May buddies

Ah glad to hear from you ? How did it go? Did the surgeon tell u that about ur left boob? I'm defo struggling with sleep tho it's got better since being at home. Can the ga keep u awake do u know? So u coming home now? X

Op was ok hun..went down at 11.45 and back up at 1ish i think..my left boob is sore...that was the first thing i felt when come round..i was shaking quite a bit aswell..

i cant sleep properly either hun.. get a couple of hrs and then wake up..hopefully it will get better hun.. 

Did u have drains hun??..had mine out this morn and it was rather painful...xx

Morning girls. Hope your both feeling better xxx So if you had to say the worst part of it all what would it be? My friend said having the drains out were her worse part but i know everyones different.

Do they teach you massage tecniques before you leave the hospital? xx

Hey ladies I'm home!!!!!... Yayyyy...

I would say the drains were the worst bit Sharon...it felt like she was pulling my boob out!!!!..feel rather tired but the pain isn't too bad.  I have got antibiotics and co-drydamol but think I'm going to just take the antibiotics and normal paracetamol and see how I go...stomach feels swollen already so don't really want to take co-drydamol if I can't help it..

Didn't have any massage techniques showed to me but have got appt on the 14th for my dressings so maybe they will show me then if they are going to...

I'm very happy with the size Hun..I think when they soften and swelling goes they are going to look fab for my size, build etc...at the moment they look like 2 round hard balls...haha xx

We'll I've been and got my sports bras and my dry shampoo and If I'm not mistaken I think I'm next, x     

Woohoo....not long to go squidgy...you will be fine honestly...

Doughty said it and she was right...just enjoy it..xxx

Cheekymich wrote:Woohoo....not long to go squidgy...you will be fine honestly...

Doughty said it and she was right...just enjoy it..xxx

Yeah I'm sure it will be fine. Really looking forward to it now, x 

It's very exciting....are you all sorted???.. You know what size you going for??... Xx

All sorted with them? Yes. I'm having 345cc to hopefully take me to a D. All sorted this end? No. I haven't started packing. Today I was going to give the house a really good clean because I knew it would drive me mad being stuck in it afterwards, that didn't happen. Wanted to catch up on the washing and ironing, that didn't happen. I'm not letting it get to me though. It could be worse, x

Ooo brilliant...won't take you long to pack so you almost there huney...I went round my house before I went in and  now I'm back the hoovering needs doing again as my son been here...I'm not going to touch I though...just trying to rest up...it's not important hey xx

Will have plenty of time now to countdown the days with you!!!!.... Yayyyy xxx

I'm working tomorrow and Wednesday then leaving here at 5am Thursday to be there by 8 so I'm hoping that will keep me busy enough. 
You make sure you rest and get others to do the hoovering! X

Sounds like you will be vry busy Hun...exciting times ahead...

Yeh hoovering can wait...xx

Hey girls, just to say I didn't hv the drains so sounds like I was lucky. Suffering a bit with swelling but nothing that's not manageable. I'm def on the co co codomal tho and know I'm gona b v constipated, needing it at the mo tho :( Michelle u sound like ur flying, squidgy can't believe how quick ur sis coming round! U gtg excited ? X

The drains were not the best...didn't like it at all...

Not too bad at the moment... 3 days of antibiotics...going to take co drydamol tonight as not sure what I'm going to wake up like in the morning....my sofa is my bed for a couple of nights...don't want to be rolling over....xx

Yes I am getting excited actually (in a weird kind of way). Just hoping, by the sound of it, I don't have to have drains. May sound silly but what do they do? Do they just drain fluid off your chest?
I'm glad your managing the swelling. I know it's hard to say as you don't know what it's like to just have implants but was the uplift bit worse? Was it as bad as you expected? X

No I can honestly say I don't think it's any different and the only pain iv had is from the under the boob scars, nothing on the nipple or downward scar . As u say iv never had the straightforward ba but just judging on the pain iv had it really can't b too different, I think the thought is defo worse x

Happy to hear you're both coping ok. I didn't get on here yesterday cuz I was so busy but was definitely thinking about you!

How did you both go over night? Did you manage to get a little more sleep?

I think some surgeons prefer to use drains and some don't so it might be worth asking the question. My ps has said he doesn't use drains and from what Michelle says I feel relieved. In the grand scheme of things I suppose it's not the be all and end all though, we do what we have to do. 

Is the pain and/or discomfort as bad as you thought it would be?

x

MissyM wrote:Happy to hear you're both coping ok. I didn't get on here yesterday cuz I was so busy but was definitely thinking about you!

How did you both go over night? Did you manage to get a little more sleep?

I think some surgeons prefer to use drains and some don't so it might be worth asking the question. My ps has said he doesn't use drains and from what Michelle says I feel relieved. In the grand scheme of things I suppose it's not the be all and end all though, we do what we have to do. 

Is the pain and/or discomfort as bad as you thought it would be?

x

Hey Hun...I slept pretty well last night although I was up at 6 this morning...I didn't like the drains but it was over fairly quickly.  The pain is actually better than I thought it would be although I am feeling discomfort but I'm managing better than I thought I would...

Just resting up and going with your body telling you...

Not long for you missy???.. How are you feeling about it??? ...you will be fine..xxx

Cheekymich wrote:
Hey Hun...I slept pretty well last night although I was up at 6 this morning...I didn't like the drains but it was over fairly quickly.  The pain is actually better than I thought it would be although I am feeling discomfort but I'm managing better than I thought I would...

Just resting up and going with your body telling you...

Not long for you missy???.. How are you feeling about it??? ...you will be fine..xxx

I'm pleased you were able to get a bit more sleep last night. Did you take your co-hydramol before bed? I think I'll probably take my med for the first few nights even if I manage ok through the day with just paracetamol. I'm rubbish with no sleep! I suppose it's just going to take time and we all just need to take time out of our hectic lives to recover properly.

No, not long for me now! 2 weeks on Thursday. I went for my pre-op today and felt pretty nervous. Only to be expected though. Just trying to stay calm about it and focus on the outcome, for that I am extremely excited!! I know I'll be particularly anxious as the day draws closer so I just need to keep myself in check. I've got lots of other stuff going on at the moment to keep myself occupied, we're battling through the visa process as we're emigrating to Australia later this year, as well as going through a redundancy process at work so I don't know which way is up some days lol. Hopefully it'll take my mind off it!

Can not wait to be able to wear beautiful underwear!

Take it easy hun xx

Yes I took it before bed as I wasn't sure what I would be like waking up...will do the same tonight as well.  Wow you have got lots going on...hope it goes to plan for you Hun...will be following your journey coming up....oooo exciting xxx

Oh my god Missy how are u not having a nervous breakdown lol just keep ur eyes on the boobs..focus on the boobs lol xx

Next May buddie almost there!!!!.... Squidgy!!!!.  

Good luck Hun...look forward to hearing all about it when you are able to...xxx

Thanks Cheekymich! I can't believe it's here at last! x

I'm booked may 22nd! Can't believe after 8 years I'm finally having it done in 2 weeks!

SO excited

carly_clownsmile wrote:I'm booked may 22nd! Can't believe after 8 years I'm finally having it done in 2 weeks!

SO excited

Hey Carly....congratulations Hun...not long to go for you....are you all sorted???.  Xx