Day of Surgery

May 2nd 2013  (post op)

When I wake up from the aesthetic I feel groggy, but
great. Dr. Rastogi comes over to see me in recovery. The
surgery went very well and he is really pleased. “Let’s
have a look,” he says. Wow! I have breasts, and they are beautiful! Are they
really mine? He says goodbye and I thank him profusely. What an
amazing man, I think to myself. I feel so lucky to have
had him. A nurse comes over with some water and I skull 2
bottles…my mouth is extremely dry.Feeling no discomfort or pain I am amazed at how
quickly the nurses get me up and moving. I am also amazed at how my body is able to respond so
well…like I had literally gone to sleep and woke up a few hours later, as if nothing has really happened.
I get myself dressed and have a good look at my breasts in the mirror for the first time. They are
perfect! I know that they are a bit round and swollen, but even like this, they are great.
I feel so relieved that Dr. Rastogi and I went with the larger of the 2 sizes, the 275 cc’s. I am absolutely
stoked looking at myself! I zip up my jacket over nothing but a singlet top and
walk out to meet my husband who is waiting for me.The nurse comments that I look a bit pale, which I
suspect is pretty normal. I’m moving slowly and gingerly, as I don’t want to knock myself. It’s good for me to slow down…just what I needed in my life. I go home and for the rest of the day, just chill.
The kids are at school and my husband has taken the day off work, so I feel as though I can really just sleep
and be still.
I’m feeling no pain and even by 8pm that evening, have not needed any Panadol or Codeine. I take 2
Panadol rapids anyway, as I’m sure I’ll wake up with some discomfort. The only think I really feel is tightness in my chest, as if I have just done 50 push-ups. It’s also a similar feeling (very similar), to when your milk first comes in after childbirth. I sleep on the couch that night and as instructed by Dr. Rastogi and my info pack, lay down on my back. I prop 2 pillows beneath my back, so I’m reclined, but not completely flat on my back. My arms, I prop up on pillows beside me, which I have positioned near my
waist, just under my breasts. I am comfortable and I manage to fall asleep!