BREAST IMPLANT SIZING 101

vanderlady- Mine are pretty subtle right now.  I'm just worried they might get bigger.  My PS did say she doesn't like to do fat grafting until at least 6 months out from exchange so I'm guessing she's going to take a wait and see approach.

Well i saw my PS today to discuss my exchange.

She said that she will order both the 325grm and the 370grm in th MX and see which she can get in! I have to say,i was pleasantly suprises that she was thinking the 370grm!! That is what i was hoping for but i may still end up getting the 325 if the 370 wont close up properly.She wants to give me the best chance of a good 'finish' if you like.

I think i am quite happy with what she suggested.As long as i get the MX i think it will be ok.The MF loses too much projection,and she did say projection was what she'd like to keep for me.

Re:the pocket work.Her plans are to get me as symmetrican as possible,but she did explain that the pectoral muscles would play a major part in how much the pockets can be moved inward. They may just want to pull the implants outward laterally so they have to be careful.

Because my left side is further out to the side,they said they may move that side slightly in and the other side slightly out to even them up some.Sounds good to me as i do like the width! She says its very common for the woman to get used to the size of the TE's and that i would def be smaller than now,but bigger than i was.

I have to buy some firm support sport bra's to take into hospital with me,and wear them 24/7 for a few weeks.

I didn't realise they kept and used the capsule that is already formed around the TE.

I was told i MUST NOT massage the implants for at least 6 weeks,maybe longer.

I will be in hospital about 48hours and will have drains in ~boo =( ~!! My exchange will hopefully be around 2nd week in October but i will get my appointment thru the post.

i just took a read of that,thanks.

Yes my PS did say that with the gummy being anatomically shaped ,massage should be avoided due to the chance of it rotating.

Deborah~ I just looked at the TE pics I sent to you before and you can see a redness on that left TE then (though I didn't know it at the time).  It is more pink than in those pics but not strikingly so... If you didn't know there was something going on, *you* or the rest of the recon thread might notice but most people might not. I'm sooo frustrated...

Lilah~ I'm on antibiotics.  I've been on them since 7/30/10 when the redenss 1st popped up.  The redness got better but now is back.  However, I stopped exercising and really limited movement from 7/30 to this past weekend (SUnday actually)... Still think I should call? I'm so sick of dealing with him because he wants me to go in the hosp at the drop of a hat...

Michelle -- I too had an infection with my TE....it was staph epi. It was redder at night and less in the morning.  Took a while before the fever came. Had to have the TE exchanged and two weeks of home IV.  After that, I was paranoid about infection coming back. They wanted to keep me on Bactrim for 3 months...... started having some reddening of the skin but it turned out to be sun sensitivity to Bactrim.  So.... it could be something as simple as that.  The infection hasn't returned and that was in March. 

Mstar:  That's great news!  I am so happy that your PS seems to be on the same page.  Yay for you!!

an update~

I called my PS and spoke to the nurse this morning.  My PS said that he wants me to finish out this course of abx (will be done thurs) and see if it gets worse.  It is still slightly pink and pretty diffuse.  He wants me to take my temp too (which I have already been doing).  So... still playing the wait-and-see game.  I have an appt to see him in 1 week, assuming that everything stays the same (or gets better).

Hi, Just checking in. Had my first fill today and asked the PS how much the TEs fill to. He said their capacity is 250, that he put in 120 at surgery, and 50 would be added today. He expects that another 50 will be added, so I have another, supposedly the last, fill appt. for the 25th. The nurse said that he doesn't always fill them to capacity. Counting surgery, plus two 50cc fills, it would finally total 220cc. 

Just measured my IMF and it is 28.5". I'm 5'5", 126 lbs. My TEs, as mentioned before are Mentor Low-Height 7100s. Strangely, I feel much better after this fill, as it seems things have spread out and there's no more pinching. Guess I'll need to ask the PS next time what size implant he intends to use, as according to what you all are writing of, I'd end up really small. My bra size before surgery was between 32C & 32D, depending upon the brand.

MBJ - Yay! I'm so happy for you!!

Orchidgal - I too had 250cc TE's.  My PS filled them to 310 and he was able to get 325cc implants in there.  He overfills and I thought for sure I'd be lucky to get to 300, but I was surprised.  Hopefully he'll be able to give what you want. 

ugh~  Just showed a coworker/friend my foobs.  She looked at it 2 weeks ago when this began.  She said the area is much bigger but not as pink.  My foob is uncomfortable today (psychosomatic?)... I called PS and made an appt for tomorrow morning. <sigh>

Michelle:  I truly hope that nothing is wrong with your implant!  I am glad that you could get in to see your PS so fast.  Best to be safe with these things.  Hugs!