Suddenly there are many questions

This is going to sound crazy but I was just reading about Kanye West’s mom dying after undergoing a tummy tuck and a reduction…suddenly I got nervous and had a bunch of questions I wish I could ask my doc RIGHT NOW. I need to know more about the anesthesia and the process of going under. Then I moved onto finding other blogs about women who are going/have gone through a breast reduction and got nervous about post-op…I want to get the BEST results possible in terms of size, shape and scarring. I wonder how I would be able to convey that to my surgeon without sounding like I don’t trust her? Another thing: my surgeon is a relatively young woman who has only been practicing for like 2 years. I really trust her but everywhere says that you should go with a board certified surgeon who has been practicing for years (obviously they have experience) but there’s something to say about being fresh.

I want to do everything I can to minimize my pain and scarring. I’m nervous about the shooting pains I keep hearing about that some women experience and nervous that my post-op pain will be more than I expect. I’m pretty sure that I will get a bunch of medicine to go home with, so that is good.

Here are some questions that I have:

• Is it bad that she isn’t board certified?
• Can I talk with the anesthestician?
• How much will be removed?
• How many has she preformed?
• How even will the scarring be?
• Will there be drainage tubes?
• What about shape and nipple position?
• Do I need a mammogram beforehand?
• Will she lipo the sides?
• What support do I wear when I go home?
• Can I bend over?
• What meds will I get?

So those are some of the questions…I think I will call up the nurse that talked to me and ask her some of these things. I’m not SUPER worried about the actual complications of the surgery because I think I will be staying at the hospital hotel thing that is about a block away from the actual hospital. So I’m just going through some questions, I want to make sure that this is the best scenario for the procedure and that everything goes as perfectly as possible.

 Surgery date: Jan 8, less than 2 months!