All Done – My Story Tuesday 8th Feb

Hi girls… My day finally came! I had my op at Highgate today… Was a day case and had an admission time of 7am… Got there for half 6 cos traffic was on my side this morning! My lovely Fiancé drove me and stayed with me all day. We went to bed at 3.30am last night and got up at 5am to leave so we were both knackered by the time we got there.

Beautiful and clean hospital, friendly receptionist and the most helpful nurses So impressed.

Ordered my bloke some breakfast and i sat answering pre op questions from the nurse who took my bp and temp and went thru medical history etc.

Got dressed into a rather fetching gown which swamped me and my 5’2, 7.5stone frame! LoL

Had my legs measured for my sexy stocking which didnt bother me at all (they were quite warm) apart from the holes in the bottoms for the pads of your feet! Ha ha

***BEST BIT***!!!!! >>>>>>>>

I was on my final day of my period so just the drabs were left but I thought I better ask for a pad cos the nurse said you cant wear a tampon to surgery… AND BOY, DID SHE BRING ME A PAD! Ha ha ha ha… I was given my gorgeous paper pants (altho they reminded me of a carrier bag with 2 holes cut out for your legs!) Literally, when i stuck the pad into the pants it resembled a nappy, much to my blokes amusement who kept going “Thats for if you poo yourself…” Ha ha ha ha ha So glad he came, he kept me laughing all day

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So Mr C came in about half 8 and drew on me. Plan was for 300cc cui implants overs.

Everything was good to go, just had to wait to be called for surgery.

Me and my fella got into bed and attempted to have a sleep, but I was far too excited… I dont like waiting around either so I was on edge really, couldnt have slept despite being SHATTERED!

Nurse knocked the door at 9.20 and said pop your Uggs on and lets go go go!!

My bloke woke up and I said bye and he said “Please wake up!” LoL I could tell he was a bit worried and I thought i’d start crying if he was too nice to me so literally kissed him and ran out of the room after the nurse! Didnt wanna cause a scene! LoL

Absolutely lovely nurses (and the anaesthetist who had popped in to say hello and double check my medical history while i’d been waiting in my room) was outside the theatre. The nurse had her arm round me and i felt so comforted

Dr C was standing next to the bed and said “There’s been a slight problem with your implants!!!!! We havent had them arrive yet! BUT instead of 300cc cui we have 310cc Inspira (at no extra charge)… How does that sound?” I was just happy to have the extra 10cc ha ha! Never mind the posh implants! So i said “That sounds good to me”!

Had my anaesthetic in my arm and the doctor said “Im injecting you with it now”, while the nurse gave me oxygen to breathe in… Felt a feeling that can only be described as – imagine you had a tap inside your head and someone turned it on; you’d feel a feeling of something go thru all your body… Well thats how the anaesthetic felt but I was asleep before I could register it getting my knees probably… I had a feeling of falling from the inside, but was out like a light!

Woke up what felt like 10 minutes later and was aware of the nurse calling my name. Not sure if i answered and went back to sleep or if I stayed awake and then she wheeled me back to my room… Cant remember – paralytic hangover style! LoL

I was chatting rubbish to her, but really I was tying to wake myself up and bring myself round… Bit like trying to talk it off when you’re drunk! LoL I cant remember the journey from the recovery room back to my room but I remember going thru the doors and the boyfriend was sat waiting for me I was still babbling away to the nurse and then started going to my man “I’ve got 310cc cos they havent got my 300’s!” I wanted to keep talking to get back to normal.. He just kept looking at me funny going, “You OK yeah?!” Ha ha….

I still hadnt looked down yet! Was really stiff in my neck so was struggling to have a spy down my top but could see a sizeable increase sat on my chest No pain at all… Just a numb feeling like someone had rested something like a small cat or dog on my chest. But no pain

The first thing i wanted to do was get that gross nappy off me! LoL Didnt even need it really which was the worse part! But better to be safe than sorry! Didnt poo myself either (probably much to my blokes disappointment! Ha ha ha) x

After about 30 minutes the nurse came back in and did my bp again. I had some toast… My boyfriend then started going “remember when you came back in and were chatting sh!t… and you were chatting away to the nurse” Me: Ummmmm no! Ha ha ha ha ha ha x At least i wasnt singing or dancing!

