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Title: I'm recovering from a BA and wanted to talk to other people who've done it too
Post by: Anna Banana on August 13, 2017, 11:19:37 PM
I'm sorry if this is the wrong forum.  There's one for FFS and one for GCS, but not one for breast augmentation, so I just post here and hope I got it right.

I had breast augmentation surgery early Thursday morning, 8/10, and am in recovery.  It was the first time I've ever had surgery.  I had a 550cc implant put in on the right, 600cc on the left, silicone, Mentor memory gel, moderate plus profile, round, smooth, under the muscle, under the breast incision.  I went with a surgeon who's had 30 years of experience doing breast augmentations, including over 100 trans women, he said.  He has the best Realself reviews in my major metropolitan area in terms of breast augmentation.

I would really like it if someone could reassure me that they're going to look okay when they're done healing.  Right now they look like inflated balloons under my skin, and my breasts are very far apart, like 3-4 fingers apart, which is frightening to me.  I hope that when I'm done healing they'll come closer together, and will look soft and natural, not swollen and inflated.

I woke up from surgery already wearing a surgical compression bra, and am still wearing it now (and have been almost the whole time since surgery, with the exception of when I took a shower, and a few other minutes per day to look at them).  One of my friends told me that I have to be extra careful, because if I make the slightest wrong move, my breasts could get stuck looking swollen and inflated forever.  This has made me worried.

It would just be nice to talk to people who've gone through the same thing, and can reassure me that they'll look okay when they're done healing.
Title: Re: I'm recovering from a BA and wanted to talk to other people who've done it too
Post by: I Am Jess on August 14, 2017, 02:54:38 AM
I went through it about 2 years ago getting 500cc implants of the same type as yours. They will tend to be high on you chest until they drop and settle into place. That can take up to 6 months to occur. Be sure to follow the Drs orders on post op massage to make sure they settle properly. Mine are also a little too far apart but some front closing Victoria's Secret bras help with that.

Good luck with your recovery.
Title: Re: I'm recovering from a BA and wanted to talk to other people who've done it too
Post by: Ashley1212 on August 14, 2017, 09:31:13 AM
Hi,
I had mine done 7-6-17. I went with 375 cc. I believe I have the same as you in regards to brand and profile.  I went from small A cup to a full C some D bras fit better. I actually went bra shopping yesterday. It's a lot more fun when they fit properly. Mine were similar for about two weeks. Very swollen and high.  But after that one breast  kinda of fell in place. Then a couple days later. The other one dropped in to place.  I was told to massage a lot.  Mine end up looking very natural and right size and spacing for me. One thing for me was the itching was out of control for the first few days. For the first three days. Mine were very swollen,that the compression didn't fit. I had to wear ace bandages.  So hang in there. It will get better.
Did you get under the muscle or over?
Title: Re: I'm recovering from a BA and wanted to talk to other people who've done it too
Post by: Anna Banana on August 14, 2017, 10:30:15 AM
Mine are under the muscle.  Did either of you find that your breasts came closer together once the swelling went down and they settled?
Title: Re: I'm recovering from a BA and wanted to talk to other people who've done it too
Post by: Ashley1212 on August 14, 2017, 11:05:15 AM
Mine slightly did.  But I don't feel that mine where to far apart. I don't feel that was any issue that I had. I have showed them to a few different people that I trust also my regular Dr. No one seemed to mention space was an issue. I also tried on many bra's yesterday. The all seemed to fit correctly, once I found the right size.
Title: Re: I'm recovering from a BA and wanted to talk to other people who've done it too
Post by: rmaddy on August 14, 2017, 11:47:40 AM
Anatomically the sternum (breastbone) and it's muscular attachments are going to be wider in those whose skeletons have been shaped by testosterone.  The intramammary distance and outward rotation of the nipples are two facts that the TG patient is going to have to accept for the most part.

