A few weeks after my first appointment for my surgery, as promised I recieved a packet of papers in the mail with tons of info and a few appointment times and dates. The first appointment I had was for blood work, a whole battery of tests and he took 6 huge tubes of blood, 3 days later on the 30th I had an appointment with the anesthesiologist.

This appointment went very smooth. She told me the kind of surgery I am going to have and went over the procedure again. She told me that I’m going to have an IV and that the anestetic will be put in through this. She told me that I’m going to feel very relaxed then just drift off to sleep which I’m very happy to hear as I know I’m going to be a nervous scared wreck the day of my surgery. I am already very scared but excited too. She also went over post-op pain and that I shouldn’t have any as if I do all I have to do is say so and they’ll fix it, also great news. She said I’ll spend a minimum of 1 night in the hospital depending on how I respond to the surgery could be more, which to me is also good news as I was kinda afraid that after one night they would say: “well you’re done see ya later”.

She also gave me a list of things I need to bring with me the day of my surgery, 2 bras - one in my new size and one in my old size without the metal bits, just in case the swelling is so much they can’t use the new bra. Which lead to my question, what size bra do I need to bring? I know I had mentioned a C but the Dr had said maybe a D would be better so at this point I am not sure, she also doesn’t know and recommends that I go down the hall to the plastic surgeon’s office and ask. Seems kinda odd to ask someone else, “hey what size bra do I want?” but I guess that’s my next stop as I do have a few more questions to ask as well. I also need to bring a loose change of clothing to go home in and not much else since I’ll be in a hospital gown for the duration of my stay.

She also mentions that because of all the bandaging and swelling that I may wake up and think, “yea, now I’m the same size I was earlier” and that I should be aware that a lot of it is going to be dressing and that I shouldn’t gauge size till a few weeks after the surgery. A good point to make since I hadn’t really thought of any of this. She answered a few of my questions which I’ll list at the end and took my blood presure and O2 levels both of which were perfect, amazing considering how nervous I was. She gave me another blood work paper which must be done the day before my surgery before 11 am and a phone number that I have to call the night before to see exactly what time my surgery is.

We leave there and head down to my doctors office to ask a few questions and are told there’s no Dr in the office atm but she writes them down and promises to call me back which she does a few hours later. My questions for today were:

1) Is there any conflicts between the medications im currently on and the anesthesia?
No, there are no known conflicts between the meds and anesthesia.

2) Could the medications I’m on cause any complications with the surgery and/or recovery?
No, the Fluoxetine that I’m taking will not have any effect on healing or blood flow/circulation.
I just have to remember to bring all my meds with me to the hospital.

3) What size bra do I need to bring?
A sports bra in a C cup (hurrah!!) and one of my current ones with the metal taken out.
Also I have read that you need to ask smaller as you generally get a little bigger as the Dr tends to err on the side of caution so I am prepared to end up with a D as well.

4) Can I continue to take the herbal supplements that I’m on, Ginkgo and such ?
Yes, there is no problem with taking Ginkgo up to my surgery date.

not a lot of questions today but I think of more everyday so I’ll be sure to add them as well.

My next apt is my surgery date, I hope to add some photo’s and such before then.

3 WEEKS and counting!!!