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Stanley Castor, MD
Board Certified Plastic Surgeon
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Aaah! I am freaking out. Something has happened to...

Aaah! I am freaking out. Something has happened to my right implant. (I am right handed.) I am not sure what, maybe I was too agressive with my massaging? but now, when I move it, I can hear creaking. EEE-EEE (like a windscreen wiper on a car). I was wiping down my kitchen worktops and had to switch arms it was so un-nerving . OMG, what is this? Has this happened to anyone? My left implant already feels like its part of my boob.

PO Day 7 - Had my appointment yesterday to remove...

PO Day 7 - Had my appointment yesterday to remove the drain. I was still producing some fluid so there was a question of whether it was coming out or not but my dr was comfortable with the output. I was really lucky because my drain really wasn't bothering me with the exception of where to hide it (remember it looked like a winkie when it was stuffed into my pants!) when I was out. My kids were completely fascinated with it. Anyway, he told me it might hurt/pinch a bit but by the time I was braced for the pain, it was over with. If reminded me of my vacuum cleaner cord which just quickly gets sucked in as soon as I step on the button, it was out that quick. A little squiggling below the skin and out. My doctor said that I might start to experience some swelling, esp in my bits (vag), with the drain out. He said that if there is significant swellling to just call and they will aspirate it. As much interaction as I have with needles, I though this sounds scary. Hope I don't need it. He also said I could swap over to a spanx CG if I wanted rid of the binder, or wear both if swelling is out of control. I don't have any Spanx at the moment so just pulled out my old CG from when I had the vaser last year. It looks just like what everyone gets and is even convenient enough to have a hole to wee wee through so no struggling to get it up and down. The only thing I don't like is that it has legs which go halfway down my thigh and can be seen through my yoga pants. (I still feel too fragile to wear jeans.). Any suggestions on what to get? He also gave me a strap to push my boobs down and told me to make sure I massage at least 3 x per day. They still really hurt, have bruises and feel like hard mounds but I think they are softening a teeny bit. The BEST PART though was that my dr took pics of the skin that he removed on his cell phone and showed me. He was like, this is kind of gruesome, are you sure? I wish I had asked him to email them to me so that I could share them here. I was shocked at how much skin he removed. I know I no longer have a tan line (the pale skin is gone) but the entire bit above where my pubic hair is gone. He first took about 3 inches and then went back and took another inch. Youza, that's a lot of skin!

Whew! What an experience. I'm sorry it's taken me...

Whew! What an experience. I'm sorry it's taken me so long to post an update. First few days were very painful and hazy. I was literally counting the hours to take my next pain pill. I really hadn't expected it to be that bad. I guess I have a low pain threshold. My husband was an angel and was with me for 3 days and then he had to go back to work. I've been trying to get off the pain meds for a number of reasons. Constipation being right up there. I'm not sure, but I think they are making me itchy too. Lastly, I am spacey enough without these puppies. Today I didn't take one until about an hour ago. My midriff is on fire (I've had muscle repair as well as skin removed) and I figure it won't kill me it being the end of the day and all. It turns out not taking a tablet was a good thing today. I got a call from my kids bus driver this afternoon who announced that the bus had broken down and could I come get the boys. On top of walking like a hunchback, my biggest quandry was where to hide the JP drain. The outside temperature reading on my car said it was 86 degrees. It wasn't like I could be discreet with it tucked into a winter parka... In the end, I wore yoga pants with a cardigan tied around my waist. It kind of looked like a guy in tight jeans with a big package tucked in there like that but hopefully no one was looking. The drain will hopefully get removed tomorrow. My dr was going to remove it on Monday but it was still spewing epic amounts of fluid and was definitely not even a consideration that day. I think its finally calming down. My boobs are horrendous. I have frankenboob and they feel like two hard horrible painful mounds. Even though I knew this was a distinct possibility, it's still disturbing to see them that way. My doctor has already started me on massaging them to soften them up.

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Board Certified Plastic Surgeon
5383 Primrose Lake Cir., Tampa, Florida
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I love Dr. Castor and his staff. They are very down to earth and sweet. I had vaser lipo with Dr. Castor last year so feel very confident with my choice. (I did not consult with anyone else.)