Managed to losen my neck up and have a look down my bandages vaguely… Very impressed with the initial look

Mr C came in and said was I happy and I said yes. He said take the bandages off tomorrow but keep the scars covered til i see the nurse for my stitches to get taken out. Wear a sports bra 24/7 for 6 weeks and he’s see me in a few weeks in Bristol. This was 2pm and he said give it and hour and then I could leave if i wanted to.

So my bloke sat on the laptop for an hour, I sat watching Home and Away and Jeremy Kyle… Then I got up and packed my things away, the nurse came back in to do a final bp check and to give me my prescriptions. Antibiotics and painkillers

I had my departure forms signed and off we went

Drive home was fine… I didnt drive. Felt a bit stiff thanks to sitting in hefty traffic, there’s been no pain apart from one or 2 shooting pains that came as fast as they went, literally a few seconds. And a twitching feeling that lasts a few seconds on the skin in between my boobs. All that “hurts” is my ribs really at the sides and just under my boobs. Feels like pulled muscles or if you’ve ever cracked or bruised a rib… But other than Im fine, touch wood

Boobs are amazing. So pleased with the size. Will remove the bandages tomorrow to see them in their full glory I can see their swollen but having looked down the bandages they look and great shape and size. I’ve got a vest on now to hold the bandages in place (although they’re fairly tight already! Reckon thats why i feel so bruised on my ribs!)

BF loves them too <3 He’s been brilliant thru out all this from first consultation to today x

ANYWAY I have gone on… But thought i’d share my day with you all as you have offered me lots of helpful advice. I will get some pics up in a few days… Gonna have some dinner now and then go to bed cos its been a LONG day. x

Hi, this is sooo reassuring! Im looking to have my ba in july/august and Im really squeemish with operations etc, so this is comforting that its not too traumatic!!

My boyfriend is totally supportive and will be with me every stpe of the way which is comforting, think Ill need him big time on the day! xxx

My ops tomorrow morning and i’m totally bricking it now just been on the phone to my boyfriend crying my eyes out lol that’s so not like me! i’ve worried him now too your story is very reassuring, thanks hunn xx

Hiya. Thanks for sharing your story, glad it all went well

What size were you and what are you hoping to be when they’ve settled? Happy healing x

hello thank-you for sharing your story really helpful as im booked in for july and for a day case also glad everythings gone fine for you will add u as a friend if u dont mind me having a look at ur pics when u put them on. xx

awwww love ur story enjoy ur new boobies xxx

HONESTLY GILRS, when you go to the theatre just try and switch off… Dont think about what you’re there for just think like I did, which was “Im gonna close my eyes while they prep me and do my anaesthetic” I was almost ignorant to what was happening. Just closed my eyes and thought about something else that made me focus on not concentrating on what they were doing… I thought about Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, trying to remember what happened scene to scene in it and cos i hadnt seen it since December i was so busy concentrating on that it was almost an inconvenience when the nurse spoke to me LoL… It didnt give me a chance to think about what they were doing to me… I was trying so hard to remember anything i could about that film.

I would say i’ve had no real pain… Nothing hurts, its just pure stiffness and since getting home and sitting on the sofa Im really stiff getting up so I think i’ll be extra stiff tomorrow but Im told it get easier after the first 48 hours.

