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Steph · 12-23-2006, 12:03 PM

Hey ladies.

Thanks so much for everything.

I had my surgery yesterday morning at 6:15.

When I got back there I had to go do a urine pregnancy test, and then was told to get undressed and into the gown provided. I asked, and they told me I could keep my undies on since they were cotton, but that I may wake up with them off because they slip you some more anti-nausea meds via downtown while you're out.. I asked them if there was anything else they planned surprising me with while I was out. They said no, haha.

The first nurse that came into the room to put in an IV was sweet, but I could tell this girl was new. Not cool. I warned her that I am absolutely terrified of needles and blood. She stuck me in the left hand and couldn't get the needle all of the way in so she kept nudging it in and out and kinda scraping it around. I took it for about 3 minutes (while completely in tears) and finally said "Look! I'm sorry and I don't think you don't know what you're doing, but it feels like you're pulling it in and out and like you're going to rip my skin!!". Finally she gave up and called for another nurse. Good lord!! Terrible! The other nurse got it in in my right hand on the first try, thank god.. although I bled all over her hand, the side of my bed, and a pool on the floor.. and she decided to tell me (knowing I was terrified) "Oh goodness, you're just bleeding all over the place. Hold on, let me get a towel to clean this blood up"..

Meanwhile my fiance sat there looking like he was about to knock out. Poor thing.

My PS came in and marked me, and that only took a second. I met with the Anesthesiologist and he explained everything to me and then wheeled me into the operating room. It was so scary laying in that bed hooked up going down the hallways! They put some weird looking things around my legs that had lil' tubes in them that went over my thighs and a cap on my head. No catheter.. whew! The other guy in the room (I guess another nurse) said "Why, do you want a catheter?" and I said "No, I had to have one once and it was not pretty for that lady that did it.. I was screaming at her and it hurt." He said "Well, would you be nice to me if I gave you one?" I said "Nobody makes the cut to put a catheter in me. I'd kick you in the face." Haha.. showed him!!

I remember being moved to the surgery table itself and looking at the lights above. They said "Here we go.." and I was out!

I woke up in yet another room and said "Ohhh I gotta pee!!!" and kept drifting in and out. I had to use a bed pan.. eww!! After laying there for about 20 minutes or so I went back to the first room where my fiance was waiting. I drank 4 glasses of sprite and went to pee what seemed like the longest pees everrrrrr 3 times while in that room in a matter of 30 minutes. I was finally released.

Last night was a bit rough, but nothing like I thought it would be. I do hurt and am very uncomfortable, but I think that I am one of the lucky girls.. so far. I'd rate the pain a 5 or so on a scale of 10. Although I have a pretty big pain tolerance with big things.. just not the little things like pinches and such.

I've been taking my meds. every 6 hours. I was given the phenergan in the hospital before I left, so I only took it one time after than with my meds. I haven't felt too sick, and I haven't vomited. I do get the hiccups on and off (my fiance said that vicodin does that to him too!) and that is not cool at all.

I started a yahoo group. I have before pictures, pictures of right when I got home, and pictures from just a few hours ago when I removed the dressings.

Thanks again to everyone!

ALSO - Splendid and Trice had their BA the same day. I hope it went well girls,

WOOHOO!!

<3 Steph

P.S. If you want to join my group and see the pictures, then PM me with your e-mail address so I can invite you. I will be back online again when I can be. I've been sleeping a lot.

Splendid · 12-23-2006, 12:55 PM

Hey girl, I'm so glad you posted. I was getting a little worried.

Slipped you meds downtown?

They let me keep my undies and jammie bottoms on.

The nurse, I would have seriously killed!!

I'm glad to hear everything else was uphill compared to the needle episode. Congratulations!!!!! Get some rest and enjoy your twins!!!!

Rachael · 12-23-2006, 06:34 PM

Hey steph!

Congratulations on entering boobieville!!

You were real brave handling those nurses...i would of FREAKED i HATE needles too... and the medication 'down town'???

Gee a bed pan....thought those things went out in the dark ages!!

So glad you haven't had nausea....mine was HORRIFIC!!

So were you glad you had the a.m appointment??? (no need to worry all day)

Get some rest...

Rachael

thevixen · 12-23-2006, 08:21 PM

Congratulations on your new holiday additions.

Get plenty of rest and keep up with the pain meds. Sounds like you are in good hands.

