PRE-OP GIRLS – A List Of Things I'd Prepare Myself With If I Were To Do It Again

Hey girls…

Just thought I’d write a list of things that I found useful for my boob journey… that might help you be a bit better prepared than I was

For the day of your BA;

– Magazines / Books

– iPod

– Laptop if you want

– Phone Chargers

– Dry Snacks (I say dry because I tried to eat a banana after coming around and nearly threw up)

– Camera!!!

– Slippers or shoes that are easy to slip on or off (you’ll need to have something on your feet when you go down to theatre)

– V-Pillow

And stuff to have for when you return home;

– That V-Pillow (its a god send!)

– Lots of comfy soft pillows to surround yourself with (including under your toosh) to keep you propped up and comfortable – i cant tell you how achy my bum is at the mo!

– Arnica (for bruising)

– A support bra

– A few different pyjama tops that button up at the front (I only had one… tried to put a top on over my head and nearly cried… so I lived in my one comfy button up top for 3 days and felt like a smelly slob haha)

– Dry shampoo coz you won’t be able to wash your hair… I booked a wash and blow dry at my local salon which felt amazing after lying in bed for days!

– Senacot

– Dried Apricots and Yakult – it’s taste disgusting but get’s stuff moving if you know what I mean…. I have been bloated since Wednesday from the GA and stuffed my face with dried apricots today… it’s not very nice to think about but… they worked a treat haha!

– FULL TIME SUPPORT at least for the first few days

– Bio oil (which you can use eventually to heal your scars heal nicely)

If anyone has anything to add, please feel free…

xxx

Wow hun go u!!

Wish someone done this before my op!!

Only thing i can add is throat sweets, as they put a tube down throat when in surgey, little sore afterwards xx

thanks babe, really helpful xx

Yeahh am sorted now then :d this list is fab thanks!

Roll on 26th april!!

I hadnt heard the v pillow being mentioned lol but i think i will need to invest now….is there any where in particular that you get them?

Also do you think it would be better to get a nightie haha like for going to the toilet etc is it sore getting your bottomsdown although not so sure if there is a button up nightie haha. Kinda dreading being home, only getting 1 week off work am i wil be home alone during the days so hoping to just sleep them away xx

Fillleeetttttssss- i got a couple night shirts from asda hun. They great!!

V pilow from argos get a free pillow case. xx

Aww thanks am going to start buying the things in – then it will start being even more real!!

How much r the pillos, can you member and are they a god send even if you have overs lol coz am still not sure what i am getting and my next consultation things not till 16th? xx

aw i just google it on the web lol only about £10 so thats fine haha xx

My surgery is at 2pm alothough i needty fast from 12 midnight on the 25th haha i will be starved…..how soon after the operation do you normally come round?

I am going with transform as an overnight and they say dinner is served at 5, do you think you would be able to eat so soon after?

Am prob gnty take sandwhiches etc incase i cant eat it when they serve it ohh noo haha xx

Yhe hun. Overs and unders u need to sleep propped up for swelling. Etc. So really do get a v pillow i love mine!!

As for the food issue! U can eat six hours before admission time. I had tea and toast before a proper meal at hosp. They gave me it bout two hrs after. I asked for more and got more.. Loads more acually lol… I told nurse to hurry up with teas menu lol half four i ordered and had a proper meal at 5 ish!

Xxx

Thats ok then lol am a proper grubber haha wait till the day and i will be too nervous too eat and then probably too sore to move haha and yip al deffo invest!! xx

Deffo them nightshirts too hun lol i love mine they are sooo unattracive but so cumfy. If u have a primarni near u those velour trackies are great too!

Didnt realise ya op was so soon xx

Yeah haha cant remember the last time i had one haha must been about 10 lol.

So its a trip to asda for nighties/slippers, argos for pillows, primark for velour trackies haha.

I dont really know about the oitments etc the now coz a read that you cant put anything on them for 6 weeks….can u use the arnice but just avoid under the breast?

Ino lol the whole process has been pretty fast for me to be honest…..23 days till i join the boobie club :D!!!xx

They advise no arnica as it has blood thinning agents in it. I didnt take it and only bruised round me insisions thats it. Use palmers coco butter leading up to ur op to help skin stretch.. U cant apply creams 24hrs before though.

U can use creams after the op long as it goes no where near the scars for a good few months..

I think ya pretty much sorted hun let me know what size u go for. ..

For some reason mya space deleted all my friends and photos!! Im sure u seen my 380s though xx

yeap sorted thanks lol and i was on ur friends list but al add u again so i can see ur progress over th next few weeks xx

No probs hun. Im gonna upload them again tomorrow xx

awww this is a great post thanx hun only 10days to go for me x

Thanks alot, great help. Ive saved this for next week xx

I must be the only one that has found the V pillow really uncomfortable to sleep with cos it gave me really bad posture as it pushes your shoulders forward. I love sitting with it on the sofa at night watching TV though but couldn’t use it to sleep with. Unless I’m using it wrong? x

Thanks lovely and to all the other girls that’s chipped in as well!! Ive been trying to make a list and have kept getting stuck, thank you thank you thank you!!!! Xx

Another good thing to get is bra extenders (can buy them on ebay for next to nothing) incase your back is swollen and you need to make your bras bigger – saves you buying different sized backs. x

Oooh, another thing I’ve thought of is spray in leave in conditioner. Cos it’s hard enough getting your hair shampooed and by the time you’ve managed that, you really have had enough and can’t be bothered to faff on anymore with putting conditioner on and rinsing that off. So get a spray in one that you can just spritz on and leave on. x

Bumped up for littlep as its a good post

Great Advice.. Making my list and checking it twice.. lol.. Thx again Fairyxx X

Check , check, check, check… Think I got everything and more lol…so nervous! My time in… 6 n half hours lol xx

Good luck Scarlett!!!

It’s Obviously sooooo normal to be nervous but the day is a breeze!!!

Xxx

Let us know how you got on…

Bump again as this has been so much help! Only 16 days left and i’ll have new boobies :D:D

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