- Our highly-trained Review Moderation team evaluates all reviews before they're published to ensure they're written by people like you and not a member of a doctor's office.
- This multi-step process takes up to 24 hours from review submission to publication.
- Doctors can't pay to have reviews removed or hidden.
- Reviews are only removed at the reviewer's request or if they violate our Terms of Service.
If you have questions or believe we should re-evaluate a published review, let us know.
One Year Later!
I had numbness on the left breast sometimes, just on top at the surface. Kind of like your foot falling asleep for a short bit. Sometimes my nipples get really hard too. I had my last doctor's appointment and she assures me that it's just normal and a sign that they're working.
All is well and this is likely my last post. I wish you all the best on your journey. Do what's best for you!
P.S. My very kind neighbor who took care of me during that time has moved out and 400+ miles away. I will miss her dearly :-( Meanwhile that branch from the rose bouquet she brought me a year ago right after surgery is still alive and blooms sometimes. It's so damn weird. The thing has no roots. How is that possible! I Bert it's a symbol of some sort.
Cheers!
Steroid Injection along Right Incision Today
I went in and they put a numbing cream along the line. I waited about an hour before the shots started. I'm not sure if it was numb or not. I couldn't tell since I could still feel the skin when I touched. The whole thing was pretty darn quick. Maybe 10 minutes at most but boy did it hurt! She did maybe 7 to 10 of them and each needle plunge felt like that bee sting I got when I was 6 years old. It was not fun then and 7-10 times not fun now.
So we wait. I see the doctor in March for a follow-up. We'll see how that goes.
Meanwhile, if anyone has a recommendation for fading products, I'd appreciate a recommendation. The dark lines under my breasts are mostly from the many years of rashes that left dark marks. If I can use something to help along the pigmentation, the scars will barely be noticeable. Somehow I have a 1-inch cut that has completely turned to the rest of skin completion. I'm not sure how that happens but I figure the rest will follow along. But it doesn't hurt to help things along.
Until next time!
Half a year and Happy New Year!
I had a breast exam along with my papsmir last month and the NP says it looks like a little bit of keloids that they can try to treat with steroids. My next appointment with the surgeon is not until March so I'll try to remember to ask her office if I should come in earlier for an assessment.
All is well otherwise and I'm still using the silicon strips.
Here's to wishing everyone a happy new year and happy new you! Looking forward to seeing what the 1-year mark brings.
Cheers!
Provider Review
Four months later, I think it's fair to give this woman a review! My opinion of her hasn't changed since posting the text below as a response to a question. Dr Black struck me as a very intelligent nonsense person and I could sense that she didn't want me to waste her time with the idea of doing a suction/lipo reduction. I was afraid of the whole cutting procedure. She gave me time to think about it and come back with my mind made up. Unfortunately, I don't like the appointment system is CA. I feel like our meetings were a bit rushed but that's on the health system and the hospital, not her. I met with her twice before the operation. It was probably 30 minutes each. She was very professional, no fake about her (you know some doctors try to pretend to be friendly and you feel it's an act. She's not like that), and I ran into her right after one of the consultations and I found her more likable then lol. We also went at it like a science project. I'm a technical person so I feel like we talked more on the level of geometry and physics than we did about a surgery. I figured that Dr Black is pretty young young. I did the math and I think she's 36 or so (as of 2016) which is 4 years older than me. I was worried that I offended her when we first met because I came out and asked how long she's been at it. She was very professional about it and didn't react poorly which I appreciated. I'm sure she's heard it before. She also didn't have work/pictures to show because she moved from MN to CA recently and was not allowed to take pictures or documents from her previous practice. I feel like surgeons should have a portfolio to reassure clients. As for the surgery itself, I saw her for 15 minutes before the OR when she marked me up. She either has a good hand or she's as anal as I am with geometry. I can tell the cuts are pretty darn close to being symmetrical. Things are a bit different more likely because of the way the skin stretches and such but I can tell she cared about everything being well proportioned, well placed and same dimension. That's commendable. In all, I am very pleased that she was my surgeon. We are now on the scar management road. All went well. I lived to tell the tale. Still free of back pain. And, the new breasts look fantastic.