Two days before BA and a wave of emotions.

[Laurie]

Monica,

  I understand that you want to keep your boob thread held together. I'm sure a good bra could help with that.
I'm also sorry for Jessica being a boob on your boob thread! I try give her support, but hers are getting to large for the weight factor of her straps. Her cup runneth over so to speak. She is beyond my control.

Hugs,
   Laurie

[Dena]

Monica,

  I understand that you want to keep your boob thread held together. I'm sure a good bra could help with that.
I'm also sorry for Jessica being a boob on your boob thread! I try give her support, but hers are getting to large for the weight factor of her straps. Her cup runneth over so to speak. She is beyond my control.

Hugs,
   Laurie

That does it, time to let lose with the heavy artillery.

Stress Analysis of a Strapless Evening Gown

[kaitylynn]

Oh my, there is totally science behind a dress!!! 

[Rachel]

Hi Monica,

So now for some serious questions.

How do your existing tops fit now?

When in the company of guys have you noticed you no longer have a face?

Have you brushed them while going through a doorway yet?

Would you recommend your surgeon to others?

Best,
Rach

[HappyMoni]

OMG, Dena as I read your contribution to the thread, I suddenly came upon the realization that my hair should, in fact, be blond. I do therefore have one question. Is there gonna be a test on this? Oh, and are you grading on a curve.  (I love it!)

Laurie, we here at the 'boob factory outlet' have a non discrimination policy, and your boobs, Jessica's boobs, all boobs are welcome.

Rachel, my existing tops will be fine, I am quite sure. I am wearing a lot of black now to hide the fact that everything is  out of place. The top of the boob (below the collarbone) is still swollen, the bottom not rounded out as they  will be. So, the end result is, they don't look that big with clothes on yet. I am amazed how I can look so small with my clothes on and look huge with my clothes off. If I do say so myself, with my clothes off, they are really pretty impressive and will only get more so as they take shape. I am right at the limit of not looking top heavy. I am pleased beyond words.
Yes I hit one coming out of the shower and I engineered a few choice words to match that marvelous experience. Ouchie!
I am glad I stayed with the classic profile and that they don't extend out too far. Oh course, extending them out with a higher profile implant would get more attention, but in my opinion, it would look less natural.
Dr. Basner has been wonderful. I don't  have my final result yet, but I am very happy for his advice, his respectful attitude and  his skill.

I got Mentor implants and they have a warranty for rupture that is free. (Ten years) I also  decided to purchase the protection to cover part of the costs in case of capsular contraction causing a need for replacement.

Oh, one more thing, I bought two new  bathing suits for next  week at the beach. I also (hold on to your hat Dena) got a strapless shirt that I can wear as soon as the skin is less sensitive.

Moni

2 weeks post op today!

[LizK]

Thanks Moni for updating us on your girls. It would seem you are well on your way to healing fully. It is obviously going to take some time before you are able to really see how they will sit as there is till a fair amount of swelling. You took your time in picking out which was right for you and I am sure once it all settles you will get the right result. Everything so far seems to be going to plan I hope it is!!


Take care

Liz

[SadieBlake]

Moni, I have such boob envy now <sigh>. My medium Bs look so tiny on my frame. Maybe someday I'll follow suit, probably not but nice to know it's an option and I've really enjoyed reading your thoughts and experience.

❤️❤️, Wishing you fun at the beach!

[HappyMoni]

Liz, sometimes I feel like a kid who wants to wake up early to see what is under the Christmas tree. I look at my chest each morning to see if they have changed. On the other hand, after just two weeks, I can't remember how things used to look. The mind adjusts quickly.
Sadie, I hope you don't feel bad. The last thing I want to do in writing about this experience is make anyone feel bad. I get it though, I saw a young woman with a nice female behind yesterday and I was so envious.The beach will be nice. I hope it finally stops raining.
Moni

[Dena]

OMG, Dena as I read your contribution to the thread, I suddenly came upon the realization that my hair should, in fact, be blond. I do therefore have one question. Is there gonna be a test on this? Oh, and are you grading on a curve.  (I love it!)

There is no test because I wasn't tested on the subject matter when I was first exposed to it. I probably owe you the back story on where I first learned about it. In 8th grade, we left our home room for our science class. The teacher was quite a character. Everybody knew he had a thing for art teacher as he married two and was working on our third. How we knew is in those day couples weren't allowed to teach in the same school so when we had a new art teacher, we had a pretty good idea where the old one went. I helped him pick olive after school one day which he was going to process as his family did in the old country, silkscreen covers for school events and then there was the monkey gun which challenged the class.

Anyway, one spring afternoon where the temperature was just right to open the doors and leave the cooler off, he took his place in front of the class and produced the bookA Stress Analysis of a Strapless Evening Gown and started reading from it. Needless to say, he had to pause multiple times because in the moral restrictive environment of the mid 1960s, the subject was somewhat  risqué to students who had their first exposure to sex eduction just a couple of years before that. The book made quite an impression on me and much latter I purchased a copy mostly because of that memory.

[HappyMoni]

Oh Dena, yes the times have changed! Thank you for sharing that. Have you experienced the wearing of the strapless evening gown?  And, what about this monkey gun?

[Dena]

With my shoulders, a strapless evening gown would be a big no no. Everything I own has sleeves.

The monkey gun - yes.
Our intrepid professor is moving through the jungle with is trusty monkey gun by his side when he spots a monkey hanging from a branch. He sets up the tripod and mounts the gun on it. Looking through the bore he bore sights the monkey dead center. He then fires off the shot however just as the bullet leaves the barrel, the monkey lets lose of the branch. Did our professor get the monkey?

