28 days PO 500 mod+ overs Started by: Ali

Hi everyone!
I’m a month PO tomorrow and it feels like I have had them forever! Whilst the first 2 weeks felt like a lifetime, my recovery has been perfect actually – which I understand is the case with overs vs unders. I had an overnight stay at Fitzroy which was nice, and took the antibiotics but no painkillers other than paracetamol after the op (I can’t take codine). I was up and about pretty much straight away (which was good as it was Christmas Day 5 days after op!). I still take the odd paracetamol now and was taking them in regular 4hr intervals until a couple of days ago.

Size wise I was advised to have 500cc as I had plenty of breast tissue and I’m no skinny Minnie (size 14), and anything smaller wouldn’t have been seen. I sometimes feel that I should have gone larger (I was offered 550 but said no as I didn’t want to have massive boobs!) but I can’t dwell on that now! I am really happy with them. I wanted them to look the same as they did in my padded bras without a bra on and they totally do so I got what I asked for!

I have no idea how big they are yet. I wear my macom at night and my Asda sports bra during the day. Currently wearing a 38DD sports bra (although I was always an unmeasured 36B pre op) and whilst I can fit into the 38D that I bought (I wasn’t sure on what size to get!), it is too tight and uncomfortable after a while so I’ve put that away. But I have no idea of size and TBH throughout the whole process i have never been bothered about size, it was all about shape to me. I asked if I could wear my CK bras like I see other girls wearing but my nurse said that the larger implants (esp overs) are too heavy and need more support – a sports bra- so I haven’t worn anything else. I have had a great experience with MYA but wish there was more consistency in their advice to the girls as it does get confusing and contradictory at times. There are other girls with what look like larger boobs than me (although with smaller implants) that wear far different/nicer post op bras and I’m jealous as I’ve been told v different advice (even though we have had the same surgeon!)

I still have slightly pointy boobs (I was slightly tubular pre op) but I’m sure this goes down to a more rounded shape in time. From the side, to me, they look smallish but I’m not sure whether that is cos I am used to the large swollen size! They are dropping slowly though and starting to look more like a classic boob shape! My scars are amazingly clean and straight – Dr Fuimara is amazingly skilled.

The one thing that I have struggled with in the whole recovery is the sleeping. As a side sleeper it has been really hard to sleep only on my back. I’m now lying flat on my back which is better than the slightly reclined position but I am still desperate to sleep on my side and hoping that comes soon – I am going to wait til my 8 week check as I don’t want to displace the implant as I have come too far now to mess anything up! I had one of those reclining supports from Amazon (£20?) and a large v shaped pillow that pregnant ladies use and found that really helped to remain in position – although it did take up a lot of the bed (poor boyfriend!)

I’m using palmers coco butter stretch cream as well as a SOS product to avoid stretch marks as I am prone to them and the larger implant could cause them. I havent had any yet (touch wood) but then the implant also doesn’t look that large in me!
https://www.palmers.com/cocoa-butter-formula/25-massage-lotion-for-stretch-marks.html
https://www.scienceofskin.com/product/stretch-mark-defence/

I am happy to answer any questions you might have – this forum helped me to be prepared loads before my op xxx