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51 Years Young, Ready to Look As Young As I Feel
UPDATED FROM dazzlady
3 months post
Revision scheduled
dazzladyNovember 19, 2014
WORTH IT$11,500
I went to my 3 month post-op today with my PS. We discussed the revision that he wants to do on my breasts since he feels the nipples are too high. I agree that if they were about 1/2 inch lower they would look better, but I was VERY leery of doing this under a local. Too many shots for my liking! However, I have a large ganglion cyst on the back of my left wrist that I need removed and it just so happens that he can remove it....at the same time he does the revision....and my insurance will pay for the cyst removal...and the LMA anesthesia! Yay!! He is also going to inject my BB scar because it is very raised and red. So I am having it done December 3rd. Hopefully it will be no biggie and I will be back to work the next day. That's the plan. So here we go again....got my pre-op instructions and anti-bacterial sponges from the surgery center today.... Funny - when I think of "plastic surgery" I don't really think about the stuff they do that insurance actually covers. My PS does all kinds of stuff, including carpal tunnel, wound care, and of course TONS of breast reconstruction after mastectomy surgery. I looked at his photo album today of all the reconstruction he has done. Wow. What a great job he does on these women that are left so devastated. Makes me think how blessed I am for sure.
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UPDATED FROM dazzlady
3 months post
Missing my RS buddies
dazzladyNovember 5, 2014
It has been a bit since I updated. I have been very busy and not online a lot lately. I am almost done with my Christmas shopping and also made the decision to quit my second job and enjoy life for now. I honestly couldn't fathom the swelling after working from 7am until 10pm, so I decided to not return. Anyhow, been having a good time with all my free time now. Went to an awesome concert last night with my special friend and spent the day at outlet malls and went out to eat before driving back home today. Enjoyed many laughs and had a wonderful time. One of my highlights of last night was that I decided to go braless to the concert! Call me crazy, but at 51 years old - man, that felt so good! And fun! And risque! LOL. I haven't been able to pull off going braless since I was in my teenage years! Haha. Hope all of you are doing well and healing beautifully! Hugs!
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November 5, 2014
Sounds like all wonderful news and decisions. You only live once, gotta enjoy it while you can. Congrats on all fronts. :-DSuzy
November 5, 2014
Been missing you too! Glad you can enjoy life a bit now. Jealous you are so on top of your Christmas shopping!! Bra less, woot, woot! You go girl!
November 5, 2014
Let me tell you how much I love to go braless......oh, the feeling! I was too saggy as a teenager to go braless so I am making up for lost time! I look great braless!!!! Woot, Woot and Ya Hoooo!
November 5, 2014
Hey dazz - Good to see you back on RS! I've been MIA a bit, too. Still missing the old RS... and the old gang for sure! Good times! Isn't it weird going bra-less and looking down to see... BOOBS!! I didn't even have saggy... I just looked flat like a boy! lol. Enjoy!! :D
November 6, 2014
Hey Ladybug, we have missed you too. It's good to Hear that you are living life. Kudos for living on the edge and going braless and quitting your second job. Now you will have more time for the forum, lol.
UPDATED FROM dazzlady
2 months post
Mammogram
dazzladyOctober 23, 2014
So, I looked at my calendar today and realized that my annual mammogram is scheduled in 3 weeks. I am a little reluctant to go because my boobs are still kind of tender and I don't relish the thought of them being squished like pancakes right now. I am 10 weeks post-op from TT and breast lift - no augmentation. Is anyone else still tender at 10 weeks? Has anyone had a mammogram during the 10 weeks or prior time frame? I also wonder - I still have a lot of numbness in my tummy. And some days I am so tight almost want to hunch over again - the past 3 days have been like that. I chalk it up to a "healing" phase. Does anyone else have that at this point in their healing process?
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October 23, 2014
Me, me, me, but as you know I'm 2 weeks behind you (POW8). Yes to all of the above. Some days my breasts are more tender than others. Could it be hormonal? I was required to have a mammogram prior to surgery. I was told this when I scheduled my consult. Now I find it interesting other PS do not require it as well. As crappy as my upper abs often feel, I wonder what my lower abs/ incision would feel, if i wasn't numb. Eek. I have to be most careful when I lean against granite in bathroom... I've dinged my hip bone a few times, which I do feel! I'm still used to having belly cushion, haha. Have you been more active in the last 3 days?
October 23, 2014
Agree - I think ALL PS's should require a mammo prior to sx! Too hard - and a bit scary - to do it after... be careful. Make sure you tell them you just had sx and when - I mean, I know they'll ask but make sure you tell the technician. I had a mammo right before my sx and I think I'll put the next one off for an extra year. I can't even imagine damaging the 'goods'. ;)
October 23, 2014
Hey chiklet - thanks. Wanted to let you know that for some reason, when I go to your profile and your updates, it does not give me the option to "reply" or "add a comment" on your updates. Twice in the last week I have wanted to comment and couldn't??
October 23, 2014
As they say, they're "working on it". I do wish they'd send out a mass mail of appreciation for support and continued patience - I know the small group at RS are trying hard to get this under control. Of course, they shouldn't have messed with it in the first place - but I'm sure they had people complaining about adding comments directly to each update. However, they couldn't have foreseen the mess that created. I wish I could say it's stabilized for now, but it's not. There will be more changes in the coming weeks/months... so hang out - it's lookin' like a wild ride. :/
October 23, 2014
Don't delay your mammogram.
The squishing is not painful just pressure.
after you'll be glad you did and ecstatic when you're negative for cancer. I had mine 2 weeks ago.
I Think you'll be fine :)
All the Best.
October 23, 2014
I would WAIT, for sure. Til at least 4 months PO, if not 6 months. I had tenderness etc til 6 months. Just my two cents. :-DSuzy
October 23, 2014
I'd wait on the mammo- especially if you had one last year. As for the numbness- my sx was Aug. 1 and my tummy- below bb- is still very numb and just feels weird. I finally stopped wearing my CG during the day last weekend- had been wearing it more for support than a real need. Got used to that after a few days-it is nice to be done with CGs!!. I am still oddly tight- not to the point I want to hunch over, but just doesn't feel natural. Have never had incision pain, but the sides have healed more slowly and are more sensitive to being bumped or waistline of my pants rubbing them. Otherwise, no problems there.
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