2 DAYS POST OP: My entire experience from start to finish Started by: maya henry

I can’t tell you ladies enough how much this forum has helped me so I wanted to post details of my own experience. When I was reading these I wanted every single detail so I’ve tried to be as thorough as possible. If you don’t enjoy a long read, then this isn’t for you!

I’m almost 26, 5’1, 48kg and a size 4/6/8. My pre op size was a size 30B. I met with my surgeon who recommended 300cc but said my max would be 350cc. I really wanted as big as possible as I’ve read a lot about boob greed, so went with 350cc. The implants were textured, round, high profile, and over the muscle.

As much as I wanted big boobs, I did want the shape to be natural so considered going for teardrop implants. Spoke to my surgeon about this and he said that as my boobs are more bottom heavy with no upper pole, the teardrop implants would only reinforce this shape whereas the round would correct it and give me a better cleavage. I trusted his decision but was still a little nervous about the possibility of seeing that hard circular line at the top because I am very slim/ lean up top.

I got to hospital for my surgery on the 26th Feb at 7:30am. Changed into my gown, knickers, and dressing gown and slippers were provided. Just my luck, came on my period an hour or so later. Was prepared for this though so just put a sanitary towel in the paper knickers as you can’t wear tampons in surgery. All my obs were taken, everything was fine, and was taken down to surgery at 11am.

I woke up at half 12 in the recovery room. Felt SO drowsy and delirious and my vision was a complete blur. I didnt feel the heavy feeling on my chest that everyone else speaks about but felt pain more at the bottom of my boobs, I presumed it was around the incision sites. Nothing unbearable though. Was wheeled back down to my room, and speaking to my friend who accompanied me to hospital that day helped the drowsiness of the anaesthesia wear off a little quicker.

I had a very very dry mouth so was taking frequent small sips of water. Enough to rehydrate my mouth but not too much as to induce vomit lol. Ordering the sandwich was also a mistake. The bread was sticking to the roof of my mouth because it was so dry and then I needed even more water. Had half the sandwich before I gave up because I didnt want to risk throwing up.

A couple hours later i was able to wee by myself and insert a tampon in. No trouble flushing the toilet either. Walking slower than normal but was still able. Surgeon came to see me and said everything went well. I was told to keep my Macom on for 8 weeks and the breast band on for 2 weeks. Was discharged around 6pm and stayed in a hotel nearby. The fresh air felt amazing.

I am now 2 days post op and I am not an incredibly emotional person, but this has been an emotional rollercoaster so far. I think because I knew I was having overs, I really underestimated how much pain I would be in. I don’t feel too much pain or pressure at the top like other people have described, it’s more by the incision sites. I have had a peak from underneath my bra at the dressings to check there is no leakage or bleeding and everything looks fine. I have the odd shooting pain, but I expected this and think it is just my nerves reconnecting. I am only on paracetamol and ibuprofen for pain relief and know I would be in much less pain if I took the codeine given, but I really don’t want to be constipated so have avoided it for now.

I have taken off the band briefly to readjust it etc and LOVE how the upper pole looks. No harsh line whatsoever, and a really gentle slope even this soon after surgery. The hard circular line was one of my biggest concerns and I am so so happy I didn’t get this. The 350cc definitely look big, but I’m not sure if this is just swelling. Do overs fluff and get bigger the same way as unders? Either way, I don’t think I’ll ever have to wear padding or use chicken fillets again in my life THANK GOD.

And something else to note, my nipples are HUGE in comparison to before lol. I had quite small nipples to begin with and have full on burger nips atm but have been told these will settle in a couple of weeks. One was quite dry from where they’ve stretched so much so I lightly moisturised both to avoid cracking. The areola is numb to the touch but the actual nipples are quite sensitive. And also, my boobs look like traffic cones atm lol. I expected this though. Guess the next couple of weeks is me just waiting for the pain to subside, and for my nipples to shrink, and for my boobs to look less pointy! I’ll keep this thread updated xx