So girls at 43 i am deffo one of the senior patients! At my age i was not expecting any rollercoaster ride with feelings and fear as ive wanted a BA since i was around 15 or 16 so there was no last min nerves or re-thinking my choice to have the op but ive really struggled post op with pain and the emotional ups & downs of the process, i was very unsure with size so left that in the hands of my very skilled surgeon (Mr Mounir) i felt i had conveyed the look i wanted across to him and felt he would know best, i have flapped since the minute i saw them that they would be too big, the swelling started to go down yesterday and within a couple of hours i was worried they would keep shrinking and be too small, worried about the gap, worried about the new appearance of my nipples, will my teenage son suddenly think i look like a wanna be porn star when were at the beach, will my husband love them too much (because that will make me feel like my inadequate pre op chest was an issue for him that he had to pretend he liked for 26 year!
It’s crazy, i just thought i would wake up with my new melons and that would be it, also the worry of something going wrong post op, i know risks are low but recovery is hard enough without setbacks, i just want the next 6 weeks to fly so i can feel safe that most post op complications are now behind me.
Having a small chest has been a life long problem for me, reduced confidence in my ability, made me feel inadequte as a female and all round had to much of an impact on who i was supposed to be, it’s something that some women don’t give a second thought too and others never get past, my advice to anybody with similar feelings considering a BA would be dont wait too long, if you feel like it would dramaticaly change your level of positivity then do it as soon as you can if you can afford it, if you can’t then save, take out a loan, rob a bank! Do whatever it takes to feel great about who you are xxx
Just want to quickly talk about the pain! Im on post op day 5 now and can see looking back i have definately caused some of my own pain or at least made it last longer than it should have (will finish off my post in the comments ive reached the max amount of words)
