Hi!!
So yesterday was a hard day, I was tired and sore but today I'm feeling good :o)
Dr Ces called about 7:30 on the first night, and he called yesterday and tonight too which is really great. It's nice to know that he'll call each day if I end up with any concerns or questions :o)
I slept better last night and I'm getting use to the drains. I have been given a floral beach bag looking thing to put the drain bags in and carry around with me. I just put the bag on the floor beside the bed at night and make sure the drains are laying out beside me and down into the bag over the edge of the bed, the hoses for the drains are really long so it's good that you've got plenty of hose to work with and there's no pulling or anything.
I would describe the feeling I have as that feeling that mother's who have breastfed would understand. It's that feeling when your breasts get really engorged because they are so full of milk, but double the feeling, like as though you haven't fed the baby in a good few days or something, haha!! Actually, come to think of it, it's that same engorged feeling on the day your milk comes in after having your baby, not fun but it's nothing that isn't tolerable. It would be crazy to think there isn't going to be discomfort after having surgery and having this foreign thing put inside your body. My body needs to get use to this new thing and my skin has to relax over it too, so considering, the discomfort isn't too bad :o)
More then anything, the compression bra is very tight, that's the most annoying thing. I asked Dr Ces tonight if I could loosen my compression bra by one notch, which he said was fine. I have a wide rib cage so my bra is tighter on me than it probably would be on others. It's amazing how that little bit of relief could feel so good, lol... I'm feeling so much better tonight and felt good today too :o)
I did a crazy thing late yesterday afternoon (Tuesday, the day after surgery). I was SO tired and decided I just needed to sleep. Being propped up on pillows was annoying me and I couldn't sleep so I got rid of them and slept with just two pillows behind my head, so I was flat on my back. Anyway I fell asleep straight away for a solid hour, like a really deep solid sleep, but when I woke up I felt like my boobs were on fire, the pressure was SO intense like they would explode, and I was so stiff I could NOT get up. I yelled out to my husband and he came in and put his hands behind my back to lift me up and soon as I was sitting up the pain was gone instantly. It was so weird, I must have really relaxed when I was sleeping and ended up very stiff. It was such an intense pressure I could have nearly cried and then as soon as they were hanging again when I sat up, I felt good again, strangest thing! So last night I made sure to stay propped up on pillows and I was fine, haha!! I guess I shouldn't have laid flat on my back like that just 1 day after surgery, silly girl, lol... :o)
I can't wait to actually SEE my boobies, Friday will be a very exciting day! :o)
Well, all in all, a great day today! Considering I only had surgery 2 days ago, I have felt really good :o)
Talk again soon!
Sil xo
Thursday 28 February 2013
Wednesday 27 February 2013
The Day After Surgery... :o)
Hello again!
I had my boobs done yesterday, wow! I still can't believe it has finally happened :o)
I didn't get much sleep at all last night. As soon as I would fall asleep I'd wake up again. I kept getting really stiff from sleeping in the same position on my back propped up with heaps of pillows. I got up at about 4am and walked around the apartment for a bit because I felt like I needed to stretch my legs and my boobs felt quite hard and stiff when I woke up (I think from laying back and they would sort of settle on my chest and I would feel this intense pressure after a while) so when I would walk around and they were hanging on my chest again they instantly felt better.
They feel pretty good this morning, definitely tight and stiff of course, like lots of pressure but it's not so much pain, it's just this tightness. They are a little sore on top in my cleavage area and also the round sides of each of my boobs heading toward my armpits. I have absolutely no pain at all where my incisions are which surprised me, that's where I was cut so I thought that would be sore but the bottom halves of my boobs are numb at the moment, so that's definitely a good thing :o) So yes, I'm sore but it's more stiffness, pressure, tightness, whatever you'd call it, and my back is sore from holding myself so stiffly I think, and I keep hunching so I'm trying to remind myself to stand with my shoulders back, lol..
My breasts are so swollen (which is to be expected of course), I feel like I can feel exactly where the implants are at the moment when I feel my breasts with my hands, and my skin is so shiny from being stretched over them. It's all very interesting actually, lol.. :o) My left boob is bigger than my right at the moment because it has more swelling. The drains feel a bit restrictive but I'm glad they are there, they should definitely help bring the swelling down a lot. During these first 24 hours , I've had about 300mls come out of each boob already, a lot of the stuff was Betadine at first because Dr Ces dips the implants in it before putting them in so that's a good thing for infection. It looked like blood at first, haha!! But the nurses told us yesterday it was Betadine, phew! hahaha!!! ;o)
What has surprised me is how useless my arms are. It's like my elbows are permanently stuck at my sides, haha!! The nurse did tell me to leave my elbows at my sides anyway, so I'm definitely doing that without even trying! LOL!!! I can't stretch my arms out or anything to reach for things and for the first 24 hours my hubby had to pull my knickers up and down for me went I went to the loo, hahaha!!! ;o)
I have to keep my surgical bra on permanently and I'm not allowed to shower until Friday when the drains come out. So I've wiped myself over with baby wipes and then I stood in a shallow bath while my hubby sponge bathed me with a face washer, that felt good actually, nice to feel clean :o) I am taking my antibiotics which I forgot to mention I started the day before surgery, I have 4 a day and they make sure your body doesn't reject the implants. The pain relief I am taking is called Digesic, it doesn't take the pain away but it lessens it a little. I think it's good to feel some pain anyway, otherwise I might try to do too much because I'll think I can and then only postpone the healing or hurt myself. What I'm feeling is tolerable, I'm just SO tired... I think I'll feel better once I catch up on some sleep.
By the way, my husband is being amazing and so attentive. I love him :o)
Well, I'm very tired so I think I will go and try to sleep...
Sil xo
I had my boobs done yesterday, wow! I still can't believe it has finally happened :o)
I didn't get much sleep at all last night. As soon as I would fall asleep I'd wake up again. I kept getting really stiff from sleeping in the same position on my back propped up with heaps of pillows. I got up at about 4am and walked around the apartment for a bit because I felt like I needed to stretch my legs and my boobs felt quite hard and stiff when I woke up (I think from laying back and they would sort of settle on my chest and I would feel this intense pressure after a while) so when I would walk around and they were hanging on my chest again they instantly felt better.
They feel pretty good this morning, definitely tight and stiff of course, like lots of pressure but it's not so much pain, it's just this tightness. They are a little sore on top in my cleavage area and also the round sides of each of my boobs heading toward my armpits. I have absolutely no pain at all where my incisions are which surprised me, that's where I was cut so I thought that would be sore but the bottom halves of my boobs are numb at the moment, so that's definitely a good thing :o) So yes, I'm sore but it's more stiffness, pressure, tightness, whatever you'd call it, and my back is sore from holding myself so stiffly I think, and I keep hunching so I'm trying to remind myself to stand with my shoulders back, lol..
My breasts are so swollen (which is to be expected of course), I feel like I can feel exactly where the implants are at the moment when I feel my breasts with my hands, and my skin is so shiny from being stretched over them. It's all very interesting actually, lol.. :o) My left boob is bigger than my right at the moment because it has more swelling. The drains feel a bit restrictive but I'm glad they are there, they should definitely help bring the swelling down a lot. During these first 24 hours , I've had about 300mls come out of each boob already, a lot of the stuff was Betadine at first because Dr Ces dips the implants in it before putting them in so that's a good thing for infection. It looked like blood at first, haha!! But the nurses told us yesterday it was Betadine, phew! hahaha!!! ;o)
What has surprised me is how useless my arms are. It's like my elbows are permanently stuck at my sides, haha!! The nurse did tell me to leave my elbows at my sides anyway, so I'm definitely doing that without even trying! LOL!!! I can't stretch my arms out or anything to reach for things and for the first 24 hours my hubby had to pull my knickers up and down for me went I went to the loo, hahaha!!! ;o)
I have to keep my surgical bra on permanently and I'm not allowed to shower until Friday when the drains come out. So I've wiped myself over with baby wipes and then I stood in a shallow bath while my hubby sponge bathed me with a face washer, that felt good actually, nice to feel clean :o) I am taking my antibiotics which I forgot to mention I started the day before surgery, I have 4 a day and they make sure your body doesn't reject the implants. The pain relief I am taking is called Digesic, it doesn't take the pain away but it lessens it a little. I think it's good to feel some pain anyway, otherwise I might try to do too much because I'll think I can and then only postpone the healing or hurt myself. What I'm feeling is tolerable, I'm just SO tired... I think I'll feel better once I catch up on some sleep.
By the way, my husband is being amazing and so attentive. I love him :o)
Well, I'm very tired so I think I will go and try to sleep...
Sil xo
Tuesday 26 February 2013
I have BOOBIES!!!!!! :o) :o) :o)
Hello lovelies!!
Well, I am now a lady with boobies!!!!!! :o)
I'm surprised how good I feel tonight! :o) I decided to write this straight away, while it's all fresh on my mind. I think I am feeling pretty groggy though so hopefully I remember everything, I'll go back over this post in a few days and edit any bits I've missed (and I'm sure my spelling will be woeful too, apologies in advance if I don't make any sense! LOL!!!)
