It's over and went really well. My follow up is on Tuesday - which is also when I'm going back to work so I'm hoping I'll feel better by then. Pain is manageable. Mostly just a lot of burning.

We ended up going with 485ccs in each breast, but unfortunately, going through the nipple again couldn't be avoided. I'm really hoping things settle just as they should.

One thing I have to note is that it's harder to take things easy with having JUST the breast work. With my previous surgery, since I was also basically immobile from the tummy tuck, it was much easier to take it easy so I wasn't remotely in a position where I'd be lifting anything or being too active. Now, I'm really trying to be super cautious because I am more free in my movements and want to ensure I don't screw anything up!

Good luck!! I hope you get the results you are hoping for!!

Happy healing!!

I haven't taken photos at all since about six weeks out, so I don't have any show and tell this time - sorry!

Everything is healing fine and I'm still amazed at how flat my stomach is. My LBL scar is thin and really well-positioned. I just had my three-month follow-up with my surgeon yesterday and he's all "yup, looks perfect".

It's funny how blasé I've been about recovery from my LBL compared to my arm lift. Especially since this was SO much more painful and hard to recover from overall. I chalk it up to my arms being my first plastics and my being so hyper-conscious of everything going on because it was the very first time. Plus, it was really hard not being able to fully use my arms. I'm still trying to re-build my abdominal strength but I don't find it nearly as limiting as I did not having my full arm range of motion for the same length of time.

There's not really much else to say. I'm done plastics until such time as I win the lottery or some mysterious relative I didn't know about bequeaths me their fortune, so my challenge is now enjoying the exciting changes while coming to love my remaining "issues". It'll never fail to amaze me just how much of this entire journey has been mental when it would outwardly appear to have all been physical -- from losing the weight to dealing with the aftermath to plastics to dealing with that aftermath.

I want to thank all of you who came before to share your stories and experiences to help me prepare for my journey. And to all of those who come after: you can do it. Just breathe and do the work.

Gwen, sorry to hear about your bra story. Maybe you can post something on this blog and find out if anyone would be willing to buy them off you. I'm 2 months post op from my breast surgery and my surgeon still has me wearing sports bras. Will not allow me to wear regular bras until he gives me the ok. I also lacked breast mass, but the surgeon took from my sides and build some pretty good size breasts for me. I'm like you, no implants. Good luck with your bras.

That's great! I don't have enough fat in mine to make a lift worthwhile (LOL - who would have ever thought that would be the case).