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Visitors' Stories -- Chelsea's Recovery Story (p. 1)I had been thinking about having breast augmentation for a long time, but never really thought I would. I just thought it was a dream that would never come true. I am 47 years old and wondered if I was normal, wanting to do this. Believe me, though, this is when life really gets good. I have a wonderful husband and three children and two grandsons; 24 year old daughter, 14 year old daughter, 11 year old son and grandsons, four and two. The turning point came when I was at my nail appointment and my manicurist had had a breast augmentation. She was very proud of how she had turned out so I started asking her all sorts of questions about it. To my surprise she told me it only cost $3,000 in Utah. I asked about her recovery, how much time she had to be off work, etc. When I asked her where her scars were, to my extreme surprise, she very discreetly reached into her bra and brought out her breast while covering the top of her nipple, only exposing the bottom of her areola where the scar was. You could hardly see it. It still cracks me up thinking that she did that in the middle of a shop full of people. Anyway, I couldn't stop thinking about it after that and realized that it could be a reality for me. My husband was surprised and concerned that I would want to go through this, but once he realized I was serious he was supportive. I told him I was doing this for me, but that he would also reap some benefits from it. I then started researching. I called about five plastic surgeons and asked them to send me information and brochures. I also started looking on the Internet where I found a lot of information and, of course, Nicole's web site. That is where I found the most valuable information, especially the first-hand stories. I also found my PS on Nicole's site, one recommended by a "fellow forum dweller." He is Dr. Wesley Wilson in the Phoenix area. I went for my consultation as soon as I possibly could and scheduled my BA for two weeks later. My pre-op stats were 5', 127 pounds and 34A. I wanted to be a full C. We decided on 350, round, under the muscle, filled to 400cc's and areola incision. I was so glad that I didn't have to wait 5-6 weeks. My surgery was scheduled for 3/8/99. I am a Clinical Hypnotherapist so I made myself a self-hypnosis tape to listen to. It had suggestions for being relaxed the day of surgery, healing quickly, and everything else that goes along with recovering from surgery. I listened to it about every other day. I would have liked to have listened to it more often, but couldn't seem to find the time. I live in northern Arizona and had to drive down to the Phoenix area for my surgery so we decided to drive down the night before and stay in a hotel. We drove down on a Sunday afternoon, hoping for sunshine so we could lounge by the pool. Unfortunately, the weather was not with us. It was cloudy and rainy. (more - click forward arrow)
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