***Yes, I have been back and edited since, I wrote some words and even a whole sentence TWICE!! Hahahaha!!!! I was definitely feeling groggy that night :o) ***
So, I was surprisingly calm ALL morning! I washed my hair and shaved my legs because I know I won't be able too for a good few days. I didn't feel nervous this morning, just... weird?? Lol... That's all that I can describe the feeling like. So yes, nervous obviously but it didn't feel like nerves to me at the time. My hubby said I was being really quiet though, lol... Oh and how sweet is he? He got up before me and snuck out to have coffee and breakfast really quietly because he knew that I wasn't allowed to have anything to eat or drink so he didn't want to do it in front of me, he's so sweet :o)
We drove too the Southport Day Hospital an hour before my surgery time and my husband and I waited to be called in, my tummy was flipping a little at this stage. The administration lady came and took my medical forms that I had filled out to get photocopies of it and my medicare card too while we were in the waiting room. When I got called in, the nurse said that was as far as my husband could go so I had to say goodbye to him. He looked a bit nervous about that the poor thing, lol... Actually I think he was more nervous than me at the time! :o) I felt okay saying goodbye to him but I really wished he could have stayed longer.
Anyway, a nurse took me into a little room and first talked to me about the whole procedure, explaining what would happen step by step, and then she got me to dress in a hospital gown, stockings, booties and a hat to cover my hair. She checked that I was wearing cotton knickers (which I had made sure I did), otherwise she would have given me paper knickers to wear apparently (I wonder why you have to wear cotton knickers anyway??). She then gave me a big white robe to wear over everything so that was good :o) I was cold in there (or maybe it was nerves?) so I really liked the robe to keep me warm, and to hide the funny looking hospital gown ;o)
Once I was dressed the nurse took my blood pressure and went through my forms with me, made me state my name, date of birth, what I was there for etc, and then she left the room and a few minutes later the anaesthetist came in. The anaesthetist asked all about my Asthma that I had mentioned I have on my medical form, and listened to my chest to make sure I didn't have any congestion or anything, and she talked me through what to expect with the general. She also went through all my medical forms again and confirmed everything like the first nurse did.
Finally, it was Dr Ces turn. He came into the room with a great big smile and greeted me cheerfully. I think he must have been able to tell I was nervous because he was speaking very comforting toward me and chatted away to ease my nerves. He tried the surgical bra on me to make sure it was going to fit and then took his time drawing his marks on my breasts to make sure he had it all right. Then he spoke reassuringly to me before walking with me into the operating theatre. This part felt so weird when I walked in there, like a dreamilike experience I think, was this really happening?? Haha!! I could see all these nurses, Dr Ces, instruments and the big light above the operating table, it was soooo weird, lol...
I'll say right here actually that everybody at the Southport Day Hospital Including Dr Ces were wonderful, they were the friendliest, most comforting doctor and nurses I have ever had experience with. I've had caesarians with my kids and I can say 100% that I have never had care like the care I received today at this hospital. They were all very reassuring and attentive, smiley, friendly, and told little jokes to ease my nerves. COMFORTING is the word I want to use here, because I was pretty anxious and they smiled non stop and said all the right things to comfort me. They were just fantastic! Biggest difference to the care I've received when I had my babies that's for sure!
Anyway, I walked into this big scary looking room (well not really 'scary', just a very "this is an operating room, and I'm about to use a scalpel on you" looking room... no pressure ;o) hahahahaha!!!!!) I hopped onto this beautifully warm, snuggly operating table. They had heated it up and it was nice and warm and calmed me down lots! Just what I needed. From there everything happened very fast. All the nurses started putting things on me and worked very quickly while the anaesthetist put the needle in the top of my hand. She did it in a very clever way actually (because no one likes needles) and while the nurses were sticking little electrodes (or whatever they were) to my back and stuff, the anaesthetist fussed with my hand and then said "just a little sting" before popping the needle in. I actually don't remember the sting, so I think because there was so much happening at once I didn't really focus on the needle like I otherwise would have.
Right before I was given the anaesthesia Dr Ces appeared beside me and put his hand reassuringly on my cheek. He looked straight into my eyes and said, "everything will go just fine, I will go and scrub up now and I'll see you when you wake up" with a big warming smile. How nice is that? I think a reassuring little sentence like that was just what I needed at this scary time. The last thing I remember before being knocked out is looking at the ceiling and thinking "wow I feel drunk" because the ceiling was moving around, hahaha!!! Then a nurse said "we'll just give you some oxygen" and I saw the mask coming toward my face, and boom, that was it, I was out like a light :o)
Next thing, I woke up in recovery with two nurses standing on each side of my bed. I felt like I had woken up from a long night's sleep and for a second I forgot where I was. I sort of looked at the nurses and then thought "oh that's right! I've just had my boobs done!" hahaha!!! I lifted the blanket and looked down, and even though my boobs were in the surgical bra, I could see the bulging of them and liked what I saw, yay!!! :o) I wasn't in any pain surprisingly, my chest felt very heavy that's all, like a really tight and swollen feeling, and I felt like I needed to breathe very deeply because my chest was so tight. My throat and lips were SO dry and I had a sore throat, so the nurses gave me water to sip through a straw and chatted to me a lot as I woke up more. I was REALLY groggy and tired.
Dr Ces told me that I freaked out a little bit when I was coming out of the anaesthetic and I tried to sit up and get off the operating table, hahaha!!! Apparently I tried to push the nurses away too and they had to force me to lay down again. Oops, sorry Dr Ces and nurses :o} Hahaha!!! ;o) I guess all my anxiety (and handling my nerves so surprisingly well leading up to it) must have got too much and I must have felt disoriented or something and panicked. I don't remember ANY of it though. Definitely feel embarrassed, lol... I wish I was a fly on the wall to see what I did! LOL!!! How embarrassing though!! :o)
I can't remember too much in those first moments but after a while they got me to walk over and sit in a chair nearby and then gave me something to eat and drink. Some apple juice, and some crackers and cheese. After a little while, my hubby turned up and Dr Ces came in to check on me and check my incisions. By then I felt drowsy but more awake. I chatted a bit with the nurses and Dr Ces before a nurse showed my hubby how to empty the drains and then took me in a wheelchair down to our car to go back to the motel. Everybody was just wonderful today! :o)
Well, I am now a lady with boobies!!!!!! :o)
I'm surprised how good I feel tonight! :o) I decided to write this straight away, while it's all fresh on my mind. I think I am feeling pretty groggy though so hopefully I remember everything, I'll go back over this post in a few days and edit any bits I've missed (and I'm sure my spelling will be woeful too, apologies in advance if I don't make any sense! LOL!!!)
***Yes, I have been back and edited since, I wrote some words and even a whole sentence TWICE!! Hahahaha!!!! I was definitely feeling groggy that night :o) ***
So, I was surprisingly calm ALL morning! I washed my hair and shaved my legs because I know I won't be able too for a good few days. I didn't feel nervous this morning, just... weird?? Lol... That's all that I can describe the feeling like. So yes, nervous obviously but it didn't feel like nerves to me at the time. My hubby said I was being really quiet though, lol... Oh and how sweet is he? He got up before me and snuck out to have coffee and breakfast really quietly because he knew that I wasn't allowed to have anything to eat or drink so he didn't want to do it in front of me, he's so sweet :o)
We drove too the Southport Day Hospital an hour before my surgery time and my husband and I waited to be called in, my tummy was flipping a little at this stage. The administration lady came and took my medical forms that I had filled out to get photocopies of it and my medicare card too while we were in the waiting room. When I got called in, the nurse said that was as far as my husband could go so I had to say goodbye to him. He looked a bit nervous about that the poor thing, lol... Actually I think he was more nervous than me at the time! :o) I felt okay saying goodbye to him but I really wished he could have stayed longer.
Anyway, a nurse took me into a little room and first talked to me about the whole procedure, explaining what would happen step by step, and then she got me to dress in a hospital gown, stockings, booties and a hat to cover my hair. She checked that I was wearing cotton knickers (which I had made sure I did), otherwise she would have given me paper knickers to wear apparently (I wonder why you have to wear cotton knickers anyway??). She then gave me a big white robe to wear over everything so that was good :o) I was cold in there (or maybe it was nerves?) so I really liked the robe to keep me warm, and to hide the funny looking hospital gown ;o)
Once I was dressed the nurse took my blood pressure and went through my forms with me, made me state my name, date of birth, what I was there for etc, and then she left the room and a few minutes later the anaesthetist came in. The anaesthetist asked all about my Asthma that I had mentioned I have on my medical form, and listened to my chest to make sure I didn't have any congestion or anything, and she talked me through what to expect with the general. She also went through all my medical forms again and confirmed everything like the first nurse did.
