Post Surgery Recovery

Recovery from breast implant surgery was not as bad as I thought it was going to be. The morning after I was able to cook breakfast for my mom before she headed home and also done some real light house cleaning. Fixing my hair was slow because my chest was tight and it was hard to hold my arms up, I noticed that if I would try and move around through out the day that I didn’t feel so tight, but this feeling also passed as my body healed.

I think the worst part of the pain was the backache I had whenever I went to bed. I never really slept that well because it was hard to get comfortable. I used a heating pad on my back but it only helped for so long and the pain pills did nothing for me so I stuck with using Advil. When I would roll on my sides, the shifting of my breast would hurt all the way into my armpit, so what I would do is put a small pillow between my breasts, that way the breast that was not on the side I was laying on, was being supported, this worked quite well. I sometimes found it easier to sleep propped up, but the backache just wouldn’t go away, but this too went away within a few weeks.

My breasts would get achy at times and it worked real well to put a bag of frozen peas on my chest, the aches would come on if I was doing too much and pushing myself too hard. I am not one to sit around so I had to be real careful.

A month after I had my surgery I was out shoveling hay off a trailer and feeding cows, it ached some but it felt pretty good to get the muscled moving. I slowly started working out as well but really listened to my body so I would not injure myself.

I did lose feeling in parts of the skin around my breast, it is not bad I can still feel but some parts are not as sensitive as others. My incision was made under the fold of my breast so the scar is not visible, I am not too worried about this anyway because I do not run around nude in public and now a year later the scar has faded considerably.

The placement of my implants is under the muscle, I do not see any rippling of the skin and I think it helped with making my breasts look natural. Your Dr. will advise you on what he recommends and explain the two different placements to you.

I went back to the Dr for my two week post op, he took pictures and showed me how to massage the breast so it would move like a normal breast, this was a bit painful but necessary and I found that it was more comfortable to massage in the warm shower.

As far as wearing a bra, my Dr. said that I could wear whatever felt comfortable on me and that there were not any restrictions. I know that some Dr.’s do not want you to wear under wire bras, I never had any problems. I just stuck to sports bras until the tenderness when away.

The look of my breasts was very round, very tight and very perky and of course swollen. It literally felt like I had two balls stuck under my skin. But of course as I healed and in the past year the two girls have settled in quite nicely. They have a natural fall to them and look real natural and not all round but kind of teardrop shaped.

I love my breast and the way I feel and look in shirts and swimsuits. My confidence is back and I feel sexier. My husband who is a butt man has said he thinks my breasts are hot and sexy. I am very pleased with the outcome and I believe you will be too. Just be sure to do your research, get educated and find a great Dr. Remember to do this because you want to do it for you and no one else.

Day of Breast Implant Surgery

The day of my breast implant surgery was a bit of a blur, so I will tell you what I do remember. I woke up at 7 am that morning, took a shower and dried my hair. There was no point in makeup and getting my hair fixed. I was a bit nervous but more excited than anything. 15 minutes before my appointment I took my "happy pill" that the Dr. had given me and by the time I got to the clinic I was already feeling a bit loopy.

As soon as I got to the office the Dr. came and got me and my husband and took us into and exam room. All I remember is telling him that I wanted to be a large D cup, to make me as big as I could and still look natural. He then took me to the operating room and I swear to this day that we walked through a wall, hahahaha, I dont remember any door. He then had me sit in this chair in which he performed the surgery on, they took off my shirt, gave me an IV and that is all I remember until I was waking up.

When I was coming out of the anesthesia, I told the nurse how great my kids are and how I couldn't wait to get home and sleep on my new foam mattress. When they sat me up and put the compression garment around my chest I got real sick to mu stomach and I had a killer backache. Right in the middle of my back, between my shoulder blades ached so bad, I was still real sleepy so I dozed and didnt pay too much attention to the pain.

The nurses then wheeled me into what I assume was the recovery room, I was sitting in some kind of chair with a heart rate monitor on my finger and the nurses told me that my husband and mom were out having breakfast and would be back shortly.

I kind of remember my mom and husband sitting there with me, but it is quite foggy. I also took the heart monitor off my finger and put it on my other hand, it did give everyone a start, because it seemed like my heart stopped. Why is it I remember that so well.

By the time time I was ready to leave, I was still out of it and remember getting in a wheelchair and wheeled out a back door so I can get straight to the car, when I was pushed outside it was real bright, snowing and windy. My husband put me in the front seat, we leaned the seat back and headed out for our 2 hour journey home.