You will both be fine x Just make sure you take your painkillers. Im wondering if i’d taken a painkiller sooner i might not be so stiff now but theres not a lot i can do about it now so just gonna go to bed and expect that tomorrow im gonna feel like battered sh!t! x But thats all it is, just stiff muscles like you’ve done hundreds of situps and press ups x

Good luck for tomorrow You will be fine… Keep excited and dont worry about anything x

Hi missmck1986, thank you so much for sharing your story, its really good to read what you went through from that morning right through the day, glad everything went well for you and getting 10cc extra that was a nice surprise for you, my surgery is on the 11th march and reading your story has calmed me down slightly, i might have to read it again the day before my op to reassure me lol,xxx

hi thanks for sharing your day with us. it was really good to read it from start to finish with all your thoughts, im booked for 16 march and feel a lot better after reading it.

i;ll add you as a friend if thats ok, to keep up to date with your progress xx

thanks hunn i think once im there ill be fine im just shitting it beforehand lol hope you have a good nights sleep, happy healing! x

Thank you so much for sharing this story… Im at Highgate 19th April….

What size were you pre op missmck1986 & what do you think you will be now??

Thanks

Thank u hun for sharing ur story. Im about the same size than u and having the same size that u (well, what u originally planned lol) on the 2nd of March, a bit scared too but so so excited! Get well soon love and rest well! XXX

so pleased to read this really reassured me that i’ll be ok because i’m pretty scared! consultation tomorrow and op next thursday!!

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Awesome – congrats and thanks for the story.

Happy healing!

Honey

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Hi… Thanks for sharing, I’m just a week away and so nervous about walking to the theatre!! It has put me at ease! Happy healing and look forward to the updates.

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Thanks for sharing your story, had me in tears, im just so bloody emotional at the moment, hate that goodbye bit when leaving other half.

Did you not have dinner?. i read toast. Also how come your b/f got brekkie, did they just offer it to him, did u have to pay for it. etc.

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Missmck1986 that story is absolutely fantastic. It brought tears to my eyes (when your boyfriend said please wake up) and tears of laughter too. I made my boyfriend read it, cos I know that’s exactly what he’ll be like. Thankyou so much for taking the time out to write it – particularly so soon after having the op! Would love to see your pics when you eventually get them on as I’m roughly same size as you and thinking of 300’s. I hope my implants don’t arrive so I get offered posh ones! x

Congrats on the new boobies ,ur story was gr8 Thanks for sharing it’s so reasuring my ba is in 7 days and I’m getting nervous already hope ur stll feeling good and not to much pain happy healing xxxx

Cheers for all your friendly messages

I’ll add you guys so you can see my pics when i put them up.

Stiff as anything first thing this morning! Last night was horrific… NOT from boob pain (I’ve had none of that at all so far) just from feeling so stiff round my ribs and under my armpits felt bruised if i moved my arms out a little. I was propped up on pillows in bed but as soon as i leant a little forward or tried to sit up to move it felt like i had bruised broken ribs…. but it wasnt painful in my boobs at all. I kept my bandages on all night but i think cos they were bound so tight since 10am-ish yesterday morning thats whats caused to discomfort. Also the fact i went home in the car and that took about 2 hours cos of the mental London traffic so i was sat still and was restricted in the car! I did take some painkillers but it didnt help cos i guess the bandages were the cause of the pain… so i got up this morning and my bloke helped me unwrap our new presents! LoL BOOB LOOK AMAZING! Very pert! LoL Very firm, not hard tho… Size is fab… Im in a DD but I’ve got indentation on my boobs so may pop out and get an E just for a bit of extra room.

As soon as i took the bandages off i felt really sick cos i must have been strapped so tight it was a bit of a shock feeling free all of a sudden but i had a glass of water and sat by the balcony door and got some fresh air and in 2 minutes i felt fine. Ribs still feel tender but not as bad as they did a few hours ago.

