During the Covid Pandemic, I, like a lot of people, gained a little weight. I weighed the most I have ever weighed during the pandemic.
For me, it was a combination of stress and then compensating by eating ice cream after lunch while working at home. I was also unable to run and workout like I normally do since I had a knot pop up on my right Achilles tendon. I was in virtual physical therapy for over a year, but finally made it through.
By eliminating the ice cream after lunch and starting to work out again, I lost the weight that I had gained.
It also felt like my breasts had gotten a little bigger when I had gained a little weight or maybe because I wasn't working out as much, or maybe they had just taken a long time to grow.
Anyway, they felt bigger. Like. Bigger.
I got implants in December of 2005. When I got them, I had conflicting thoughts. They looked great, but I could also feel the implants below my chest muscles. They also felt big, like, maybe too big. I went from a small A to a good sized C in the blink of an eye. I was hoping for a B, especially since I play sports and workout.
I knew that implants were not considered permanent, and that they last 15-20 years. Also, as we age, the implant might not be in the optimal position that it was 15-20 years ago.
Fortunately for me, Dr. Gray, the surgeon who put in my implants, was still in business. I still think he is one of the best surgeons for breast augmentation, especially since he can do all of his work through such a tiny incision. I set up a consult early this year for implant removal.
He said that he sees a number of patients have their implants removed. He said of those that have them removed, about half have implants put back in. He said that number used to be higher.
I don't see me putting implants back in.
I asked him if I would need a breast lift, and he said no, but he also offered a procedure called BodyTite that could help tighten things up. So, I signed up for that, too.
And, so, last month, I had the 375cc implants removed. A long time ago, he said cup sizes were about 200cc and that I would gain 2 cup sizes with the 375cc implants. I felt like my breasts had grown to a D, so going two cup sizes smaller would make me a B...which is what I was hoping for all along.
I missed filling two prescription meds before surgery, one being the Ativan pill I was supposed to take when I showed up for surgery. Honestly, I was pretty chill, so things were fine. The other was filled by my wife before she picked me up after surgery.
Once the IV was in my arm, I kinda just sat around looking at my phone until Dr. Gray arrived. Once he showed up, things moved relatively fast and I was in the OR and on the table. They started talking about Star Wars or Star Trek, I made a comment, and then I was out.
Surgery was about 2.5 hours. Things went well and I was up and out in no time. My wife drove me home and I only had mild pain. I took a pain pill and a nap that afternoon, but, honestly, things went well and there was only minimal pain afterward.I used the pain pills at night, but they put me on a pill that I'd never heard of called Tramadol. I had some weird interactions with it, namely I would fall asleep with it, but I'd seem to wake up soon after. I would eventually make it to sleep, but my internal night timer would be off. For example, if I wake up at night, I can usually tell approximately what time it is. I woke up one night and thought it was around 3, but it was only around 1am. That happened every night I took the stuff. I'd also wake up every morning as though I just had a fresh cup of coffee.I switched to the Celecoxib after multiple days of Tramadol. I got better sleep, but felt groggy in the morning.
Early on after the implants were out, there was fluid and swelling in the breast area. I knew that what I saw then would be bigger than what I would end up with. Now that I am approaching a month, I can tell that I have a nice B cup, which, again, is what I wanted all along.
I wonder if I had simply waited long enough for the breasts to develop that I never would have needed the implants.
Bah...patience...who has time for that?