Nervous and need advice! Started by: Alex

It’s a hard one. A lot of people still have such a negative view on cosmetic surgery and think its just vanity to spend so much money on your looks, but people need to realise that it can actually enhance your life when you feel good about yourself. Would your family understand this? I think it’s completely understandable to spend your inheritance on it. I took out a personal loan to be able to afford my operation. I knew I’d never be able to save the money and I didn’t want to waste any more years hating my looks.

I had my operation 10 days ago and like you, I haven’t really experienced being put to sleep so I was terrified whilst waiting to be taken for surgery. It’s honestly nothing to worry about though, they make you feel at ease and before I knew it they were asking me to count backwards from 10. I only got as far as 9 and the next thing I knew, I was waking up in recovery. At no point did I have any really bad pain, it’s more of just an uncomfortable, tight feeling. You just have to prepare yourself mentally for not being able to move much in the first week! That being said, no matter how scared I was, how skint I am going to be or what other people thought about it, I know I’ve definitely made the right decision by going ahead and I think you just have to go with your gut. Hope you can work it out xx

I got codeine, strong ibuprofen and paracetamol. I only used the codeine for the first few days though as it tends to have some bad side effects and my pain wasn’t too bad. The worst part has honestly been not being able to get comfortable. You have to sleep upright so my back ached, then my legs ached from not walking as much as I normally do and my arms seized up a bit from not moving them ha. It definitely gets better though. I’m back at work, back driving and living much more normally and I’m only 10 days po.

Maybe you could have a look on a loan comparison site to see if you can get a loan if you are worried about using your inheritance? You can usually do a soft search before applying to check your eligibility before it affects your credit score. I find that personal loans are much better interest rates than the loan companies associated with the cosmetic surgery companies x

You only get one shot at this life so you absolutely have to do what makes you happy! Focus on how you really feel inside and forget about what anyone else thinks. Those who matter shouldn’t mind and those who mind shouldn’t matter! I had never once been bothered about having small boobs, but after I lost almost four stones in weight I was left with really ugly, saggy, empty boobs and even though I loved the rest of my new body and was so proud of what I had achieved, ultimately I was so disappointed that my boobs were ruining the way I looked and so I knew I had to do something to put that right.

My credit is shot to pieces and I still managed to get a loan (albeit at a terrible interest rate) to finance my procedure. If you go on Experian and type in all your details it will recommend the companies that are most likely to approve you for credit, and potentially some companies can offer you a preapproved deal which guarantees you’ll be accepted. I could have got a loan to consolidate some of my existing debt or paid a chunk off my mortgage but I just needed to do this for me. To make matters even worse at the time of getting my loan I was also in a fixed term temporary job with no guarantee of extension past May 2020 so I actually took my loan out not even knowing whether I would even have the means to repay it fully. Luckily enough I’ve now been offered a permanent position so I’m all sorted on that front, but that was how desperate I was to get this fixed, I had to take the gamble. I couldn’t walk around with what I was left with on my chest. I dreaded the thought of potentially in the future ending up in a new relationship or something and somebody ever having to see the state of my awful boobs. I couldn’t accept that that was the state of my body and so leaving it be was not an option.

I actually loved the feeling of being put to sleep, it was so calming and relaxing and peaceful. It probably took about four seconds or so for me and that was it. I woke up with no pain at all. I just felt so much relief that it was all done and I felt proud of myself for having gone through with it. At first I was just so tired and not even really with it at all, and the next few hours just flew by in a blur. I didn’t even take the codeine they gave me afterwards, I just took paracetamol as a precaution, the same as I do whenever I’ve had my lips or my teeth done. As a comparison, getting my lips done hurts me way more than getting my boobs done did. My chest muscles were just very tight, stiff and achey afterwards and so I was limited with what I could do for a little while. I didn’t leave the house for the first four days, I just took things very but after that my recovery progressed pretty quickly and I was back to all of my normal activities pretty much after 16 days; work, driving, even very light exercise.

Just think about it really carefully, do all your research, ask as many questions as possible, meet with as many companies and as many surgeons as you feel you need to in order to make up your mind. If it’s what you really want, then absolutely go for it! Life’s way too short to be unhappy.

Alex I had inheritance money which I used to fund my procedure, I didn’t feel bad at all using it as I needed it to feel more in proportion and to feel more comfortable/confident in myself. I told my parents my intentions of using some inheritance to fund it, they supported my decision. The way I saw it was that money was left to me to spend/use it how I wished, my biggest wish was to have boobs and now I have. I believe the relative that left the money would be pleased that I’ve used some of it to feel happier in myself. Definitely the best decision I’ve ever made, life’s for living and in that life you have to be happy 🙂
The aneasthetic is a breeze honestly, once they’ve put a cannula in (sharp scratch like having blood taken) you’ll be asleep before you know it. Staff are so calming and reassuring really put patients at ease.
Good luck with everything, I really hope you get the boobs you desire ?