In our case, the monkey was suspended by a magnet and the monkey gun was a pipe just the right size to be used as a blow gun with a marble. There was a switch at the end of the pipe that would break the connection to the magnet the moment the marble left the barrel.

[SadieBlake]

Moni, not the least sad! Simply happy for your happiness :-). Our parameters are different and I ruled out a BA a long time ago, on the other hand I can always rule it back in and hearing your experience informs those possibilities. Thing is for now I'm so happy with my breasts as they stand (and how my nipples stand out) and I'm quite content. I suspect I'd enjoy a bit larger, however I've always been most attracted to smaller busts and so what I'm sporting now feels close to ideal.

I think a full C cup would be nice on my frame so it's not out of consideration, neither am I far.from my ideal :-).

[HappyMoni]

So, will the Society for the Preservation of Magnet Monkey's be happy or sad, Dena? My guess is on slight injuries from the fall.

Sadie, I am glad to hear of your happiness. I, in no way, encourage anyone to do what I have done with the BA, but I do explain most of my reasons for what I've done. Then people could say, "Hmmm, I like what she did, kind of." Or, "That crazy Moni, what the heck would I want what that happy nut did?"  Personnally, I would really like "Air Jordan" boobs! You know the old sneakers! You could pump them up or down depending on your mood. Are there any doctors out there who can do that? Happy, my horny friend is doing well, Sadie! lol
   
   I was writing this to a friend and thought it was a good description of what my 'boob' thoughts were so I copied it here.
 
   I am floored that I have double D's now. With clothes on, they look like nothing, well, pretty small, little change from what I had before with my little helpers. They are pretty large with my clothes off. I guess with clothes on, projection is what people see. These don't project any further than the C cup boobs I had thought to get.  The thing is, with the bigger implant these boobs look pretty proportional to my body, they don't point out towards the sides of my body, and I have enough, once they soften, to get cleavage with a decent bra. If I had gone smaller, I don't think I would have these points. I just have to get used to washing my hands and having something pushing against my arms coming together. Everyone has a different look in mind. I really can't tell what my final look will be at Day 16. I am seeing a size difference now. The left has always been a bit bigger but now it is more pronounced from swelling. The implant seems a bit higher too. All this is covered in the literature as things to be expected. I got two one piece bathing suits yesterday and decided to keep both. I don't look top heavy (big relief) and the only weird thing is the implants being high. Still skin sensitive especially at night!

Moni
   

[Harley Quinn]

Personnally, I would really like "Air Jordan" boobs! You know the old sneakers! You could pump them up or down depending on your mood. Are there any doctors out there who can do that?

I believe that they do that with Saline and leave the filler tube under the armpit so that they can inflate them as the breasts "fluff"...  but I could be mistaken.

[HappyMoni]

Harley, I didn't want the saline because they ripple too much and they say the cohesive gel feels more natural. I do have a picture in my head of stopping at the gas station and saying, "Fill them em up!"

I am 20 days post op and headed to the beach for the week. (No wi-fi yikes) The skin sensitivity/soreness is about half of what it was. I am still going braless when possible. I am putting lotion on to help with skin stretching and soreness. The right looks  very nice, the left looks really big still. They say to expect this unevenness. I gained 8 pounds since the surgery. Don't know why, the boobs should only weight about 3 pounds or less. Sleeping on the right is more comfortable than sleeping on the big boob side. That makes sense if the left is still swollen. Oh, they are                      s   l   o   w   l   y    dropping from being so high on my chest but it is like watching grass grow. I think smaller boobs would probably act very different, being less skin sensitive and maybe dropping faster. Still happy with things. They are a little softer, a sign that the swelling is down. That's the story and I'm sticking to it.
So much for my beach debut, its supposed to rain all week. 

[Harley Quinn]

aww... sorry to hear about the rain.    Hopefully it'll clear up during your vacation!

I was sold on the silicone as well.  Saline was appealing until I spoke to the surgeon and he laid out the pros and cons of both.

[Kendra]

There's a name for our cleavage.  Silicone Valley. 

[HappyMoni]

There's a name for our cleavage.  Silicone Valley.

It has a better ring to it than 'Saline Valley.'  I hear the new saline implants with baffles is a much improved technology over the old saline. Kind of like a waveless waterbed compared to the one without baffles.

The ocean ended up with better weather than inland. I spent 2 days on the beach in my one piece. I found I could actually wear a butt enhancement under my suit and that gave me more confidence in my curves. The suit was perfect in that it made my still higher boobs look very natural. I felt very comfortable in the water, walking, or laying in my chair reading. I am 18 days post op and the tenderness/soreness is down to just my nipple areas. They are still dropping a bit at a time and lefty is a fair amount bigger than her sister. I did walk the boardwalk in my shelf bra, tank top and saw at least two guys staring at them. One guy, while I was sitting on a bench, walked by and turned his head to keep looking as he went by. Not real obvious, right? At some point, I might not like that, but for now I'm eating it up. It really helped my confidence.
Heehee!

[Harley Quinn]

Glad to hear your recovery is progressing, and your fabulous time at the beach!  I'm off to a concert, but I had to jump on here for a quick minute to see if there were any updates. 

[islandgirl]

So good to hear that your recovery is going well! I had news this week that my consult for my BA is in two weeks! I was initially told that I would wait from one to two months for the consult!

Hugs.
Kelly