Exchange City

EastCoastGrl:  Yay!  So happy to hear you're done with exchange!  I had mine Monday and I look kinda squished too, so I'm happy once again to hear that things do drop and fluff out some.  I have just a tiny bit of ripples on my cancer side, when I bend over (of course.. I've read we shouldn't bend over! lol).  It's not really major so far, and I was warned that my skin was thin so I was at risk for this.  I do have options if it becomes worse.  My PS said we could do fat grafting in a few months after things settle.

I also had the ooph, and man, am I warm with hot flashes!  So far my face doesn't seem to turn red or anything.  One minute I seem either comfortable or even cold, the next minute I feel this "heat" going up my back to my neck and face and scalp and then I'm sweating!  Well, I would have gone thru this in life anyway within a couple years and so far it's not too bad.  The heat waves at night that wake me up are interesting... lol!  I'm just HAPPY to be DONE!

I hear ya there!  I have to ask him his opinion on how it looks, and I'll try to get pics, but it's so mild right now that it will be hard to get in a photo.  I am honestly quite pleased thus far with my results!

I have to post this because i'm still laughing...

so last night i got back from a short work trip to dallas.  my boyfriend asked me how it was flying a few weeks post exchange.  i told him the flight felt fine, but that in the lovely hotel lighting, i saw a few ripples on one side i hadn't seen before.  to which he replied:  "well, don't worry yet...you still need to give them time to fluff and fold."  

 dying!!!!!  how cute is he??  

42, awww, that's adorable!  He's trying his best, isn't he?

Lilah,

Nice new pic!

NAE

Lilah - yes, thanks!!  I think I might stick with short and dark...wondering if I should have my driver license changed...in that one I have shoulder length blonde straight (bob) hair...couldn't be more different.  Think I may change FB pic as well...looks like I'm getting used to the new look.

I posted this on Tissue Expander but I'll repost here for other UNIS.

Someone asked about the softness of the implant after the exchange.  I posted that mine was still hard - not tupperware bowl hard - but still hard. 

Well I'm happy to report that after almost 5 weeks it is softening up considerably!

Also I posted that my implant seemed heavier than my natural breast.  That too has changed for me and now the opposite is true.  The implant did seem heavier at first but I think that was because I wasn't used to the weight and the pressure against my chest - being a UNI and not having had a breast for over a year contributed to that.

My natural breast feels heavier now because it has droop and movement where my implant does not.

LILAH - when you wiggle your shoulders do both of your breasts jiggle?  My natural one does but I don't think my implant moves very much at all.

I've been doing a gentle massage with Lubriderm for over a week now and the scars and hard outer edges are starting to soften up too.

42Squared:  LOL!  Fluff and fold-so cute!!!

tnbcRuth:  I LOVE your new look!  Very cute.

Marie:  My natural side jiggles and my MX silicone side doesn't so much though I can manipulate it quite a bit like a natural breast.  They are both soft, however, my MX side just feels "different".  When I make certain movements, it also goes "flat" where my natural side extends out, like when I bend over.  I found that a push up bra helps alot with making them look the same and then I do get a bit of a jiggle.

42squared:  I think your boyfriend must have spent WAY too many years going to laundromats!!!! LOL

Just got my exchange date for March 30.  My expanders were filled a lot at surgery and I only needed 2 fills.  I did not have any trouble with the BMX healing or the expanders.  Anxious to get something a little softer in.  

Terri

Hi Ladies,

I need help/suggestions.  I had my exchange back in November.  The results turned out great...got lift and implant on the natural side and implant on mx side.  Just this week my mx side implant slides very wide, to the side when I am laying on my back.  Had a follow-up appointment today with the PS.  Was told I could get it fixed by getting another surgery ... putting in stitches to close up the pocket.  PS said if it was his wife he would wait, wouldn't rush due to risk of surgery.  Has anyone else had this happen and if so what have you done or any suggestions?

 Thanks for any suggestions, Verna   

Marie~

Being a uni...my MX side doesn't do much when I jiggle as well.  It just stays there !  My natural side with the saline implant for augmentation "jiggles" when I jiggle !  All in all both my "girls" look great whether they jiggle or not jiggle together!  The things we learn about ourselves! LOL!

NAE

Happygirl45-my implants slide to the sides when laying down. Your PS is correct, the way to fix it is to sew it laterally to close the pockets. This doesn't have to be done if you can live with it. I am having a revision to address rippling and this issue too. My PS said he would stitch the sides. I do hear that it is somewhat painful when there is stitching like that and he also said there is only a 50/50 chance it would "hold".  I may do just the larger implant and not the stitching and live with it. I think your PS is right I would definitely wait awhile before making any decision on it. You can consult Whippetmom on here and get her opinion.

tnbcRuth - MX was a piece of cake - thanks for the reply!!!

Modernmade & DawnHope:  Anything I should know before my nipple/areola recon on Tuesday?  What bra to wear, what clothes to wear, how long before I can wear "normal" clothes and do normal activities?