Well I was still out of it on the way home, but would try and stay awake and I remember getting caught in a real bad snow storm, we were literally pushing snow with the bumper of our Ford Escape, the visibility was very poor and it took
4 hours to get home. When we got home mom stayed the night with is because the roads were bad. I was more awake and not feeling too bad, I remember pretty much just hanging out and taking off the compressions garment and putting on a sportsbra. I also made my kids bed so my mom had a place to sleep. I also talked to my sister on the phone and went to bed when I was tired.

So surgery day was pretty easy. If you are planning on getting breast implants make sure you have all your "chores" taken care of so you can relax for a few days and don't over do it. You know what your limitations are so just be careful. And enjoy your new breasts!!!

Michael Dan Snyder - The Death of an Infant - Poem

I use to write poems while I was in High School, that was 12 years ago. Even though these poems are old I would love to share them with you. This first poem is wrote about my big brother. He had passed away 11 days after he was born and of course I never met him.

Michael had a 3 chamber heart instead of a 4 chamber heart, there was not enough technology to detect or fix the problem.

When I talk to my mom about him, she said even when she was a little girl she had always known that she was going to lose her first child. She even told my dad this, while she was pregnant with Micheal. There is something to be said for a mothers intuition.

Michael Dan - Wrote By Candy Hicks

You will always be their first pride and joy

And I've heard that you were the sweetest little boy

The month that you were born opened a new door

Oh they couldn't have asked for anything more

Little Michael Dan is your name

From your father who has the same

And from your mother the life she gave to you

Michael Dan you was there dream come true

Such a small bundle of joy to hold and love

Little did they know that the Lord

Sent you down as an angel to watch from above

Mother and Father only had you a short time you see

Because the Lord called upon you and said

"Come Walk With Me"

It was unbearable the pain and sorrow

How could they face their every tomorrow

Slowly their days went on

When they realized that there would always be a bond

The bond between Father, Mother and Son

And of the memories when your life first began

They learned to laugh and smile

Thinking of you all the while

Even though you are not with them in every way

You are in their hearts everyday

You will always be their first pride and joy

Mom and Dads sweet little boy

Pre-Op Breast Implant Surgery

I remember my pre-op day quite well. It was scheduled the day before my surgery, my husband and mom went with me. We traveled to Rock Springs Wyoming, which is two hours away and there is literally no towns or anything between here and there.

The weather forcast called for a large snowstorm that was suppose to dump several inches of snow, as we were traveling to Rocks Springs I could see off in the distance very large black/gray clouds and I knew that we were going to get in the middle of it. Of course I did not care, as long as we made it to R.S it could snow all it wanted.

Our first stop was my Dr.'s visit, and I do not remember a whole lot about the pre-op, it went by very quickly and he asked if I had any further questions and of course told me that I could not eat or drink after 8 and no alcohol at all, because this could increase any kind of bleeding. We also discussed how I was suppose to do as little as possible and not to be lifting heavy items, because this could cause bleeding as well and then the implants would have to be re-done.

He said it was best to wear a button down shirt since this would be easier to get on, but I wore an oversized sweat shirt and this worked just fine.

After all my questions were answered he gave me a prescription for pain pills and I one small pill I was suppose to take 15 minutes before I arrived for surgery the next morning. This pill was to help me relax and not be nervous.

We left the Dr.'s went to Wal-Mart and picked up a few items and then went and ate a Applebees. I was really hoping for a Margarita, but new that I could not have any so I had ice tea instead.

And speaking of the storm, it was raging all around us, luckily in Wyoming, the wind blows so hard that the snow was not accumulating, but it sure was cold.

We went back to the hotel and tried to get some sleep, but sleep was hard to find. I was very excited and nervous and not only that but we had a few noisy neighbors that kept us awake all night with their extra-curricular activities.

When sleep finally came it was in spurts, and when I woke up the next morning I was wide awake with nrevous energy.

Read "Day of Surgery" to see how that went.

Deciding on Breast Implants / Augmentation

I know that there are many women out there that are not happy with how there clothes fit, how they look in a swimsuit and even how they look for their partner. I was one of them. I am 5'8" and around 130 lbs, i have 3 kids and my breasts had shrunk. Never have I had large breast, my cup size was never larger than a b and after I had my kids it wasn't even an a cup.

Trying to find clothes that I looked good in was hard because they just hung off of me, swimsuits were terrible, because my chest was completely flat. Oh how I hated bra shopping, I had to find one with enough padding and push up, to somewhat give my sagging skin a breast form. I even bought the push up liners to put in my push up bras to try and get some sort of a breast. When I would wear the bra top shirts, you know the shirts designed so you don't have to wear a bra? Well I still had to wear a bra so I can stuff in the padding to give some shape to my upper body.

It was hard not to be self conscious in front of my husband, my chest look there they were two deflated balloons hanging off of it, and when I would lay flat on my back, my chest literally looked as if it was concaved, seriously it scooped in ward, oh I hated it. My husband always told me that he was never a boob man, that he always liked butts and he liked mine best. It was sure nice to hear, but I still wanted breasts.

