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.