TrekChick · 12-23-2006, 08:32 PM

Congratulations!!! I LOL'd when I read about your hiccups - I had them too, but had completely forgotten about it 'till I read about yours. Glad your pain isn't too bad - it'll just keep getting better & better!!!

Steph · 12-23-2006, 08:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Rachael

Hey steph!

Congratulations on entering boobieville!!

You were real brave handling those nurses...i would of FREAKED i HATE needles too... and the medication 'down town'???

Gee a bed pan....thought those things went out in the dark ages!!

So glad you haven't had nausea....mine was HORRIFIC!!

So were you glad you had the a.m appointment??? (no need to worry all day)

Get some rest...

Rachael

Yeah. I was glad it was a morning appointment because I was able to have the rest of the day to relax and it was less time that I had to go without eating/drinking. I kept waking up sooo thirsty the night before and all that morning, but I couldn't drink anything before surgery! Terrible!

In my pictures I took off my wrap and bandages.. but I also took off the gauze and stuff I had right under my boobs. I just have tape over the stitches now. I didn't realize that I could take that part off until it started coming off in the shower. My first shower was amazing. It was so nice to get all clean and get that horrible orange sanitizing crap off of me and feel the hot water hit me.

I have had such great arm movement, with only what I'd consider minor discomforts compared to what the ladies here have mentioned. I still have no need for the nausea medication, and have had a great appetite. Tomorrow I go to Christmas with my family. They didn't know I got the surgery, so it will be my surprise. Haha. They are open, and it'll just such a fun shock! I can't wait. I was so worried that I wouldn't be able to make it. I was a 32 B but right now I am wearing a 36BC Champion sports bra. I tried the 34BC but it was too tight and didn't want to stay zipped!! My boobs are so silly looking. Haha.

I am just so thankful that my recovery is going so well on only day one! Keep your fingers crossed that it keeps going well for me, ladies!

susan · 12-23-2006, 09:24 PM

Keep us updated. Thanks for all of the details. I am 3 weeks away and of course I am excited and nervous. It helps to know what you are going through.

Rachael · 12-23-2006, 10:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Steph

Yeah. I was glad it was a morning appointment because I was able to have the rest of the day to relax and it was less time that I had to go without eating/drinking. I kept waking up sooo thirsty the night before and all that morning, but I couldn't drink anything before surgery! Terrible!

In my pictures I took off my wrap and bandages.. but I also took off the gauze and stuff I had right under my boobs. I just have tape over the stitches now. I didn't realize that I could take that part off until it started coming off in the shower. My first shower was amazing. It was so nice to get all clean and get that horrible orange sanitizing crap off of me and feel the hot water hit me.

I have had such great arm movement, with only what I'd consider minor discomforts compared to what the ladies here have mentioned. I still have no need for the nausea medication, and have had a great appetite. Tomorrow I go to Christmas with my family. They didn't know I got the surgery, so it will be my surprise. Haha. They are open, and it'll just such a fun shock! I can't wait. I was so worried that I wouldn't be able to make it. I was a 32 B but right now I am wearing a 36BC Champion sports bra. I tried the 34BC but it was too tight and didn't want to stay zipped!! My boobs are so silly looking. Haha.

I am just so thankful that my recovery is going so well on only day one! Keep your fingers crossed that it keeps going well for me, ladies!

That's awesome to hear about no nausea and good arm movement... i had good arm movement in my left arm- however i am right handed-- you should have seen me trying to brush my teeth!!

That is going to be crazy at xmas 2moro-- gotta tell us what they say!! Do this

!!!

And yup mine are still silly looking but they get better everyday!!!

up, up and away!!

Rachael

countrywyfe · 12-24-2006, 12:55 AM

this is vickie....merry christmas, and welcome to the world of fill good about yourself now...lol .........rest.....

Fashionknockout · 12-24-2006, 02:15 AM

Steph,
Congrats on your new additions.
Hope you have a fast recovery.

Steph · 12-25-2006, 06:06 PM

Today is day 3 and I'm doing well still.

I've been updating my Yahoo Group a lot with pictures and ramblings that will soon cease from the text limit on the front page.

I've been taking my meds as prescribed still.. just not the anti-nausea meds because I don't need them. I still have a good appetite and am drinking plenty of fluids. I've tried to eat a lot of yummy and solid foods, but also concentrate on eating soups since they are good for me right now.