Give it a little time.  It takes 6-12 months to fully heal from a surgery.  Just because you're up and around doesn't mean that the process is done.
Title: Re: I'm recovering from a BA and wanted to talk to other people who've done it too
Post by: I Am Jess on August 14, 2017, 01:23:48 PM
Mine are under the muscle also.  I have found that the gap has narrowed a bit has they have gotten bigger and filled in from the HRT.  I was worried about the gap at first but as I have seen more and more images of cis gals that have a gap my worries have all but disappeared.  I had my augmentation after only 6 months on HRT so I knew that I was going to have additional growth.  The added tissue has only enhanced the results and I get a lot of compliments on them. 

Here is how they look in a bikini
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4432/36173435160_d080a1379a_k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/X7wj1y)

Here is how they look with the Victoria's Secret bra
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4310/35859856572_9a72dfb64c_k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/WCP92b)
Title: Re: I'm recovering from a BA and wanted to talk to other people who've done it too
Post by: Rachel on August 14, 2017, 05:26:34 PM
I had my BA 7/12/2017 by Dr. McGinn. I had to wear an ace bandage under my breasts for 30 days and after the first week (no shower) the compression bandage came off and I have to wear a sports bra for 3 months (2 more months). Mine were placed into the pocket the doctor made.

I have 555 cohesive silicone Mentor partially under the muscle. The gap between the breast is like yours. Dr. McGinn told me it would be that way before the surgery and it is because I am 39 inch band (wide chest). She said a bra will correct it while I am wearing the bra. She showed me how to position my breasts when wearing the sports bra.

She does not want me doing any workouts for 3 months while the capsule is formed.
Title: Re: I'm recovering from a BA and wanted to talk to other people who've done it too
Post by: Anna Banana on August 18, 2017, 02:36:40 AM
I had no idea how painful getting breast augmentation would be.  The nerves in my left nipple just woke up on night 6 of recovery - and immediately started signaling agony.  Luckily, though, that only happens when I'm lying in bed and trying to sleep.  The nurse said that's common, and that I should try putting a band-aid on my left nipple (totally ineffective), putting gauze over my left nipple (also totally ineffective), and try putting lidocaine cream on it (jury is still out on that).  I might end up needing some sort of medication to block nerve pain.

Breast massages are like rubbing salt in an open wound.  When I do the exercise where you're supposed to press your breasts together to create cleavage, I can feel my right implant digging into what feels like damaged flesh inside my right breast, creating an intense, sharp burning sensation that I immediately have to stop because it's too much to bear.  That pain then lingers on in my right breast afterwards.

I just can't believe this is so painful.
Title: Re: I'm recovering from a BA and wanted to talk to other people who've done it too
Post by: AnonyMs on August 18, 2017, 02:56:18 AM
Quote from: Anna Banana on August 18, 2017, 02:36:40 AM
I just can't believe this is so painful.

What painkillers are they giving you?
Title: Re: I'm recovering from a BA and wanted to talk to other people who've done it too
Post by: Anna Banana on August 18, 2017, 03:12:14 AM
They gave me Hydrocodone 5mg / Acetaminophen 325mg (generic for Norco) for pain, and Cyclobenzaprine 10mg (generic for Flexeril) as a muscle relaxant.  Which one should I take for breast massages?

I thought that I was off of the narcotic painkiller.  I got out of surgery, took them for a day or two afterwards, started making do with straight acetaminophen because the pain wasn't that bad at all.  Then day 6 happened, my left breast nerve reactivated and started howling in agony, and I learned that breast massages are very painful.  Now I guess it's time to figure out which of these to start taking again.
Title: Re: I'm recovering from a BA and wanted to talk to other people who've done it too
Post by: AnonyMs on August 18, 2017, 03:43:57 AM
I don't know what you should use, but not all painkillers work for everyone. If those don't work ask to try something different.
Title: Re: I'm recovering from a BA and wanted to talk to other people who've done it too
Post by: Anna Banana on August 19, 2017, 06:27:53 AM
I am having a bit of luck in making the pain manageable.
To combat hypersensitive nipple pains when trying to fall asleep, rub lidocaine cream on your nipples.
To help with the pain of breast massage, take Ibuprofen.
Title: Re: I'm recovering from a BA and wanted to talk to other people who've done it too
Post by: TinaVane on August 20, 2017, 12:33:19 PM
I'm like 3 years post op .. I'm 5'10 and like a 124 pounds ... with 600cc implants ... nice cleavage... one is a bit off but waiting til I'm ready to go back under to give the skin enough time to stretch (mines are way to jiggly ). For the girls that has gapped out breast should if they go thru another boob job get internal bras (which helps with uniboob also ) .... but my next implants will be 900 cc or over


