12 weeks post op check…Sharing my experience Started by: Anonymous

Today was my final 12 week post op appointment, to anybody new this is the day the surgeon signs you off. I have stopped using this page as much so before I stop completely I thought I should share a few words.

I had my surgery on the 21st of January at Preston. The decision to have my breasts done was firmly made when I was 14 years old, slightly over weight on my bottom half and super slim on my top. Since then many years have pasted were I’ve promised myself enough is enough and I’m going to save the money to have surgery, but as I like spending money, the savings never got past £10.

When I was 20 I decided to go look in to my options so I went to another company, had my consultation and almost signed up for a 5 year payment plan to have it done. But as I was about to sign I backed out as something didn’t feel right about it and I started to doubt my decision that having breast augmentation was the right thing to do.

I waited many more years until January the 1st this year I woke up and told myself it’s happening. I researched in to companies and booked an appointment with MYA for 2 days later. At my consultation I felt relaxed – a completely different feeling to how I felt years previous at the competitors consultation. My co-ordinator asked when I was looking to have the surgery to which I replied ‘have you got any appointments next week?’

I saw my surgeon the next day and signed there and then. My surgeon was Mr Traynor and I knew almost straight away I was in the right hands. Did I go for his kindness and understanding of my needs? No. I knew because he was so arrogant he basically said ‘ I don’t care if you want this or not but if you do I will do this, this and this’ ; his own self assurance was what I needed to trust the surgeon.

The build up to the surgery I was an absolute mess. I almost cancelled 20 times after reading 20 horror stories of patients who had regretted having the surgery and how they hated how they looked. Another contributing factor to doubting my decision was my friends and family were completely against the idea and tried their hardest to change my mind.

On the day of the surgery I almost ran out of the hospital in my gown I was so scared. But When Traynor came to see me I started to ease.

All I remember about the surgery is coming round from the anesthetic is the nurse asking me if I would like to see my new boobs and I shouted ‘NO!’ because I was in too much pain but once the drugs kicked in I was absolutely fine.

I’m not going to lie, recovery was AWFUL for me. The first 2 days I was walking round like nothing had happened then on day 3 it hit me like truck and I spent the next 3 days crying and demanding attention and sympathy from my boyfriend. It was also in the 1st week I became concerned that I wasn’t actually very happy with my results and spent every opportunity looking in the mirror wishing i’d gone bigger because I believed they just looked like slightly bigger versions of what I had started with (32 nothings). Another problem I was facing was that I accidentally got my incision wet in week 1, so I spent the next 6 weeks bandaged up and unable to shower. It was hell.

But after 6 weeks by boobs just popped out of nowhere and I fell in love with the way I looked for the first time in 11 years.

it’s now been 12 weeks since the surgery and today Mr Traynor shook my hand and told me I looked beautiful and for the first time in my life I took the compliment because I believed the words the cocky Irish was saying because I finally feel like the woman I was meant to be; strong and self confident which is something all women should feel.

Personally I am not that has had surgery because I want to take my top off and pose with a pout, I did this for myself esteem and so when I looked in the mirror I didn’t hate what I saw. So to anybody thinking about breast surgery because they are self concious; This was the best decision I ever made and has truly changed my life.

Good luck and happy healing!