On my yahoo group I'd said that I tried on a microfiber bra that I'd bought. It's one of those ultra soft and amazing microfiber bras from walmart that are like the shelf tanks.. without the tank (even though I have the ones with the tank too!). It was ridiculous. Haha, ohhh my fiance and I just stared and laughed and he just keep saying "..you're big!". I just kept thinking of either A. a wrestler chick that has the "my clothes are about to rip off" look, and B. one of those chicks you see with big honkin' boobs with the tiny triangles that just cover half of their boob and only their nipple. I don't feel like they are HUGE.. they look different all of the time to me. I feel like whatever I have when this healing journey ends I will be comfortable with because I have to remember what I went in to this wanting - something proportionate, and something that is not too small or too big so that I can wear whatever kind of shirt I want and not worry about not filling it out or like looking like a slut! I feel confident that I will accomplish this.

They are of course still high and hard, but softening up a bit more today. My fiance and I have noticed a difference in the appearance already. So glad! I've been keeping them iced down as much as I can. It is getting easier for me to really lift my arms nearly all of the way.. I just take it slow.

My fiance has been so good to me ladies. I just can't thank him enough. He even boiled and bleached the bra I wore home from surgery because it had that orange sterile crap all over it. Haha. Adorable. He's been catering to me like mad and I'm sure he's miserable. Right now he's vacuuming. It's nice to be pampered, but I actually feel bad. I wish I wasn't so helpless. I can't imagine if I was COMPLETELY helpless and stuck in bed.

I keep getting itchies all over where my bras are.. and that is a sucky feeling. I let the girls out here and there to take a break, but at times I feel like I really want the support on the sides of them. The main place I can actually FEEL the implant is under my left armpit. Weirddd!! I can kinda.. swosh it. I have extremely minimal to no bruising where my incisions are.. although the bottom area of my right breast is numb. I am getting those out of nowhere shooting pains and such already, but I understand that it just the nerves coming back to life. I have feeling in both nipples, but not uncomfortable feeling. Normal, just a tiny bit less in my righty.. although I was never that big into my nipples feeling wise anyways, so it doesn't bother me!

Have a Merry Christmas girls!

If you want to join my group, I have a button below my sig. <3

milla · 12-25-2006, 08:03 PM

Hi Steph

congrats on your new girls

i'm glad you seem to be doing well.

i totally agree with you on the microfibre bras. i've been wearing them since i was allowed to wear normal bras and havent stopped since. they give me support with a kind of foamy "underwire" but dont have actual wires. they're great.

i applied to join your group. if you want to see my pics i have a thread somewhere ..... and i also have pics wearing the microfibre bras

Skipper · 12-25-2006, 08:28 PM

Hi Steph!! Congratulations on the girls!! Glad you are not in much pain. I have a low threshhold myself and am a bit worried. I also applied for your group.

Wondering how the surprise with your family went??

pam · 12-25-2006, 10:58 PM

congratulation on your ba! Hoping you have a fast recovery.

