Diary of Breast Reduction: Patient Reflects
March 17th, 2014
Michelle’s Patient Blog: My Reflections
Michelle writes: I write this email exactly 3 weeks after my surgery. I am still thrilled with my decision to do this surgery. I have to say again, I had high expectations from the results of this surgery. I wanted to feel better in my own skin. I wanted to be able to wear a bra without pain in my shoulders, and I wanted to be able to workout without wearing 2 bras! Granted, I haven’t gotten back into my daily workout routine, I don’t think I am ready for that. But, as soon as I am able, I plan to! My breasts are starting to settle, the swelling is down, although not completely. The scabs from the incisions have all fallen off, and the remaining scars are hidden well and barely noticeable. There is still soreness, especially after work or the end of the day, or just moving around for 11 hours. The ice/water bag combo feels sooooo good after a long day, and I would highly recommend that you do that everyday, from the day of surgery on, it helps out a lot!
I did this surgery for me. Not anyone else. And there are NO regrets. I did tell some very close friends/family about my decision, but that is limited to maybe a close 10 people. It wasn’t something that should matter to anyone but me, and so it wasn’t something I felt that needed to share. I didn’t care what anyone else thought. The decision to share is obviously different for everyone, that was just my experience.
All in all – I would do this again in a heartbeat! Even though the final results aren’t until 6-12 months after, I love the result now. I instantly felt “lighter” in the shoulders the day after surgery. My neck isn’t as tight. I am thrilled with how I feel, how I look and the fact that I chose Bashioum Cosmetic Surgery to perform this surgery. They fulfilled everything they said it would be and then some.
Thank you, thank you, and thank you! Any woman who is thinking about having breast reduction surgery or a breast lift, stop thinking about it and just do it. You will not regret your decision.
Dr. Bashioum’s final thoughts, read here.
Diary of Breast Reduction: My Surgery Day
March 10th, 2014
Michelle’s Patient Blog: My Surgery Day
Michelle writes: It’s the day of my surgery day. Of course, we would pick the coldest day in Minneapolis in like 20 years to have surgery, geez! I’m ready to get on my way, and I am nervous, but to be expected I think.
Everyone, I mean everyone, was very prepared when we got there. Even my fiancé noted how “they were on their game.” They answered every question I had, before I had time to ask it. They went over everything that was about to happen. They gave me some medicine to calm me down. I was a bit nervous. Dr. Bashioum was great. He came in, marked me up, explained what they were doing the whole time. The nurses and all the staff were VERY calming. All set, and I walked into the operating room. When I work up from surgery, the pain is very, very minimal. The Doctor told my fiancé that I did well, and that everything went as planned.
The drive home and pretty much the rest of Monday was kinda blurry. The swelling and icing is probably the part that hurts the most. Otherwise, I was very pleasantly surprised at how little pain there is! The pain was a worry point for me, so I’m very happy right now.
Next time: Read how my recovery goes here.
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