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    **I found this wonderful post on another site and I can relate to it to the tee! Also found the "Bum Shuffle" quite hilarious since I am currently in use of that regulary. lmao =P**

    These are 'some' of the things you aren't warned about from your clinic/surgeon but most of us have to deal with!

    Post-op blues!

    Inthe first week post-op you're most probably going to be uncomfortable,maybe your boobs will look like torpedoes and you feel exhausted andsometimes sick too... This can often bring on 'the post-op blues' andmany women will ask themselves "what have I done?"!!!

    You'resnappy, upset and feeling really down - I cried for a whole two daysnone stop!, but you need to remember that you aren't going to healovernight! Your new additions and you will have just been through thetrauma of an operation and will need time to settle afterwards.

    Positivereinforcement will help to aid your recovery, so it will often help totake a step back and look at the big picture and be realistic about howlong it's going to take for the final results to appear.

    This is all normal though and does pass!

    Morning boob

    OUCH!

    Themorning boob is I felt the most uncomforatble part of the 'boob job'experience and thank goodness this part doesn't last for very long! Nomatter how many pain killers you pop before you raise yourself up tothat dreaded sitting position from being propped up, you can't preparefor that rush of blood that sweeps right to your boobs, making themfeel like ten ton weights strapped to your chest!

    I found icepacks helped so much to ease this feeling placed over the top part ofmy breasts and got such relief from this - This is nothing to worryabout, it is just caused by the swelling and does subside.

    Being propped up and the bum shuffle

    You will not be able to lever yourself up with your arms after your op, so prepare yourself for..... the bum shuffle!!!!

    Preparethose stomach muscles too because you're going to need them!!! You'llspend the first week or more having to be propped up when sleeping,this very often causes havoc with your back, so you'll find a hot waterbottle very helpful in easing that, placed on the small of your back.

    It'soften thought that you need to be sat bolt upright to aid the swelling,this isn't true, you do need your head and shoulders raised though.

    Asyou try to get up, for me, with my stomach muscles shaking it was atask all on it's own! You finally get yourself into an upright postionand then the side of the bed could be a million miles away as you thinkabout attempting to get to the edge to get yourself off the bed! Thisis where 'the bum shuffle' comes in! You clutch the new assets withyour hands in a protective way, don't ask me why, they aren't goinganywhere! But you do it anyway and then... wriggle your bum till youget to the edge of the bed, then comes the countdown!!!! One...Two..... THREE! You push yourself to a standing position!!!!!! I wouldhave given myself a big pat on the back after achieving this if I couldbut I was too busy clutching the new baps!!!!

    After a couple of days you'll have this mastered and after a week or so, you'll be just fine!

    Recovery instructions

    You'll often find yourself comparing your recovery with other peoples - Don't!

    Weall heal differently and although you may have had your surgery ataround the same time as another lady, chances are you will becomplately different in how you heal and the time you heal.

    If you're at all concerned about something follow the advice given by YOUR surgeon.

    You'lloften read conflicting advice about post-op care as so many surgeonshave their own opinions on their patients recovery, but you have toremember, you chose the surgeon you have, you paid for their advice soit's always best that you follow it. YOUR surgeon knows what is bestfor YOU.

    Frankeinboobs!

    If you'reexpecting to wake up from your surgery with these two new beautifullyformed breasts, you're going to be in for a big shock! Quite often,your boobs will sat high up on your chest, they'll look like cones,your skin will be tight and might look rubbery, they might look squareshaped or your nipples may be pointing in the wrong direction.. I couldgo on, but what I'm trying to say is that they won't be perfect,they're going to need time to drop and settle and along the way, youmight find your boobs heal at different rates - one might soften anddrop before the other leaving you with a wonky appearance for a while -this again is all a normal part of your recovery and barring allcomplications you will end up with soft breasts that have dropped intoa natural postion, but if you have any concerns at all that you don'tfeel comfortable with, call your clinic for advice - it's what you paidthem for.

    Boobie greed

    Some womennever get 'boob greed' others experience it fleetingly, some mightyearn for a few days and for others, it never goes away- Give yourselfa little time to adjust to the new you, when you're out of the sportsbras that you've been confined to for so long and in your lovelylingerie, it makes a massive difference to how your breasts look, soallow time for your boobs to settle before making any judgements, themajority of ladies are happy with their boobs even if they doexperience a little boob greed now and again.

    Nerves

    Nope,I'm not talking about the shaky kind, I mean the nerves 'inside' yourbody. As your breasts heal you might experience some pain from yourbreasts - shooting pains or pins and needles, or a sunburn sensation,or over sensitive nipples although this is uncomfortable, it doesn'tusually last for very long, maybe a couple of days, to a week, rarelymore but it can occur and can be quite scary if you don't know what itis - It's just the nerves healing back again and it's a good sign! Ifound ice packs helped so much more than pain killers to ease this, butothers found painkillers worked best and some - both!

    You canexperience these sensations periodically throughout your entire healingprocess which for some ladies can take up to a year - Some ladies alsolose sensation causing numbness to parts of the breast and nipple, thiscan take some time to come back and the advice given is that you shouldgive up to year for all sensation to return.

    I hope this helps some of you and might at least put some of your minds at ease. xx






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    Call me weird... But I can't wait for the day I get to experience all of this lol
    I've waited so long...and it will all be totally worth it!
    Don't blink. Don't even blink. Blink and you're dead. Don't turn your back. Don't look away. And don't blink!

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    Get off the pain meds or keep them to a minimum if you can...straining the toilet trying to shit for an hour sucks.
    "Fake tits are like Kevlar. They don't guarantee your chances of survival but they sure as hell improve it."
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    Default Re: Unsaid things to prepare you for Your PO Breast Augmentation

    Quote Originally Posted by tempest666 View Post
    Get off the pain meds or keep them to a minimum if you can...straining the toilet trying to shit for an hour sucks.
    ^^LMAO^^ Yeppers! Suffering now...had my 2nd BA last Tuesday lol OFFICIALLY OFF MEDS since Thursday! Even tylenol....=)






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