Mom of 3. 40 Years Old. 530cc. 5'4 - Tulsa, OK

Well, I haven’t updated in some time. So here goes. Grab a drink and snack as this might get long. Back in August of 2016. I had a full anchor lift and breast augmentation. Saline round 525cc under the muscle. 9 days post op. I developed a hematoma and was taken into surgery round 9pm that night in another town. Dr. was awaiting my husband and I to arrive. Everything went pretty fast. IV started and off to surgery I went. I was crying and scared. Who wouldn’t be? He told me I was the first one to ever bleed out this fast and that amount in years of doing BA. I will say, him being at the hospital waiting on us did make me feel better. As it’s a good hour drive to him. What had me terrified is I was being extremely careful once Home. As I wanted to heal well. So the hematoma was very scary. He went in on the left side. Took implant out. Cauterized vein. Put a drain tube in. Same implant back in. He said it was bleeding out pretty bad. But thankfully he fixed that. But sadly. After that surgery is when my nightmare started. It’s been one thing after another. From swelling on that side. Burning feeling. I couldn’t seem to catch a break on getting better. From by incisions not healing properly. As some took a lot longer. Suture spitting up to 9 months post op. I can’t even count all the antibiotics I’ve been on. Since the hematoma surgery. I let my PS know. I had a vibration sound in that left side when I talked. And at times a liquid type feeling. It’s hard to explain. But it’s my body and unless they have to live with it one day. They wouldn’t understand. My right breast is fine. It’s just the side that had to be opened again. I’ve let him know or his nurse everything that’s going on. I would even send pics of the puss or sores opening back up. I know something isn’t right. My left breast shouldn’t be in pain. And swelling up. He said maybe it’s muscle spasms. I’ve been told so much. I don’t know what to think anymore. I just want whatever is going on fixed. If it’s a muscle and can be cut or whatever to release the tension. By all means. Cut it!!! If it’s Seroma! Drain it. Maybe it’s just me. But when I go in with concerns. As I means really. Who has this much BS to deal with. I don’t ever feel I get a answer to fix this. Even suture spitting over 9 months PO is crazy. My PS is board certified. I get that a lot. Did you use a board certified doctor? Yes, I did!!! And now I’m at wits end. I want to feel better. I want answers. I could post the grossly pics of my journey. But I will spare you all from seeing that. And I think my breaking point is when it was suggested that maybe the pain and swelling was more mental. I was livid. How can you take 6 month old boobs and make them loop sides as ones swollen up. I broke down and wrote in. And attached pics. Asking. How would you like if a PS did this to your wife? And she had to live with the looks and pain? As like anyone who has a heart. Wouldn’t want to see a loved one go through that. So what I’m doing now is seeking answers or way to fix this so I can continue on with my day to say life. As wife, a mother, a business owner.

Well I haven't updated in awhile. I've been on the search for a different board certified plastic surgeon to get a second opinion. After my hematoma surgery. Everything went down hill. From being sick, to getting a CC on the left side. Being in pain. I have 0 faith in my plastic surgeon now. I don't NOT in any way want him touching me again. I'm actually terrified of another surgery now. With lots of vitamin E and reading a bunch online about CC. Mine has went down a lot. I've been told by so many. It doesn't look like I had a lift. And my dr did a bad job on me. Working in the beauty industry and hearing that can be heart breaking. I saved for this surgery for a long time. The second surgery. The emergency one. I'm still paying off. I can't even describe the nightmare this has been. Yes my Dr is board certified. Brent Rubis in Tulsa. I've seen BA he has done. But never a lift and aug at once. He advised me I was his first to bleed out this soon. I have dr friends who have mentioned to me after looking at my breast. That he should be doing everything to fix this as it's that bad. This BA has put me out of work. I'm sick off and on. In pain. I still have to use ice. Yes I've considered having them removed. Not even 9 months and having to consider having them removed. It's only the side he went back in on that I'm having all the issues with. I've done all his PO care to a T. As I was scared things would be worse if I didn't. I've had a lot of help from my husband. This is day 2 I've been in bed again from what feels like a pulled muscle. But it's not. It comes and goes. Is in the exact spot the hematoma was at. I went from being outgoing. Working a lot as I love what I do. Spending time with my grandkids. To being sick in bed and having pain. I am happy the CC has went down some. But the pulled muscle pain that will come on out of nowhere has me down in the dumps. I know the healing time will be longer with a second surgery. But I didn't think 9 months later I would still feel like this. Just hoping each day will be better. I was like most of you on here. Doing my homework. Making sure my surgeon had all the credentials. Now I'm in debt for my 2nd surgery. Well not bad. I think 2nd one has ended up costing me $6100. On top of what he charged me to begin with. And countless antibiotics $ Rxs and ultrasound and dr visits here. Just hoping each day will get better and I can hopefully find a PS I feel comfortable with to help me later.

Hi. I hope everyone is having the desired surgeries we have all been wanting. I've posted a few questions here recently. As I had a hematoma 9 days post op. And now a CC. Which is to say the least. Very painful. I'm staying in communication with my plastic surgeon. Doing everything he has asked. I know things can happen after any surgery. It's just the risk we all take. My PS is board certified and came highly recommended. As I did have 2 other consultations with 2 other PS. Which weren't board certified. Please do your research. I think this surgery has been tuff. The other 2 were going to perform a full tummy tuck. Breast lift and augmentation, lipo and take fat and insert into the buttocks for a fuller back side. To say the least. I would have probably died! Not saying all PS do this. But it was also to be preformed in clinic attached to his office. Not in a hospital. If I'm going to be put under. I want to be in a hospital! That's why I chose my PS who did my lift and aug. note he was higher in price. But he is a board certified PS and my surgery was done in a hospital. I had full anchor lift and natrelle saline filled implants 525cc placed under my muscle 8-16-2016. Then 9 days had large hematoma. Another surgery performed. I bought the insurance/warranties with my BA. But it doesn't cover all that's going on now. I've pretty much been off work since my BA. I've been able to work here and there. But now with a CC. It's just to painful. And I'm terrified of another surgery at this point. Never imagined this would be my outcome. I've taken it super easy. Followed all my PO instructions. Just at the point of not knowing what to do. I truly like my surgeon. He is a nice doctor. I'm just scared as I've done everything asked of me for PO. And this is a nightmare.