To any of you girls panicking or worrying about the hospital or the op itself PLEASE DONT. The unsettling bit is the waiting around cos it gives you time to worry but if you just chill during that time, bring your laptop and Facebook or read a magazine or watch TV or bring someone with you who can distract you and forget what you’re waiting for you will be fine. And definitely switch off and focus on something else when you get into surgery if you’re nervous about the anaesthetic cos altho its nothing to worry about, its best to ignore whats going on around you and dont think about it. Imagine your gonna fall asleep and get a nice massage or something relaxing The calmer you feel the quicker it will happen… One of the nurses in the theatre said to me “God you’re very relaxed” I said “Yeah im not actually thinking about why im here!” Then i started asking her questions like how long she worked there and what was for dinner… anything to keep her talking about something not related to what was going on. I think cos i was so adamant on being distracted I didnt give myself a chance to worry… And cos of the cock up with my implants they were still messing around getting them out of the box etc so i was lead there for about 10 minutes on the operating table/bed waiting, which could be very worrying for someone who was already nervous. The bit that i was aware of most was after the injection for the little plastic thing went in (its only a little scratch, again dont think about it! Make sure you chat to the nurse while they do it so you’re already talking to her while they inject the little plastic thin into your arm or hand – well when they give you the anaesthetic they literally come at you with an oxygen mask! And she was like “Take some deep breathes” This was at the same time as the anaesthetic was being injected… so I’ve gone from calm to thinking “Shit, what if im not breathing deeply enough and Im gonna be asleep in am inute so havent got time to ask if im breathing right!” And i started going “What like this…” and then i went to sleep! So just make sure you are ready to start taking deep breathes of this lush cold oxygen, i guess the deeper you breathe it in the quicker it works with the anaesthetic so you’ll be out before you know it!

Shazzy… we get breakfast, tea + toast, starter, lunch and pudding free but if your guest(s) want anything they can have it but its charged when you leave. He had breakfast at about half 8 i think… 1 egg, 2 small bits of bacon, toast, mushrooms and tomatoes. And a cup of tea…… £7.00! Jeeeez!

I was still unable to eat so I couldnt order it for me although i dont think the kitchen staff are aware of if we can eat or not so i should have ordered it for me and got it free. Same with lunch, im the fussiest eater and had brought some sweets and cereal with me so I ordered lunch for me but it was really for him and he ate it while i ate my cereal and the ice cream that was pudding.

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I didnt put it last night in my post, but because you’re so drugged up and painfree straight after the surgery you probably can do more than you think you’d be able to do. I sat up in bed and managed to do my make up cos i felt like a right mess with my pale face and gross gown and stockings! Very gently i did my foundation and bronzer and mascara and put on a vest and my own pj bottoms that i feel comfortable in. Sounds silly but when you have all your make up off and you’ve got the pants and gown and stockings on i think that adds to the panic cos you look like a sick person, I found I was quite vulnerable so definitely bring something you’re happy to wear after just so you can change and dont feel so much like a patient if that makes sense.

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Thanks for posting this. I’ve just had a little freakout as my op is on the 15th feb, and now its all starting to feel very real!! Your postings has made me feel a lot more chilled out about it.

Hope you continue to recover well :o)

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I can’t believe you can be bothered to write all this so soon after your op! Is it not hurting when you type?! Good on you! You’re giving us all hope and reassurance. x

Its almost comfortable to write cos Im so concious of my posture its helping me to sit up straight and pull my shoulders back x

I think pain is such a subjective thing… If you think you’re gonna be in pain and an invalid for a few days then you could be! I could probably sit here and feel sorry for myself and think I can feel pains and aches just for the simple fact that i’ve undergone surgery and its fairly traumatic isnt it really… But Im just thinking along the lines of i’ve pulled my chest muscles and cant use my arms to lift or stretch out.

I hope all of you having yours done have a positive experience when you get them done. And that your recovery is painfree. I know that in a few weeks theres a chance i will start getting pains in my boobs cos all the nerves will be coming back to life but Im gonna try and not take any painkillers unless Im in agony x I guess just take the rough with the smooth!

Yesterday seem like it was so far away now! Mad really! Like it was all a dream! Looking forward to seeing the full results in a few weeks. But really happy and couldnt thank Dr Chantarasak enough for what he’s done. He isnt one for small talk but is a lovely professional man. He was a bit more “friendly” when he came in to mark me up and again after he’d operated and this really put me at ease.

