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Its like being a child again and waiting on Christmas to open my presents, except this time it will be my new Breasts that are to be my present to unwrap. My friends on Nicoles chat room have been great and I owe them a lot of thanks. Thanks Girls. You will find me here most evenings www.implantinfo.com I am going to try and
post weekly pictures in the Photo Album and give a summary of problems
if any that occur (hopefully there will be none)
I was not nervous till
now, but there is no way I am going to back down. I spoke with Teresa
today and she told me exactly what to expect and some tips for the morning
after. She is due to go back in to have hers done some time in March.
I hope that there are no complications, but I am going to ensure my Will
is up to date just in case. I know that this sounds weird, but things
can go wrong and you must think about those you leave behind. It's
just a saftey net. OK! I have eaten very little food over the
last few days due to the excitement. Today I did not eat till
the evening and then it was a sandwich with ham only. Maybe
tomorrow I will be able to eat a little more
I keep going over in my head different questions in my head to ensure that what I am about to do is right for me. I still beleive that it's right, but something in my other ear keeps saying "Are you sure?" I really feel I need support this evening and I will be going on to the chat room at implantinfo.com to talk with the girls one last time before the off. Only a few of my friends know I am going in for this and one of my closest friends I have not told because I know her views are not to mess with nature. This has made it very hard on me, I mean to have someone so close and not be able to tell them IS REALLY HARD. They will find out Friday when I get home. One of my other close friends has taken 2 days off work to help me, she is going to drive me there on Thursday and back on Friday. Considering its a 84mile trip each way and she has only been driving for 2months, I am really grateful she is putting herself out for me. I wonder if everyone feels this bad the day before. I am finding it hard to breath at times and I am finding myself shaking every now and then. My appertite has been poor, but today I forced myself to eat something as tomorrow I doupt I will want to see food at all. I really hope I am doing the right thing as I will not be able to go back once it is done. My life is about to change, in a big way and I want only good things to happen. Thanks to the advice I have received, I know sort of what to expect. Had I not of been pre-warned I think I would find the shock to much to handle on my own. Well this is my last entry today, but I will keep a note of the proceedings of the boob day and my thoughts and on Friday I will try and get back online to publish the pictures on Day 1 and Day 2 so those who are having you surgery after me can get some idea of how I felt and looked. For all of you who have helped me get this far I REALLY DO THANK YOU SO MUCH. Cathy x x x
I jumped into the bath and washed my hair and did a quick shave, just incase it would be a while before i could have another bath. I dressed and drove to my friend Caroline's house. When I arrived she asked me if I was excited (this I thought was a real stupid question) We left her house around 8am for the 84mile journey to Hounlow and my new boobs. The traffic was really bad and I thought I would never get there in time and that they would cancel my BA. I arrived at the clinic with 15mins to spare. I had to be there at 11am I was greeted by the receptionist who introduced me to the Director of the clinic. He took me in to his office and I handed over the £3850 pounds sterling cash. Next he showed me to my room and informed me that Mr Graham the PS would see me after the nurseshad checked me over. My nurse was called Carole and she came in within a half an hour to check my details: Address, Name, DOB, Doctor, Next of Kin. She even checked to see what I had come in for. She then disappeared for a while and came back with scales, camera, tape measure and the Blood Pressure machine. My BP was a little high but that was due to nerves. She then took poloroid pictures of front / left / right views. She weighed me and measured calf & leg measurements for the stockings. The idea of the stocking (known as TEDS) was to help prevent Thrombosis (blood clots) within the legs. What followed was a run down of what was to follow. Next I will see the anesthetist who will check for any allergies and crowns etc. Then Mr Graham (PS) will come in to check that you are happy with the size and check you over. After he has finished you will be asked to walk to the prep room, you will see the anesthetist again who will give you an injection which will put you to sleep. When you get back you will probably wake and ask for drink to which we shall say NO. You'll drop off again and wake within an hour and ask again and this time we will give you some