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28 Yrs Old, 112 Lbs, Nursed 2, Mommy Makeover (Diastasis Recti Repair + Boobs, Probably) - Portland, OR
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I'm probably about a year out from surgery (I hope...
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I'm probably about a year out from surgery (I hope I can edit the date later if I need to).
Back Story:
I've been really frustrated with my limitations from my abdominal separation. I suffer from frequent back spasms and I get a lot of heat and pressure behind my belly button when I lift or twist. These things that are hard to avoid while caring for my children who are 2 and 3, I'd like to be able to get them into their car seats with out feeling like I'm going to herniate. The other issue I'm having is my deflate boobs, I'm just uncomfortable with them. They get pinched in underwire. They're a turn off during sex. He enjoys them, I do not.
My Stats:
2 kids, 15 months apart, both 9+ lbs each.
I'm 112 lbs, 34 Barely B. I'm probably an A but I wear a B for the shape.
Goals:
-repair my Diastasis Recti
-feel comfortable with my breast
-find surgeons in my area (PDX) who keep TT patients overnight.
Back Story:
I've been really frustrated with my limitations from my abdominal separation. I suffer from frequent back spasms and I get a lot of heat and pressure behind my belly button when I lift or twist. These things that are hard to avoid while caring for my children who are 2 and 3, I'd like to be able to get them into their car seats with out feeling like I'm going to herniate. The other issue I'm having is my deflate boobs, I'm just uncomfortable with them. They get pinched in underwire. They're a turn off during sex. He enjoys them, I do not.
My Stats:
2 kids, 15 months apart, both 9+ lbs each.
I'm 112 lbs, 34 Barely B. I'm probably an A but I wear a B for the shape.
Goals:
-repair my Diastasis Recti
-feel comfortable with my breast
-find surgeons in my area (PDX) who keep TT patients overnight.
UPDATED FROM once.ette.FXD
9 months pre
First Consultation!
I really wish I had met with other surgeons before meeting with Dr Rachel Streu. She is wonderful and I’m 99.9% sure that she is my surgeon. I just wanted to scope the market to find “the one”, now I feel like I’d just be wasting another surgeons time.
Why she is probably my gal;
-she and her staff are incredibly tender and empathetic people.
-the surgery center was super nice and welcoming.
-she was knowledgeable and was receptive to my barrage of questions. She didn’t dumb things down for me, she really gave me everything I wanted to know.
-she keeps TT patients overnight (This is what I’m most comfortable with and I won’t see a surgeon who doesn’t practice this).
-she is focused on giving me a very natural look with my BA.
-lastly, she was a great listener and talked sweetly but even greater than those things, she’s a realist. She was not trying to up sell me or tell me I was going to come out looking like Beyoncé. She told me what she could do with my body on my frame, with in the parameters of the surgeries I’m on board with. I just freaking like her.
She thinks I should do 250cc low to moderate profile. But could go as high as 310ccs. Also, she said I’m a great candidate for both the TT (for abdominal muscle repair) and the BA.
Why she is probably my gal;
-she and her staff are incredibly tender and empathetic people.
-the surgery center was super nice and welcoming.
-she was knowledgeable and was receptive to my barrage of questions. She didn’t dumb things down for me, she really gave me everything I wanted to know.
-she keeps TT patients overnight (This is what I’m most comfortable with and I won’t see a surgeon who doesn’t practice this).
-she is focused on giving me a very natural look with my BA.
-lastly, she was a great listener and talked sweetly but even greater than those things, she’s a realist. She was not trying to up sell me or tell me I was going to come out looking like Beyoncé. She told me what she could do with my body on my frame, with in the parameters of the surgeries I’m on board with. I just freaking like her.
She thinks I should do 250cc low to moderate profile. But could go as high as 310ccs. Also, she said I’m a great candidate for both the TT (for abdominal muscle repair) and the BA.
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February 17, 2018
the photo of my with my baby is my goal photo. I just want my boobies back.
April 4, 2018
She sounds great too.
April 4, 2018
I’m hoping that meeting Dr Gorin will make my choice easy. If he can make me feel safe doing the surgery outside of a surgery center or hospital and with a nurse who is trained to do anesthesia, without keeping me overnight- then my choice will be him. If not, I feel like having a higher scar will be worth the feeling of being safe. When you did your BA, did he use an anesthesiologist or a nurse trained to do anesthesia?
April 4, 2018
Honestly, I’m not sure. I’m pretty sure an actual anesthesiologist-he called to introduce himself the night before my surgery, I had no problems with it, other than being hard to wake up. That may be a good question for Gorin. As well you may be able to check into the hospital across the street post op if desired-but I do not know. I will say Dr Gorin is 100% responsive to my post op texts!
UPDATED FROM once.ette.FXD
7 months pre
Doubt
I walked away from my consultation with Dr Streu feeling super sure she was my surgeon. But the more I’ve flipped through her photos and compared them again the results Dr Gorin gets (another PDX based surgeon), the more doubt I feel about her.
I’ve set up a consultation with him for mid May. I’m really looking forward to it.
Dr Gorin does great work but here are my reservations; he performs surgery out of his office, it’s not a hospital or surgery center so he doesn’t keep patients overnight like I really prefer, a nurse may administer the anesthesia... ugh it’s all safety stuff! It’s like the ultimate “would you rather”. Would you rather get awesome results but feel unsafe OR have less than ideal results and feel perfectly safe???
I’ve set up a consultation with him for mid May. I’m really looking forward to it.
Dr Gorin does great work but here are my reservations; he performs surgery out of his office, it’s not a hospital or surgery center so he doesn’t keep patients overnight like I really prefer, a nurse may administer the anesthesia... ugh it’s all safety stuff! It’s like the ultimate “would you rather”. Would you rather get awesome results but feel unsafe OR have less than ideal results and feel perfectly safe???
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April 4, 2018
I’m sure you will get great care either way. Go where you feel respected and listened to.
Hospital is directly across the street from Gorin. Anesthesiologist was awesome-he called me night before to check in, and answer any questions.
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