Getting prepped for surgery
Once I'd made the decision that I was moving along on this road, I decided to move very quickly before doubt and paranoia set in. Two years previosly I'd actually gone to see a plastic surgeon who told me in no uncertain words that I really should do this because he knew that I must be in pain. Over the course of the next two years with continue neck spasms, mid back pain and the annoyance of the bras I needed to wear to hoist the girls back up into place, I came across a flyer with a local surgeons name on it. I checked out his website, liked what I saw and called his office and had them send me some info. I went back to waiting.
I then experienced a neck spasm in August which put me in bed for two days. I went back to the doctor who again documented the fact that the weight of my breasts was causing me no small amount of discomfort. However, while my insurance comapny would have no problems paying for the surgery, they wanted me to be witin 30lbs of my goal weight. HA! I'm no where there so I did the next best thing. I have good credit so I got the money and embarked upon the scariest journey ever.
I've been watching Extreme Makeover and Dr. 90210 for ages and even though they made this seem like a simple procedure, deep down I knew that this would be a life altering change and that I needed to prepare for it. After my consultation with my surgeon (who's board certified and had gotten nothing but kudos from everyone and has even served as a chief of surgery at a local hospital - yes do your homework please for anyone doing this), I knew that life had to change. I couldn't just chop off my boobs and expect everything to change, I'd had to make a lot of changes with eating and exercise because my belly which was hidden beneath my boobs would now become very obvious as I moved from a F down to a D cup.
So once the surgery day was set - October 25 - I had a ton of stuff to do. I had to do a mammogram, chest x-ray, along with routine pre-op blood work and an EKG. These tests yielded two things I hadn't known before. I have trace amount of fluids in my lungs so I have to check that out with a pulmonary doctor and I have a small hernia which hopefully will repair itself with exercise.
With all my tests complete, I go the day before surgery to be marked. On TV, you see them draw some lines which to you look like scribbles and maybe takes them 10 minutes. HA! My surgeon was marking me for a good 40 minutes. He was measuring and lifting and drawing and calibrating - it felt like an architect drawing construction lines. When I voiced this to my surgeon, he agreed and even explained to me why this was so important. There is a textbook measurement about where a nipple should be in related to your neck..if he'd put mine there, I'd have had a nipple in my throat so he opted to put it lower and make it look more natural.
I then went home had a big meal since I began fasting at midnight, the following day was the big day. MOre of that to come in the next entry. Surgery and Recovery.
I then experienced a neck spasm in August which put me in bed for two days. I went back to the doctor who again documented the fact that the weight of my breasts was causing me no small amount of discomfort. However, while my insurance comapny would have no problems paying for the surgery, they wanted me to be witin 30lbs of my goal weight. HA! I'm no where there so I did the next best thing. I have good credit so I got the money and embarked upon the scariest journey ever.
I've been watching Extreme Makeover and Dr. 90210 for ages and even though they made this seem like a simple procedure, deep down I knew that this would be a life altering change and that I needed to prepare for it. After my consultation with my surgeon (who's board certified and had gotten nothing but kudos from everyone and has even served as a chief of surgery at a local hospital - yes do your homework please for anyone doing this), I knew that life had to change. I couldn't just chop off my boobs and expect everything to change, I'd had to make a lot of changes with eating and exercise because my belly which was hidden beneath my boobs would now become very obvious as I moved from a F down to a D cup.
So once the surgery day was set - October 25 - I had a ton of stuff to do. I had to do a mammogram, chest x-ray, along with routine pre-op blood work and an EKG. These tests yielded two things I hadn't known before. I have trace amount of fluids in my lungs so I have to check that out with a pulmonary doctor and I have a small hernia which hopefully will repair itself with exercise.
With all my tests complete, I go the day before surgery to be marked. On TV, you see them draw some lines which to you look like scribbles and maybe takes them 10 minutes. HA! My surgeon was marking me for a good 40 minutes. He was measuring and lifting and drawing and calibrating - it felt like an architect drawing construction lines. When I voiced this to my surgeon, he agreed and even explained to me why this was so important. There is a textbook measurement about where a nipple should be in related to your neck..if he'd put mine there, I'd have had a nipple in my throat so he opted to put it lower and make it look more natural.
I then went home had a big meal since I began fasting at midnight, the following day was the big day. MOre of that to come in the next entry. Surgery and Recovery.
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