sips of water. We stay with you for the first half hour and then check back every half hour thereafter till we are happy all is well. You will be tempted to check out you new breasts and you must not be to supprised if they look weired, this is normal due to swelling and bruising. You will be wearing a bra and by late evening you will want to walk to the bathroom and take a good look. The scar will be covered with a plaster which must stay on and under that will be a single stitch that will run the length of the scar. You have this removed in 2wks time. We give you the bra you will be wearing and you will need to get some similar to that to wear over the next 6wks. You will be going home around 10.30am tomorrow and you can bath in the evening. Take the bra off in the bath and get yourself fully wet when you get out pat the plasters dry and put your bra back on. You need to wear it day and night for the next 2 wks and then during the day for 6wks. 2wks time stitches out and you will be given a follow up appointment to Mr Graham. In 6wks your boobs will look good and in 6mths they will look great. If you get numbness of the breast this is normal and it will go away slowly. If you get pins and needles this is the nerves growing back, take some pain killers and it should pass. If the nipples get sensitive then put Bonjelar (which is normally put on Aulcers of the mouth) on them and this will calm them down a treat. Finally you can not lift your lower arms further than 45 degrees to your shoulders, no ironing, vacuming, driving, lifting, excersice for at least 1wk. This was fine by me! I asked when will I be able to go to the gym again. She said 2wks walking,bike,lower body cross train and leave a furter 4wks before you begin on the upper body & weights. I then asked when can I drive. She said no driving for a week and after that park where it is easy and you the least amount of movement. You will be able to do most things after 4wks rest Carole then went to get my stocking and helped me put them on. The anesthetist came in next and checked me over, asked if I had alergies and then checked my medical history. Then Sign here please................... Shortly after him Mr Graham (PS) and the Carole came in. He asked me to sit on the side of the bed so that he could have another look at me. Using a black marker pen, he marked up the sizes he was using on me and also along the crease lines. He said that he would try and get the size I wanted in but if he has to then he would drop down one size. So it was to be 340cc right 320cc left to balance up the difference I had in my breasts. He then said are you sure you want this done :-) Yes please I replied and then he said Sign here please................... One of the other nurses who was on that day asked me if I was worried about the recent press on breast implants, but I said I had spoken to others who had been through it and I was ready and prepared for what was about to happen. I had 45mins to wait before I would be going down. When it was time the theare nurse Mary came and got me at 1.30pm and I walked down the corridor to the prep room. Mary warned me that it would be cool ast it had air con, we walked in and I was told to jump on the trolly. The trolly had two arms that stuck out at 45 degrees to the sides they were used to keep my arms supported during the op. I sat up and Mary put the microdots on me so she could monitor my heart rate and vital satistics. The anesthetist put a canular into my left wrist so he could attach a drip. Whilst he was doing this Mary and Sandra the scrub nurse talked about fitness and gyms. Sandra was asking my advice on how to lose her tummy. Mary attached two wraps around my legs and these imflated and deflated during the opperation to help with circulation. The anesthetist then said I am going to put you to sleep now and that was it I WAS OUT FOR THE COUNT. I awoke in a dark room my mouth was really dry and I MEAN REALLY DRY. True to what Carole said to me I asked for a drink and was told no. I feel asleep for some time after that I beleive and was woken by two nurses checking my breasts. At last I was allowed a drink of water. I took sips. Every half hour the nurses came back in to check my breasts "there soft and not weeping" one nurse said "they look good" Around 7pm I was awake enough to turn my mobile on and Sarah called me to see how it went. I was supprised that I did not have that much pain. I was a little sore but no real pain. I was really hot and asked for the window to be opened and some fo the blankets to be removed. Several times I tried to drink but each time I did I was very sick. I was given an injection for the sickness and I tried to eat again. The Dawn my nurse at that time bought me some white toast and some tea. I could not keep them down and when I went to the toilet I bought it all up again. Towards the later part of
the evening I was consious of my breast and asked what size did he manage
to get in. 340cc right, 320cc left. I then fell asleep.
