just saying: You rock!
Seriously, you did an awesome job, very informative. I'd like to hear how long it takes for it to completely be absorbed.
For example, could you go out to a club with them, or go to the beach, that sort of thing (you don't want them to be empty when you get back).
Thanks Indy!
Well after the 6 hour mark (when I first posted) things slowly went down and I was back to normal around 12 hours. Well, maybe a little extra than normal, but I'd say 12 hours was my window. Someone could definitely do this and go for a fun night out. The beach, certainly, and now I can't wait to try that! But until your body is conditioned to this experience, I don't think you could make a whole day of it, just just a great afternoon & night
Then again, how one's body reacts is certainly a variable that functions on a case by case basis.
Also, in my previous post, when I said don't force inject, I only say that from my (currently) one experience. Half the videos I've seen of this have been IV drip, the other half of the videos is a syringe being used. Personally, the slow drip was fine, I did have to adjust the rate of flow from the IV's from time to time. It was uncomfortable, but it didn't hurt. Force injection from a syringe just looks painful, and when my IV was going a bit too fast the discomfort certainly increased so I slowed it down to allow my body to adjust. A bit of light massage and a warm heating pad also helped.
Oh also, here is my list of supplies I got from
dealmed.com1 Nitrile Exam Gloves, Powder Free, Medium, 100/Bx (1 box) You don't have to get a whole box, just make sure they are sterile & in a sealed package. You can get them at a pharmacy. I just got a whole box because I'm going to do this a few times and didn't want the hassle of having to get gloves every time.
2 Sterile I.V. Start Kits (Latex Free) w/ Tegaderm Dressing (4 units) These were great. Alcohol swab, tiny roll of tape for the IV and Tegaderm (its like sticky syran wrap for wounds/stiches because when you take the IV out, the injection site may leak for an hour due to pressure. Put a tiny bandage on it, cover it with Tegaderm and it makes a water-tight seal. After an hour, which is when my boobs were no longer tight, it was perfect).
3 Introcan Safety IV Catheter 22G x 1 (4 needles) 22 gauge is the smallest catheter size I've seen recommended. I don't do well with needles, so the smaller, the better and clearly they worked for me. If you don't know, a catheter needle is like any other needle at a doctor's office, but it is encased in a super thin plastic tube. The needle *gently* goes in with the tube, remove the needle, the tube & connector is left to attach to the tube from the IV. I figured it out by watching this video
http://youtu.be/BiWstgS7hWw only I wasn't looking for a vein, I just went right into the breast tissue.
4 Amsino Standard IV Administration Set, 78in, 15 Drop (4 units) These were the perfect length for me, the flow regulators even have clips on the back in case they are too long. These are the tubes that go from the IV bag to connect to the catheter. I flushed out the line using the saline from the IV bag to get rid of any air in the tubes before I connected it to start injecting saline into my breasts. At most, you lose a few drops of saline, not a big deal, keep a paper towel nearby. A 10 drop or 15 drop kit is perfect for this.
5 Saline 0.9% Sodium Chloride, 1000mL IV (4 units) Make sure it is sterile saline solution! No tap water. No glucose! Nothing else but 0.9% Sodium Chloride saline. This stuff is the closest thing to what your tear ducts make. Your body should be fine with it as it is commonly used for a number of things from flushing wounds in an operating room, to treating dehydration, to contact lenses & of course, breast implants.
I also picked up some 5% Lidocaine cream on Amazon.com called "Dr. Numb" to numb the skin as, again, I'm skittish around needles.
http://www.amazon.com/Dr-Numb-Cream-Topical-Anesthetic/dp/B004FBKJJ2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1363249871&sr=8-1&keywords=Dr+numbI first prepped my area, hung the IV bags, flushed the lines, and set up my unopened supplies on my coffee table. I applied the cream and let it set for 30 minutes. Don't use a lot, just enough to rub into the skin like you were moisturizing your hands. You're not frosting a cake. I used gloves so that my fingers would not become numb. After the 30 minutes for the skin to numb, I quickly showered to clean the area, dried off, threw on some underpants and a robe, put on some new sterile gloves and opened my Sterile I.V. Start Kits. I used the alcohol swabs to clean my injection sites, like a doctor would do before a shot/vaccination. I inserted the catheter needle at a 45 degree angle about an inch under my nipple, removed the needle leaving the catheter, hooked up the IV tubes and secured them with medical tape. Then I put on a good movie and pretty much waited the two hours I read it averagely takes. You know the rest of the story from my previous posts
Between myself & my friend, this was the best $60 I've ever spent.
I'm not an expert. I've only tried this once so far. I have no medical background. This isn't hard to do, so be smart about it! It is really easy to screw up and risk infection, bursting the tissue you're expanding, etc.
Just take it slowly, be cautious, and be safe about this.