Finally, it was Dr Ces turn. He came into the room with a great big smile and greeted me cheerfully. I think he must have been able to tell I was nervous because he was speaking very comforting toward me and chatted away to ease my nerves. He tried the surgical bra on me to make sure it was going to fit and then took his time drawing his marks on my breasts to make sure he had it all right. Then he spoke reassuringly to me before walking with me into the operating theatre. This part felt so weird when I walked in there, like a dreamilike experience I think, was this really happening?? Haha!! I could see all these nurses, Dr Ces, instruments and the big light above the operating table, it was soooo weird, lol...
I'll say right here actually that everybody at the Southport Day Hospital Including Dr Ces were wonderful, they were the friendliest, most comforting doctor and nurses I have ever had experience with. I've had caesarians with my kids and I can say 100% that I have never had care like the care I received today at this hospital. They were all very reassuring and attentive, smiley, friendly, and told little jokes to ease my nerves. COMFORTING is the word I want to use here, because I was pretty anxious and they smiled non stop and said all the right things to comfort me. They were just fantastic! Biggest difference to the care I've received when I had my babies that's for sure!
Anyway, I walked into this big scary looking room (well not really 'scary', just a very "this is an operating room, and I'm about to use a scalpel on you" looking room... no pressure ;o) hahahahaha!!!!!) I hopped onto this beautifully warm, snuggly operating table. They had heated it up and it was nice and warm and calmed me down lots! Just what I needed. From there everything happened very fast. All the nurses started putting things on me and worked very quickly while the anaesthetist put the needle in the top of my hand. She did it in a very clever way actually (because no one likes needles) and while the nurses were sticking little electrodes (or whatever they were) to my back and stuff, the anaesthetist fussed with my hand and then said "just a little sting" before popping the needle in. I actually don't remember the sting, so I think because there was so much happening at once I didn't really focus on the needle like I otherwise would have.
Right before I was given the anaesthesia Dr Ces appeared beside me and put his hand reassuringly on my cheek. He looked straight into my eyes and said, "everything will go just fine, I will go and scrub up now and I'll see you when you wake up" with a big warming smile. How nice is that? I think a reassuring little sentence like that was just what I needed at this scary time. The last thing I remember before being knocked out is looking at the ceiling and thinking "wow I feel drunk" because the ceiling was moving around, hahaha!!! Then a nurse said "we'll just give you some oxygen" and I saw the mask coming toward my face, and boom, that was it, I was out like a light :o)
Next thing, I woke up in recovery with two nurses standing on each side of my bed. I felt like I had woken up from a long night's sleep and for a second I forgot where I was. I sort of looked at the nurses and then thought "oh that's right! I've just had my boobs done!" hahaha!!! I lifted the blanket and looked down, and even though my boobs were in the surgical bra, I could see the bulging of them and liked what I saw, yay!!! :o) I wasn't in any pain surprisingly, my chest felt very heavy that's all, like a really tight and swollen feeling, and I felt like I needed to breathe very deeply because my chest was so tight. My throat and lips were SO dry and I had a sore throat, so the nurses gave me water to sip through a straw and chatted to me a lot as I woke up more. I was REALLY groggy and tired.
Dr Ces told me that I freaked out a little bit when I was coming out of the anaesthetic and I tried to sit up and get off the operating table, hahaha!!! Apparently I tried to push the nurses away too and they had to force me to lay down again. Oops, sorry Dr Ces and nurses :o} Hahaha!!! ;o) I guess all my anxiety (and handling my nerves so surprisingly well leading up to it) must have got too much and I must have felt disoriented or something and panicked. I don't remember ANY of it though. Definitely feel embarrassed, lol... I wish I was a fly on the wall to see what I did! LOL!!! How embarrassing though!! :o)
I can't remember too much in those first moments but after a while they got me to walk over and sit in a chair nearby and then gave me something to eat and drink. Some apple juice, and some crackers and cheese. After a little while, my hubby turned up and Dr Ces came in to check on me and check my incisions. By then I felt drowsy but more awake. I chatted a bit with the nurses and Dr Ces before a nurse showed my hubby how to empty the drains and then took me in a wheelchair down to our car to go back to the motel. Everybody was just wonderful today! :o)
Back at the hotel this afternoon I have felt pretty 'drunk' I guess you could describe it as, and tired. My poor hubby said he was stressing the whole time he was waiting back at the hotel for me, I think I was gone for about 5-6 hours all up? He said he sat there mindlessly watching the TV and did absolutely nothing but wait for that phone to ring and hoped that I was okay... Love him to pieces :o) Right now my back hurts a little but I think that is because I am so stiff and the compression bra is SO tight. I've had a coffee since I got back and something small to eat, I really didn't feel like eating that much. My boobs look SO swollen and I am starting to feel pretty sore now so I think I'll go and try to sleep for a bit, feeling so tired right now :o)
What a day, I can't believe I got my boobs done, this is all so surreal, lol... :o)
Lots of love
Sil xoxo
What a day, I can't believe I got my boobs done, this is all so surreal, lol... :o)
Lots of love
Sil xoxo
Monday 25 February 2013
I get my boobs done tomorrow!! :o)
Well hello!!
I get my boobies done TOMORROW!!!
It is Sunday night right now and oddly enough, I'm feeling REALLY calm! Like as though tomorrow is another normal day! Lol... My husband and I had the best day today, it was soooo nice!
We did heaps of shopping today. My husband spoilt me at my favourite store 'Guess' that we don't have where I live (probably a good thing so I don't shop there all the time, hehe..) and we bought a few sports crop tops from Lorna Jane because Dr Ces told us on Friday that they are very supportive and I can wear them alternating with the surgical bra that he will put me in on Monday after my op. Oh and of course we spoilt the kids rotten because we're missing them, hahaha!!! :o)
Anyway, we also went out for lunch and then caught up with my beautiful sister and brother in law (whom I don't see enough, always missing her) and they had dinner with us and we saw a movie together. The only thing that looked worth watching was "Beautiful Creatures" so we saw that, it was a good movie but it definitely could have been better if it had better actors I think, such a shame because it was a great storyline, it's just the actors themselves could have been better.
It was a perfect day today, no rushing when we shopped or dined out like we usually do because the kids are always with us, and they only last so long before getting frustrated. We got to hold hands with 'each other' instead of kids hands all day long while we walked around, it's funny how you miss those little things :o) and we just relaxed and really enjoyed ourselves :o)
How funny though, we were walking through the Robina shopping centre (my favourite shopping centre down here) and suddenly we here this "Hello!" and turn around to see Dr Ces standing there with his two littlest kids in a pram in-front of him, what an absolute spin out! Hahaha!!! He chatted away to us and introduced us to his beautiful little kids and talked to us like we were friends who hadn't seen each other in a while, what a lovely guy! :o)
Well tonight I am feeling really calm, it's kind of strange really, haha!! I'm sure once I try to go to sleep I'll start thinking about it, but right now I'm feeling good and today just felt like a normal day, I wasn't stressed about tomorrow at all.
Well, it's very late (actually it's Monday already) so it's time for me to go to sleep. I can't believe I'm getting my boobs done in the morning. Wow!!!
Love Sil xo
I get my boobies done TOMORROW!!!
It is Sunday night right now and oddly enough, I'm feeling REALLY calm! Like as though tomorrow is another normal day! Lol... My husband and I had the best day today, it was soooo nice!
We did heaps of shopping today. My husband spoilt me at my favourite store 'Guess' that we don't have where I live (probably a good thing so I don't shop there all the time, hehe..) and we bought a few sports crop tops from Lorna Jane because Dr Ces told us on Friday that they are very supportive and I can wear them alternating with the surgical bra that he will put me in on Monday after my op. Oh and of course we spoilt the kids rotten because we're missing them, hahaha!!! :o)
Anyway, we also went out for lunch and then caught up with my beautiful sister and brother in law (whom I don't see enough, always missing her) and they had dinner with us and we saw a movie together. The only thing that looked worth watching was "Beautiful Creatures" so we saw that, it was a good movie but it definitely could have been better if it had better actors I think, such a shame because it was a great storyline, it's just the actors themselves could have been better.
It was a perfect day today, no rushing when we shopped or dined out like we usually do because the kids are always with us, and they only last so long before getting frustrated. We got to hold hands with 'each other' instead of kids hands all day long while we walked around, it's funny how you miss those little things :o) and we just relaxed and really enjoyed ourselves :o)
How funny though, we were walking through the Robina shopping centre (my favourite shopping centre down here) and suddenly we here this "Hello!" and turn around to see Dr Ces standing there with his two littlest kids in a pram in-front of him, what an absolute spin out! Hahaha!!! He chatted away to us and introduced us to his beautiful little kids and talked to us like we were friends who hadn't seen each other in a while, what a lovely guy! :o)
Well tonight I am feeling really calm, it's kind of strange really, haha!! I'm sure once I try to go to sleep I'll start thinking about it, but right now I'm feeling good and today just felt like a normal day, I wasn't stressed about tomorrow at all.
Well, it's very late (actually it's Monday already) so it's time for me to go to sleep. I can't believe I'm getting my boobs done in the morning. Wow!!!
Love Sil xo
Sunday 24 February 2013
The Pre-Op Consult... :o)
Hello, hello!!!