I ran for the nurse who came into me and asked what I needed. I told her that around the crease area of my left breast was killing me. She offered me co-proximol or Diclofenac which was a suppository pain killer. As co-proximol made me feel sick in the past I went for the Diclofenac. I also asked for something to eat as the previous day I threw up. My mouth was still dry and eating the toast was near on impossible. But at least this time I kept it down. I washed it down with a cup of coffee. I was fully awake by 3am and I updated my diary and watched a little TV and listened to some music. Around 4am I feel asleep. 6am I had to take my bra offf to have a look. I thought that they did not look that bad. I thought I could of gone bigger but Mr Graham beleived that he would have difficulties fitting in what I wanted anyway. When I see him I will ask if as they drop will they fill out. Still no pain till I stand up and even then its not that much. I feel quite tight and my nipples are well stretched and feel damn hot. Boobs feel soft and warm. Breakfast soon I hope. 7.25am Breakfast Menu arrives I choose Weetabix, Scrambled Egg, Sausage, Tomatoes, Bacon and a cup of coffee. My mouth is still dry. My nurse Dawn offers me a throat sweet to help put a bit of moisture back in my mouth. All I could think of was getting home taking the bra off and having a really good look. 8.30am Carole came in to check my breasts again. She had very cold hands, I had just started to have a wash when she noticed that the bra I was wearing (which they provide) was cutting in a little due to my breasts being high. So she went to get another a little bigger 40D This went the other way and was a little to big, but a least it was not cutting in. She recommended that I go and find a better bra when I leave but not to buy many as my size may change in a few weeks. I got here to take some picutres for me to put on this site and then got dressed. I am still supprised that I have no pain at all. Is something wrong with me? Maybe it was due to my weight lifting I do, who knows I am so please I have done this, but I wish I had done it earlier. Money well spent I think. Can't wait till they settle down and drop. I will be able to buy some sexy new tops and a bikini. I want to show them off. Wish they were a little bigger, maybe in a few years I will return and go larger. Doctor arrived about 9.45am to do a quick check and to inform me how things went. He was pleased with the results and said to come back in 2wks time for stitchs to be removed and then again in 3mths for a follow up. I would be given Antibiotics and pain killers to take home and I can come back anytime to see him without charge and that I was fully covered for the next 5yrs if anything should go wrong. If anything does come back so we can deal with it as soon as possible. I asked if I could of gone bigger and he replied that due to the size of my right breast he was limited to how much he could put in. A larger implant might have wrinkled and caused problems. I felt better that he acted that way and was responsible. I go back to see him 1st February to have stitches out. 10.30am Caroline comes to pick me up. "Wow" were here first words."How do you feel?" great I said, now lets go shopping. So off we went to get me some bras. I ended up buying some slacks and a new suit for work and 1 sports bra. My long journey home all 84miles went well. Teresa who had her BA a long time ago suggested taking a pillow to hold to my chest with me. I tell you it helped by cusioning the bumps and my boobs felt great. I arrived home around 3pm and took some pictures (which are now on my site) and wrote my diary. and for now this is all I am going to write today. I will be online at www.implantinfo.com later to say hi to all. Take Care Cathy :-))))
Last night I went online and updated everyone on how I got on. They are so supportive and funny. If there is one site you should go to if you are considering a BA thats it. I slept on my back for the largest part of the night but was not comfortable. I tried to sleep on my left side and then my right which is were I ended up for the rest of the night. I was still buzzing about the op by morning and quickly ran to the bathroom to check on them. All looked fine but they were still hot. I'm not sure that they should feel this way, but I quess I would know if something was wrong. I still have no pain but I do feel tight. I am now very conscious of the fullness of my breasts as before I would not knock them when I bought my arms to my sides. I wish I had been blessed with a full bosom when I was young. All I can think of is all the fun I have missed by not being more confident. Around mid morning I ran a bath and removed my bra. Without the bra they felt quite heavy and firm like they were bolted on to me. I can't wait till they drop a little and maybe they will become a little less firmmer soon to. After my bath I got dressed and blow dryed my hair and sat down to watch a little TV. I don't seem to be able to go long before I have to take a nap. I am so sleepy. My throat is still sore and dry but I think that will pass in a couple of days. I feel so happy now. By mid afternoon I felt up to trying on some of my clothes in the wardrobe to see what difference my new breasts made. I have 10 bras to burn tomorrow (mostly padded) pictures to follow soon and that will be saying goodbye to the past. I must say some of my clothes looked better now I am fuller across the chest, and some had to go in a bag to go to a charity shop. One of my favorite dresses included. But I am not disappointed as now when I go to Florida in 3wks time I will be able to buy a load of new stuff including my first bikini Wooo Hoooo. I went online to see who was around after and Ann was saying she could not wait till Thursday. I know how she felt. As the day comes closer the days get longer and all you want is for it to be over. But now it is over it's a little bit of an anticlimax. The waiting was kinda fun and then the feeling just before going down for the op, was a pure adrenaline rush I felt I was on drugs. Ha Now I am just sitting
here with a grin permanently on my face and my eyes keep wandering down
to have a look. My PS did a wonderful job and I thank him and his
staff.
