Hi girls,
Sorry Im a bit late in posting how my day went but here I go:
I got up at around 5:30 in the morning and I had slept suprisingly well. Wasnt really nervous at all just felt really un organised. I had my last proper shower before I left but obviously didnt use any deodrant or moisturiser afterwards. I just remember getting ready and thinking I should be sooooo nervous right now but I really wasnt because it didnt feel real.
My mum came to the hospital with me and we got there at about 7:15, we had a few hiccups on the way as the sat nav took us the wrong way, but we still got there in advance of my admission time which was 7:30.
After waiting for about 10 minutes in the waiting area a lovely young nurse came and showed me to my room, which was number 1. She told me to put on my gown and dressing gown, but forgot my paper knickers which luckily I later remembered to ask about. When I was all dressed in my gown a whole of host of people kept coming into my room and asking me medical questions but I cant remeber any of there names as the nerves then started to kick in. Then I remembered another lovely nurse coming into my room and told me that I was the first person on the list to go down to surgery, which really made me panic. I’d said all along that I wanted to be the first as then I could get it out of the way and not panic all day long, but when it actually came to it I was REALLY scared. So whilst I sat on my bed texting everyone I know about how scared I was, my mum paced up and down the little room, I think she was more nervous than me.
At about 9:00 Mr Traynor finally came to see me. First thing I noticed when he walked in was he had a big shaving cut on his chin which he had a piece of toilet tissue stuck too, and I just remember giggling thinking “oh god, you cant even shave without cutting yourself and Im trusting you with my boobies” lol. Anyway Mr T is a man of few words and he asked me a few questions and had a bit of a joke with me which out me at ease, and then told me that I’d be going for surgery shortly. I then started to worry about the littliest things, like was I going to walk down to theatre or would they wheel me down in a chair, and if I was going to walk would I need shoes and where would my shoes go whilst I was in surgery….the silliest little things. Before I knew it a lovely nurse called Christine came into my room told me to grab a pillow and said it was time to go. We WALKED down to theatre (without shoes lol) and I was told to lie on the bed whilst Christine and the anaesthitist (John) put the canula in my hand. They then gave me a strong painkiller which made me go all numb and woozey and was really odd, and then gave me the anasthetic. I cant even remember counting down or anything like that and I just went, out like a light.
The next thing I remember is being wheeled back to my room by two lovely nurses, it was about 11:00. I remember being put in my bed and tucked in and suddenly feeling wide awake. I immediately looked and my boobies and thought I have to text everyone now and tell them Im okay. So I started sending texts to all my mates telling them I was fine (in hindsight I was still a bit woozy because looking back on the texts they made no sense lol). From the moment I came round I was fine, I was wide awake and starving. I didnt have a sore throat and dint feel sick, I had it easy. I then stuffed my face with about 2 or 3 meals lol, and the nurse came and helped me into my new bra (which was way too big for me:(). So after a few hours of watching telly and stuffing my face some more, I was getting a little bit bored so the nurses checked me over again, gave me some pain killers and told me I could go.So my mum re packed my little bag for me and off we went.
I cant really remember what I did when I got home but I remember I wasnt in much pain at all. The first nights sleep was horrendous, not because I was in pain but because its sooo difficult to sleep propped up. Anyway I’m 8 days post op now and Ive just about managed it. So far I havent really had many issues, Ive got no pain at all now, and I had my dressings removed yesterday. My boobies are still very swollen and I cant wait for them to drop because at the moment they are like two footballs. And also dare I say girls I have a little boobie greed, I was a 34a before and I am currently in a 36dd sports bra at the moment, hope they get bigger though.
Sorry about the essay girls once I started I couldnt stop, any questions feel free to ask.
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