Mikaela’s Blog: My Surgery Memories
August 25th, 2009
I don’t even remember falling asleep; all I remember was waking up in recovery and driving home about 10 minutes later. It wasn’t really only 10 minutes later! There was almost no pain at first. Then that afternoon as I started to wake up, there was a lot of tightness and pressure on my chest, but very little pain. That feeling lasted throughout the day and into the next. The second day hurt a little more, just because the swelling was peaking, but it was still very manageable. I was taking my pain medication on a regular schedule, which helped a lot. It also felt good to get up and walk around, as Dr. Bashioum recommends to all his patients. It seemed like it hurt less then. The hardest part about the first few days was being stuck upright in a chair, not being able to change position, and keeping two big bags of ice on me. I was bored!! Otherwise, the first few days after were not bad at all and soon I would be able to move around more.
Check back to see how my recovery progresses during my first week.
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.
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