12-23-2006, 12:03 PM	#1
Steph Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin Sign: Posts: 72 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Back from Surgery, with story and pictures!!! Hey ladies. Thanks so much for everything. I had my surgery yesterday morning at 6:15. When I got back there I had to go do a urine pregnancy test, and then was told to get undressed and into the gown provided. I asked, and they told me I could keep my undies on since they were cotton, but that I may wake up with them off because they slip you some more anti-nausea meds via downtown while you're out.. I asked them if there was anything else they planned surprising me with while I was out. They said no, haha. The first nurse that came into the room to put in an IV was sweet, but I could tell this girl was new. Not cool. I warned her that I am absolutely terrified of needles and blood. She stuck me in the left hand and couldn't get the needle all of the way in so she kept nudging it in and out and kinda scraping it around. I took it for about 3 minutes (while completely in tears) and finally said "Look! I'm sorry and I don't think you don't know what you're doing, but it feels like you're pulling it in and out and like you're going to rip my skin!!". Finally she gave up and called for another nurse. Good lord!! Terrible! The other nurse got it in in my right hand on the first try, thank god.. although I bled all over her hand, the side of my bed, and a pool on the floor.. and she decided to tell me (knowing I was terrified) "Oh goodness, you're just bleeding all over the place. Hold on, let me get a towel to clean this blood up".. Meanwhile my fiance sat there looking like he was about to knock out. Poor thing. My PS came in and marked me, and that only took a second. I met with the Anesthesiologist and he explained everything to me and then wheeled me into the operating room. It was so scary laying in that bed hooked up going down the hallways! They put some weird looking things around my legs that had lil' tubes in them that went over my thighs and a cap on my head. No catheter.. whew! The other guy in the room (I guess another nurse) said "Why, do you want a catheter?" and I said "No, I had to have one once and it was not pretty for that lady that did it.. I was screaming at her and it hurt." He said "Well, would you be nice to me if I gave you one?" I said "Nobody makes the cut to put a catheter in me. I'd kick you in the face." Haha.. showed him!! I remember being moved to the surgery table itself and looking at the lights above. They said "Here we go.." and I was out! I woke up in yet another room and said "Ohhh I gotta pee!!!" and kept drifting in and out. I had to use a bed pan.. eww!! After laying there for about 20 minutes or so I went back to the first room where my fiance was waiting. I drank 4 glasses of sprite and went to pee what seemed like the longest pees everrrrrr 3 times while in that room in a matter of 30 minutes. I was finally released. Last night was a bit rough, but nothing like I thought it would be. I do hurt and am very uncomfortable, but I think that I am one of the lucky girls.. so far. I'd rate the pain a 5 or so on a scale of 10. Although I have a pretty big pain tolerance with big things.. just not the little things like pinches and such. I've been taking my meds. every 6 hours. I was given the phenergan in the hospital before I left, so I only took it one time after than with my meds. I haven't felt too sick, and I haven't vomited. I do get the hiccups on and off (my fiance said that vicodin does that to him too!) and that is not cool at all. I started a yahoo group. I have before pictures, pictures of right when I got home, and pictures from just a few hours ago when I removed the dressings. Thanks again to everyone! ALSO - Splendid and Trice had their BA the same day. I hope it went well girls, WOOHOO!! <3 Steph P.S. If you want to join my group and see the pictures, then PM me with your e-mail address so I can invite you. I will be back online again when I can be. I've been sleeping a lot.

12-23-2006, 06:34 PM	#3
Rachael Dr Rachael to you! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia Sign: Posts: 856 Thanks: 129 Thanked 214 Times in 197 Posts	Hey steph! Congratulations on entering boobieville!! You were real brave handling those nurses...i would of FREAKED i HATE needles too... and the medication 'down town'??? Gee a bed pan....thought those things went out in the dark ages!! So glad you haven't had nausea....mine was HORRIFIC!! So were you glad you had the a.m appointment??? (no need to worry all day) Get some rest... Rachael __________________ 27th Nov 2007 to 13th Jan 2008: Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia

12-23-2006, 08:21 PM	#4
thevixen Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Southern California Posts: 533 Thanks: 43 Thanked 123 Times in 101 Posts	Congratulations on your new holiday additions. Get plenty of rest and keep up with the pain meds. Sounds like you are in good hands. __________________ www.justbreastimplants.com/Andreasen/

12-23-2006, 08:32 PM	#5
TrekChick Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Bakersfield, California Posts: 694 Thanks: 264 Thanked 246 Times in 231 Posts	Congratulations!!! I LOL'd when I read about your hiccups - I had them too, but had completely forgotten about it 'till I read about yours. Glad your pain isn't too bad - it'll just keep getting better & better!!! __________________ *~~~TrekChick~~~* 5'-6" / 136 lbs / 30" Ribcage / 36A Pre-BA 1st BA 12/12/2006 420cc HP Saline Unders ~ 36D 2nd BA 10/18/2007 Pocket Revision/Repair to Rightie & Size Increase ~ 560cc HP Saline Unders ~ 36DD 3rd BA ~ Upcoming on 02/26/2009 Second Pocket Revision/Repair to Rightie ~ Staying with 560cc HP Saline Unders

12-24-2006, 02:15 AM	#10
Fashionknockout I'm bringing sexy back Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Rhode Island Sign: Posts: 2,411 My Mood: Thanks: 297 Thanked 840 Times in 743 Posts	Steph, Congrats on your new additions. Hope you have a fast recovery. __________________

12-23-2006, 12:55 PM	#2
Splendid Country Gal Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Texas Sign: Posts: 469 Thanks: 26 Thanked 68 Times in 68 Posts	Hey girl, I'm so glad you posted. I was getting a little worried. Slipped you meds downtown? They let me keep my undies and jammie bottoms on. The nurse, I would have seriously killed!! I'm glad to hear everything else was uphill compared to the needle episode. Congratulations!!!!! Get some rest and enjoy your twins!!!!