When you start thinking about getting breast implants, I think one of the biggest decisions is knowing that you are doing it for yourself and not someone else. Breasts are not going to fix a relationship, they can make you feel better about yourself but it is not going to make your significant other love you more. So please if you are thinking about getting your breasts done, do it for yourself and make sure that you are going to be happy with it.

Next thing is finding a good Dr. The Dr.'s in my area all offered a free consultation, it never hurts to have a 1st, 2nd, 3rd of 4th opinion. Each Dr. does it different and has different ideas. You also want to research the Dr. to make sure he/she is licensed in the state that they work and that there are no complaints, you can do this online.

I had called all the Dr's that were close to me and asked for pricing and how they accepted payment and so on. Out of the two Dr's that I chose the first one offered financing, he also charge $7500. I went in for my consultation, I really like him, but the price was a bit high for me.

I found a Dr. in Wyoming that would do it for $2800. I was a bit skeptical thinking man is it one of those, you get what you pay for, type of deals. So I researched him and found that he had many awards, was licensed in his state, had done over 2000 of these surgeries. So I scheduled my consultation and I even asked why he is so much cheaper than most
Dr.'s The receptionist told me it is because they get payment the day of surgery and do not finance anything out. This way they are not waiting on money to come in and
don't have to pay all the fees out to a finance company. This made sense to me.

I really like this Dr. as well, he was very up front, had great manners and always leveled with me and answered my questions thoroughly. We went over cup size and I had decided on a C but later changed my mind to a D cup. I told him that I wanted to be a large as I could get BUT still be proportionate to my body and not look too big for my frame. I wanted my breasts to have a natural "fall" to them when they were completely healed and I did not want the high breast that looked like it could touch my chin. We also discussed weather or not I wanted the new
silicone or saline implants. I went with the saline, with the other type of implants you have to go in for and MRI every 2 years to make sure they are not broke and leaking. I did not want to do this.

So I scheduled my surgery for January 11th 2007. Since my he was two hours from my house I had to arrive the day before. In my next post I will discuss the day of surgery and how I felt afterwards.

Follow Up for Hypoglycemia

When I finally figured out what was going on with my body, I had to change the way I ate. This does not consist of just taking away all the sugar. I also need to eat more regulalry and more often through out the day and I have to be smart about what I eat and not over eat. My routine usually consists of eating breakfast as soon as I wake up. My favorite morning meal is any flavor of yogurt with diced walnuts and maple granola. This is usually filling.

I do eat 3 larger meals a day and snack in between the meals. I try to to eat more crackers, fruit, jerky, nuts; anything that is filling and not empty calories. The key to this is to eat only when you are hungry and stop eating as soon as you feel full. This will keep you from over eating.

The reason for eating through out the day is to keep your body from crashing, and acting like a roller coaster. Your metabolism stays more steady and your body is in the same mode. Instead of raging hunger to over eating to over working to digest and so on.

Cutting back on the sugary stuff was difficult. The easiest way that i had found, was to quit buying it, if you want something sweet eat fruit or a sweet potato. And if you find yourself at the store and you think you need that candybar and soda pop, stop and ask yourself; do you want to feel good or do you want to feel that sugar buzz with the side effects?

It takes will power but it can be done. I hope this helps

Anxiety, Panic Attacks and Chest Pain

Has this happened to you? Well let me explain my story and how it was all related to my diet.

It all started after I had my last child, and I mean right after I had my last child. I seriously thought that I had some kind of heart trouble, neurological disorder and emotional problems. When I went to the doctor I explained all my symptoms and they of course wanted to put me on prescriptions, I am not one to take pills and I was not going to accept taking pills as an answer to my symptoms.

What I first noticed was trembling, I could tell I was going to have an episode because my stomach would get all knotted up and I would feel anxious, then my legs would start to tremble then of course my whole body would start to shake. I was so cold that I would have to wrap in a blanket or go outside and stand in the hot July sun. Then after about 5 - 10 minutes it would go away. This would happen several times a week.

Another symptom that I was my jaws would ache, almost like I had been clenching them all day and I would get these terrible headaches, I had a hard time concentrating and I would get light headed, my eyes would ache and I would feel real tired.

Anxiety attacks, I hated to be alone, I was scared to be alone, all day I would worry about crazy off the wall stuff, like what if my heart was going to suddenly stop, what if a stranger showed up at the house and took me, I did not want to be alone. My worst episode was when I had hit my elbow and of course this hurt, I suddenly started think of the worst things like; nerve damage, unable to use my arm and so on. Anyway my whole body started to burn, I mean seriously, my skin felt like it was burning and tingly I could feel it all the way up to ears. I had to lay on the cold floor and convince myself that I was okay, it took all night for this to pass.