I had my pre-op consult yesterday afternoon!!! :o)
Well, right now I am curled up on the lounge in our apartment on the Gold Coast with my laptop. We are staying at The Meriton Serviced Apartments at Broadbeach. I have to say, they are VERY nice apartments. We will definitely have to bring our kids here on our next Gold Coast holiday because there is a statue of a Pegasus in the gardens here and one of my daughters is absolutely obsessed with anything horse, unicorn, or pegasus, lol... We took a photo of it but she would LOVE to see it herself, and the apartments are perfect for a family. Big balconies, full kitchen, separate bedrooms etc and beautiful modern decorating. We are on the 17th floor directly across the road from Jupiters Casino and the view at night is lovely :o)
Anyway, my husband and I have had a HUGE few days, especially yesterday...
So Friday morning (yesterday), my husband and I had driven the 3 hours to his Mum's house to drop the girls off, and then another hour and a half to the airport where we left our car and then hopped on a plane and flew to Brisbane. Once at Brisbane, we picked up a hire car and drove the hour and a half or so that it is to the Gold Coast, ready for my 3:30 appointment with Dr Ces Colagrande :o)
Anyway, we rushed all day and once we got to the Gold Coast we went and found Dr Ces' clinic at Mermaid Beach first, to make sure we knew where it was, but it was super easy to find and we ended up arriving there really, really early (after all that travelling and rushing throughout the day, haha!!). So we noticed there was a Sizzler practically across the road from his clinic and we hadn't eaten all day so we decided to go and have lunch there. Now, I have to say, it was the first time we'd ever been to Sizzler without the 3 kids, so it felt really odd to us being there just us two! Haha!! We felt funny all day yesterday to tell the truth, even when we left my husband's Mum's house and looked in the empty backseat. No kids sitting there? What the?? This is weird, hahaha!!! Anyway, when we got to Sizzler and I thought about the fact that Dr Ces clinic was literally about 100 metres away, I starting to get really nervous and couldn't eat much at all, lol... I ate a little bit and had 2 coffees instead because I was so tired, haha!! Anyway, after lunch, the time finally came and we went to his clinic for my pre-op consult!!!! :o)
Well, there you go. I am getting my breasts done in TWO days!! I'm not feeling nervous or anything right now, just excited, and honestly I feel like Monday is going to take FOREVER to get here, hahaha!!!
Well, I'll write again when I'm a lady with BOOBIES!!!!! Have I said SQUEEEEELLL much throughout this?? ;o) LOL!!!
Sil xoxo
I had my pre-op consult yesterday afternoon!!! :o)
Well, right now I am curled up on the lounge in our apartment on the Gold Coast with my laptop. We are staying at The Meriton Serviced Apartments at Broadbeach. I have to say, they are VERY nice apartments. We will definitely have to bring our kids here on our next Gold Coast holiday because there is a statue of a Pegasus in the gardens here and one of my daughters is absolutely obsessed with anything horse, unicorn, or pegasus, lol... We took a photo of it but she would LOVE to see it herself, and the apartments are perfect for a family. Big balconies, full kitchen, separate bedrooms etc and beautiful modern decorating. We are on the 17th floor directly across the road from Jupiters Casino and the view at night is lovely :o)
Anyway, my husband and I have had a HUGE few days, especially yesterday...
So Friday morning (yesterday), my husband and I had driven the 3 hours to his Mum's house to drop the girls off, and then another hour and a half to the airport where we left our car and then hopped on a plane and flew to Brisbane. Once at Brisbane, we picked up a hire car and drove the hour and a half or so that it is to the Gold Coast, ready for my 3:30 appointment with Dr Ces Colagrande :o)
Anyway, we rushed all day and once we got to the Gold Coast we went and found Dr Ces' clinic at Mermaid Beach first, to make sure we knew where it was, but it was super easy to find and we ended up arriving there really, really early (after all that travelling and rushing throughout the day, haha!!). So we noticed there was a Sizzler practically across the road from his clinic and we hadn't eaten all day so we decided to go and have lunch there. Now, I have to say, it was the first time we'd ever been to Sizzler without the 3 kids, so it felt really odd to us being there just us two! Haha!! We felt funny all day yesterday to tell the truth, even when we left my husband's Mum's house and looked in the empty backseat. No kids sitting there? What the?? This is weird, hahaha!!! Anyway, when we got to Sizzler and I thought about the fact that Dr Ces clinic was literally about 100 metres away, I starting to get really nervous and couldn't eat much at all, lol... I ate a little bit and had 2 coffees instead because I was so tired, haha!! Anyway, after lunch, the time finally came and we went to his clinic for my pre-op consult!!!! :o)
First of all, his clinic is
IMMACULATE!! It's so beautifully decorated, just stunning! It's all the colours I love and such a contemporary, stylish, modern, elegant and professional look. We waited about 20 minutes (because we
arrived early) and then Dr Ces came out to greet us and took us into his huge
office. As soon as he said hello and shook our hands and chatted a little with us, my husband and I instantly liked him. He has this ability to connect with anyone regardless of personality I think, and you can't help but like him, his personality is so warm, friendly, kind and professional.
So we walk into his office, and this is when my nerves
completely kicked in and I literally could feel my tummy flipping (I'm actually doing this O.M.G!!! Hahaha!!!). Dr Ces
chatted away with us, explaining everything, answering questions, had a little laugh and joke with us, he was just lovely. When I had my top off so he could do all his measurements I had to wonder if he could notice me shaking,
like my body was actually quivering I was that nervous!
Hahaha!!! Plus I am VERY body
conscious (thank you kiddies!!! LOL!!!) so I felt really self conscious
standing in front of this incredibly fit and good looking man with my flabby
white as a ghost belly! Hahaha!!!
;o) Yes I admit he's totally good
looking, but hey? Wouldn't you want your
plastic surgeon to be good looking?
Shows they have pride in looking good and therefore know what would look good on their patients when operating :o)
Anyway, he was very thorough, he took his time taking measurements and talked me through
things as he went along. He decided he
would need to lower my breast fold by 1cm because if he put the implants in
where my breasts sit naturally now, they would sit too high on my chest and
look silly, so basically he is going to make me a new breast crease and my old
breast crease will smooth out over the implant.
It scared me a little bit the thought of it, but on my way back to the
hotel afterward I said to my husband that I was SO glad I decided to go to Dr
Ces, because someone cheaper or less professional might have just chucked the
implants in and not cared about the breast crease, I could have
ended up with awkward looking boobs on my chest. All I could think last night was
'thank goodness, I am SO glad I am having
this done by him".
By the end of the
consult Dr Ces decided that I would need 380cc instead of the 425's he originally thought, because I have a
little more breast tissue then what he could see from my photos I'd sent him beforehand. Also, just high profile implants instead of extra high (it's only 6mm difference anyway). He said the 425's would look too big and because he has to lower my breast crease he doesn't want my breasts
to be too large and therefore too heavy, where I could end up with a double
crease (TWO breast creases) because of the weight of my implants!! Definitely wouldn't want that to happen, so even though I felt a bit "awwwww, that sux" about not having the 425's and having to go smaller, I completely trust him and know that he will decide what is best for me. I went in there having NO idea what size
(350, 380, 430cc, who knows really??) so I told him I would go with what he
recommends. So the 380's is what he recommended and that's what I am going with! :o)
So now I am getting instead:
380cc High Profile Round Dual Placement Brazilians
So now I am getting instead:
380cc High Profile Round Dual Placement Brazilians
Well, I'll write again when I'm a lady with BOOBIES!!!!! Have I said SQUEEEEELLL much throughout this?? ;o) LOL!!!
Sil xoxo
Thursday 21 February 2013
It's Almost The Big Day!! SQUEEEEEELLLL!!!! :o)
Hi!!!!!
OMG!!! I'm sooooo excited!!!!!!!!! It's just 5 more days until surgery!! SQUEEEEEELLLLL!!!! :o)
OMG!!! I'm sooooo excited!!!!!!!!! It's just 5 more days until surgery!! SQUEEEEEELLLLL!!!! :o)
My husband and I fly down this Friday for my pre-op consult with Dr Ces Colagrande and then I have my
boobies done after the weekend. YAY!!! Finally I won't have empty and floppy B cups after breast feeding my three beautiful kids and hopefully have a nice natural
looking pair of D or DD's! Ahhhhhh!!!! SO excited!!!!!!! :o)
I have to say, I almost choked when Dr Ces told
me I would probably need 425cc implants because it sounds huge!! But last night I did the rice thing
(yes I actually did that! Hahahahaha!!!!!) and measured out 425ml of rice for
each breast in a measuring jug and put it in a freezer bag and inside my bra. I squished them around until they looked like a proper breast shape and walked around with them in for about half an hour. Doing that gave me an idea of size and it looks PERFECT for my body shape. I'm SO happy!!! :o)
I
have been through so many emotions leading up to this. I've decided to call
them my 'phases' leading up to my breast augmentation. Haha!!