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Oh yeah Riggers77 I was a large 32/34A. Could fit into a B but it was a roomy B if you know what I mean… as soon as you lean forward it would gape! LoL My boyfriend has measured me today and Im measuring a between a 32 and 34E but they dont look an E. To look down at them they come out quite far but the side view makes them look smaller. I was never after a particular size, just wanted a nice shape cos Im so small, im 5’2 and 7.5 stone but have a really curvy bum! Like Kourtney Kardashian! So i needed to balance out on top. Gonna take some pics later on Will Post when they are up.

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this is lovely and very reassuring thank you x i have my op on 3rd march… can i add you to see your pics? really glad its not been too traumatic for you xxx

Missmck86 it was lovely to hear about ur story n must say did make me giggle in places!! It is so reassuring to hear it went so well n that the hospital n staff are lovely! I’ll be having mine in April at highgate but with mr adamo! Hopefully they will have the same prob with implants so I too can have the expensive ones!! Hehe would u mind if I added u? Would love to c ur pics when they are up! Xxx

Thats fine girls…. When i get some pics up i’ll let you all know.

Since lunchtime today i can feel a bit more of a bruised feeling between my cleavage… Only if i pull my shoulders back or press down on it tho… But dont wanna hunch up else it will hurt even more when i try and sit straight! I put a little cocoa butter on it so hopefully it will soften up.

Also i went to the loo! Maybe the trick to avoid constipation is moderation with the painkillers? x I’ve only taken 4 in nearly 48 hours… Instead of 8 in 24hrs like they recommend…

I think with the stomach bloating some girls talk about and experience, its cos the GA makes your body hold water instead of flush it out. Your body can fluctuate 8lbs a day and thats just water weight… mad isnt it! Also a lot of the bloat is swelling from your boobs thats pushing its way down your body! Some people get swollen ankles towards the end of the first week of so cos the swelling works its way all down your body! x So dont despair! Just drink a pint of water each hour and hopefully it will flush out all the water retention and swelling x

Jenny88 Im glad you laughed at some of it… My boyfriend is actually the funniest person in the world! When we waiting in the reception at half 6 in the morning one of the catering staff walked past with some sort of cooking instrument and my bloke whispered “Thats who’s really doing your operation”! Ha ha ha And then when we got to my room; I was 303… There was a creepy little outhouse in the garden of the clinic and he went “And thats where they do your surgery…!”

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My boyfriend sounds like he has a similar personality to ur bf n he will be trying to make me laugh to stop me from being so nervous on the day!! Oh I hope I’m not near that creepy outhouse that will freak me out!!! Ha glad ur doing ok since da op – happy healing n fill us all in with anymore info xxxx

What a good story : )love the whole nappy thing, so funny. Happy healing. xx

Being the technical novice i am, it keeps telling me my photos are too big and i dont know how to fix this! If anyone who wants to see a few pics of today (day 2) email me

missmck1986@hotmail.co.uk

and i’ll email you my pics…

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I’ve just got really adventurous and leant over the bath to wash my hair with the shower, then stood in the shower and washed my bottom half, then washed my face in the sink and rough dried my hair with the hair dryer… Still feeling stiff but feel better for washing.

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Jordie… I told my boyfriend for a joke he would have to wipe my bum cos i wouldnt be able to reach! Never seen such a reaction! Ha ha ha ha ha! x

Hi,

Congrats to you and your new additions. Your story is so inspiring and heart warming…..

Ive got a consultation on sat, went for one at Transform tonight and was totally put off and miserable when I came out so Im hoping sat will be good.

Prob wont have the op til sept but want as much info as poss but getting so confused with mixed stories!!

Im not worried about the pain… had 2 children without any pain relief so it cant be worse than that… surely???

Can I email you to see your pics as Im not sure Im doing this whole forum thing right.

