Hi Alice,

You sound like your head is in the right place, and I'm glad you were able to talk to your mom. I am doing well--the mornings are the roughest for me, as far as soreness goes. I'm about 10 days post op. I am one of the lucky ones who wasn't sick--but just wanted the implants out; so health wise I haven't noticed a change related to that, no. I have noticed that I'm happier, that even inside my binder my breasts jiggle which is a completely different sensation than with implants, and when I see myself in the mirror before I shower, my natural boobs look so much better than the water balloons did.

Make sure to have plenty of pillows with you at night. I've been using 5ish pillows each night. And in the car I use 2--one under each arm. Of course, we had a 5 hr drive one way to Dr. Kolb's office.

Keep us posted!