Anyone from Montreal, Qc?

Hi Kerry,

Wishing you the best of luck with your surgery and don't worry too much . I had the same surgery and after it was all over I realized that all my anxiety before the surgery was worse than my recovery period.   I am sorry you can't join us this time , but we will definately set up another coffee date for next time.

Take care !

Sylvia

Kerry, enjoy Florida! I hope the weather is better than it was a few weeks ago...we stopped there to catch our ship and it was freezing!

I hope your surgery goes as planned and you can get this stage over with! I'm sure your boobies will look great and yes, they do change. Mine are still changing and looking more natural. I've posted updated pics on the pic forum. You can really tell the difference from 3 months ago so yes, you'll love them more and more as time goes on.

Enjoy yourself and rest up for your surgery. Have a safe trip back and hopefully we'll all get to meet once your recovered.

Terri

I didn't wear one...actually I hate wearing bras now but realize that I need to sometimes. I usually wear a sports bra when I'm home. I think if your PS does a great job and they sit where they should be and they are not too large or heavy you probably won't need to wear a surgical bra - a sports bra should do if you feel the need to wear something. I sometimes wear the sports bra to bed because it just hold them in place when I'm sleeping on my side. Remember, I have 700cc's in these babies!...lol

Terri

I am filled to 265cc's. I have no clue what the end product will be or what it will look like, but I asked to stay small. I was an "empty" A before all this and I liked the way my clothes fit, so I asked for a fuller A or small B. We shall see! I trust Dr.S fully and so far he and Pina have been amazing. I am excited for that part, just very nervouse for the hysterectomy part - the loss of hormones. Worried about how I will feel. Enjoy your coffee - I look forward to meeting everyone at the next coffee!

Kerry - Good luck with your surgery..I'll be thinking about you come Monday. (((HUGS)))

Terri

I'll be the one with the REALLY short hair :-)

Marie

It was nice meeting you all as well. I was indeed late picking up the kids by about 10 minutes :-))) The traffic was quite bad.

Kerkle: Hope your oprations went well and you are recovering well.

Stay healthy and postive !!

Marie

Hi ladies,

Kerri, I hope you are doing well and recovering well from your surgery.  Take it easy and take care and all the best wishes!  You were missed at coffee so the next one will be good to meet you.

It was so nice to finally meet you Sylvia and Marie and see you againTerri!  I am looking forward to the next time we meet again.  I guess we will all have more to add to our stories.  It sure is great to meet people that actually have the same doctors and hospitals to compare stories and get advice and just chat too!

Take care everyone!

Yo

I'm here!!! Phew!! This was a really hard week...this is my first time near the computer...

The surgery went well - a little longer than expected (7 hrs) so it was a very hard recovery for a few days. My ovary was stuck to my colon so it took a little bit longer and they had to do extensive pocket work on my breasts. I experienced a ton of anxiety in the hospital, it was even worse than the pain. My head was awful and I could not shake it - until I put on the Estrogen patch! There was a lot of controversy with that...the residents and fellows did not want to give it to me, as they see E+ and textbooks say "no way", but as I discussed with my doc, I am in a grey zone (in situ and no breasts) so we wanted it. We couldnt find her on discharge and I was left high and dry until my hubby sat in her waiting room on Friday morning. Then, I had very low blood pressure at home the other morning and wouldnt pass, so we almost had to go to Emerge...but food, juice, feet up, phone calls to docs...it passed. Very Scary!! Now, I have a Urinary tract infection (woke up with fever yesterday), so hone calls again and then a friend (doc) sent me to a lab, tested and prescrobed antibiotics...still fever, but feeling a bit better finlly today. And...to top it off...Two kids with high fevers and on antibiotics today for Strep throat!! Its been a very difficult time.

But...Thank you for all your well wishes and prayers and hugs, i need/ed them! About the boobs...they are HUGE!! I hate them! Way bigger than I expected or ever wanted, they better shrink 50% or I'm in big trouble. I am so angry, I am not sure what the doc was thnking but I see him tomorrow so I will ask. I did some fat rafting so maybe he out too much fat and I dont know the cc's he put in. I asked a nurse in recovery and she said
"maybe 325 grams (?)" which makes no sense to me. I was at 265cc's expander and happy with them. I will post tomorrow and let you all know whathe says. Aain, thank you for all your support. Hugs back to you all.

Kerry

Kerry!!!!!!!!!! You're back! So sorry to hear about all the trouble you've had. Wow, that was a long operation for sure. I know the longer you're under the harder it is to recover, I feel sorry for you, it must have been rough. I hope everything is settling down now and you can rest and recover. You should be feeling alot better with the antibiotics.

The boobies always look bigger after the operation. The swelling will go down and I hope they go down enough so that you're happy with them. The pocket work, fat grafting and just the surgery itself was alot going on and I'm sure they will look better to you in a couple of weeks. If he really did put in 325 that's not too bad since your TE's were 265's. The implants compress under the muscle so  they have to put in more cc's than the TE. Don't freak out just yet, wait and see what happens. I know mine really changed alot after about 3 weeks and now 4 months later they have changed again. They kind of settle into place and aren't so high up and "in your face" if you know what I mean. I hope everything works out for you .....

Take care fo yourself and I hope your Doc gives you the answers you want to hear!

Terri

Hello Kerry,

It is nice to hear from you and I am so sorry to hear that you had such a rough week.  It takes a bit of time to recover from a 7 hour surgery and it will get better each day as you rebuild your strength.   I hope you have some help at home and try to take it easy and not over do it.  

 Take Care !

Sylvia

Bonjour mes amies!  We have a new BCO member - Laurence - who lives in France and whose native tongue is French.  She just recently joined us here, but is concerned that her lack of ability in English is keeping her from learning all she can from this site.

For those of you fluent in French, would you consider sending her a private message and offer to help her with translation?  I'm sure she would appreciate it so very much.

Merci!

Linda

Hi Everyone..hope you're all doing well. Kerry? Haven't heard from you in a while. I hope all your post operation issues have been resolved and you're relaxing and enjoying the weather!

Terri

Yo: Hope your first rad goes well. I'll be thinking about you.

Hope everyone is doing well and enjoying this crazy weather, one day hot, next day snow, then rain, then rain and sun..... gotta love  this place!

Marie: I understand the mixed emotions over this anniversary. Try not to dwell on it. Don't go there. You are alive and healthy and although you've been on a heck of a journey, today is a new day. Focus on your upcoming exchange - you're almost done! I'm happy for you and I just know everything will go well. We have such great Dr's here in Montreal. I'm not sure if it's the same for you, but I was more nervous about what my new boobs would look like than I was about going under for the 4th time in one year. Being nervous is perfectly normal. Just think about the nice soft squishy boobs you're going to have and about how  much easier it'll be to do things without those "rocks" on your chest. I'll be thinking about you on the 26th and smiling because I'll know that another "sister" is going to the next phase of putting all this behind her...........

Terri