Mikaela’s Blog: Surgery is Scheduled
August 21st, 2009
Now that my surgery is scheduled, I had a few concerns leading up to surgery, mostly regarding the size of the implants and how an augmentation would change my appearance. I decided at the last minute to increase the size to a 350 cc implant, since the diameter of that implant would better match my body size. I was never nervous for the pain of the actual surgery, but I was slightly concerned about feeling nauseous. The anesthesiologist assured me that it was very rare, but to help me feel better, he said he would take extra steps to minimize nausea. He was extremely nice and I felt like I was in really good hands. More than anything though, I had concerns regarding the size I close and how it would affect my life.
I’m very active, I run almost 5 miles a day, and would implants affect this? I also play lacrosse and am playing in college. I like not to wear a bra with a lot of clothes, and know breast implants would change the way I look and feel in clothes. Would implants look and feel real, and not look too big on me? I had been looking at many “before and after” pictures online, and I was a little worried that my result might look strange, or unattractive. Although, I did have confidence that Dr. Bashioum would create the natural look that I wanted, I was anxious to have it over and see the change.
Please check back to read more of my story about personal recollections from the day of surgery.
Mikaela’s Blog: Mother’s Perspective
August 20th, 2009
The Consultation. I accompanied Mikaela to meet with Dr. Bashioum on the day of her appointment. I did not stay in the room with her during her consultation. But she did ask me to come in and help her make a decision about the size of the implant she should select. Her biggest fear was that they were going to be too big and that she would look weird and not able to run or play Lacrosse anymore. Having some experience with this situation, I encouraged her to consider her body type, along with her goals for the surgery in making her choice. I also told her that it would be a good idea to try them on again, perhaps on the day of surgery and maybe they wouldn’t seem quite so large. Dr Bashioum had told her that a very high percentage of women wish that they would have gone larger when all was said and done. Mikaela was still quite uncertain about the size, which is not uncommon.
The Size Dilemma. Mikaela asks me every day if I think that she has chosen a size that is good for her. I keep reiterating what Dr. Bashioum told her about the statistics, but the final choice is hers alone. Honestly, I am a little concerned that if she is not happy with her choice, she will try to blame me! “Why didn’t you tell me to choose something different…â€
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