Chest and stomach pains, I would get shooting pains in my chest and my left arm would ache.. now I am only 30 years old. So how could this be heart problems? So I had to wear a heart monitor for 3 days, this of course turned up nothing. My stomach, right at the diaphragm would get rock hard, tender to the touch and you could literally see my pulse. I had a CT scan. This of course turned up nothing.

Over time the list of problems grew and grew and I was not going back to the Dr. to get on more pills. So I researched all my symptoms on the internet and I had also remember my mom mentioning that she had a book on hypoglycemia, why this came to mind I do not know. So I took it as a sign and looked up hypoglycemia on the internet. I was astonished at what I had found. EVERY single symptom that they listed, is everything that I was going through.

I had decided that one more visit to the Dr's office was not a bad idea, I had requested to be tested for hypoglycemia, the dr. thought I was crazy but agreed to the test.

I was scheduled to go to the hospital a few days later. I could not eat or drink anything before I went it in, when I got there they drew my blood, then I had to drink the nasty sweet glucose drink, then sit at the hospital for three hours. Every hour on the hour they tested my blood. By the time I was ready to leave I was half sick, feeling week and very hungry. So I got out of there as soon as I could, fuled up my car and bought a sandwhich. I almost drove myself back to the hospital becuase I felt like I was going to pass out. I ended up sitting in the store parking lot, eating my sandwhich and guzzling a gatorade and within minutes my symptoms had passed. I had felt better but was physically drained. I drove home and took a nap.

A few days later I went back for my Dr. appointment and come to find out I am hypoglycemic. What this means is that my body can not tolerate sugar, which of course is my addiction. I love sweet stuff. I had learned that I needed to watch what I ate and try to eat more good carbs, and stay away from all the sugary things. Now I eat more proteins, cheese, yogurts, fruits nuts and crackers.

Once I broke the cycle of eating all that sugar my symptoms completely went away and I can manage this hypoglycemia with my diet. If stray and drink a pop, I pay for it big time, I get a headache and very tired.

I hope this helps some of you, it is not intended to be used as medical advice. Be sure to consult your dr. for any treatment and research hypoglycemia if you think this might be your problem too.

Happy Health!!

Live Your Life They Way You Want It To Be

Don't get stuck in the rut of life, because there is no such thing. It is all in our minds and what we think it to be. Life is great and if you pause for just a moment and focus on what is around you, you will see all the beauty that life holds.

Look at how green the grass is, or how white and clean the snow is, can you hear bird chirping or the quiet hush of winter? When you look up into the sky can you see how the sun reflects off the clouds, almost like a painting? Everything around us full of energy, it is vibrating all around you just waiting for you to clear your mind of all the toxic negativity so it can bring to you the magic. You can manifest all that you want, you just have to intend it to be so. Believe 100% in yourself and in the beauty around you and it will happen. Live in the moment don't worry about yesterday, because it has already happened, plan for tomorrow and look at it as a new adventure, but do not forget to live for today.

We focus so much on not having enough of this or that, and do not focus enough on what we do have. Be thankful for your thoughts and actions, be thankful for your mistakes because you are able to learn from them, be grateful for your mind and your thoughts and the laughter of your family. If you are worried about
money, stop and pause your thoughts, yell at yourself to stop thinking negative, now at this exact moment in your life, right now, is money affecting you? Most likely not. At this exact moment in time, is your company meeting that is scheduled in a couple of days affecting you right now? If your answer is no, then don't worry about it. Focus on now and feel the moment that you are living.

If you can learn to live in the moment, you surrounding will become much more vivid and more alive. When some one is talking to you are you listening or are you really hearing what they say? Just be and absorb your surroundings.

This blog is about life, my experiences and what I have learned about living in the moment and enjoying my life. I want to share it with you and hear your stories, we can help each other out, be inspirational and motivational forces to have the peace that we all look for. I believe when you bring people together that are searching for the same things or have the same interests, it can help us expand to the world around us and learn more about ourselves as well as other people. We become more grateful for our friends and what they bring into our lives.

I love to right, have journals and all, but I have found it hard to write in my journal so I have started this blog. Where I can jot down my thoughts and feelings, share them with others and this helps me feel more opened up and ready to let more good in. If I had an off day, I can write about it, release those not so good feelings and let the peace back in. And maybe my stories will be entertaining, food for thought, inspiring and helpful... what ever they may be all I as is that you be respectful and open minded.

Thank you once again for taking the time to stop by to read my thoughts and ideas and hopefully post a few of your own.

Be well, be safe, be happy and happy blogging!