First
phase was once it was all booked in and the excitement subsided a bit... This first phase was GUILT!! Just the fact that it is going to cost so much (all up we are looking at about $16000, this is the surgery itself, the accommodation for 8 nights, flights, hire car and food etc, it all adds up). Although we are in a time in our lives where we can afford it (I definitely wouldn't do it if it were going to send us backwards financially or make us struggle to make ends meet afterwards, that would be purely selfish), I still feel bad. I think to myself that the cost is enough to buy a small car, and with three kids I think to myself that there is probably a thousand other things that we 'should' be spending the money on. I just felt guilty and selfish. BUT... I have wanted this done since I was 15 years old, and after breastfeeding each of my kids, my little B cup boobies just got floppier and emptier, and more out of shape. This isn't something that I've suddenly decided recently "oh I think I want boobs", I have wanted them forever, so I have to remember that, and the fact that I have waited so long until the time was right in our lives. My husband is okay with it too even though it's something he doesn't think I need because he loves me the way I am (very sweet but I guarantee he'll take that back afterward, surely right? ;o) Haha!!)
Next
phase was DOUBT. What if something goes wrong? What if I look ridiculous? Do I
really need them? What if I regret it?? What if they're too big and really fake
looking and obvious?? LOL!!!
Then
I got over all that and felt nothing but EXCITEMENT!!! But suddenly I started
thinking "OMG I'm not toned up, I'm flabby and haven't been to the gym in
years. My weight is okay but I'm so flabby!! So how can I have great boobs and a flabby body?? They won't suit me!!" Hahahahahaha!!!! Seriously so many emotions!!
(By
the way I know I sound like a CRAZY CRAZY person as I write all this, LOL!!!)
Anyway,
that phase passed and I went into the next phase of worrying about the general
anaesthetic again. I guess overall, this is the thing that I am nervous about the most. I've never been knocked out before and I am feeling scared, like
what if I'm one of those cases who never wake up?? What if I wake up during the surgery and I can't move or speak but I can FEEL what they are doing? Eek!! Okay, so MAYBE I watch too many shows like Grey's Anatomy ;o) Hahaha!!! But after talking to
the surgeon (Dr Ces) and the lovely nurse from the day hospital I'm having it done at, I
feel more at ease. Still nervous but feeling okay :o)
So... WOW!!! My surgery is literally days away. DAYS!!!! I think I needed to write this post so that I could get all my feelings down and out of my system. Honestly, right now... I am soooo excited, but at the same time it feels
surreal. I've wanted it for so long and I can't believe my dream is coming true! (I seriously LOVE my husband for letting me do this! Hahaha!!!) Maybe it hasn't
fully hit me yet? Lol... Because it just feels like a dream right now... I'm finally doing it!!!! :o)
Anyway, I just felt like writing down my excitement and range of feelings I've had leading up to this.
I'll wrote again after my pre-op consult with Dr Ces on Friday! SQUEEEELLLL!!!!! :o)
Lots of love
Sil xoxo
Anyway, I just felt like writing down my excitement and range of feelings I've had leading up to this.
I'll wrote again after my pre-op consult with Dr Ces on Friday! SQUEEEELLLL!!!!! :o)
Lots of love
Sil xoxo
Wednesday 20 February 2013
Oh No!! I can't be sick NOW!!! :o(
Hello lovelies!!
I'm freaking out a bit today, I'm SICK!!!!! :o(
I seem to have come down with a cold, this isn't good. I did feel funny this morning, but it's hit me now, I have a cold. Oh no!! 6 days before surgery, no no no!!!! :o(
I straight away got straight onto panadol, echinacea, olive leaf extract, my asthma puffer and steroid, vitamin C and heaps of water. I'm trying my best to make sure I don't get worse, especially a chest infection, that would be the worst (and because of my Asthma, I tend to get chest infections at the end of every cold I have!!! Oh no!!
I'm drinking truckloads of water and had a sleep this afternoon. I need to get well... Eeeekk!!!
My husband thinks that I have made myself sick because I have been so anxious leading up to this. I even have ulcers on my tongue :o( I think he's right, this must be from stress, d'oh!!
Anyway, if I'm worse tomorrow I will call Dr Ces and see what he says... :o( Everything is booked, I can't be sick now!!! What if he wants to postpone the surgery?? Eekk!!
I need major get well vibes big time right now....
Okay, off to work on getting better!! :o{
Love from a freaking out...
Sil xoxo
I'm freaking out a bit today, I'm SICK!!!!! :o(
I seem to have come down with a cold, this isn't good. I did feel funny this morning, but it's hit me now, I have a cold. Oh no!! 6 days before surgery, no no no!!!! :o(
I straight away got straight onto panadol, echinacea, olive leaf extract, my asthma puffer and steroid, vitamin C and heaps of water. I'm trying my best to make sure I don't get worse, especially a chest infection, that would be the worst (and because of my Asthma, I tend to get chest infections at the end of every cold I have!!! Oh no!!
I'm drinking truckloads of water and had a sleep this afternoon. I need to get well... Eeeekk!!!
My husband thinks that I have made myself sick because I have been so anxious leading up to this. I even have ulcers on my tongue :o( I think he's right, this must be from stress, d'oh!!
Anyway, if I'm worse tomorrow I will call Dr Ces and see what he says... :o( Everything is booked, I can't be sick now!!! What if he wants to postpone the surgery?? Eekk!!
I need major get well vibes big time right now....
Okay, off to work on getting better!! :o{
Love from a freaking out...
Sil xoxo
Feelings, Feelings, Feelings!!!!!
Hi!!
Feelings!!! Eeeep!! :o}
I have my breasts done on Monday!! Just days away!!!!!!! :o) I am sooooo excited right now but very nervous! I am anxious about the general anaesthesia because I have never been knocked out before and I'm not sure exactly what to expect or how I'll feel afterward, even though I have watched countless breast augmentation video diaries on You Tube, lol... I think the nerves are starting to build up on me now!!! I'm also having the 'what if they're too big/too small?" debate in my head, but from what I've read and chatted about with other girls who've had their breasts done, they all had the same feelings :o)
I'm also starting to feel a bit of the guilts about leaving my kids for 8 days while my hubby and I fly to the Gold Coast for it. My youngest princess is with me 24 hours a day 7 days a week while my older 2 girls go to school, and I can't imagine not being able to pick her up for 6 weeks! It will be hard not too. It really hit me today how much I'm going to miss them, I even teared up a little when I cuddled one of my daughters today, I'm such a sook! Lol.. It is only 8 days that my hubby and I will be away from my kids but I am never away from them other than school so I'm feeling a little sad because I'll miss them so much!! They will be staying at my husband's mother and step-father's house while we are down there. The girls are SO excited to stay at Nanna and Grandad's, they always get spoilt there and have a wonderful time, so it's great that they are looking forward to it so much, but I'll be sad!! Haha!! :o)
I have so many thoughts and feelings whirling through my head and have for the past 5 weeks since I booked it in. Right now I'm thinking about "what am I hoping for afterwards? After it is all done?" Well... I have lived in super padded bras with bra inserts and chicken fillets since a teenager (those "Eye-Catcher" brand bras that Target have, have been my favourite! I have one in every kind, LOL!!!). I've been so good at padding my bras that some people who I have told about getting my breasts done have said to me "but you've got great sized boobs?" Little do they know how much in that bra is not actual boob!! Hahaha!!!
I guess I can't wait to be able to pick any bra off the rack and feel confident about it. Usually I have to walk around touching the insides of every bra on the racks to make sure they have ultimate padding, and if they don't I have to keep on searching. I can't wait to ACTUALLY wear a bikini top!! Something I avoid big time because I can't put chicken fillets into a little tiny bikini top (the chicken fillet might fall out and that would be embarrassing! Lol...!!!), I have worn the most padded togs I can find and STILL put chicken fillets in them! Overall though, I can't wait to finally feel like I have the body of a woman! I have always felt like I have the body of a 12 year old, it's just the way I have always felt, so I can't wait to have the curves that a woman should have and feel much more confident about the way I look. I'm looking forward to being able to wear bras without padding, wear pretty backless dresses and things like that just because I can, and feel womanly. This is definitely a dream come true for me!! :o)
So all in all, although I will miss my girls, I really can't wait for this very special moment in my life, I'm so happy!! :o)
Love Sil xoxo
Love Sil xoxo
Monday 18 February 2013
I Finally Had My Phone Consultation!! :o)
Morning!!
So this post is all about my phone consultation, If I wasn't already excited enough already, I am VERY excited now - SQUEEEEELLLLL!!!!! :o)
So, I had my phone consultation on Friday just gone. I was booked in for Dr Ces Colagrande to call my mobile at 4:30 in the afternoon. I made sure my iPhone was fully charged and when it was almost time I banished my husband and three kids to the theatre room with a good movie and plenty of snacks so that I wouldn't hear a peep from the kids, and then I went into my bedroom so that I wouldn't be interrupted at all.
