VV's Story

   Having small breasts was something I lived with. I did my best to
onceal the truth by wearing padded bras, and did a good job with it.
Having small breasts “suited” me, as people would say, but that
wasn’t good enough for me. I wanted to shed this “cutesy” image and
grow into the woman that I had become, I wanted to look sexy!

   I had contemplated Breast Augmentation for years, five years to be
exact, but never thought that I would gain the courage to go through
with it. I can’t honestly tell you what made me take the “plunge” in
booking my first consultation. I believe I had just reached a time in
my life where I felt that this was something I truly wanted for myself.
One situation that I do remember however, was when I had just
finished my first consultation (April 2003), and I received pictures of a
photo shoot I had done back in January. The photographs were of me
in these skimpy bikini tops, which had me somewhat exposed. There
was no disguising my small breasts here! Although the pictures were
deemed “sexy”, the fact that I had little to no breasts left me feeling
desperate to change things. There was no way that I would not go
through with having my breasts augmented!

   The anticipation was not easy for me. I was scared!!! I had never
been through any type of surgery that had me under anaesthetic. This
was very foreign to me. I have a large phobia of the unknown. However,
having had the access to the canadaba.ca site made the journey 100
times easier for me. The girls pre-op and post-op were amazingly
caring, concerned, supportive, helpful and most of all genuine.

   Well my big day finally came, and everything went great! I wasn’t too
nervous going in, but definitely as soon as I met with the
anaesthesiologist and Dr. Levine, I was feeling pretty good! The staff
at the Forest Hill Clinic were all extremely nice and very
accommodating. The clinic itself was very nice too. Very spa like – 1980’s spa, but still very nice.

   I felt no pain from the IV going in (thanks to the Emla cream) and
within seconds (maybe a minute or two) I was out and then awake
with it all over! The only thing that was a little uncomfortable for me
was the anaesthetic made me feel a bit cold (after waking up of
course) , which wasn’t too great seeing that when I shivered I tensed
my muscles involuntarily. But I wasn’t in pain though... not at all, just a
tiny bit sore. I can actually say that going to the dentist is worse then
this experience I had that day!

   I was so excited about seeing the final results the following Monday,
when the bandages came off (obviously the final results weren’t to be
seen at least for a couple of weeks, but this will definitely give me a
better idea). I felt great from day one, but I definitely took it easy, so as
not to create problems for myself, and besides I had amazing people
looking after me... I enjoyed it while it lasted! I was very comfortable
the first night as I was propped up on 4 very comfy pillows, one which
had my lovely lavender pillow that my mommy made for me. The only
thing was, (which was probably because of how excited I was and the
natural & artificial (meds) adrenaline rush I had been having) I couldn't
fall fully into sleep. It was as if I was resting, but in full consciousness.

   Getting up the first morning after surgery was a breeze, if anything I
felt less discomfort than the day of my BA (if that makes any sense,
since I wasn’t really uncomfortable). My only complaint, which really
was nothing, was that I was a bit itchy around my breasts... not too
bad but enough to make me want to scratch (lightly). As for bruising,
nothing that I could see when I lifted up my sports bra! As for swelling,
I did have a bit of it on the sides of my breasts and most likely on the
front, but none really anywhere else! Actually, I may have had a bit of
swelling on my upper abs, but not much. It was hard to see with the
twins in the way! Even cooler, I could already feel that they had started
to soften up!

   Well, day three had come (the day everyone had warned me about)
and I was feeling pretty good! I woke up with no pain at all! I was still
a bit swollen around my breasts. One thing that was kind of yuk
though, was that on my left side (below my breast) I could feel small
air pockets, just below my skin. You couldn't see anything, but when
I put light pressure on the area, I could feel these little popping
sensations. It went away, as I was told it would… very normal to
have happen.

   Now I am three weeks post-op and I feel awesome… as I always did!
I am so glad that I went through with having my breasts augmented.
I would recommend this procedure to any girl thinking about it and I
highly recommend Dr. Levine. Best of luck to all you girls out there
c onsidering this, as it will be one of the best things you will ever do
for yourself!