I had a better nights sleep last night. I had a bath about half an hour before and it put me to sleep. I did not wake during the night, like I had done the previous and this morning I awoke as fresh as a daisy. Throat is still very sore but less dry now. I am getting used to having this new size now, I can feel the weight difference for sure and the fullness is very apparent. I am very happy with my results. For me it did not seem to traumatic, having not had my muscle cut would most likely explain that. Tomorrow I return to work and they will be on show for the first time. I am nervous of the remarks I may receive. Lucky for me there are not that many women in my office and being busy all the time I hope they don't even give me a second glance. Not that I do not want people to notice, it's just I would like them to see when things are more settled. You know. I have only shared what I was going to have done with one girl and I hope she says something. This morning I did my routine check of my breasts to see if any lumps had appeared or if any one area hurt more than the other. The only thing I could find was a red line under my right breast that seemed a little to red. I will put some cream on that and see if it calms down. In my mind I am feeling
just dandy. I am confident, happy and content.
Today I went back to work. I can't drive for a week so I am taking a Coach (Greyhound for those in the States) to work. The journey is 50miles each way and the roads are not the BEST!!!! First off when I got up this morning I could feel a water like motion in my left breast. I had silicone so I know it was not the implant leaking. My left breast hurt and was sore. I stepped into my bath very carefully this morning and it was painful to get down. This by the way is the first real pain I have had since early morning 1day post (same breast funny enough). The water felt good and I was pleased to be relaxing with the warmth gently easing the ache away. After the bath I started to dry myself, I looked in the mirror, on both breast just in front of the armpit I could see yellow brusing. It was very apparent to. I walked into my room and got my arnica cream and rubbed some of it over each bruse. I was wondering why it had taken so long to get this bad, but at the same time felt well things are healing well. I choose to wear a baggy top to work today, I was a bit concerned that the sudden change of size might spark some narsty comments from the girls in the office so I played things safe. My only real girlfriend was off sick so I could not show them off to her. I caught my coach on time and started to make the long trip back to the office. Every now and then I could hear a sloosh noise, like water lapping up against a boat thats moored. Sloosh Sloosh. I began to think everyone could here this and started to get nervous. When I got to work I headed straight for the Ladies restroom. If I press gently againts the side of the left breast I could hear fluid move in side it. The implant felt it was moving and the area around the scar began to hurt.. I was now worried and throughout the day I kept going back to see if it was still happening (and it did). That a side I faced everyone in the office. The loose top had worked and nobody that I could see had really given me any looks whats so ever. This beleive it or not made me feel better today as I was not at my best. By late afternoon I had rung my PS's office to ask advice. The nurse said that some fluid build-up is normal and will go away within a few days. Some thing in my mine said "no shes wrong it won't" So I made an appointment to see the PS the next day. I waited for the coach
to pick me up at the end of the day and I stood in the pouring rain for
3/4hr due to the coach being late, this was not good. The journey
home was not much better than the morning. In fact it was made worse
by an over excited female driver who thought that she was in the Daytona
500. I hit evey bump and with each bump came a slienced YELP from
me (which I hope no one heard) I got in and rushed to Nicoles site
to go on the chat room. And today I was pleased that Aimee
and Firebabe were online. Both of them have had Silicone Overs and
both had experienced the same thing as me. 4days seems to be the
norm for this fluid to drain away I was informed and this made me feel
alot better (I was still in pain). I stayed online for about 2hrs
and suddenly realised I had not eatten that day. Actually looking
back to this time last week, I have not really ate that much and I still
do not feel that hungry now. Around 10.30pm I jumped into bed
due to the fact I had to be up at 4am to get ready to do this day all over
again for day 2 back at work.