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Title: Re: I'm recovering from a BA and wanted to talk to other people who've done it too
Post by: Rachel on August 21, 2017, 07:03:32 PM
Tine, how long did you wait between augmentations? 900 CC what make and model. Is it under or over the muscle? Dr. McGinn said 555 cc was the largest I could do om me. Mentor silicone largest size is 800 cc. I am 1/2 under the muscle.

Nipple pain or more very high sensitivity can get better over time. Mine are better and It has been about 6 weeks.
Title: Re: I'm recovering from a BA and wanted to talk to other people who've done it too
Post by: Anna Banana on August 21, 2017, 10:01:44 PM
Quote from: Rachel on August 21, 2017, 07:03:32 PM
Nipple pain or more very high sensitivity can get better over time. Mine are better and It has been about 6 weeks.

Can you tell me more about how your experience went with nipple pain? When did it start, when did it stop? How did you make it bearable?

Mine started at day 6 when my nerves turned back on after being traumatized into turning off during surgery.  The nerves started screaming that they were being pushed on by the implants.  They hurt when I lie down to go to sleep, because that's when they're apparently being pushed on most.  I rub lidocaine on them, which numbs them and helps.  In addition to rubbing lidocaine on them, I have to switch to a less supportive bra to sleep, because even with the lidocaine, my most supportive sports bra still makes them hurt.
Title: Re: I'm recovering from a BA and wanted to talk to other people who've done it too
Post by: sfbarbie on August 24, 2017, 01:12:09 PM
If you had hardly any breast tissue to start with then they're going to look awful when you first get them done because your skin has to stretch and the implant has to drop.

I had hardly anything at all and mine were high for a while.  I ended up going to a different surgeon and getting mine done again because one was too high and they were also too far apart.  I switched implants went up to 435cc mod profile and they're closer together, but still further apart than I like.  >:(

It should be noted though that I think this largely has to do with genetics- as others have said a males body sometimes produces a sternum where the muscles attach further apart resulting in a larger space between the breasts.  My mother is cisgender and has implants and hers are further apart than I think is appealing, so I figure if hers are that way too then it doesnt matter what I do they're not going to get closer.

I am going to have to have a 3rd procedure on my left breast because it still is not dropping :(

If I wear the Victoria's Secret bra that adds 2 cup sizes it pushes them up and closer together and it looks great.

give it time!!
Title: Re: I'm recovering from a BA and wanted to talk to other people who've done it too
Post by: Rachel on August 26, 2017, 07:10:37 PM
At 6 weeks I switched to a regular bra :) ad I did not need to wear a bra at night. This hade a huge difference in nipple pain.
Title: Re: I'm recovering from a BA and wanted to talk to other people who've done it too
Post by: Anna Banana on September 25, 2017, 02:12:57 AM
So just as a follow-up, in case this information is useful to anybody who comes along, I'm at a little more than 6 weeks post-op now, and I'm very glad that I had a breast augmentation.  Every day I wake up and look down and see cleavage, which is wonderful.  The toughest problem was dealing with my nerves once they woke up and started screaming in pain on day 6 post-op in my nipple area.  I rubbed lidocaine on them, which made the problem manageable.  The "my nerves are sending burning sensations into my nipples" problem lasted from about day 6 to day 14.

My breasts are still 4 fingers apart from each other, but even still, I'm very glad that I had a breast augmentation.
Title: Re: I'm recovering from a BA and wanted to talk to other people who've done it too
Post by: rmaddy on September 25, 2017, 03:19:49 AM
Post op day 4.  Mild general pain and they look nice (purple promises of future glory).  My nipples aren't bothering me but they've stretched out a bit, which is good because then looked so mannish.  520cc silicone under the muscle.

