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Im 99.9% sure im doing it soon Please help
May 21 2007 at 10:38 AM gingerD (Login gingerD)
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Well after trying NBE for just under a year, which i am bigger than i began,
i made a dessision this weekend to have implants.
Its not a dessision iv taken lightly, its somhing iv been looking into since i was 18 im 23 now., i been booked in just over 12 months ago, but didnt have the bottle.
What i want girls is to know is:
How painfull is it?
What did you do to combat the pain?
What did you feel when you 1st came round after?
What do they look like streight after?
How long does it take before you can wear normal bra's?
Any useful tips would be great.
PLEASE HELP this dessison to be as easy as pos for me
Im a right wimp.
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Jeanie
(no login) Re: Im 99.9% sure im doing it soon Please help May 21 2007, 10:48 AM
I'm 99.9% sure I'm doing it soon too, but I have a different question. To me it's such an embarrassment and I've been hiding this decision from my family. Yesterday I talked to a close friend who says I should really tell them as they are going to notice anyway and honesty is therefore the best policy. But my feeling is that it's my life and my body and my decision and since this is an intensely personal thing I don't owe anyone any explanation. GingerD, are you telling everyone about what you're planning?
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gingerD
(Login gingerD)
SENIOR MEMBER Re: Im 99.9% sure im doing it soon Please help May 21 2007, 11:20 AM
Yeh,my family all knew when i was looking into it before.
My mum has always said she wished she hadnt been so hung up on her boobs all her life, so i should just get on with it if it makes me happy.
My dad new i was looking into it but i think he was happy when he knew i was doing NBE,he even gave me exersise tips.
I think you should tell your mum how long you have been unhapppy, and why you are doing it.
As apossed to asking for her permission so to speak,as you say its your body.
I think the secrecy could add to the worries, its always better to share a problem/big thing in your life,as aposed to doing somthing completly alone
I spoke to my mum again this weekend and she said just do it.
But im terrifiend of the op, i hate hastpitals, and its going to be hard for me to over come my fears, but im sick of thinking about my breasts every 3 seconds of the day.
So now its all a case of getting over the fear, may concider hypnosis
Good luck what ever you decide, and keep me posted GD
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Sally Anne
(Login sally.anne)
SENIOR MEMBER Re: Im 99.9% sure im doing it soon Please help May 21 2007, 3:10 PM
I think Ginger is right, secrecy really isn't going to help you. Besides, assuming you're not very big in that dept now, after the op it will be obvious, so it's not going to take them long to figure it out.
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roseytall
(no login) Re: Im 99.9% sure im doing it soon Please help May 21 2007, 11:34 PM
Hi ginger d
im 23 and i was on NBE for a yr too b4 earlier this month jus biting the bullet n realisin i dnt want to wait anymore and work so hard to see results......so i got implants on the 1st may 2007!
ive looked at ur questions n im feelin so happy that i can tlk 2 some 1 n compare the journey u may decide to go on....cus for me it was filled with support from my best friend n later also my mother once i broke the news a week after it was done so she cldnt tlk me out of it!
how painful?
its REALLY REALLY not that bad....every1 has different thresholds.....but all i can compare it to is wakin up n havin a really achy chest area....not the actual breasts but ur chest as in the space between ur boobs ache...as if u been liftin weights n u feel like hunchin over to hide from the pain....this pain is due to the fact ur skin is suddenly stretched over these huge implants not the small breasts u had b4.....eeeeek that sounds really bad but its the only way i can describe it......it feels tite n it aches....ur arms kind of ache to as if u have pulled muscles in ur armpits.....BUT having said that the procedure is quick n ur knocked out completely....all i remember was 1 minute concentrating on my breathing cus the anaesthetist was tellin me to relax..n i looked at the time n it was 9:30am..next thing i remember was gently being shaken awake n soothingly asked how i feel by a nurse telling me to relax n not fight the sleepy feeling....it was 10:45am...i looked down n i cldnt see my boobs ......all i cld see is what i cld describe as like a boob tube of bandages that was tite over wot looked like a HUGE mound.....
i wld rate the pain as abt 6/10 i think its NOTHING compared to half the painful sh*t us women go throo......so dnt worry abt the immediate pain.......
