Exchange City
We love to include everyone's surgery dates - Please PM me and I will update the list to include you! The list keeps changing since we try to move forward as the dates move forward. Thanks. - Jean
Useful web sites:
Mentor: http://www.justbreastimplants.com/implants/mentor_specs.htm
http://www.mentorcorp.com/breastsurgery/reconstruction/breast-implants.htm
Mentor ultra high profile implants:
http://www.mentorcorp.com/global/physician-information/silicon-gel-breast-implants.htm
Allergan: http://www.allergan.com/assets/pdf/natrelle_catalog.pdf
2019:
1/3/2019 - Crossh - Exchange Surgery (completed)
3/25 - Allebasi - Exchange Surgery left side and a lift and small implant on right side for symmetry (completed)
2020:
April 2020 - SuBreez88 - Exchange maybe in April.
April 16, 2020 - 08172016 - Exchange Surgery
AnnieAlso - Revision Sister in Waiting!
Comments
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Hi! exchange surgery March 3rd, I can't wait!!!
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hey gals after reading hoods comment I sent this e-mail to Karen/Moody right away
OMG I just checked out the new thread and hood shared what she read on a post about your daughter in the hospital I'm sitting here with tears running down my cheeks hoping and praying everything will be ok Our kids are the most precious thing to us your in so many peoples thoughts right now... (((HUG)))
Sandy/Sunshine : )plus I posted on the Oct & Dec thread & the one about implants being smaller than we expected so others will join in on the prayers
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Thank you Sandy! I did the same one the Bible thread... poor little girl. I wonder what is wrong. On one of the threads it said she should be coming home Monday or Tuesday, but do to the expense if the Blackberry/Internet... ( we all know how that is).. she would tell us everything when she could get to a PC.
It is the worst thing in the world when it is our kids who hurt... HORRIBLE! That does not go away after they are grown and married either....
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Estepp,
I feel bad too saying that Moody was probably at a beach somewhere in a bikini.....But I know she would not want us to feel bad. I pray that her little girl will be healed very soon. I met her daughter, she is a precious young girl.
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Linda.. if you do find out what is wrong.. could you post it on the thread I started for prayer for Moody/Karen. Thank you!
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http://community.breastcancer.org/forum/38/topic/728346?page=1#idx_6
Linda or anyone who finds out about Moody's daughter.. here is the thread I started...can you post it there..
I am off to a party in my honor my brother is throwing... "Cancer Free Me"
Love !!
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What a great brother you have!!!!
I have talked with Moody and posted the update on the Prayers forum.
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Hood in my last post I forgot to say thanks so much for sharing that with us.
Angela I hope you get your bodacious results ; - )
Laura have fun @ your party
I'll have to check out the prayer forum...
I just want to share with all you gals the exchange surgery for most of us was a very easy surgery. When I had my 2nd exchange since I wasn't loving my 1st implant, I did also get a lift and small expandable implant (now I have 200cc in that implant) on my healthy side. It did give some discomfort but not real bad. Plus I'm happy to say you can't even see my scar around my nipple : - ) ( to think I had a PS who tried to talk me out of getting it saying you'd see my scar 12 feet away) I just had 1 spot at the base of my breast which was sore. But I'm so happy I did it. As most of you know I have 2 threads on the pix forum. I think the one is called my journey from expanders to implant and than the 2nd one is something like lift and expandable implant and new implant on cancer side.
I was filled to 430cc in my expander and my 1st exchange I got high profile saline implant which had a fill range of 380-450. My PS filled me to 400cc sat me up 90degree and saw a lot of rippling and added another 50cc. I was surprised after my surgery that my implant was smaller than my tissue expander even though I had more cc's. Plus it wasn't much softer than my TE, I'm not sure if that was due to being filled to the max or if it was the scar tissue I had. The day after my exchange my 1st PS shared she was moving to join her husband who moves several months earlier. So I would have to find a new PS which actually turned out for the best because I was nervous with her doing my lift knowing she had only been doing these for about 5 years and was still working on getting board certified. When I got all my records from her is when I realized my tissue expander was a Siltex Medium Height Contour Profile Xpndr 450cc 12.7x10.8x7.0cm. According to the charts my implant was 11.4 Diam. X 6.4 Proj.. So I and others found out the hard way you can't just look at cc's when picking out a implant.
After having my 1st surgery is when saw the u-tube video that silicone implants no longer are runny like honey. If I can find it again I will post it here.
So for my 2nd exchange my PS ended up using smooth round gel high profile 550cc which are 13.6 by 5.5. I'm happy to say they feel softer and look better than my 1st implant : - )
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Hey Lisa,
I am gettig the gummy bear implants also. YAY!!!!
Tracey
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Who/where is your ps?
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My Ps is Dr Zwicklbauer at the Plastic Surgery Center of Hampton roads in Newport News, Va. We call him Dr Z. You can google the practice and read about him. He is AWESOME!!
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Hood I'm not sure if your asking me...
who/where is your ps
PS stands for Plastic Surgeon
My 1st one was in Iowa City Iowa and has since moved to CA
the 2nd one I talked to that tried to scare me away from the lift is from Cedar Rapids Iowa
My 2nd PS that did my lift and 2nd exchange is from Dubuque Iowa, Dr. Erin Kennedy
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Hey exchangees.....would like to join your group......hoping that a TE infection I'm dealing with clears up......so I don't have a great idea on timing yet.......but will eventually get my exchange.....glad to have a group to belong to.
Cheers
Jax
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Tracey...when is your exchange surgery? I'm March 20!
