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Upcoming Mastectomy with Reconstruction - Conyers, GA
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May 3, 2015
I too would like to know how the fat grafting has worked for you. How much recovery? Pain? Size increase?
May 4, 2015
Hi, I had reconstruction with silicone and fat grafting on April 17, now two weeks post op. I have experienced little discomfort with the implants but my fat grafting was done from adominal " flanks". My right side is very uncomfortable and feels very firm. It is to soon to know the final results but I hope this discomfort will be a temporary situation.
January 24, 2021
Hey, I wanted to talk to you about your tummy surgery. I just had mine in December and my results other than the scar look great. I wanted to share pictures with you and talk about it. I don't think your Dr. Did all he or she could have done.
UPDATED FROM youcantfindme
4 months post op
youcantfindmeMay 31, 2014
Hello....it has been about 4 months post op. A couple of months ago I finally got done with my fills. I am at 770ccs. My ps said my skin was in great condition so we could stop. I was thankful! I am not in any real pain anymore. I feel great so far. I am having some side effects of the tissue expanders though. I am starting to develop a uniboob. When I wear a bra I have a booby bubble. If I lay on my side or push my expander...they move to the middle of my chest and I can feel them touching. When I look down...I hardly see the separation and it seems like righty is getting smaller. I have called my dr and my nurse reassured me that in july, everything will be fixed and revised. My boobs are way smaller than my natural ones...and I hate that. I will be getting 800cc silicone implants. I wanted 800cc saline overfilled to 960cc but my dr didn't seem impressed and said they could overfill them but not much. I have lost 25lbs since my surgery in hopes that with me losing weight, my boobs will appear larger. So far... I haven't noticed a change...and I am still trying to lose more weight. I miss the squishy feel of my boobs. These expanders are so very rock hard and everytime I move, I can feel them scrape across my rib cage. UGH! But anyways...I cant wait until July 17!
Even though I seem a bit complainy....I am thankful for this opportunity to share my experience with anyone who reads this and I love my dr as well. She does one hell of a job.
Here are some pics from week one until now....
Even though I seem a bit complainy....I am thankful for this opportunity to share my experience with anyone who reads this and I love my dr as well. She does one hell of a job.
Here are some pics from week one until now....
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June 4, 2014
MAY THE FAT GRAFTING CAN GIVE YOU BACK SOME OF THE VOLUME YOU DESIRE..GLAD THE PAIN HAS SUBSIDED..MINE HAS TOO..TOOK A MONTH AFTER LAST FILL AND USING E STIM TO GET THE SPASMS CALMED DOWN..I CAN EVEN SLEEP ON MY SIDE..REAL SELF HAS A VIDEO ON SYMMASTIA TO SHOW HOW THEY SURGICALLY REPAIR THE POCKETS FOR THE UNI BOOB PROBLEM- IT IS REALLY INTERESTING..I WISH THEY COULD USE TONS OF ALLODERM TO REINFORCE OUR NATURAL THIN FLAPS SO AS TO AVOID EVER BOTTOMING OUT..THESE IMPLANTS HAVE TO BE MUCH HEAVIER THAN OUR OWN FLUFFY FAT WAS
July 29, 2014
my dr did do a good job on my breast but there are things that need attention and she makes me feel like I have to "settle" for how I look. I don't have to settle and I wont. Not to mention I have had a fever for a week and NOTHING has been done
July 30, 2014
Fever is a temperature over 100.4, and if you really do have a fever you definitely need to be seen by your surgeon. It's possible it could be coming from your lungs because of shallow breathing while under anesthesia or recovering, a bladder infection of you had a catheter during your surgery or an infection in the breast. Only an in person visit can sort that out. Please call and insist that you are seen or consider being seen in the ER where your surgeon is on staff. (They have to provide ER coverage and so the ER staff will be able to get through to your surgeon). I hope your recovery sees you feeling better and happy with the results. Diane
July 30, 2014
I have actually seen them twice and they keep putting it off like everything is ok(once yesterday) They know of the fever and haven't even mentioned what the cause could be. Today my drain started to expel bright red and cloudy fluid. It has been clear serous fluid. I placed a call and have yet to hear from anyone. My fever is gone as of now but I don't feel good. I am having a lot of pain in my abdomen and the fluid is turning more of a pink color now. I will go to the ER if I continue getting worse. Thanks ladies and Diane I appreciate your response!
July 30, 2014
Thanks for chiming in.. I'm just a pharmacist so I can't give that insightful medical advice you can. Post op fever sounded scary to me..I spiked a fever a week after mastectomy ..came down with a cold..lack of good breathing along with fever turned my burns into full thickness burns in 2 days..had to have surgery to get them closed up..and wait an extra 6 weeks to start expansion...now I have to wait an extra month before exchange to see if burned tissue will expand
July 30, 2014
Just a pharmacist? That's great! You are very helpful in every way! You can give helpful tips on medication etc. Here is a question for you!! I have severe nausea when I take Percocet that cant be tamed with Zofran or promethazine ...any suggestions?