I just don't beleive it. The pain is still there and so is the sloosh noise (very off putting) Bursing is getting more yellow and I do not want to go to work. GIVE ME CHOCOLATE SOMEONE PLEASE...................... I need cheering up. I jumped into the bath. Well stepped in gentle again really. I then massaged my breasts very gently and just layed there soaking up the bubbles. It's so nice to relax in bubbles..... Then bath finished and it was time to get dressed and get ready to leave. Today I choose to wear my tightest red roll neck top I could find in my closet. Boy did my boobs look big in it. Well today I want to see some heads turn and if any of my tops would do it, then this was the one. Coach journey was EVEN WORSE than the day before. The suspenstion was shot to pieces and it had more bounce that Tiggger. Now I was not going straight to work this morning, as I was going to see my PS. Now you know when you are really in a hurry and just as you set out some one rings and delays you? well I was in a hurry this morning and suddenly TRAFFIC like you had never seen suddenly appeared from no where and clogged all the roads up. We started to run late and later and later, till eventually we were running nearly an hour late. I had to be at my PS's office before he went into surgery and by the time I got there I had 20 mins left to speak to him. Mr Graham was very understanding about my concern and asked me to remove my upper garments and lie on the table. Carol my nurse was there and she helped me lie down as I was hurting (the table was Cold by the way). He gently felt around each breast and noted the brusing and passed a comment about it. After he had me sit on the side of the table and he checked for unevenness. Once he had done this I was asked to dress. What you are experiencing is some thing I have seen in a few women and it is not something that you should worry about. Now in the first two weeks are when you are most likely to get an infection. I do not beleive that you have this. Also within the first two weeks you can get internal bleeding which can cause swelling and unbalanced breasts and brusing. I do not beleive that you have this. So he gave me the all clear and said If it gets worse then call me straight away. I left his office and headed for work. I arrived late for work but I had cleared it with my boss via mobile on the way there. When I walked in I put my coat on the back of my chair and my two new best friends (boobs) were just there in front of me. Saying "LOOK AT US BOYS" I think my boss was the first to make that WHAT THE HELL glance at them. I caught him looking a couple of times. He did not pass comment. A few of the other men in the office did exactly the same and it started to become the norm for the day. I kept taking pain killers to stop the uncomfortable feeling in my left breast at bay and just took the day in my stride. I was good to be able to parade my boobs and feel good in what I was wearing. Journey home tonight was not so bad and I arrived home only to realise I had left my house keys at work. Good job my neighbout has my spares. LOL Cathy :-)
Well I am not in the pain I was in for the last two days but I still hurt. My left breast is still tender and I can still hear fluid in the pocket. I will wait till next Thursday before I panic. Actually next Thursday I go and have my stitches out and see Mr Graham. Bath this morning felt good and I did not want to get out. What also makes having a bath a good thing is that I can take of my bra and relax. After tomorrow I do not have to wear the bra at night. The jounrney to work went quick today and I arrived in work early. No one was in so I launched my web browser and went online to Nicoles web site www.implantinfo.com for a chat with the girls in the USA. Slowly but surley my collegues turned up for work including my best friend within the office Diane. I quickly walked over to her desk and asked what do you think. (she was the only one I told) She wanted to look but did not want to make it obvious as we were standing under one of the security cameras. So I walked back to my desk and then turned and walked back so she could see me as I walk towards her. Very nice she said. You are so brave having that done. I don't think so but it was nice of her to say. Diane wants to go smaller from a DD to a D or C. She is not tall and she is slim. I told her to visit Nicoles site and go to chat room. Through-out the day I was uncomfortable and I was aware of the implants all day. This made me feel a little down. I was also upset because the boys in my team had not made a comment. So I marched into Neils office and said "Have you noticed anything different about me" immediatley he said "You've lost weight" good save Neil, had he said some thing negative I would of snapped but he played it safe. Actually if you think about it when you boobs go out your tummy appears to be further in so it can give an impression that you have lost weight. "No that's not it" I said he made a few quesses and then told him. "Ahhh" he said "I did not want to mention that because I thought you might be offended" So he had noticed but was to much of a gentleman to say something. Rest of day went well and I arrived home early but still with some pain so I think I will have something to eat and then get to bed early. Cathy ;-)
Tonight I can go to bed without a bra my PS had told me. I was looking forward to taking a break from wearing a sports bra. I know it's only been 1wk but I am not used to wearing a bra 24/7 (24hrs a day 7 days a week). When does the feeling come back to the breast I am wondering. I have a numbness within my breasts which is driving me crazy and I can still feel these implants inside. The feeling is like wearing one of those gel filled bras, you can feel the gel moving every now and then but it does not feel to unnatural. At work I went through
the day thinking that everyone was staring at me. The white blouse
I had chosen to wear was a little on the tight side and made my breast
look fairly big. I had a meeting later that afternoon and I
was wondering if one of the people attending (who used to work with me)
would notice. Around 2pm the meeting was due to start
and I was given a call to let me know that my visitors had arrived.