Compared to the (simultaneous) pain from my FFS, I'm barely aware of chest pain.  The bra's just tight, and it will be nice to take it off in a bit.
Title: Re: I'm recovering from a BA and wanted to talk to other people who've done it too
Post by: mistyjensen on September 28, 2017, 07:43:22 PM
Hi,

I had ba surgery and FFS performed by Dr. Jess Ting on 9/7. I love the new look of my breasts. I got the Natrelle 410s (anatomicals) over the muscle with 375cc of silicone, full height, and full projection.
Title: Re: I'm recovering from a BA and wanted to talk to other people who've done it too
Post by: Skittlez on October 01, 2017, 12:33:52 AM
I'm having mine done on October 16th by Dr. Revis, in Ft Lauderdale. After reading all of this I kind of want to cancel lol because now I'm terrified lol,  I'm 5'3' 103 pounds, pretty narrow chest for the most part though I'm a really tiny girl with a super small frame. I'm currently a 32 AA but he wants to give me 550-650cc's and to me, for me that sounds really large, I dont want to go to big and get symmastia :(  I'm second guessing it all now that I've seen everyones cc's size lol, I wonder if mine will be too big now.  I do know I want teardrop, silicone gel and under the muscle, no clue what kind of implant though.

super glad I found this thread when I did its giving me alot to think about
Title: Re: I'm recovering from a BA and wanted to talk to other people who've done it too
Post by: Anna Banana on October 01, 2017, 01:14:12 AM
Quote from: Skittlez on October 01, 2017, 12:33:52 AM
I'm having mine done on October 16th by Dr. Revis, in Ft Lauderdale. After reading all of this I kind of want to cancel lol because now I'm terrified lol,  I'm 5'3' 103 pounds, pretty narrow chest for the most part though I'm a really tiny girl with a super small frame. I'm currently a 32 AA but he wants to give me 550-650cc's and to me, for me that sounds really large, I dont want to go to big and get symmastia :(  I'm second guessing it all now that I've seen everyones cc's size lol, I wonder if mine will be too big now.  I do know I want teardrop, silicone gel and under the muscle, no clue what kind of implant though.

super glad I found this thread when I did its giving me alot to think about

Don't be scared.  There were two things that bothered me about getting my breast augmentation.

1) My nerves woke up 6 days after surgery and started screaming in pain when I was lying down to sleep, and I didn't know what to do about it.  But it turns out that the solution was to rub lidocaine on my nipples to make the pain manageable at bedtime, and then it went away entirely on day 14.  It's no longer even an issue anymore.  The only reason I was freaked out was because I didn't know about the lidocaine trick.

2) My boobs are too far apart.  There's a 4 finger-wide space between them.  So (.  )   (  .) instead of ( . ) ( . )
This is more a matter of how your body works pre-BA, so it'll happen if there's a wide enough space in your chest.  But even with my boobs being too far apart, I still love the hell out of my breasts right now.  Sure they're not perfect breasts, and everybody wants to have super amazing perfect breasts, but they're still really big, and they look amazing in a bra, I have all the cleavage I could ever want, and other women, cis and trans, tell me all the time that they're jealous of them.  There's not a day when I wake up and feel like "Drat, if only I hadn't spent $7,000 to get these boobs".  Every day I feel great about having gotten them, and I usually take selfies of me wearing various bras and dresses at all different angles and such to see how they look.  I look down every day when I wake up and think "yep, that's cleavage alright! Good morning boobs!".  They're basically the only part of my body that I like, and I'm amazingly glad to have them.

The only thing I would suggest you do is ask your surgeon if he thinks that post-BA, you will have a larger-than-normal gap between your breasts, and if so, if there's anything you can do to prevent that.  If a surgeon told me that they could do a revision and bring them closer together, I'd be interested in doing that.

I was worried that mine would be too big too, but they seem to be a pretty good size, and they aren't giving me back issues.  Women who get a BA usually don't wish they had gone with smaller implants.  Just tell your surgeon that you don't want to get symmastia.
Title: Re: I'm recovering from a BA and wanted to talk to other people who've done it too
Post by: rmaddy on October 01, 2017, 09:16:53 AM
I'm post op day 10.  The nerves to my nipples have definitely woken up and have been screaming at me for a couple of days.  I tried diclofenac cream last night and it helped a lot.  It took very little of the cream.  Unfortunately, it is by prescription only, and my use of it is definitely off label.  I already had it for some arthritic pain.  I don't know how easy it would be to talk a doctor into prescribing it for this purpose.

