When I got rolled in there, they had the bed all warmed up and it was really comfortable. They were all just talking and having side conversations when all of a sudden I felt really sleepy. I said "hey, did you already start my anesthesia?" and the anesthesiologist just laughed and said "yes, nighty night!" That's the last thing I remember before waking up in recovery. All I wanted to do was sleep in there, but my dad kept making me eat ice chips.The first thing I did was check my belly for a band aid and there wasn't one (phew! no tummy tuck required). As I slowly woke up I said I needed to pee, and I managed to walk to the bathroom and take care of it all by myself. I instantly knew this was going to be way easier than last time I had surgery. First of all, the mastectomy took 6 hours, this surgery took all of about 2. I can totally lift my hands over my head, get in and out of bed by myself, etc. I threw up water during the ride home in my puke bag, but that always happens after anesthesia. The only pain I really have is in my chest (obviously) and I took one Percocet last night and it took care of it. It just feels like someone punched me in my chest. My throat is also really sore from the tube they shove down there, which makes it hard to swallow. I have drains in again, which are gross, but they are supposed to come out at my post-op appointment on Tuesday at 2:45.
On Tuesday I'm going to ask how many CC's I got put in. Because I'm going to be honest, these boobies seem really... smaller than I expected. I was kinda expecting Pamela Anderson's but got ones that sorta look like my original ones did. They are already more comfortable than my expanders, they feel more natural. I have a feeling they will look very natural as well. I'm really taped down right now so maybe they will look different in a bra. But I was actually disappointed when I saw that my boobs weren't up in my face like most of my friends after their boob jobs. But I have to remember that I had NO breast tissue, so there's no muscle for them to be sitting on top of. It's just skin and implant. And not only skin, but radiated skin, which does not stretch. So I am sure he did put in the largest he could. Oh well, regardless of the size, I know I am going to love them.
For the next 6 weeks I can't lift Bria, which will probably be my biggest challenge. That, and finding supportive sports bras to wear at night and underwire bras to wear during the day (doctor's orders). I haven't had to wear a bra since June! haha
Thanks to everybody for all the sweet calls/texts/facebook messages. It is great to know I have so much support! I swore I would never get implants, but hey sometimes life throws a curve ball at you, and you just gotta swing at it.