I did notice after surgery I had some congestion in my chest...I have asthma and always use my spirometer anyways but started to use it more than I usually do. It really does help...and sometimes...since some of us are in the medical field (I am a nurse) we tend to either go over board on precautions or become quite hard headed (which I am guilty of sometimes).
I am so sorry that happened to you. I know it sucks to have to wait for the expansion and exchange. I hated my tissue expanders. They were awful and I mean awful for me. For me, getting expanded was almost as painful as going through reconstruction all over again. The exchange surgery was a breeze compared to the other. I do love the squishy feel of silicone and they re so much more comfortable on your ribs.
July 30, 2014
oxycodone is very nauseating to some people even if taken in the middle of a meal..sometimes Pepcid ac can help calm the acid response but I think hydrocodone is better tolerated myself..all narcotics stimulate histamine release and cause itching so you cant go by that side effect..i tell people to break them in half and take them a little more frequently to help offset side effects.. remember u cant cure nausea only prevent it..once the chemical is released from the brain u have to wait until it is metabolized to be gone..so prevention is the key..promethazine potentiates narcotics so 2 and 2 make 6...so that might be the key to cutting down your nauseating dose of oxycodone!!!
July 30, 2014
Oh my that's terribly irresponsible on their part. . The hospital may have a safety committee that could help mediate.. But I wouldn't let the fever go without getting it checked out.. Could just Be an inflammatory response to surgery or an underlying infection.
Ask diane ..expander nightmare.. she is a surgeon
July 30, 2014
I have been to see them twice. They just don't care at all. I have actually found a new plastic surgeon willing to see me. If I worsen, I assure you I will go to the ER. I promise.
July 30, 2014
Hi youcantfind me, I read your review and wanted to thank you for sharing your helpful and honest story. I'm glad the community is supportive, especially with your recent fever. Hoping this gets resolved soon. I'm piecing together some of the comments below. It sounds like you may have gotten your surgery on July 17th, right? Sending good thoughts your way.
July 30, 2014
Yes Beth July 17th was the date. It has been helpful here and I am thankful for that!
August 1, 2014
Would you like me to input your original February surgery date so your review shows the post-op timing along side your updates? If so, let me know the original date. ;)
When you have time, we'd love an actual "update" to your review. Take care!
When you have time, we'd love an actual "update" to your review. Take care!
August 13, 2014
Good luck with your continual journey. I had double mastectomy in Sept last year, tissue expanders, then silicon implant exchange at the end of Feb this year, along with fat grafting. I had another fat graft 8 weeks ago, just to plump up my breasts a bit more, and may need a bit more down the track. I hope things settle for you. Mine are great now. Will never feel normal or 'part of you' but better than the alternative. I hope you get your sizing right. I was lucky. Tissue expanders didn't need topping up, and implants just slotted in pretty well. I bit wishy washy at first but now they have settled after 6 months. Good luck to you - youcantfindme.
August 23, 2014
The whole journey has been tiring and such a drawn out process...I thought everything would have been done by now. I am vry unhappy with my size. I will be getting ft grafting soon but its not going to be near enough. I love the silicone feel but I really wanted to have saline overfilled to have a slightly larger breast but they didn't feel good in my hand and I was afraid of them rupturing. I know its unlikely but I seem to be a sponge for bad luck! I have 800cc uhp silicone but they look so small. I have lost weight and its not helping. I had larger breast before this so my chest has the concaved areas where the real breast tissue was and even though I have the largest implant available they just fall in those concaved pits and look even smaller. I wish they could stuff the concave areas with fat pads to fill in the voids of my chest wall behind the implants to make the appear larger, protrude more, and also be more cushioned. ugh its so annoying!
August 23, 2014
I hope you can sort all this put with a surgeon, and you end up getting what you want. All the very best and keep us posted. Hopefully fat grafting will make some difference. :)
August 25, 2014
my chest is also concave on one side so it has a 100cc bigger implant than the other..when I look back at my pathology report one breast weighed 100 grams more than the other..and I look so much smaller now than I was before BMX I know how you feel..but at least I am even thanks to a ps that cared about symmetry..i have just decided I do not want to keep the implants with all their auto immune and platinum poisoning toxicities so I feel like im back at square one and I don't know how to break it to people that think I should just be done with this whole process...only ladies going through this journey together can understand
August 26, 2014
Awww...I do understand. I have thought about doing tissue flaps only and taking my implants out...but honestly I am tired of all the surgery...it is just too much work and stress to keep going through...but I cant see myself without breasts so I feel pressured to find a way to make this work...being a woman is complicating!
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