I was SO nervous before my phone consult with him. I think because I hadn't actually spoken to him (only email communication) and my big day is coming up so fast, I started to get nervous about the whole idea of it. I live almost 2000km's away from where he is located so I had to have a phone consult rather then a face to face consultation. In order to do this, I had to email photos of my breasts to Dr Ces (front on, side on etc) and I also emailed him photos of breasts that I do like as well as breasts that I don't like (just photos I'd found on the Internet). This helped give him an idea of the look I am hoping to achieve. Under each photo I wrote why I did or didn't like the particular breasts and I wrote in depth about the look I wanted, so by the time he called me, he was fairly sure already of what he needed to do to give me the result I am hoping for.
I told Dr Ces that I want to go as big as I can that looks natural for my body. I want to be able to walk down the street and have people think "wow she has nice breasts"; not "oh, they are obviously fake!". This is very important to me about the look I am hoping to achieve. Natural, and the perfect size for me. I also want a nice cleavage, I have NEVER had cleavage so this is something I hoping for too. After breastfeeding my babies I have lost all of the fullness on the tops of my breasts so I really want that filled in and actually have cleavage. I mentioned I'd love to be a D-DD but I will go by his recommendations of what he thinks will be the right choice for me, after all he is the professional so he would know what's best.
Anyway... I was so shy and nervous for the call but as soon as he said "Hi Sil" in such a friendly manner and I could hear the smile in his voice, I instantly relaxed. I had written down about 20 questions on my iPad and had that sitting in front of me ready to ask all my questions, but Dr Ces started talking about the whole thing and by the time he was finished and asked if I had any questions, I looked at my iPad and realised he'd answered every single one of them. I guess when you've done enough breast augmentations, you'd get use to the kind of questions girls ask so he knew what to tell me from the beginning.
So, he decided on:
Dual placement means only the top half of the implant is placed under the muscle so that it gives a nice flush look on the top of my chest and you can't see the round edge of the implant. It gives a more natural look.
Dr Ces was so thorough and friendly during the phone consult, and when I got off the phone I practically skipped down the hallway to my hubby to tell him all about it. I was bubbly and rambling, and couldn't get the smile off my face! It is happening, my big boobie day is coming and it has all been confirmed, size and all. It was a very exciting Friday afternoon!! My hubby came into the kitchen later on when I was cooking dinner and just cuddled me, he said he was so happy to see me so happy and excited... Awwwww... He's so beautiful, I love him! :o)
That whole afternoon and night I was swooning, literally I was SO happy! I couldn't concentrate on anything (like walking 3 times into the garage to get something out of the deep freeze but forgetting every time what it was I wanted). I was on cloud nine! Friday night was an awesome one!! Haha!!
Anyway I just really wanted to write this post because I can't stop thinking about it!! Time for me to clean up after breakfast :o) Very happy girl right here!!!! Talk soon!! :o)
Sil xoxo
So this post is all about my phone consultation, If I wasn't already excited enough already, I am VERY excited now - SQUEEEEELLLLL!!!!! :o)
So, I had my phone consultation on Friday just gone. I was booked in for Dr Ces Colagrande to call my mobile at 4:30 in the afternoon. I made sure my iPhone was fully charged and when it was almost time I banished my husband and three kids to the theatre room with a good movie and plenty of snacks so that I wouldn't hear a peep from the kids, and then I went into my bedroom so that I wouldn't be interrupted at all.
I was SO nervous before my phone consult with him. I think because I hadn't actually spoken to him (only email communication) and my big day is coming up so fast, I started to get nervous about the whole idea of it. I live almost 2000km's away from where he is located so I had to have a phone consult rather then a face to face consultation. In order to do this, I had to email photos of my breasts to Dr Ces (front on, side on etc) and I also emailed him photos of breasts that I do like as well as breasts that I don't like (just photos I'd found on the Internet). This helped give him an idea of the look I am hoping to achieve. Under each photo I wrote why I did or didn't like the particular breasts and I wrote in depth about the look I wanted, so by the time he called me, he was fairly sure already of what he needed to do to give me the result I am hoping for.
I told Dr Ces that I want to go as big as I can that looks natural for my body. I want to be able to walk down the street and have people think "wow she has nice breasts"; not "oh, they are obviously fake!". This is very important to me about the look I am hoping to achieve. Natural, and the perfect size for me. I also want a nice cleavage, I have NEVER had cleavage so this is something I hoping for too. After breastfeeding my babies I have lost all of the fullness on the tops of my breasts so I really want that filled in and actually have cleavage. I mentioned I'd love to be a D-DD but I will go by his recommendations of what he thinks will be the right choice for me, after all he is the professional so he would know what's best.
Anyway... I was so shy and nervous for the call but as soon as he said "Hi Sil" in such a friendly manner and I could hear the smile in his voice, I instantly relaxed. I had written down about 20 questions on my iPad and had that sitting in front of me ready to ask all my questions, but Dr Ces started talking about the whole thing and by the time he was finished and asked if I had any questions, I looked at my iPad and realised he'd answered every single one of them. I guess when you've done enough breast augmentations, you'd get use to the kind of questions girls ask so he knew what to tell me from the beginning.
So, he decided on:
425cc Extra High Profile Round Dual Placement Brazilians
Dual placement means only the top half of the implant is placed under the muscle so that it gives a nice flush look on the top of my chest and you can't see the round edge of the implant. It gives a more natural look.
Dr Ces was so thorough and friendly during the phone consult, and when I got off the phone I practically skipped down the hallway to my hubby to tell him all about it. I was bubbly and rambling, and couldn't get the smile off my face! It is happening, my big boobie day is coming and it has all been confirmed, size and all. It was a very exciting Friday afternoon!! My hubby came into the kitchen later on when I was cooking dinner and just cuddled me, he said he was so happy to see me so happy and excited... Awwwww... He's so beautiful, I love him! :o)
That whole afternoon and night I was swooning, literally I was SO happy! I couldn't concentrate on anything (like walking 3 times into the garage to get something out of the deep freeze but forgetting every time what it was I wanted). I was on cloud nine! Friday night was an awesome one!! Haha!!
Anyway I just really wanted to write this post because I can't stop thinking about it!! Time for me to clean up after breakfast :o) Very happy girl right here!!!! Talk soon!! :o)
Sil xoxo
Sunday 17 February 2013
The Research... Part 2 - My Surgeon!! :o)
I'm back!!
Now to talk about how I chose my wonderful surgeon! :o)
I think many people who get their breasts done and have a great experience and are happy with their results, really admire and respect their surgeons, and this is definitely my case. I am so happy! :o)
I chose Dr Ces Colagrande as my surgeon. (I added a link so that you can check out his website!) His clinic is located at Mermaid Beach on Australia's beautiful Gold Coast. He does his surgeries in accredited hospitals and in my case the surgery is being done at The Southport Day Hospital. Now I want to mention right here, right now that I AM a real person, I AM NOT being paid by Dr Ces or anything like that to write this blog so descriptively about him. This is my personal blog that I am writing and he knows nothing about. I was originally going to make this blog private (for only my close friends to read) but I've decided once I'm finished it all and finished editing etc I will make it public and also tell Dr Ces about it, because I know how much it helped me to read other girls experiences. So yes I am going to rave and rave about Dr Ces but that's because I am so happy with my whole experience and choosing a surgeon is a very important thing.
I will tell you everything I can possibly remember about him so it helps you in your decision making if you are looking at getting your breasts done and are considering him. I originally started this whole blog simply because I wanted to remember my whole experience, but now I want to let my story be read by others because I appreciate how many other ladies have shared their own experiences for me to read while I was researching. I am the kind of person who likes to compliment people when I receive great service. I don't know about you but these days customer service isn't quite the same and it's usually surprising when you get great service from somewhere. So if I receive great service I like to recommend the people for it because they deserve it. Like the time when my husband and I bought our last two cars, both car companies were fantastic with the sales of our cars so I wrote recommendations about those car salesman through to the general managers of Honda and Subaru Australia. So that's the kind of person I am and that's what I'm doing here with Dr Ces. I'm raving about his work because it's all been fantastic and he deserves the raving review! :o)
Anyway, you already know I have spent 2 years researching, so I have googled, enquired and read about MANY surgeons across Australia, MANY!!! In fact I recognise many surgeons names that I come across (oh I remember researching him, lol...) and in all the surgeons I researched I kept coming back to Dr Ces website photos as my favourite. What I love most in his before and after photos is the symmetry. Some of the women in his photos had uneven breasts beforehand (like me) and afterwards they always look symmetrical. Another thing, is the nipples. Dr Ces' placement of the breast implants always seem to result in the nipples being level with each other and facing where they should. I came across so many surgeons before and after photos where the nipples face different directions (completely out to the sides, one up and one down etc) and in Dr Ces photos, they all look great. I had another favourite surgeon I was considering who is located in Sydney, so it came down to him and Dr Ces. The Sydney surgeon was a little cheaper than Dr Ces but price wasn't something I was worried about, it was the safest and most skilled surgeon I was looking for.
When I finally narrowed it down to Dr Ces and the Sydney surgeon I put both their web pages up and went through their before and after photos. I had a piece of paper and put ticks and crosses to the breasts I liked and didn't like. The Sydney surgeon had many more photos than Dr Ces, but out of all of the Sydney surgeon's photos I didn't like half of them, 50% of them I didn't like! Whereas Dr Ces, there was only one I didn't like. So that was the decision maker for me.