I greeted Rod (the one I used to work for) and said hi and he did not say
a thing. As we walked to the meeting room I made him slow and
asked him why had he not said anything. "Well I was not going
to say anything but wow" I took it that he meant my BA and he then
said "out standing" I laughed and we went into the meeting.
Nothing more was said about it till I was saying goodbye to him.
At this point he said "I will let everyone back at the office know how
great you now look, well done". This to date is the best
comment I have received. My day from this point just got better.
Wow do my breast hurt. I think the PS got it wrong to say that it's ok not to wear a Bra at night after 7 days. All round my breast are aching and it's hard to situp. Tonight the bra stays on!!! I choose the firm support bra today thanks to my PS, as it offered me more all over support than the sports bra which seemed to give more under support. The only thing that is bothering me is that I still do not feel right in the size bra I am. So tomorrow I will get myself measured correctly, then I know for sure what size to buy. Day was un-eventful and seemed to wizz by. My only grudge today was that the team of men I work with had not passed comment. So rather than wait for them to say anyting about my size I chose to tell everyone why I was not at work last week and also why I was making them carry the computers for me rather than me carrying them for myself. This made sense to them and they were please I bought the subject up as it was not for them to say anything. So now I felt a lot better. The girls in the office all now know and no bad remarks were said, so I think they think it's cool. Journey home was good and I was begining to feel a lot more comfortable with the bumbs that the bus I traveled on found in the roads home. I will continue to catch the bus home next week and make sure I am fully healed before I do City driving. Tonight when I got home I had to drive down to my friends house to pick up her daughter. She stays with me every other weekend. The drive was painful and seemed much longer. I had to keep my elbows tucked into my sides and feed the steering wheel through my hands so that i did not stretch to far and cause myself any injury. Kristy was waiting for me when I got there and she knew I was having this BA. "very nice aren't they" she said "the doctor did a good job" I was hoping she would notice the difference and she had. All I could talk about on the way home was how much better I felt and how the money was the best I had spent. She agreed with me and went on to tell me how much more balanced I now looked. When I got home I decided to go online and speak to everyone at Nicole's chat site. Some of the pre's were now post and it was strange to be answering their questions that they had now they were post. just 1wk ago that was me and now I can hand my experiences back to them. It feels good to do this. Ann was now pre and saying how much pain she was in, but its a good pain she said. We were all still waiting on Hatty as she had not been online to tell us how she feels. Will check tomorrow. I wore the Sports bra to bed again and hoped that by morning I would feel better than the night before. Cathy :-)
Wearing the sports bra makes a big difference. I did not feel the discomfort that I had felt the morning before but it was still good to have a long soak in the bath and gently massage my breasts. I was up to getting dressed to show my breast off in public today. I chose a plunge neck top which was close fitting and a medium support sports bra (not so thick band at sides) The drive to the shopping mall was around half an hour and by the time I arrived I was feeling a little uncomfortable under the arms towards the back of the implants. This feeling soon faded after I had been walking around for a while. I went into one of the big department stores where they do a bra fitting service. I walked up to one of the assistants and explained that I was a week post surgery and would like to be correctly measured for a bra. Both of us went into a changing room and she produced a tape measure and began to take sizes. "Your a 38DD" she told me "NO WAY you've got it wrong" I said "please measure again" "38DD still" she said again. She could of knocked me down with a feather. When I first saw the PS he told me I would be a large C small D and here I was being told I was a 38DD this was to good to be true. I went into the store and picked up a few sports bras in 38DD and took them back in to try on. As I looked at them I thought to myself there was no way there was enough of me to fill those cups, but when I tried the bra on it was a perfect fit. It was so nice. I tried on my 