I'm hoping that my pattern follows that of Anna Banana, and that it settles down soon.  I've been told I can wear any wireless bra at this point, but I"m not going to leave the sports bra behind until they settle into their pockets.  No sense buying bras now not knowing how they will fit later.
Title: Re: I'm recovering from a BA and wanted to talk to other people who've done it too
Post by: HappyMoni on October 01, 2017, 10:23:47 AM
Can I ask a question about sizing? How is it you come to decide on a good size. Did your surgeon have any way to show you what size had what look or is it a guess or is it up to you to research? I saw a youtube of a surgeon with sizers to show what it might look like. My experience is surgeons don't want to do long consults. I really feel lost in this process  more than the GCS process. It was suggested that I do 450 cc  under the muscle, but I have no idea how big this is. I am 5'7" and 165lbs. I guess size is relative to the body it goes in to some extent. I have tried the breast forms I have and it seems like a decent ballpark look but I don't know how big they are. Hope this isn't a detour  on the thread but I see a lot of ladies with knowledge here. Is it critical to go to someone used to working with trans women?
Moni
Title: Re: I'm recovering from a BA and wanted to talk to other people who've done it too
Post by: Anna Banana on October 01, 2017, 11:46:54 AM
Quote from: rmaddy on October 01, 2017, 09:16:53 AM
I'm post op day 10.  The nerves to my nipples have definitely woken up and have been screaming at me for a couple of days.  I tried diclofenac cream last night and it helped a lot.  It took very little of the cream.  Unfortunately, it is by prescription only, and my use of it is definitely off label.  I already had it for some arthritic pain.  I don't know how easy it would be to talk a doctor into prescribing it for this purpose.

I'm hoping that my pattern follows that of Anna Banana, and that it settles down soon.  I've been told I can wear any wireless bra at this point, but I"m not going to leave the sports bra behind until they settle into their pockets.  No sense buying bras now not knowing how they will fit later.

This is what I used, Aspercreme (https://www.target.com/p/aspercreme-174-lidocaine-pain-relieving-creme-2-7-oz/-/A-16836627#lnk=sametab), it's just 4% lidocaine cream.  It's a topical anesthetic.  They sell it at the store over the counter.
Title: Re: I'm recovering from a BA and wanted to talk to other people who've done it too
Post by: Anna Banana on October 01, 2017, 12:01:29 PM
Quote from: HappyMoni on October 01, 2017, 10:23:47 AM
Can I ask a question about sizing? How is it you come to decide on a good size. Did your surgeon have any way to show you what size had what look or is it a guess or is it up to you to research? I saw a youtube of a surgeon with sizers to show what it might look like. My experience is surgeons don't want to do long consults. I really feel lost in this process  more than the GCS process. It was suggested that I do 450 cc  under the muscle, but I have no idea how big this is. I am 5'7" and 165lbs. I guess size is relative to the body it goes in to some extent. I have tried the breast forms I have and it seems like a decent ballpark look but I don't know how big they are. Hope this isn't a detour  on the thread but I see a lot of ladies with knowledge here. Is it critical to go to someone used to working with trans women?
Moni

They have sizer bras and they just put high quality breast forms in them.  They have the breast forms in 250/350/450/550cc sizes (at least they did with my surgeon).  Surgeons will measure your chest wall to determine the largest sized implant you can take.  I told my surgeon that I wanted my implants to be as large as I could accommodate given the limits of my chest wall, and that my reasoning was that I didn't want my torso to look masculine AT ALL, I wanted to overpower any torso masculinity with boobs.  I showed my surgeon the boobs of a trans friend of mine who had a BA, and said this is basically what I'm going for.  The surgeon understood.  Now I have 550cc on one side and 600cc on the other side.  A deciding factor was that my surgeon told me he'd been doing boob jobs for 30 years, at least one a day, and had done them on more than 100 trans women.  I found him on realself, looking for the surgeon in my local area with the most reviews on breast augmentation.