I didn't make the decision based just on photos though!! That was the just part of my decision making. There are many other reasons contributing to my decisions... Actually it's funny because I had Dr Ces on my computer as my favourite surgeon when I was going through all my research in choosing someone, and I asked my best friend (who had got hers done over two years ago) who she had hers done through, and she said Dr Ces. I was so spun out to tell the truth, I couldn't believe she'd been through the surgeon I was favouring toward, hahaha!!! Let's just say I bombarded her with questions once I found out, and her sister had been done by him too, so knowing two people with amazing results was another factor in choosing him.
As you already know, it's brazilians all the way for me. So it was important to find a surgeon who knows what he's doing and is very skilled at working with brazilians (remember, where the surgeon puts the implants is where they stay for the rest of your life). Dr Ces is an Australian trained surgeon but he travelled over to Europe and spent many years advancing his skills over there. Actually, how is this for something interesting, he was trained by the guy who INVENTED lipo-suction, that's a pretty big plus in Dr Ces resume I think! :o) Anyway, because he worked in Europe, he used Brazilian implants for years, and now continues to use them in Australia. So I feel very confident in his skills because of how much he has used them. Also, Dr Ces believes in the brazilian implants that much as the safest implants in the world that he will NOT operate with standard textured and smooth implants, so if a patient is determined to have textured/smooth, Dr Ces will not do the surgery, now that's saying a lot about brazilian implants!
Well, I'll write more soon! I'll write all about the phone consult I had with him on my next post! I want to now, but this post is getting too long! LOL!!! :o)
Sil xoxo
Now to talk about how I chose my wonderful surgeon! :o)
I think many people who get their breasts done and have a great experience and are happy with their results, really admire and respect their surgeons, and this is definitely my case. I am so happy! :o)
I chose Dr Ces Colagrande as my surgeon. (I added a link so that you can check out his website!) His clinic is located at Mermaid Beach on Australia's beautiful Gold Coast. He does his surgeries in accredited hospitals and in my case the surgery is being done at The Southport Day Hospital. Now I want to mention right here, right now that I AM a real person, I AM NOT being paid by Dr Ces or anything like that to write this blog so descriptively about him. This is my personal blog that I am writing and he knows nothing about. I was originally going to make this blog private (for only my close friends to read) but I've decided once I'm finished it all and finished editing etc I will make it public and also tell Dr Ces about it, because I know how much it helped me to read other girls experiences. So yes I am going to rave and rave about Dr Ces but that's because I am so happy with my whole experience and choosing a surgeon is a very important thing.
I will tell you everything I can possibly remember about him so it helps you in your decision making if you are looking at getting your breasts done and are considering him. I originally started this whole blog simply because I wanted to remember my whole experience, but now I want to let my story be read by others because I appreciate how many other ladies have shared their own experiences for me to read while I was researching. I am the kind of person who likes to compliment people when I receive great service. I don't know about you but these days customer service isn't quite the same and it's usually surprising when you get great service from somewhere. So if I receive great service I like to recommend the people for it because they deserve it. Like the time when my husband and I bought our last two cars, both car companies were fantastic with the sales of our cars so I wrote recommendations about those car salesman through to the general managers of Honda and Subaru Australia. So that's the kind of person I am and that's what I'm doing here with Dr Ces. I'm raving about his work because it's all been fantastic and he deserves the raving review! :o)
Anyway, you already know I have spent 2 years researching, so I have googled, enquired and read about MANY surgeons across Australia, MANY!!! In fact I recognise many surgeons names that I come across (oh I remember researching him, lol...) and in all the surgeons I researched I kept coming back to Dr Ces website photos as my favourite. What I love most in his before and after photos is the symmetry. Some of the women in his photos had uneven breasts beforehand (like me) and afterwards they always look symmetrical. Another thing, is the nipples. Dr Ces' placement of the breast implants always seem to result in the nipples being level with each other and facing where they should. I came across so many surgeons before and after photos where the nipples face different directions (completely out to the sides, one up and one down etc) and in Dr Ces photos, they all look great. I had another favourite surgeon I was considering who is located in Sydney, so it came down to him and Dr Ces. The Sydney surgeon was a little cheaper than Dr Ces but price wasn't something I was worried about, it was the safest and most skilled surgeon I was looking for.
When I finally narrowed it down to Dr Ces and the Sydney surgeon I put both their web pages up and went through their before and after photos. I had a piece of paper and put ticks and crosses to the breasts I liked and didn't like. The Sydney surgeon had many more photos than Dr Ces, but out of all of the Sydney surgeon's photos I didn't like half of them, 50% of them I didn't like! Whereas Dr Ces, there was only one I didn't like. So that was the decision maker for me.
I didn't make the decision based just on photos though!! That was the just part of my decision making. There are many other reasons contributing to my decisions... Actually it's funny because I had Dr Ces on my computer as my favourite surgeon when I was going through all my research in choosing someone, and I asked my best friend (who had got hers done over two years ago) who she had hers done through, and she said Dr Ces. I was so spun out to tell the truth, I couldn't believe she'd been through the surgeon I was favouring toward, hahaha!!! Let's just say I bombarded her with questions once I found out, and her sister had been done by him too, so knowing two people with amazing results was another factor in choosing him.
As you already know, it's brazilians all the way for me. So it was important to find a surgeon who knows what he's doing and is very skilled at working with brazilians (remember, where the surgeon puts the implants is where they stay for the rest of your life). Dr Ces is an Australian trained surgeon but he travelled over to Europe and spent many years advancing his skills over there. Actually, how is this for something interesting, he was trained by the guy who INVENTED lipo-suction, that's a pretty big plus in Dr Ces resume I think! :o) Anyway, because he worked in Europe, he used Brazilian implants for years, and now continues to use them in Australia. So I feel very confident in his skills because of how much he has used them. Also, Dr Ces believes in the brazilian implants that much as the safest implants in the world that he will NOT operate with standard textured and smooth implants, so if a patient is determined to have textured/smooth, Dr Ces will not do the surgery, now that's saying a lot about brazilian implants!
Well, I'll write more soon! I'll write all about the phone consult I had with him on my next post! I want to now, but this post is getting too long! LOL!!! :o)
Sil xoxo
Friday 8 February 2013
The Research... Part 1 - The Implants! :o)
Hi again!!
Now to talk about my research! First, the implants! :o)
I mentioned at the end of my first blog post who I am having my breasts done through, and that is Dr Ces Colagrande. Before I write about why I chose him as my surgeon though, I'd like to write about my research regarding the implants themselves! Like I said, it wasn't a decision I made lightly, I have 3 beautiful daughters my husband and I are raising and I am a stay at home Mum, so I don't want my husband to pay more than he already has too with our one income for my breasts. I want them done right the first time and I want the safest possible implants put into my body to reduce the risks of any complications as much as possible.
As soon as I finished breast feeding my last baby I started researching about breast augmentation. I read numerous posts, information and experiences from all over the Internet, some of it quite scary! I googled and googled away, reading until late at night sometimes (even when I was meant to be doing uni work, naughty girl ;o) haha!!) and I wrote things down as I went along to remind myself of things I wanted to look up and find answers for or look more into.
It wasn't long before I knew that I wanted Polyurethane Foam Coated (often referred to as 'Furry') Brazilian implants, in fact, I knew that this kind of implant is the ONLY implant I would allow to have put in my body. I have read SO MANY articles from all over the Internet talking about the much less risk of capsular contracture with Brazilian implants. Basically, Brazilian implants have only a 1% chance of capsular contracture after 18-20 years, whereas standard textured and smooth implants have a whopping 17% chance of capsular contracture after only as little as 7 years! That's a HUGE difference, and after corresponding with many different surgeons via email and phone (both those who are FOR the Brazilians and others who are AGAINST the Brazilians) I knew that they were the safest option and I would NOT have any other kind of implant put in my body. The difference between them is just phenomenal.
I guess I should mention for those who don't know, that capsular contracture is one of the most common complications with breast implants. Basically, it is where a scar tissue forms around the implant and squeezes and squeezes the implant until it looks distorted on the chest. It can cause lots of pain and discomfort and ends up needing to be taken out and replaced. I think it's the body's way of trying to reject this foreign object inside your body.
I don't think I should post photos that are not mine on my blog, so to have a better idea of what capsular contracture is, go and google 'capsular contracture' and click on 'images' when it brings up your results... It's pretty scary to see and could almost put people off, so that is why it is SO important that if breast implants is something you really want, do what is the safest for your body! :o)
As I said, some doctors still believe in smooth and textured implants instead of Brazilians. But here is some information that not everyone knows...
