Hi all I wanted to make a post on my recent experience and of the things you may need to prepare for for after surgery.
I had my surgery Friday 5th May at the HCA Wilmslow with Mr Netri. My admission time was 7am, I went in and they took my blood pressure, gave me my compression socks and I had to change into my gown. About 8am Mr Netri came to check on me and draw up ready for Surgery, I went down for surgery at about 9am and as I had an uplift was out for about 11am. All happened so quick didn’t really have time to overthink it haha.
The anaesthetist and all of the nursers were very calming and I had no worries at all, it all happened super quick!! When I woke properly I had some fruit and a sandwich and literally was ready to go home with my meds at around 3pm.
The first night was probably the worst as I only got around 2 hours sleep, getting out of bed was probably the hardest thing for me. And you feel like your implants might fall out when you stand up because of the pressure but this is normal.. just a very strange feeling. So just take it easy and get up slowly!
Painwise I am OK! Just some sharp pains where my stitches are but so far that is it (I hope it stays that way)!!
General Advice:
-Put your hair in a plait for surgery.
-Buy plenty of dry shampoo.
-Prepare for the bloating and constipation, it is probably the worst part tbh.
-Set alarms on your phone for your meds. I do every 3 hours for codeine, every other 3 hours for paracetamol and 3 times a day for antibiotics so I don’t get confused!
-Buy some freezable ice packs to sit on the top of your breasts, you may not really need them but it feels soooo nice.
-Make sure your bedroom and house is spotless before surgery so you don’t go home to a mess haha, I laid all of my clothes out for the week and was so glad I did!
-I also did a big food shop buying lots of fruit and meal prepped and froze these so I don’t have to cook in the week.
I am now 2 DPO and have attached some pics! I am happy so far but can’t wait to see the final result when they start dropping cos they’re super hard atm
What to bring to the hospital:
Lateral flow tests from night before and morning before surgery
Surgical bra
Phone/kindle (something to occupy you)
Pyjamas/slippers/knickers
Toothbrush/toothpaste
Wet wipes
Shoes easy to get on and off (I brought sliders to go home in)
Good luck to anyone going for a BA soon!!xxx
