After 12 Years I Finally Decided I Needed New Breasts - San Diego, CA

Hello ladies. Well, I must say the staff members of many of the top notch doctors on this site seem lovely. What a seemingly great group of employees, and called many. I did have an appointment next week with an RS doctor, but after much research since then, I've changed my mind about him and cancelled the appointment as I like another one better who works at one the best hospitals in the country. Someone actually recommended him to me. So, my new appointment date is February 24th, which works out great, because by the time I get a surgery date (if needed, which I am sure is needed) I'll be well beyond 3 months. Probably close to 6 month mark. Any way, I am going to try to keep my mind off what recently happened to me (read last update), support you lovely ladies, live my life -- all while looking forward to the 24th of next month! Hugs and kisses to all. xoxo

Hello ladies. It has been a while (6 weeks) since my last update. Today I saw my surgeon and was expecting my fears to come true, and they did. I was released and my concerns dismissed. I had a feeling this was going to happen today, and why I was nervous about my appointment this morning.

Six weeks ago I received some fairly bad vibes from my surgeon. I pointed out my concerns, but he told me over and over I looked great and I could see he was a little surprised I wasn't over-the-hill happy with my results. I left his office with a weird vibe.

When I got home, I immediately called his personal nurse and explained how I felt during my post-op. She reassured me he was a man of his word and would correct whatever I felt made me unhappy. She eased my mind when the conversation was over, and I was feeling great for a few days, but I am a thinker and don't always easily trust promises made from people, especially when given bad vibes, so I wanted to be prepared and began a search on this site for a doctor just in case my vibes/feelings were right. Well, my gut instinct was right. I'm no longer under my surgeon's care -- according to him, I am healed and look perfect.

Thankfully I began a search for a new doctor and made an appointment with him as soon as I got home. I 'need' another opinion to make sure I am not obsessing or crazy, and do need a few minor issues corrected. Deep down I know I am not crazy or obsessing and need a little revision. This time, I picked a seemingly excellent doctor out of several in the Orlando area with hundreds of excellent reviews. My appointment with him is next Tuesday at 11:30 am. I cannot believe my appointment is only one week away and am thrilled about that much. More to come later. Will keep you updated and let you know what his opinion is regarding my concerns and how they'll be addressed.

Thanks for listening and thank you all for caring and understanding my concerns. I also did try to take pictures for you all to better understand my concerns, but my phone camera is not working like it did when I uploaded all my other photos. I cannot seem to get a good shot of my issues and now my flash isn't working. I must of messed up something while trying to figure out how to shut off the flash. Now that the flash is off, I cannot take a decent selfie. It's like my camera takes magnified photos now and I have to back away too far from the mirror, which then doesn't capture my areas of concern. I'll just update next week and let you all know what the surgeon on this site thinks needs to be done. Hugs and kisses to all, and for all those who just had surgery, happy healing! xoxo

Hi Ladies -- Another quick update, especially for those who have recently asked how my post-op went Tuesday the 8th. I was a little bummed, sorry for the delay. Feeling pretty good and positive now. :-)

Good news and bad news. The good news, my incisions are healing beautifully. The horizontal incisions are very visible and still a bit red, but look as expected. The incisions on my sides, namely the left side where he had to advance the incision is barely visible; in fact, I need bifocals to see the scar and it's still barely visible.

The bad news, my left breast side profile will require a touch-up. I have skin laxity, which was not present before the surgery. My surgeon is pretty confident it won't resolve on its own, but wants to re-evaluate in 6 weeks (Jan. 19th). At that time he'll re-examine and I'll book my procedure that day. I know (from experience) it won't resolve on its own. I knew from the beginning, but kept the hope any way. I'm just glad I'll be done with my breasts at the end of January or early February (when I want to book, if they have an opening for me), which is when I'll be 3 months and when my surgeon said he'll go back in to correct.

Wow, this has been a long journey and one hopefully coming to an end. My boobs have been the focal point of my life for the past 8.5 months; nonetheless, I've managed to get my work done and remain sane, although, there were many times I wished I could drink my boobs away (sorry, couldn't resist), but I'm not a drinker, unless I have a dinner date. I don't drink at home, so positive thinking has helped met get through -- you ladies have also been a great, great source of support. Thanks so much to you all. You ladies are so special. I probably won't update again until my next appointment and revision date. I'm going to do some living and not think too much about my breasts until my next appointment! I've got a great surgeon (and his nurse, who has been with him for 20 years) on my side, who has been supportive and helped me stay positive.

I wish all you lovely, beautiful ladies a very Merry and Happy Holiday Season! Hugs and kisses to you all...xoxo