I was worried before I had the operation that I might be going too large, but that seems like a ridiculous worry to me now, they seem just fine and I love them.
Title: Re: I'm recovering from a BA and wanted to talk to other people who've done it too
Post by: rmaddy on October 01, 2017, 05:32:48 PM
Quote from: HappyMoni on October 01, 2017, 10:23:47 AM
Can I ask a question about sizing? How is it you come to decide on a good size. Did your surgeon have any way to show you what size had what look or is it a guess or is it up to you to research? I saw a youtube of a surgeon with sizers to show what it might look like. My experience is surgeons don't want to do long consults. I really feel lost in this process  more than the GCS process. It was suggested that I do 450 cc  under the muscle, but I have no idea how big this is. I am 5'7" and 165lbs. I guess size is relative to the body it goes in to some extent. I have tried the breast forms I have and it seems like a decent ballpark look but I don't know how big they are. Hope this isn't a detour  on the thread but I see a lot of ladies with knowledge here. Is it critical to go to someone used to working with trans women?
Moni

I think it helps.  There are subtle differences in the width of the sternum and often fairly significant differences in the circumference of the rib cage, shoulder girth and height--all of which affect the perception of feminine proportion.  I don't think there is any better way to come to a decision on size other than to have a sizing session in the doctor's office.  During some of my consults, the physician stayed for this.  In others, the doctor left and I had the session with one of the nurses. 

With the doctor I chose, they did a low to high progression and they were essentially waiting for me to say, "Whoa, too big," or something similar.  Make sure you try both high profile and wider/lower profile style implants.  One of them will probably appeal to you much more than the other.  With your measurements, you can probably rely on the a sports bra from the office;  I needed to bring in a larger one on my own.  Also, because I am wider through the chest, I really focused in on the outside contour (aka "side boob") more so than projection.  Curviness to the side is easier to see than curviness toward and away from you, and the wider/lower implants filled out my width very nicely.  I went with 520cc, but I'm 6'3"/190.  My guess is that size wouldn't even fit under your muscle.

Don't worry about aiming for a cup size.  How that plays out post-operatively can be hard to predict, depending on how they settle in the pocket.  The eyeball impression matters most, and for me was fairly unmistakable.  I worried that I wouldn't be a commercially available size at all.  I think that worry was unfounded.  Implants bring me closer to the rest of the female population, therefore options improve more or less automatically.  I'm 42D now.  Whether or not it settles to 42C when the swelling is down and the implants settle into the pocket remains to be seen, but either way, I'll find bras that work.  Not so much when I was a 40AA--that's not even a thing.

Good luck, Moni. 
Title: Re: I'm recovering from a BA and wanted to talk to other people who've done it too
Post by: HappyMoni on October 01, 2017, 05:33:43 PM
Thanks Anna,
   The reason for the 2 different sizes is your growth from hormones? Also, what would you say is your cup size? I worry I guess that making the top too big will make the bottom look smaller. Wow, now that I started asking questions, I am getting pumped up to get it done. I have a spring break of a week but not sure if that is enough recovery time. Thanks for responding. Let me know if I can answer your GCS questions one day. lol
Moni
Title: Re: I'm recovering from a BA and wanted to talk to other people who've done it too
Post by: HappyMoni on October 01, 2017, 05:44:39 PM
Quote from: rmaddy on October 01, 2017, 05:32:48 PM
I think it helps.  There are subtle differences in the width of the sternum and often fairly significant differences in the circumference of the rib cage, shoulder girth and height--all of which affect the perception of feminine proportion.  I don't think there is any better way to come to a decision on size other than to have a sizing session in the doctor's office.  During some of my consults, the physician stayed for this.  In others, the doctor left and I had the session with one of the nurses. 