Some people think that Brazilian implants are 'NEW" and this is completely inaccurate. Brazilian implants have been used for almost 40 years in more than 30 countries across the world (this is how they have been able to perform studies on them so they can give you the statistics of their risks), it is just that Australia has only passed them a few years back, and now Australia has deemed Brazilian implants as the safest implants in the world. I guess our country likes to be really sure before they pass things and claim things as safe, and you know what? That's a good thing really, at least we know our country doesn't make decisions lightly right? :o)
Anyway, you might have noticed I also said that I have communicated with both surgeons who are FOR brazilians, and others who are AGAINST brazilian implants. Well, here is more about that...
Back when I first started to dip my toes into the whole 'breast implant' world, I first called and talked to my local surgeon in the town I live. He is (as far as I know) the only surgeon in my town who does breast implants and he charges a phenomenal amount (because he can I guess) and surprisingly, he doesn't use brazilian implants!! This surprised me, especially with the price he charged, it really was ridiculous. Anyway, after that enquiry and reading into all of the information he gave me I dropped the idea of using him as my surgeon straight away. BUT... I was impressed with one thing... and that is... He told me (when I asked why he doesn't use Brazilians when they are the safest implant) that he doesn't use them because he has performed breast implant surgery for many years, but never used brazilians, so he doesn't feel comfortable to suddenly start using an implant he isn't familiar with. He is an older surgeon, probably much past retirement age, and I have to say that I was impressed with his honesty. Other surgeons tried to say the brazilians are not safe etc, but he told me the truth and I respect him for that.
Anyway, this is why certain surgeons will not use brazilians (most of those would most likely be Australian surgeons who have not done breast implant surgery overseas and therefore have not used brazilians because they have not been allowed to be used in Australia until they were finally passed a few years ago). The reason is, that brazilian implants stick/adhere to your chest wall. You may know that with smooth and textured implants you have to massage or manipulate them every day for the rest of your life to try and reduce a scar tissue forming around them so that you don't get capsular contracture. The brazilian implants are not to be massaged at all, because they are meant to stick to your chest wall in a sort of velcro effect. Now because of this, many surgeons are not comfortable with their skills in placement of these type of breast implants because where the surgeon puts them is where they will stay. So if the surgeon doesn't have enough experience in these, they may not place them perfectly and once the implant has adhered to your chest wall in the early stages of healing, well then that's it, that's where they will stay. With smooth and textured, they sit loosely in your breast pocket so the surgeon doesn't have to stress so much about them staying exactly where they have put them. The brazilians adhere to your chest wall and because of the furry coating covering them, a scar tissue cannot form around it. Brilliant! And there are more bonuses to this also... Because brazilians don't sit loosely in your breast pocket, you don't have that risk of them becoming heavy or falling down below your breast pocket as you age, (much less saggy boobs when we become older ladies, we shouldn't expect to have boobies touching our belly buttons with these brazilian babies! Woohoo!! ;o) hahahahaha!!) when you get older you'll still have great breasts because they will stay where they are. They ALSO stay where they are when you lay on your back instead of falling to each side as breasts do, so the bonuses just keep getting better! :o)
So there you go! Brazilians as far as I'm concerned are the safest option, of course everyone has their own opinion and that's totally okay, I don't judge those who'd prefer smooth or textured implants, it's personal choice, but my opinion, for my body, brazilians is the safest by far :o)
Now as you can probably tell, I love to write!! So I better end this post for now before these blog posts each become as long as novels ;o) hahaha!!! I'll be back again soon to write about my surgeon and why I chose him!
Sil xoxo
Now to talk about my research! First, the implants! :o)
I mentioned at the end of my first blog post who I am having my breasts done through, and that is Dr Ces Colagrande. Before I write about why I chose him as my surgeon though, I'd like to write about my research regarding the implants themselves! Like I said, it wasn't a decision I made lightly, I have 3 beautiful daughters my husband and I are raising and I am a stay at home Mum, so I don't want my husband to pay more than he already has too with our one income for my breasts. I want them done right the first time and I want the safest possible implants put into my body to reduce the risks of any complications as much as possible.
As soon as I finished breast feeding my last baby I started researching about breast augmentation. I read numerous posts, information and experiences from all over the Internet, some of it quite scary! I googled and googled away, reading until late at night sometimes (even when I was meant to be doing uni work, naughty girl ;o) haha!!) and I wrote things down as I went along to remind myself of things I wanted to look up and find answers for or look more into.
It wasn't long before I knew that I wanted Polyurethane Foam Coated (often referred to as 'Furry') Brazilian implants, in fact, I knew that this kind of implant is the ONLY implant I would allow to have put in my body. I have read SO MANY articles from all over the Internet talking about the much less risk of capsular contracture with Brazilian implants. Basically, Brazilian implants have only a 1% chance of capsular contracture after 18-20 years, whereas standard textured and smooth implants have a whopping 17% chance of capsular contracture after only as little as 7 years! That's a HUGE difference, and after corresponding with many different surgeons via email and phone (both those who are FOR the Brazilians and others who are AGAINST the Brazilians) I knew that they were the safest option and I would NOT have any other kind of implant put in my body. The difference between them is just phenomenal.
I guess I should mention for those who don't know, that capsular contracture is one of the most common complications with breast implants. Basically, it is where a scar tissue forms around the implant and squeezes and squeezes the implant until it looks distorted on the chest. It can cause lots of pain and discomfort and ends up needing to be taken out and replaced. I think it's the body's way of trying to reject this foreign object inside your body.
I don't think I should post photos that are not mine on my blog, so to have a better idea of what capsular contracture is, go and google 'capsular contracture' and click on 'images' when it brings up your results... It's pretty scary to see and could almost put people off, so that is why it is SO important that if breast implants is something you really want, do what is the safest for your body! :o)
As I said, some doctors still believe in smooth and textured implants instead of Brazilians. But here is some information that not everyone knows...
Some people think that Brazilian implants are 'NEW" and this is completely inaccurate. Brazilian implants have been used for almost 40 years in more than 30 countries across the world (this is how they have been able to perform studies on them so they can give you the statistics of their risks), it is just that Australia has only passed them a few years back, and now Australia has deemed Brazilian implants as the safest implants in the world. I guess our country likes to be really sure before they pass things and claim things as safe, and you know what? That's a good thing really, at least we know our country doesn't make decisions lightly right? :o)
Anyway, you might have noticed I also said that I have communicated with both surgeons who are FOR brazilians, and others who are AGAINST brazilian implants. Well, here is more about that...
Back when I first started to dip my toes into the whole 'breast implant' world, I first called and talked to my local surgeon in the town I live. He is (as far as I know) the only surgeon in my town who does breast implants and he charges a phenomenal amount (because he can I guess) and surprisingly, he doesn't use brazilian implants!! This surprised me, especially with the price he charged, it really was ridiculous. Anyway, after that enquiry and reading into all of the information he gave me I dropped the idea of using him as my surgeon straight away. BUT... I was impressed with one thing... and that is... He told me (when I asked why he doesn't use Brazilians when they are the safest implant) that he doesn't use them because he has performed breast implant surgery for many years, but never used brazilians, so he doesn't feel comfortable to suddenly start using an implant he isn't familiar with. He is an older surgeon, probably much past retirement age, and I have to say that I was impressed with his honesty. Other surgeons tried to say the brazilians are not safe etc, but he told me the truth and I respect him for that.
Anyway, this is why certain surgeons will not use brazilians (most of those would most likely be Australian surgeons who have not done breast implant surgery overseas and therefore have not used brazilians because they have not been allowed to be used in Australia until they were finally passed a few years ago). The reason is, that brazilian implants stick/adhere to your chest wall. You may know that with smooth and textured implants you have to massage or manipulate them every day for the rest of your life to try and reduce a scar tissue forming around them so that you don't get capsular contracture. The brazilian implants are not to be massaged at all, because they are meant to stick to your chest wall in a sort of velcro effect. Now because of this, many surgeons are not comfortable with their skills in placement of these type of breast implants because where the surgeon puts them is where they will stay. So if the surgeon doesn't have enough experience in these, they may not place them perfectly and once the implant has adhered to your chest wall in the early stages of healing, well then that's it, that's where they will stay. With smooth and textured, they sit loosely in your breast pocket so the surgeon doesn't have to stress so much about them staying exactly where they have put them. The brazilians adhere to your chest wall and because of the furry coating covering them, a scar tissue cannot form around it. Brilliant! And there are more bonuses to this also... Because brazilians don't sit loosely in your breast pocket, you don't have that risk of them becoming heavy or falling down below your breast pocket as you age, (much less saggy boobs when we become older ladies, we shouldn't expect to have boobies touching our belly buttons with these brazilian babies! Woohoo!! ;o) hahahahaha!!) when you get older you'll still have great breasts because they will stay where they are. They ALSO stay where they are when you lay on your back instead of falling to each side as breasts do, so the bonuses just keep getting better! :o)
So there you go! Brazilians as far as I'm concerned are the safest option, of course everyone has their own opinion and that's totally okay, I don't judge those who'd prefer smooth or textured implants, it's personal choice, but my opinion, for my body, brazilians is the safest by far :o)
Now as you can probably tell, I love to write!! So I better end this post for now before these blog posts each become as long as novels ;o) hahaha!!! I'll be back again soon to write about my surgeon and why I chose him!
Sil xoxo
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