72 and Through - La Jolla, CA

Hi friends...My fat transfer didn't work as we hoped. I have retained a little but the large crease running up and down my left breast is still present. I was told by the PS who did the transfer that I need another transfer but I don't think I'm going to do it again. I got a second opinion and was told that all I needed was to have the scar tissue resected that was holding the crease in place and a lift. Right now I am concentrating on getting a job since money is tight and not looking in the mirror much. I know my surgery was not a success but I don't regret for a moment having my implants permanently removed. At my age-which by the way is now 73-healing is totally different from most of you ladies so, please, do what has to be done before you get to be old enough to know what needs to happen but too old to expect a wonderful outcome. That is what I wish to all my dear and caring friends on this site. Thanks for sharing and God Bless.

Hi. My hand surgery is finally healing and the pain is almost gone. My fat transfer didn't solve the crease issue and I was going to have another in August but I have to go back to work instead..am out of money. My son is really in trouble now having a large protruding disk C6-7. He couldn't use his left arm so he tripped and fell. He broke his right arm and now has no arms to use. Due to his Rheumatoid Arthritis, he is not healing well or at all. What else can go wrong for him? He has been put on Morphine in very large doses for the pain and he is not in his right mind. Thank God my nephew lives with him and can help. It's amazing sometimes the challenges God allows us to have. But, as the old saying goes, "What doesn't kill us makes us stronger." Take care sisters and thanks for all your support.

I spoke with another PS and her idea of what should be done was totally different from the PS who did the transfer. However, she was looking at my somewhat bigger breasts from the fat transfer. I went in to see the PS who did the transfer and told him about the other PS. He said he intended to do a lift after the next transfer. It's hard to know who is right and who is not. I'll wait and see. I just keep massaging and hoping for the best. I have so much scar tissue from the previous procedures that it's hard to know what to do. Internal scar tissue makes it very difficult for the new surgeries to heal correctly. I have pictures of my first surgery-the removal-and of the fat transfer but I am so Smartphone non-literate as to how to get them into my computer it' nuts. Thank you all for your interest and kind words. I'll keep you informed. Oh, by the way, my hand surgery is finally starting to heal. It still hurts but it is getting better. God Bless...