With the doctor I chose, they did a low to high progression and they were essentially waiting for me to say, "Whoa, too big," or something similar.  Make sure you try both high profile and wider/lower profile style implants.  One of them will probably appeal to you much more than the other.  With your measurements, you can probably rely on the a sports bra from the office;  I needed to bring in a larger one on my own.  Also, because I am wider through the chest, I really focused in on the outside contour (aka "side boob") more so than projection.  Curviness to the side is easier to see than curviness toward and away from you, and the wider/lower implants filled out my width very nicely.  I went with 520cc, but I'm 6'3"/190.  My guess is that size wouldn't even fit under your muscle.

Don't worry about aiming for a cup size.  How that plays out post-operatively can be hard to predict, depending on how they settle in the pocket.  The eyeball impression matters most, and for me was fairly unmistakable.  I worried that I wouldn't be a commercially available size at all.  I think that worry was unfounded.  Implants bring me closer to the rest of the female population, therefore options improve more or less automatically.  I'm 42D now.  Whether or not it settles to 42C when the swelling is down and the implants settle into the pocket remains to be seen, but either way, I'll find bras that work.  Not so much when I was a 40AA--that's not even a thing.

Good luck, Moni.
I didn't see your post til I posted,  Rmaddy, thank you. I think I will try to find a local surgeon to at least get sized. What you say helps, but at the same time, makes it clear that it isn't simple. I do think a visual will help. I am a 38A and had a hard tie finding a bra. Know what you mean!
Moni
Title: Re: I'm recovering from a BA and wanted to talk to other people who've done it too
Post by: rmaddy on October 01, 2017, 06:04:46 PM
Quote from: HappyMoni on October 01, 2017, 05:44:39 PM
I didn't see your post til I posted,  Rmaddy, thank you. I think I will try to find a local surgeon to at least get sized. What you say helps, but at the same time, makes it clear that it isn't simple. I do think a visual will help. I am a 38A and had a hard tie finding a bra. Know what you mean!
Moni

I don't know if you prefer wired or wireless, but I found https://www.lulalu.com/products/dahlia-microfiber-wireless-bra (https://www.lulalu.com/products/dahlia-microfiber-wireless-bra) to be useful for everyday wear.  I hate wires--they are usually set too narrow for me anyway.  Stupidly expensive for what it is, but as you said, not many options at this size.  My go to for years was a 38A with a 2" expander inserted.  Voila!  40A/AA.

By the way a agree on you regarding the potential to overdo breasts, making the lack of hips look worse.  I think you'll know it when you see it though.  Whether or not the surgeon does is a different question.  Definitely make sure you have female eyes on the problem.  I had the office nurse and my spouse.  They both helped immensely, from a "user's standpoint."
Title: Re: I'm recovering from a BA and wanted to talk to other people who've done it too
Post by: Anna Banana on October 01, 2017, 07:32:19 PM
Quote from: HappyMoni on October 01, 2017, 05:33:43 PM
Thanks Anna,
   The reason for the 2 different sizes is your growth from hormones? Also, what would you say is your cup size? I worry I guess that making the top too big will make the bottom look smaller. Wow, now that I started asking questions, I am getting pumped up to get it done. I have a spring break of a week but not sure if that is enough recovery time. Thanks for responding. Let me know if I can answer your GCS questions one day. lol
Moni

Yep, one boob was slightly bigger than the other boob, so there was a very minor 50cc difference between implants.  Right now my bra size is 36DDD or 34G (sister sizes).  I'm not too concerned about the bottom looking too small because I'm planning to get fat transfer to hips and butt like...5 surgeries from now, lol.  I'll PM you some questions about GCS.
Title: Re: I'm recovering from a BA and wanted to talk to other people who've done it too
Post by: rmaddy on October 01, 2017, 09:31:41 PM
Quote from: Anna Banana on October 01, 2017, 07:32:19 PM
5 surgeries from now, lol.

Wow.  Good luck to you. 
Title: Re: I'm recovering from a BA and wanted to talk to other people who've done it too
Post by: Anna Banana on October 01, 2017, 09:34:35 PM
Quote from: rmaddy on October 01, 2017, 09:31:41 PM
Wow.  Good luck to you.

