so much! I don't know what I would do without them sometimes!

Hugs and Kisses!

Debbie