Access to the Picture Forum - READ 1st POST

Karen and Warrior i never got access to that picture forum but i sent pictures of my surgery in various forums cuz i dont mind for everybody to see them. ai wanted to help others see what my results look like. So feel free to ask anything you think i may be of help.

I also wish i had the same help before my surgery, i am now worry about my final results.

Cheryla, You must send a private mgs to the person who own this tread, I did that long time ago, it takes a long time to get access, i still dont have access. That is why i send my pictures to anybody who ask me cuz i didnt get access and want to share with others. I will take more pictures today. Make sure you send a PM to the lady in the first page of this tread. Then you just wait. Also you can PM the ladies who you think have the same surgery as you or have the same body type, Maybe they can send you pictures by  private . 

Take care

dear nowhere girl,

i a a three-time "survivor" (bs) -- with about 9 reconstructions under (over) my belt. i have had radiation, chemo, asshole doctors, and have most recently undergone the nightmare latissimus dorsi flap reconstruction (for no reason -- after reading the path report).

i suffer graves disease because the "greatest" cancer hospital in the world (mda) was too lazy to put a neck collar on me. that is just the beginning if you want pictures, and 17 years of info or want to know what to expect, i feel as though i am still on this earth for some reason. call me if you want, even. [Phone number removed by Mods] -- good luck to all. this is not a "pink" party -- it is a nightmare.

Edited to remove personal contact information. If you'd like to exchange contact info, please use the PM feature.

Lilah,

I'm requesting access to the picture forum. I have my bilateral mastecomy scheduled for January 29, 2014. Is it possible to gain access prior to that? Thanks 

Beverly 

Hi, I am pre-exchange and feel like I am huge and am curious to see pictures of expander exchanges, I am worried that what my surgeon has in mind will make me much larger than I am hoping for. I started 34 DD and now I feel similar in size at about 550cc, I was hoping for a C at most.

Thanks, 

Jennifer

Just re-posting Nowheregirl's Picture Forum information, since it seems to be missed a lot....

INTERESTED IN ACCESS TO THE PICTURE FORUM? 

YOU MUST FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS!!!

May 30, 2013 10:07pm nowheregirl wrote:

Hi there,

As some of you know, I am the founder/administrator of the Picture Forum where we share the information/advice/experience/pictures regarding our breast reconstruction surgery as well as the hair loss from chemo etc. It is a private online forum which I started several years ago when I was in the middle of treatment for my own BC and it is NOT part of BC.org in any way.

Obivously what we share on our forum is very personal and can be even intimate. In order to protect our privacy, our forum is password-protected and no one could even get the link without my approval. So anyone who wants to be part of us must ask me or Lilah who has been generously helping me as a forum moderator for access via PM (private message).

However it does NOT mean you will be automatically granted access just because you ask for it. Our members are entitled to know who is looking at them. They should not be seen by those who are not legit or not willing to show who they really are. Thus anyone who is very new here or has not posted much will least likely be approved. We do not have definite requirement like how many posts are needed before request because it depends what you have said in your posts. I screen every applicant and decide who should be allowed based on their posts.

Please do not call us exclusive. We do this solely because we are responsible for our member's privacy and we have to keep our forum alive for those who will follow our path. Our forum is not a photo gallery. If people were only interested in looking at the pictures and didn't post at all, our forum could die at any time. So even if your request is ignored, please do not take offense. It only means that you have been added to the waiting list. You will be given access eventually once we learn who you are from your posts.

Thank you for your understanding.

Nowheregirl (former Timtam) @ Picture Forum Administrator/Founder

p.s. Sorry for the above. I accidentally deleted my original post. Oops!!

All credit belongs to Nowheregirl for setting up and maintaining our site, AZ, but thank you!  I am just here to help.

Sandra, please read the very first post on this thread. You must pm lilah or nowheregirl to request access. The picture forum is not part of bco.

kad2kar, thank you!   And I'll put my plug in for Lilah and nowheregirl.  I was one of nowheregirl's first 'customers' on the picture forum, years and years ago when she first started it up.  What she, and now for years Lilah as well, put together is amazing, and so helpful to so many women. I'm really glad that the site is still going strong, and I'm in awe of nowheregirl for the effort that she's put into it over all these years. 

I'm not sure if you'll get much response here since the thread title is picture forum. Have you searched the breast reconstruction forum for a thread on tram flaps? You might find more responses and contacts there. Good luck!

LP Boston if you are concerned about your cancer you should be in touch with your Oncologist; that is the safe thing to do! 

LaVieEnRose - The picture forum is exactly what you're looking for - photos of women throughout their TE (tissue expander) phases and then with their implants.  However, as stated in the first post on this thread, it is a privately created and moderated site.  Please continue to post questions and comments on the BCO threads that apply to you (type of cancer, other treatments, etc) for a while then try contacting nowheregirl or Lilah (one or the other, not both) to inquire about access.  One good thread might be the Breast Implant Sizing 101 thread.  There is a wealth of information about implants right in the thread header.  Best wishes!  

Hi, 

I had a BMX March 13, 2013 and, at the time, decided not to have tissue expanders put in. I have been going with BRAVA/fat grafting (two procedures now: August 7 and Jan 15, 2014) but I had radiation to the right side when I was first diagnosed (June 2006, stage 1). Since my first diagnosis, my mother was diagnosed and died within 3 years, putting my family rate of occurrence at 100%. That's why I waited 7 years between diagnosis and prophylactic surgery.  I'm going to have one more fat grafting procedure to the right side and then, I'm considering small 250cc implants.  Pictures of other women with small implants would help.  Part of the reason I'm moving to implants is that I don't have a lot of fat to take and don't gain weight very easily. I tried for my Jan 15 surgery and despite eating extravagantly and slowing down/stopping the exercise, managed to gain only 3 pounds.  

Thanks--

aquarius

I had surgery to remove my other breast and tissue expanders were placed in both sides yesterday.  When my plastic surgeon was marking me up, I mentioned that I wanted to have the shaped implants instead of the round ones.  She explained that if I had mentioned this before, she would have ordered the new shaped tissue expanders which create a better pocket for them.  She said that surgeons have been using the round ones but it is touchier with the fills.  I want others to know about this option if they are considering them.  I feel so much better now - like I am on the way to being whole once again.

I'll try reposting!  I have no idea how to get there - could you send me a link?