FFS phase 1 (forehead, nose, chin, hair transplants)
Electrolysis
FFS phase 2 (lower face and neck lift)
SRS
Tummy Tuck
Fat transfer to hips and butt

Maybe 5 years or so to get it all done
Title: Re: I'm recovering from a BA and wanted to talk to other people who've done it too
Post by: Skittlez on October 02, 2017, 04:31:59 PM
Quote from: Anna Banana on October 01, 2017, 01:14:12 AM
Don't be scared.  There were two things that bothered me about getting my breast augmentation.

1) My nerves woke up 6 days after surgery and started screaming in pain when I was lying down to sleep, and I didn't know what to do about it.  But it turns out that the solution was to rub lidocaine on my nipples to make the pain manageable at bedtime, and then it went away entirely on day 14.  It's no longer even an issue anymore.  The only reason I was freaked out was because I didn't know about the lidocaine trick.

2) My boobs are too far apart.  There's a 4 finger-wide space between them.  So (.  )   (  .) instead of ( . ) ( . )
This is more a matter of how your body works pre-BA, so it'll happen if there's a wide enough space in your chest.  But even with my boobs being too far apart, I still love the hell out of my breasts right now.  Sure they're not perfect breasts, and everybody wants to have super amazing perfect breasts, but they're still really big, and they look amazing in a bra, I have all the cleavage I could ever want, and other women, cis and trans, tell me all the time that they're jealous of them.  There's not a day when I wake up and feel like "Drat, if only I hadn't spent $7,000 to get these boobs".  Every day I feel great about having gotten them, and I usually take selfies of me wearing various bras and dresses at all different angles and such to see how they look.  I look down every day when I wake up and think "yep, that's cleavage alright! Good morning boobs!".  They're basically the only part of my body that I like, and I'm amazingly glad to have them.

The only thing I would suggest you do is ask your surgeon if he thinks that post-BA, you will have a larger-than-normal gap between your breasts, and if so, if there's anything you can do to prevent that.  If a surgeon told me that they could do a revision and bring them closer together, I'd be interested in doing that.

I was worried that mine would be too big too, but they seem to be a pretty good size, and they aren't giving me back issues.  Women who get a BA usually don't wish they had gone with smaller implants.  Just tell your surgeon that you don't want to get symmastia.

Never heard of the lidocaine thing,  is that something I can get over the counter or with a prescription? I think I'll go buy some of that just in case because that sounds  like a hell of 6 days.  The boobs being far apart is probably my first or second biggest issue that I'm worried about, but I've also been  kinda worried bout the  bolted on look but never really thought about there being a space, I always thought that after a few years your breasts would start to really drop and the nipples would lower and come around the front and get rid of the space , maybe that's Naive thinking on my part though lol but I've seen alot of before and afters where the breasts after so many years dropped and the space disappeared and they didn't look like they were poking out or too far apart after a few years

Gosh the way you talk about them though makes me suuuuuper excited! So happy you love yours :) I guess I'll see you on the other side in 2 weeks hehe :)  I added those questions to my list of pre op questions to bombard him with haha  Thank you
Title: Re: I'm recovering from a BA and wanted to talk to other people who've done it too
Post by: Anna Banana on October 02, 2017, 10:30:31 PM
Quote from: Skittlez on October 02, 2017, 04:31:59 PM
Never heard of the lidocaine thing,  is that something I can get over the counter or with a prescription? I think I'll go buy some of that just in case because that sounds  like a hell of 6 days.  The boobs being far apart is probably my first or second biggest issue that I'm worried about, but I've also been  kinda worried bout the  bolted on look but never really thought about there being a space, I always thought that after a few years your breasts would start to really drop and the nipples would lower and come around the front and get rid of the space , maybe that's Naive thinking on my part though lol but I've seen alot of before and afters where the breasts after so many years dropped and the space disappeared and they didn't look like they were poking out or too far apart after a few years

Gosh the way you talk about them though makes me suuuuuper excited! So happy you love yours :) I guess I'll see you on the other side in 2 weeks hehe :)  I added those questions to my list of pre op questions to bombard him with haha  Thank you

Lidocaine is over the counter, scroll up and look for Aspercreme.  It would be wonderful if my breasts came together after a few years, but I don't know if it's likely to happen or not.  Good luck girl!