38D bra again to compare and realised that the cup of that bra was actually squashing the breast slightly and that this was what was causing me discomfort. I chose two bras and paid for them at the counter, then muttered to my self as I walked out of the store, 38DD, 38DD, 38DD wooooooohooooooo. Can it get any better? Kristy and I went to the cinema this evening and during the film I was so hurting across the breasts. My chest was aching and my arms felt like lead. By the time I got home it was getting hard to drive and I was pleased to see my driveway. All the trying on of bras and swimsuits today had taken it's toll on my. I had over done it and now I am paying big time. TIP...................... Just because you feel ok.. does NOT MEAN YOU ARE OK... TAKE IT EASY DON'T OVER DO IT. As soon as my diary is updated and I have uploaded my pics I am jumping in the bath for a very very very long soak. Cathy :-( ow
Since I last updated my diary I have been to America on holiday. It was only 3wks post and within 1 day of landing I was going to be swimming with the dolphins at the newly opened Discovery Cove in Orlando Florida. Being Feburary it was still a little chilly during the day and so the staff suggested that we all wore a wetsuit. Now I don't know if you have worn a wetsuit before but they do restrict your bust quite a bit. This time was not going to be different. I felt like someone had wrapped a tight bandage around my chest and the pain was really bad. I had my swim around the park, did my bit with the dophins and then got out of the suit and dressed. I had a great time in Florida, especially when I visited Victoria Secret in Daytona Mall. I managed to blow $325 on bras alone and it was nice to have my size confirmed as 38DD by the assistant. Some of the bras can be seen on this site in the photos section. I bought lots of new clothes to wear that would enhance my boobs, low cut/tight/short anything that would make them get noticed. Shopping is my biggest past time next to chatting on the internet. The only difficultie was that I now needed a larger top to my lower and this made get a Dress or Bikini a little harder. My waist is an American 8 and my top a 12, tops that fitted around my bust hung around my waist. I took a medium in the bottom half of the bikini and a large for the top (not all shops sell seperates) I can see that this will be an on going issue as I lose more weight to reach my goal of 120lb. During my stay I went on a few rides at the parks. Some of the rides had harnesses that held you into the seat. My boobs had to be squeezed between the bars, causing a side effect that made my clevage a lot larger. I'm not complaining. As my holiday came to an end I was 5wks post and by now my new boobs felt great. No longer did they feel like they did not belong, they became more a part of my. I still could not pass a mirror and not look at them, and every time I did look my confidence took a step forward. I know what I have done is right, more now than ever. I have become more feminine and have a more balanced figure. At last I had peace of mind. On my return I had to wait a further week before I could go back to the Gym and start lifting weights. Whilst on holiday I had bought a hugh amount of new gym clothing and I was in a hurry to wear it. Monday came and I burst into the Gym in my new kit ready to do my regular work out which covers Cardio/Stretching/Weights/Classes I took the first day easy and restricted myself to 3hrs. I went half of my regular weight I would lift and did more reps. My boobs started to feel a little sore after (mostly the left) but I found no difficulties at all. The fear I now had was that I might do damage without knowing it and so I ensured that every lift was done carefully. The next day I decided to lift my regular weight as the day before left me feeling that I had not done enough, once again I was a little sore but every thing seemed fine. Within a week I was no longer feeling the soreness and moved my program back to 4hrs, however this led me to having a lot of pain and chest pains were un-believeable. I am now 2 months post and feeling fine. I quess I'm pleased with the results, however I wish I was a little larger and maybe a little fuller. If there is one comment I have heard every day on the chat forums it woud have to be, "I WISH I HAD GONE A LITTLE LARGER" but if you had would you still be saying that? Check out my other section on this website which covers my new nose. Not content with just having my boobs done I went and had my nose done by the same PS, with equally outstanding results.... Next update will be at 4mths post. take care Cathy :-)))))
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