February 2015 surgery

Rak - Yes, I work....I think....It's hard to tell these days with all the time I have to take off every time I need a surgery.  Tomorrow is right eye cataract.  Not looking forward to having another black eye to match the one from two weeks ago.  If I had known my eyes were going to be so black and blue I would have told the surgeon to do an eye lift while I was under.  I live in sunglasses....lol.   Where in Brooklyn are you?? Maybe we could meet up before we can get the other sisters to join us.

Let's all pencil in Aug. 3 since Jean will be here.

After making the trip about a dozen times through the spring, I'm giving myself July and August off of the travel to spend more time with my girls who are home for summer vacation. Don't let my schedule hold you all back from meeting though! And if anyone is up for it in September, we can schedule another visit! My appt is 9/17 at 1, also midtown.

thank you, mjh!

BS going in to to re excise on the left, then PS will place implant on the left and do a reduction/lift on the right. Hoping for an uneventful recovery. And will be very happy to get rid of this TE

Hugs

Arlene

hi

Was in and out in 6 hrs yesterday. Resting at home, bandages off friday. Hoping to be less lopsided and drainfree friday!

Thank you for the kind thoughts!

Arlene

Wow, Arlene! In and out in 6 hours!!!??? That's great. So glad to hear it went well.

Keep us posted!

I am having revision surgery on August 12th. My left breast was radiated back in 2004. When I had my exchange surgery on April 9, 2014 it looks bigger than the right side, so I mentioned to the PS that I wanted them to look symmetrical. He said it would not be a problem, he would swap out the left implant and make it smaller to match the right side.

If any of you ladies had this done, will I have to get a drain? I know I should had asked him, but I forgot. Do I need to take off a lot of time from work. He said it would be same day surgery. Any replies would be appreciated.

I'm having my second revision on August 6th. I had one in March. No drains and recovery was nothing compared to the mastectomy. My doc said I only need someone try o stay with me the rest of the day of surgery.

Hi Amy! Good to see you! What's with surgery again? I remember when you were having such a hard time and it seems you're better now.

My PS admitted she put in the wrong implant for my five foot frame - I had complained to her for months. She wanted to do it soon, and I told her flat-out she screwed-up my surgery and she's not screwing-up my summer. I am seriously considering a second opinion.

Jilly, I did heal better after my exchange in March. I was never pleased with the looks of the implants though. Hopefully it will help getting larger ones. ..I'm getting 800 saline ones this time. I have rippling and very small looking foobs...they are very large around and about flat... My PS is not talking fat grafting or alloderm so I'm not really optimistic ...sigh

RAK1

I sent you a PM

Hi everyone!

I don't know who might read this, but here goes....

I went down to Florida to visit my kids, and my soul was filled again!

I missed them so much this past 11months, that I could not even think of them without crying!

They are so precious! They were very happy to see me also!

They all said how great I looked, which made me feel good!

My oldest daughter's baby girl is due in November!

She let me feel the baby move in her, I put her on my lap and wept for 20 minutes!!!!

What a beautiful experience to see my baby becoming a mommy! Of course she looked at me as though I had ten heads!

I didn't want to leave them!

I slept on my stomach for the first time last week! That felt good!

I go to see my PS next week concerning rippling and this awful animation that the pectorals do!

I pray all is well with everyone of you ladies! God Bless you all!

{{HUGS}}

Robin

BB I don't know what I need!

To me there is more rippling than I would like to see and I still think I am going to need fat grafting.

When ever I am doing anything that is physical with my upper body strength, my pectorals move. the breast move like what men do when they are flexing their muscles.

I hate how it feels still! And I really don't like how it looks! I don't know if I just have to get used to it still!

Robin

Robin I know that feeling about the breast flexing. I hate that and imagine still feeling that flex after all this time.

I hated mine prior to this surgery but I'm going to love these because I'm not doing surgery again. I had it last Thursday ( went from 600 to 800) and I have been sick ever since then from anesthesia. I'm not doing it again unless it's necessary. I had rippling too and general weirdness. Plus they looked so small. They were like less than a b cup and I'm a big girl so I looked flat chested. I think now I'll be a C. He moved the cavity up so they sit higher. He doesn'do fat grafting or alloderm. I guess I'm getting nipple recon and tatoos cause its important to dh

As for the peck thing...it is weird. I decided to swim a few weeks ago after not doing any ROM exercises ever. It felt great but I started having spasms in my pecks. I told dh I was having cramps in my armpits cause its really hard to pin it down. Then the next few days I was soooo sore...reminder to exercise or else!

I am having FG on Sept 18th and also Botox injections in the pecs.

It should be better!

I hope all of you are doing well!

Prayers and Gentle {{Hugs}}

Robin