My Mom's Boob Job -- chapter one -- The Consultation
I couldn't believe the schedule was correct. I checked it three times and had my nurse verify it just to make sure. "Dr. Kane, that is what the schedule says and we have her paperwork ready to go. Is everything okay?"
"Yes, Sharon, thank you. I'll be right in." I answered.
Beatrice Kane was the patient's name. Augmentation mammoplasty was the procedure. My mother wanted a boob job?
Today was the consultation. She had never even mentioned wanting any kind of surgical enhancements before. No work at all, much less coming to my practice. For this.
My hand trembled when I picked up the chart again and looked. No denying who she was -- that was my parents' address written in her handwriting on the patient demographic sheet. That was her signature on the consent forms. Her driver's license photocopied next to her insurance card.
My mom wanted a boob job?
I knocked on the door twice and entered the room.
"Well, this is unexpected." I said closing the door behind me. The consultation room was designed to be a very comforting and relaxing environment. I spent a lot of time, thought, and money designing the perfect room. Soft furniture, lower lighting, and gentle music. A lot of difficult conversations happened in this room.
"I hope you aren't angry." My mother said as I sat on the sofa across from her. I never thought I would hear my own mother's voice in this room.
"Angry?"
"Well, this is something I've been thinking about for a while, but never told anyone about. Not even your father." She paused and shifted nervously in her seat. Nerves about the procedure? Everyone had those, but not everyone came to their own son for a boob job. "I decided it was time to finally do something for me. Of course I had to come to the best plastic surgeon on the planet for this. Dr. Dominic Kane."
"You're my mom. You have to say that."
"It is still true." She laughed. It was a nervous laugh as she shifted again and crossed her legs. Always an elegant lady my mother was beautiful. Not quite the poster pinup I might need for advertising my cosmetic surgery business, but even if she walked out of here with no work done at all I'd be proud to have a stranger passing by on the street know she walked out of my office.
"Okay, let's get to business. Tell me what you're here for." I opened her chart and flipped to my consultation page. When I looked back at her she was just staring at me. "Are you okay, Mom?"
"Dominic, can you not call me 'mom' when we're about to talk about my tits?"
"I apologize. Strictly professional from this moment forward. Mrs. Kane, tell me what you're here for."
My patient -- my mom -- took a deep breath. "Well, Dr. Kane, I am here because I want to feel beautiful again. I need to be noticed, I want to feel sexy."
I swallowed my own shock and sudden anger I felt toward my father. He had been neglecting her for years.
"I'm tired of your father disappearing every few months to go see his girlfriend he thinks no one knows about. I'm ready to have my life back."
I had known about my father's infidelity for a while, but I had no idea that she knew. I thought I was protecting her when I chose to ignore it. "I'm so sorry. How can we make you feel better and get your life back, Mrs. Kane?"
Over the past few months I had noticed changes she had made. Whenever I would go over to my parents' house things were just different. She had cut her hair in a new way, started wearing makeup and more stylish clothes, she had even joined a gym. Even now she was in a striking purple skirt that rode up over her knees as she crossed her legs and a soft white blouse that flowed when she moved.
"I want a boob job." She blushed. "I'm sorry, I don't know the correct medical terminology."
"That's okay. You don't have to. I'm the doctor. What exactly are you wanting? Lifted? Reduction?" I had seen photographs of my parents before they had kids. Their wedding album, different vacations and family get togethers. I knew from those that she was quite a bit smaller before she had kids.
She wasn't too large now, by any stretch of the imagination, but after have three kids her body still held some weight and her breasts had naturally enhanced quite a bit through pregnancy, childbirth, and breast feeding.
"Lifted. I'm not concerned about a reduction and I definitely don't want to go any bigger." She blushed again.
"Alright." I shifted nervously this time. The moment had come. Every consultation included a physical examination. How could it not? I had to see what I was working with. I had to palpate the area to know what was happening. "I will need to examine you. So, if you will change into the gown and wait for me on the examination table."
I pointed to the small corner of the room. Even that had been thoroughly thought through. No clinical lights or sterile environment for the consultation process. Not in my practice. I had spent a small fortune on a luxurious exam table that included a heated pad, large cushioned top, and a soft reclining angle so comfort was never an issue.
"I am going to step out and let you get changed while I wash my hands. Do you have any questions?"
"Do I leave anything on?" Her eyes flickered to mine and then to the table unable to hold eye contact.
"No, ma'am. I must perform a thorough examination. You can leave your clothing on the sofa here. There is a bathroom through that door if you need it before we get started. I will be back in a few moments." I pointed to the door she could use and stood up.
A few moments later my palms were sweating as I knocked and entered the room again. I didn't say a word as I slid my suit coat off and unbuttoned my sleeves rolling them up to my elbows. The tension in the room was thick as I moved to the end of the counter closest to her and washed my hands in the designer porcelain sink thoroughly and dried them.
"It's kind of cold in here, Dr. Kane." She said when I turned to her.