12-23-2006, 09:24 PM	#7
susan Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Keep us updated. Thanks for all of the details. I am 3 weeks away and of course I am excited and nervous. It helps to know what you are going through.

12-24-2006, 12:55 AM	#9
countrywyfe Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Texas Sign: Posts: 205 Thanks: 59 Thanked 60 Times in 57 Posts	this is vickie....merry christmas, and welcome to the world of fill good about yourself now...lol .........rest.....

12-25-2006, 06:06 PM	#11
Steph Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin Sign: Posts: 72 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	3 days out! Today is day 3 and I'm doing well still. I've been updating my Yahoo Group a lot with pictures and ramblings that will soon cease from the text limit on the front page. I've been taking my meds as prescribed still.. just not the anti-nausea meds because I don't need them. I still have a good appetite and am drinking plenty of fluids. I've tried to eat a lot of yummy and solid foods, but also concentrate on eating soups since they are good for me right now. On my yahoo group I'd said that I tried on a microfiber bra that I'd bought. It's one of those ultra soft and amazing microfiber bras from walmart that are like the shelf tanks.. without the tank (even though I have the ones with the tank too!). It was ridiculous. Haha, ohhh my fiance and I just stared and laughed and he just keep saying "..you're big!". I just kept thinking of either A. a wrestler chick that has the "my clothes are about to rip off" look, and B. one of those chicks you see with big honkin' boobs with the tiny triangles that just cover half of their boob and only their nipple. I don't feel like they are HUGE.. they look different all of the time to me. I feel like whatever I have when this healing journey ends I will be comfortable with because I have to remember what I went in to this wanting - something proportionate, and something that is not too small or too big so that I can wear whatever kind of shirt I want and not worry about not filling it out or like looking like a slut! I feel confident that I will accomplish this. They are of course still high and hard, but softening up a bit more today. My fiance and I have noticed a difference in the appearance already. So glad! I've been keeping them iced down as much as I can. It is getting easier for me to really lift my arms nearly all of the way.. I just take it slow. My fiance has been so good to me ladies. I just can't thank him enough. He even boiled and bleached the bra I wore home from surgery because it had that orange sterile crap all over it. Haha. Adorable. He's been catering to me like mad and I'm sure he's miserable. Right now he's vacuuming. It's nice to be pampered, but I actually feel bad. I wish I wasn't so helpless. I can't imagine if I was COMPLETELY helpless and stuck in bed. I keep getting itchies all over where my bras are.. and that is a sucky feeling. I let the girls out here and there to take a break, but at times I feel like I really want the support on the sides of them. The main place I can actually FEEL the implant is under my left armpit. Weirddd!! I can kinda.. swosh it. I have extremely minimal to no bruising where my incisions are.. although the bottom area of my right breast is numb. I am getting those out of nowhere shooting pains and such already, but I understand that it just the nerves coming back to life. I have feeling in both nipples, but not uncomfortable feeling. Normal, just a tiny bit less in my righty.. although I was never that big into my nipples feeling wise anyways, so it doesn't bother me! Have a Merry Christmas girls! If you want to join my group, I have a button below my sig. <3

12-25-2006, 08:03 PM	#12
milla Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: europe Posts: 1,469 Thanks: 195 Thanked 462 Times in 417 Posts	Hi Steph congrats on your new girls i'm glad you seem to be doing well. i totally agree with you on the microfibre bras. i've been wearing them since i was allowed to wear normal bras and havent stopped since. they give me support with a kind of foamy "underwire" but dont have actual wires. they're great. i applied to join your group. if you want to see my pics i have a thread somewhere ..... and i also have pics wearing the microfibre bras

12-25-2006, 08:28 PM	#13
Skipper Girl Next Door Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Denver, CO Sign: Posts: 591 Thanks: 141 Thanked 198 Times in 178 Posts	Hi Steph!! Congratulations on the girls!! Glad you are not in much pain. I have a low threshhold myself and am a bit worried. I also applied for your group. Wondering how the surprise with your family went??

12-25-2006, 10:58 PM	#14
pam pam Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Seaford, N. Y. Sign: Posts: 355 Thanks: 46 Thanked 97 Times in 93 Posts	congratulation on your ba! Hoping you have a fast recovery.