Enjoy your boobs…. Hope Im doing the right thing xx

I havent had kids so dont know the pain levels there but to me this isnt pain at all, as much as aches.. and its just in my ribs and sternum. Just feels like I’ve butchered myself at the gym… Its almost a nice pain! Cor, it would be great if childbirth is less painful than this! Guess i wont know til i try that one… LoL

I would highly recommend MYA. Where do you live? If you’re in the south west Bristol is your local clinic… and they are lovely there. And Mr Chantarasak is amazing! I know its early as im only on day 2 but if the rest of the healing process is like this I’d be well happy. x

Email me and I’ll send you my pics x

Thanks sweet. I live in surrey so my nearest is the London clinic. Im only at the 1st stage so feel a long way off but Im so worried about the whole sales side of it… do they just want you to sign on the dotted line??

I will email you x

Hi Summerandbubs – I only decided last week to get my boobs done and had an appointment at both Transform and MYA on the same day. I was certain I’d go with Transform as a few of my friends had and had nothing but good things to say about them. I’d never heard of MYA.

My Transform appointment was the first one and they kept me waiting over half an hour past my appointment time without any apology. The appointment itself was ok, friendly enough, but I was disappointed I didn’t get to try some ‘boobs’ on! Don’t think you’re meant to at this stage but when I went to MYA, they let me and the rapport I had immediately with them was fantastic. I didn’t want to come away. I had such a great laugh with my co-ordinator and I was in there over an hour talking about all kinds of things. I immediately wanted to go with MYA and booked up straight away, even though I was planning on waiting till later this year! They didn’t push me in anyway, they were happy for me to walk away and think about it but I rang them back and booked in to have it done 15 March.

And the fact that they have this forum speaks volumes – they’re obviously not scared for girls to share their stories.

My experience so far has been amazing. Very exciting and I’m enjoying every minute, thanks to MYA. x

Hey hun! Your story was fab!

You seem sooo pleased! My clinic id Bristol too, and ive met Mr C also!

Ive requested your friendship if ok?

So glad u said its not too painful- i’d be worried about my chest feelin tight and that! Bit of a baby! ha! Although, i have had 3 natural births! So hoping the pain isnt as bad as that!

Anyway, happy healin hun!

xx

Hi Lisam,

Thanks for your help I am looking forward to sat and would love to have them done this half of the year but Im taking my daughter to Alton towres in april and Im a bridesmaid in june so my dress is here already… Transform co ordinator dismissed these points and said have them done the sooner the better?? but Im worried about healing time and surely she should have been too?

Bet you cant wait til 15th… Hope you get what you want, its so daunting though

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That’s stupid Transform urging you to go ahead when you have those 2 important dates ahead. You won’t get that from MYA (I hope). You definately need to do it at a time that’s right for you. Plus, gives you longer to get the dosh together.

I feel too excited to feel anything else at the moment. Hope it stays that way! Will be worth it and I’m just wanting to enjoy the whole journey.

Speak to you more on here no doubt! I’ll keep you posted on how it goes. x

Yeah, MYA weren’t pushy at all… At least not in my experience they weren’t. And loads of the girls on here have nothing but good stuff to say about them.

I had a consultation in August with Amy at Bristol. Talked about what reasons (if any) i wanted a BA for… different looks and sizes available and different surgeons methods of operating and their post op recommendations. Had a feel of some implants and saw some before and after pics of MYA patients. Talked about the finance options and the day case and overnight stays. All completely casual. She gave me a book of information and said “Get in touch if its something you’d like to pursue or if you have any more questions.”

No pressure at all!

She text me a few days later and said had i given it any more thought and if I had she could book me in to see a surgeon. And I called her and said i was still thinking but would be in touch… We exchanged a few texts between August and November and that was the Month I decided to see the surgeon.

Even after that appointment there was no pressure I only got the ball rolling in January to get it done this month and MYA were so friendly and helpful towards me making sure everything was done in time and sorting the finance for me

With Transform I had requested a leaflet from them on the internet and everyday after it had arrived (despite the letter that came with the brochure saying “Contact us if you want to discuss it further”) I must have had about 3 missed calls a day from them! For about 2 months! That put me off before i’d even met anyone from there!

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MYA seemed like a good choice because although they are laid back they remain professional at the same time.

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