the not so nice bit i remember was the fact that to stop the pain they gave me painkillers but the side fx of that is nausea n dizziness....so i opted to jus use paracetamol which is milder....n the pain 24 hrs post op WAS ALREADY manageable.....
u will be exhausted n curious after the op....but my advice is be near a phone or ppl that care abt u n can monitor u....n fight the eagerness to peek under the bandage......i had the surgery at transform n they said to wait til the nxt day to remove the boob tube like bandage around my mid section....
the next day i was really achy...n had a hard time sleeping on my bak n elevated......but thats jus cus its hard to sleep on ur back in general....the 1st day after op i removed the boob tube thingy n i saw my boobs......they were HUGE like PORN STAR SIZE......N COMPLETELY NUMB.....like u cld pierce my nipple n i wldnt bat an eye lash.....under the boob were 2 plasters covering the 6cm incision that the surgeon had made.....these stitches are not to be wet or washed or touched til 10 days after the op.......which is when the nurse takes them out.....i had been advised to straight away put on a sports bra after removing the bandages....
i had to go thro all this alone largeely so about 3 days after the op i had no choice but to venture out n get some groceries....
n guess what it was OK! i cldnt carry heavy stuff ......i cldnt reach things on high shelves n i cldnt bend down low...but i could slowly n gently get abt......
5 days after op.....i was still tite n my boobs were still large but not cus thats the size i chose but cus they swell up alot.......apparently its not possible to tell exactly wot size they will settle down in2 until 6 weeks post op......
n now exactly 3 weeks post op im (touch wood / thank god) so far so good .....fine.....im still in a sports bra......the stitches are out......ive been moisturising the wounds with vitamin e to make the scars heal n fade better......n also over the whole boob cus im pron to stretch marks......
On the weekend i went out dancing with some friends n i was fine......sometimes if i move to quick i feel a sensitive tug on wear the incisions are...but i jus tell myself off n slow down...but i was dancing away quite happpily at the club.....n this weekend is my bros wedding....so no doubt il have to be active then tooo......
my nxt appointment is in another 3 weeks which will be the 6 week mark......
Seriously Ginger d....ur not a wimp......its not a light decision ......n it is a life changin one......sometimes i look down n i cnt believe wot ive done to my body.....im scared abt complications like the dreaded CC - CAPSULAR CONTRACTION which is wear ur body can reject the implants up 2 a yr after op n wld mean removal n re-op.......its scary......but i know that i signed up to this n im gona have to deal wit it wen it comes if it comes.....god forbid!
all i can say is BE SURE this is what u want and that u r 100% sure u r doin this for YOURSELF n that if push comes to shove u will be able to support urself if anything goes wrong...because ultimately as much as ppl want to be there for you....this is a journey that ONLY U can truly experience.....
if u can find a way to send me ur e-mail address or msn id be happy to answer any other questions u mite have.....
oh...n i left out the positive part.....so far at the 3 week mark....i look at them n i do like them.....they need more time to become less stiff n more bouncy like natural breasts....but i think it was the rite decision n my only fear is the possible side effects....but i guess i will have to wait n see!
xxx
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Rachel
(no login) Re: Im 99.9% sure im doing it soon Please help May 23 2007, 10:05 AM
Go for it GingerD. My friend had it done and she is very happy with her boobs now, her self esteem has gone through the roof, she feels great, she feels beautiful, she feels comfortable in her own skin, she likes what she sees in the mirror, and most of all she has had great fun since then shopping for clothes. She did several weeks recovery time though and had some pain and tenderness for all that time, so it's not like some people think that you walk out of hospital and things are normal within a day or two. She did have painful boobs for a few weeks and they were swollen too. It's only when the swelling goes down that you can see what the new boobs really look like. I would have it done myself but I'm frightened of needles and injections let alone going under the knife. I wish I wasn't such a kitten.
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Beachgal
(no login) Re: Im 99.9% sure im doing it soon Please help May 27 2007, 8:12 AM
You should gradually get better every day but when your body is healing a lot more sleep is needed. I remember feeling tired after the op and wanting to sleep in the afternoon for the first 2 weeks. I also felt pretty sore for those 2 weeks but apparently that is the nerves growing back. At 3 weeks I was allowed to go and work out my lower body and at 6 weeks I was allowed to work out my upper body. I had twinges of pain here and there and also back discomfort for the first 5 months, but I am now 7 months post op and the discomfort has all gone.
