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40 DDD 53 Yr Old - Surgery Decemeber 19, 2012 - Lawrence, KS

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I have received all the final bills, total charges...

WORTH IT$16,000
I have received all the final bills, total charges were $16,000, my out of pocket was $2000.

I have been released by my PS about 3 weeks ago. Healing nicely, girls have softened up. My anchor incisions under my arms are tender some days, I get sharp zings in them. Some small zings and little pains in the breasts still, but the PS told me that could happen for up to a year.

Been bra shopping and I am now in a 42 D, I love Bali bras, those are so comfortable for me.

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John Keller, MD

John Keller, MD

Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

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Hi, did you start paying for your surgery before or after the procedure was done. I'm confused about how this works.
Darton, I had to pay $227 to my PS prior to the surgery. Everything else was paid afterwards. It took about a month for bills to start coming in. My insurance covered 80% of the entire bill, we had met our deductible for the year too.
Thanks for posting the pictures. I am positive now that my scars are not right. Dang. Mine are thick, red, raised and ropy looking. Shoot. So glad you posted! , I was wondering about you!
Hey Mothera8, Are you buried in snow? Ready for round 2? We got 11" of snow out here, not happy about another 12"+ on Monday night either. I have been good, back to work full time now. I still get some sharp zings on the incisions under my arms. My boobs have softened up quite a bit lately. You might try doing some cross friction massage on those scars to help break up the keloids. I have also been using Castor Oil on my scars.
We are still pretty well snowed in from round one! We need the moisture and I am a serious homebody so I don't mind the snow...just hope we don't lose power as we often do. After you mentioned that you used essential oils On your incision I bought a helichrysum blend from Birch Hill. I had pretty dramatic results on the already fading tummy scar! Nothing seems to impact the red raised ropey scar on The underarm part of the breat scar. I am pretty sure it is keloidal but just haven't had the time or money to go back in to Keller to get it fixed. The zinging type pain lasted quite a while for me but I don't have it any more.
Mine are still red too and they itch really bad some days!
The itching had pretty much stopped for me around month 12 but since starting the helichrysum it has come back...big time! Gives me hope. :-)
You look wonderful, thank you for sharing all of your pictures, it really helps.
thanks for all the tips and photos, your "girls" look amazing.
Your incisions look great! At what point did you start using your scar oil? I read helichrysum should and shouldn't be used on open wounds so I'm wondering at what point I should start.
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Received some more bills for the surgery, will...

Received some more bills for the surgery, will update soon. Monday I caught this crappy crud going around, ran a fever of 102 for 2 days, coughing so hard, my ribs are so sore it brings me to tears now. Thanks to the butt head that couldn't stay home when they were sick last week on the 2 days I got out of my house.

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Oh man...I hate that too! The worst was sitting in church last Sunday and the guy behind us hacked away so hard it moved my husbands hair! People are so gross...just stay home-
I am finally feeling like a human being again. My husband got sick a couple of days after me. This virus is WICKED! The coughing was the worst.
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Hi! Thanks for much for posting about your experiences. We are a very similar age/size and it really help me imagine what is going to happen and what it's going to be like for me. I really hope my experience is as good as yours; sounds like it's going great for you!
You're welcome GailB, hope yours is a success!
Looking awesome!!
I couldn't help myself...I pulled my stitch fragments right out :-)
I want to also, but on Facebook Breast Reduction support group, one lady pulled a stitch out that was about 8 inches long, shortly after that her vertical incision opened and she developed a huge infection and lost more tissue. That was the first pic I saw about BR. Freaked me out, so I am leaving that stitch alone and will let Dr Keller do with it what he pleases. He told me to leave it alone and let my body spit it out like a splinter.
That is horrifying!
You're looking great now!! how much did iti cost you and where is this hospital?
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