About to lose reconstruction after two horrible years

Ditto to Minus2. Cancel it and research out a good reputable ps in your area. No way would I let anyone touch me much less operate on me unless I have every confidence in him/her.

Sara - you are NEVER trapped. I do understand immediately, but unless you are somewhere in the wilderness - there are other plastic surgeons around. But you are choosing to go ahead with this doctor that you don't trust. I do hope every thing goes OK. Please do let us know.

Nice, Lisey. Calling us out on fake boobs. I remember your post that was deleted. Please don't start again.. Save the little digs for your fb group..

Sara, I'm glad you can see I'm offering my support to you. While others are addressing the issue with the idiot doctor, I'm addressing the last of your post saying if you lose your implants your life will be over. As someone who removed reconstruction from my body, I'm offering my support that you may just be surprised with the pain gone and just you how you will feel. So many women remove implants and end up so much happier and out of pain. It's definitely not the end of the world to be flat... I too had an idiot doctor, and because of his arrogance I had to have multiple surgeries to fix his mistakes. I'm just so glad to be done with it all, I finally switched surgeons to finish up making me perfectly flat. Best of luck to you and most importantly getting out of pain so you can mentally heal.

I think it is outrageous that people are pushing "flat" on this traumatised and vulnerable sister. She just wants the implants out. Whatever someone's agenda is about her ultimate decision should be off limits.

I lived with horrible, undiagnosed leg and hip pain for close to 2 years, until its cause was finally discovered and fixed. I know the misery of existing in a world of unremitting pain.

All my best Sara, as you get through this temporary situation.

Hi Sara,

I know pain can be debilitating and that you want to do whatever you can, as soon as you can, to stop it. However, I must agree with previous posters and urge you to run from a surgeon who has already proven himself incompetent. Please consider calling/consulting another ps before you submit to another surgery from this ps, even if you have to bear the pain for a bit longer.

I felt very strongly that recon was important to me and was fortunate to have a good outcome with just the initial surgery (one step implants), but know that recon is neither important nor desireable for everyone. But, if it is important to you, don't fool around with someone who has already proven he is not competent. You may, indeed lose the current recon, but if you find an expert, you can end up with something that really works for you in the end. Your road has already been rough, and whether you continue to pursue recon or not, please find a ps who can do right by you. Your current ps has proven that he's not the one.

Sara, I am so sorry you are going through this suffering.  My first implant failed too and then I had it removed and went on to radiation.  I have been living without another reconstruction for several years now.  Really your life goes on and you make adjustments. Of course I wish I had not lost my breast and reconstruction but I enjoy my life, travel, do vigorous exercise, socialize and most everything I did before, and many on this board do too.  

Please everyone, can we stick to the current discussion/topic and not bring up old threads and what was said in the past.

We're here to support each other and offer our opinions and experiences to each other.

In the end, each will make their own decision on what's best for them.

Let's just be here for one another.

With all due respect mods, many of us do take offense to our choice of doing recon as fake boobs. How about moderating on indirect or direct attacks on people's choices. That thread may be gone but it's never forgotten. It's one thing to offer up your opinion but how would the flat folks feel if I called them fake because after all, it's not the norm to have no breasts either. Just saying.

Sara,

So happy to hear that today turned out well. I think some of thought that the doctor who botched things was doing your surgery today. Glad it was someone who recognized the problem that was causing you so much pain. Rest up and take care

Artista, you need to stop bullying me. just stop. Foobs is the term used by most women on here, including myself when I had TEs... "Fake Boobs". is what foobs means. The thread mentioned was deleted at my request due to people following me in other forums and attacking me. LET IT GO and stop harrassing me personally. The mods have requested you stop bringing it up and focusing on me and I'm asking you as well.

Sara, It's such a horrible situation to be in. I'm glad the pain is gone and you can finally heal.

Lisey, just stop. Many of us know what you really meant by fake boob from your prior past posts, and it wasn't the cute term we even use, foob. So you stop with disrespectful terms and we'll stop being reminded about how you really think about people who choose recon. I'm done in this thread and hopefully for good. Best wishes to you Sara.

Sarah I'm so happy the surgery went well. Now rest and heal. The person mentioned is very pleased with her results. I can't thank her enough for being with my husband and I when my surgeon took my bandages off. Yes I'm flat but not by choice. Specialk truly is a special person.