May 21 2007 at 10:38 AM gingerD (Login gingerD)
SENIOR MEMBER
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Well after trying NBE for just under a year, which i am bigger than i began,
i made a dessision this weekend to have implants.
Its not a dessision iv taken lightly, its somhing iv been looking into since i was 18 im 23 now., i been booked in just over 12 months ago, but didnt have the bottle.
What i want girls is to know is:
How painfull is it?
What did you do to combat the pain?
What did you feel when you 1st came round after?
What do they look like streight after?
How long does it take before you can wear normal bra's?
Any useful tips would be great.
PLEASE HELP this dessison to be as easy as pos for me
Im a right wimp.
Author Reply
Jeanie
(no login) Re: Im 99.9% sure im doing it soon Please help May 21 2007, 10:48 AM
I'm 99.9% sure I'm doing it soon too, but I have a different question. To me it's such an embarrassment and I've been hiding this decision from my family. Yesterday I talked to a close friend who says I should really tell them as they are going to notice anyway and honesty is therefore the best policy. But my feeling is that it's my life and my body and my decision and since this is an intensely personal thing I don't owe anyone any explanation. GingerD, are you telling everyone about what you're planning?
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gingerD
(Login gingerD)
SENIOR MEMBER Re: Im 99.9% sure im doing it soon Please help May 21 2007, 11:20 AM
Yeh,my family all knew when i was looking into it before.
My mum has always said she wished she hadnt been so hung up on her boobs all her life, so i should just get on with it if it makes me happy.
My dad new i was looking into it but i think he was happy when he knew i was doing NBE,he even gave me exersise tips.
I think you should tell your mum how long you have been unhapppy, and why you are doing it.
As apossed to asking for her permission so to speak,as you say its your body.
I think the secrecy could add to the worries, its always better to share a problem/big thing in your life,as aposed to doing somthing completly alone
I spoke to my mum again this weekend and she said just do it.
But im terrifiend of the op, i hate hastpitals, and its going to be hard for me to over come my fears, but im sick of thinking about my breasts every 3 seconds of the day.
So now its all a case of getting over the fear, may concider hypnosis
Good luck what ever you decide, and keep me posted GD
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Sally Anne
(Login sally.anne)
SENIOR MEMBER Re: Im 99.9% sure im doing it soon Please help May 21 2007, 3:10 PM
I think Ginger is right, secrecy really isn't going to help you. Besides, assuming you're not very big in that dept now, after the op it will be obvious, so it's not going to take them long to figure it out.
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roseytall
(no login) Re: Im 99.9% sure im doing it soon Please help May 21 2007, 11:34 PM
Hi ginger d
im 23 and i was on NBE for a yr too b4 earlier this month jus biting the bullet n realisin i dnt want to wait anymore and work so hard to see results......so i got implants on the 1st may 2007!
ive looked at ur questions n im feelin so happy that i can tlk 2 some 1 n compare the journey u may decide to go on....cus for me it was filled with support from my best friend n later also my mother once i broke the news a week after it was done so she cldnt tlk me out of it!
how painful?
its REALLY REALLY not that bad....every1 has different thresholds.....but all i can compare it to is wakin up n havin a really achy chest area....not the actual breasts but ur chest as in the space between ur boobs ache...as if u been liftin weights n u feel like hunchin over to hide from the pain....this pain is due to the fact ur skin is suddenly stretched over these huge implants not the small breasts u had b4.....eeeeek that sounds really bad but its the only way i can describe it......it feels tite n it aches....ur arms kind of ache to as if u have pulled muscles in ur armpits.....BUT having said that the procedure is quick n ur knocked out completely....all i remember was 1 minute concentrating on my breathing cus the anaesthetist was tellin me to relax..n i looked at the time n it was 9:30am..next thing i remember was gently being shaken awake n soothingly asked how i feel by a nurse telling me to relax n not fight the sleepy feeling....it was 10:45am...i looked down n i cldnt see my boobs ......all i cld see is what i cld describe as like a boob tube of bandages that was tite over wot looked like a HUGE mound.....
i wld rate the pain as abt 6/10 i think its NOTHING compared to half the painful sh*t us women go throo......so dnt worry abt the immediate pain.......
