The preparation…

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The preparation…

I had to return to the Plastic surgeons office for a Pre Op Appointment about 2 weeks before the surgery, and my pre op was August 4^th. It was pretty painless; I went in and talked to the Dr some more about my expectations and his. He gave me a prescription for Tylenol with codeine to get filled before surgery so I had something for the pain. I asked what I would need for the hospital and for home after I was discharged, and he said nothing but a comfortable button down shirt to wear home for the hospital, and for home lots of water, some gauze 4X4 pads, another size 38 band sports bra that opened in the front, and a place to rest. He also instructed me to stop taking any medicine that contained aspirin or motrin, (they thin the blood), and a few other things like Vitamin E, and if I smoked to quit completely at that moment. We looked at my photographs… blech…. And I told him I wanted to be a B cup. I cannot ever remember being a B cup and for my height I thought it was a good size. He agreed and I was sent over to the hospital I would be having the surgery in, to pre register.

At home I made sure the laundry was caught up, the house was cleaned, and I had everything I would need easily accessible. Made sure I had easy meals for the kids, and things like extra pillows and stomach friendly foods for myself. I started taking 1000 mg a day of Vitamin C to try and boost my immune system. I went and bought some frozen liver for my husband to cook when I was recovering, and my mother flew in on the 14^th. With mom here to take care of the kids, I started to mentally prepare for the surgery.

The whole anesthesia worry…

Ok lets face it unless you have had many surgeries the thought of being put under for 4 hours, (the amount of time of my surgery), will worry everyone a little bit. I was not in a panic about it, but I was worried. I had not been ‘under’ since I was 9 and had my tonsils out so that worried me a bit. I of course worried about the unthinkable and my kids and husband. All of these worries are completely normal to have. Talking to others about this and getting reassurance about my decision to have this surgery was a great way to feel more confident, with my decision.

Despite my very common worries of mortality, I was mainly worried about waking up and being totally sick to my stomach. The whole thought of waking up to having all this pain in my chest and throwing up violently scared me more than the actual anesthesia. When I talked to my friends who have had this surgery, one of them who I actually met in person told me to remember the anesthesiologist can give you something when you are asleep to offset the nausea many people have when they wake up after surgery. She said “the squeaky wheel gets the grease’. So I decided to practice my squeak.