the not so nice bit i remember was the fact that to stop the pain they gave me painkillers but the side fx of that is nausea n dizziness....so i opted to jus use paracetamol which is milder....n the pain 24 hrs post op WAS ALREADY manageable.....
u will be exhausted n curious after the op....but my advice is be near a phone or ppl that care abt u n can monitor u....n fight the eagerness to peek under the bandage......i had the surgery at transform n they said to wait til the nxt day to remove the boob tube like bandage around my mid section....
the next day i was really achy...n had a hard time sleeping on my bak n elevated......but thats jus cus its hard to sleep on ur back in general....the 1st day after op i removed the boob tube thingy n i saw my boobs......they were HUGE like PORN STAR SIZE......N COMPLETELY NUMB.....like u cld pierce my nipple n i wldnt bat an eye lash.....under the boob were 2 plasters covering the 6cm incision that the surgeon had made.....these stitches are not to be wet or washed or touched til 10 days after the op.......which is when the nurse takes them out.....i had been advised to straight away put on a sports bra after removing the bandages....
i had to go thro all this alone largeely so about 3 days after the op i had no choice but to venture out n get some groceries....
n guess what it was OK! i cldnt carry heavy stuff ......i cldnt reach things on high shelves n i cldnt bend down low...but i could slowly n gently get abt......
5 days after op.....i was still tite n my boobs were still large but not cus thats the size i chose but cus they swell up alot.......apparently its not possible to tell exactly wot size they will settle down in2 until 6 weeks post op......
n now exactly 3 weeks post op im (touch wood / thank god) so far so good .....fine.....im still in a sports bra......the stitches are out......ive been moisturising the wounds with vitamin e to make the scars heal n fade better......n also over the whole boob cus im pron to stretch marks......
On the weekend i went out dancing with some friends n i was fine......sometimes if i move to quick i feel a sensitive tug on wear the incisions are...but i jus tell myself off n slow down...but i was dancing away quite happpily at the club.....n this weekend is my bros wedding....so no doubt il have to be active then tooo......
my nxt appointment is in another 3 weeks which will be the 6 week mark......
Seriously Ginger d....ur not a wimp......its not a light decision ......n it is a life changin one......sometimes i look down n i cnt believe wot ive done to my body.....im scared abt complications like the dreaded CC - CAPSULAR CONTRACTION which is wear ur body can reject the implants up 2 a yr after op n wld mean removal n re-op.......its scary......but i know that i signed up to this n im gona have to deal wit it wen it comes if it comes.....god forbid!
all i can say is BE SURE this is what u want and that u r 100% sure u r doin this for YOURSELF n that if push comes to shove u will be able to support urself if anything goes wrong...because ultimately as much as ppl want to be there for you....this is a journey that ONLY U can truly experience.....
if u can find a way to send me ur e-mail address or msn id be happy to answer any other questions u mite have.....
oh...n i left out the positive part.....so far at the 3 week mark....i look at them n i do like them.....they need more time to become less stiff n more bouncy like natural breasts....but i think it was the rite decision n my only fear is the possible side effects....but i guess i will have to wait n see!
xxx
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Rachel
(no login) Re: Im 99.9% sure im doing it soon Please help May 23 2007, 10:05 AM
Go for it GingerD. My friend had it done and she is very happy with her boobs now, her self esteem has gone through the roof, she feels great, she feels beautiful, she feels comfortable in her own skin, she likes what she sees in the mirror, and most of all she has had great fun since then shopping for clothes. She did several weeks recovery time though and had some pain and tenderness for all that time, so it's not like some people think that you walk out of hospital and things are normal within a day or two. She did have painful boobs for a few weeks and they were swollen too. It's only when the swelling goes down that you can see what the new boobs really look like. I would have it done myself but I'm frightened of needles and injections let alone going under the knife. I wish I wasn't such a kitten.
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Beachgal
(no login) Re: Im 99.9% sure im doing it soon Please help May 27 2007, 8:12 AM
You should gradually get better every day but when your body is healing a lot more sleep is needed. I remember feeling tired after the op and wanting to sleep in the afternoon for the first 2 weeks. I also felt pretty sore for those 2 weeks but apparently that is the nerves growing back. At 3 weeks I was allowed to go and work out my lower body and at 6 weeks I was allowed to work out my upper body. I had twinges of pain here and there and also back discomfort for the first 5 months, but I am now 7 months post op and the discomfort has all gone.