My PS is Dr. Isakov at Cleveland Clinic
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I love to see the thread Jean got going for us picking up... Welcome everyone!... This is a great place for us to visit about this... there are so many exchanges in the next 3-6 months around here. And for some... Nipples to come...
It is great to have the gals who have done this already here with us too.. they are LOADED with Info... Thanks "vets" for being here with us!
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Hi All, I am 3 weeks post op. Just had bilateral mx on Jan 8, I am in process of getting my fills. Had my first this past Friday. I am currently at 120 ccs so this is the beginning of my journey with the whole fill process. I am cancer free, no chemo, no radition. I am so happy!!!
I am so thankful to have this site to come to disucss the whole process.
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Hi Karen... congrats on NO chemo and rads... I did not get that lucky...:)... no rads though.
I am happy you joined us ! Keep us up on your progress!
I "thought" my last fill was last Friday.. BUT .. after seeing some family this weekend.. ( all the ladies are busty, I never was)... I think I am going to have just 1 more fill...hehe.... Boob greed I suppose...
I am a small modest C now... I think I am going to go for the Full C... 0 -
Fairy, you and I have the same surgery date! I'll be sending prayers your way as I go "under" the knife. I'm sending prayers for Moody's little girl, too, and will visit the prayer forum. Jean - you'll be getting out of the hospital in better weather than me! This Big Sky winter has been long enough, don't you think??? I finally got brave and posted my 600cc finished expanders on the picture forum. I'm "crooked" but my PS will do some pocket revision (which will make my recovery a little more difficult). So far so good.
Halluluia! I wake up every morning thanking God I'll soon be able to hug people again. Soft little ta-ta's here I come.
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Hi Everyone,
I had my PBM on Nov. 18, 2008 and have my exchange for May 14. Topped off TE's with 500ccs and am looking at what type implants to get. My PS wanted to wait 3 months before doing the exchange which put it in April but then my schedule and her schedule didn't line up until May. Looks like I'll be last in line for the exchanges - maybe y'all can give me some advice on which implants to get and any other advice you may have. What is the difference between the gummie bears and other silicone implants?
Lois
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Lisa,
My PS is saying either the last week of March or the first week of April. So since you will be going before me I cant wait to hear how surgery went for you and how great those gummies feel!!
Laura, LOL at the fact that you are going for 1 more fill!! I am laughing because I was just thinking tonight that I am gonna get one more fill. I thought I was done but I was looking at my chest tonight thinking just one more fill and I will be good to go!!
Tracey
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LOL Daisy they really are steel mini monsters!!0
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I am also going to call in for one more fill.
And I think surgery in April sounds great. At least I can sit outside while I heal!
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Hey Gals!....I don't qualify for this group....but could I be considered a member in waiting?
Most of you have read that on my exchange date 12/29 they found infection and had to take the expander out so I have to wait a minimum of 3 months before I can consider having a new TE put in. I wish all had worked in December, because I just flew long the plan that was laid out for me, and the major stuff would be behind me. I really don't like having all this time now to reconsider everything.
I just hate the thoughts of going through this again now that I know how the TE feel. Maybe some of you can give me your thoughts on this .....since my surgery failed I've had some friends and family suggest that maybe this is an indication that I shouldn't try the reconstruction again.....two more surgeries...the pain .....the continued expense with the implants.
I have been torn about it. I don't like looking like this, but as you know there are no guarantees with this stuff. I'll tell you it feels so wonderful to be able to breath and sing with the expanders out. My nurse friend (Angel, and she is one too) was with me at both surgeries. She said ask yourself "without the implants would you be able to move ahead with no regrets, or would you feel like you never really healed and recovered?" Good ?
Anyway, I love hearing all the hope in your emails on this post. I am looking forward to following all the success stories. How about letting me be a cheerleader for you?! (just don't ask me to do a split!)
BTW, please keep me posted on Moody. I will keep her in my prayers as well.
Candi
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Candi: Welcome - of course you should be here! You pose an interesting issue and one which my doctor made me "sign away" on before my bilateral MX with reconstruction - essentially that a percentage of reconstruction attempts fail and that I might be in that small percentage. I had lived with the knowledge I would get breast cancer some day and I have known for the past twenty five years or more that whenever I might be diagnosed, there was no option for me other than bilateral mastectomies. There is a thread of women who rejoice in their flatness - they really do. They feel free and happy with their choice to not have implants. But personally, for moi, I will put up a fight to have boobies!
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Laura....absolutely....I am Deborah.
I do post my name sometimes...when I remember to do so. So everyone, even if I forget to do so, I would be happy to be called Deborah on these forums!!!
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Candi - You are most definitely a Ta Ta sister - or what ever Estepp calls us all. Anyhow, welcome. I can tell you that at 6-7 weeks post op, the TE's are not that big a deal. I am w/ your friend. If you want boobies (and most of us do), then, my dear, you should fight for them. If that means another surgery and dealing w/ TE's - then so be it. In some ways this stage can be a little "fun" (did I say that???). When do you get to chose your ultimate size and shape? Soft or hard? Ah well, of course not a choice we would all make, but so be it. I like the fact that I still look the same to the outside world and that I can wear t-shirts and t-necks. Putting up w/ the TE's seems like a small price to pay. If I were you, I would go for it again. Know that we are there for you and PLEASE stay on this thread. You are MOST welcome! - Jean
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Oh, by the way, I decided to call my PS for one more fill. She is out of town, but will return in plenty of time. The nurse thinks that one more fill can be done, but perhaps is not necessary. I need to talk to the doctor. Thanks for the input ladies! - Jean
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Just got back from PS, exchange is scheduled for 2/11 Next Week! Yeah! I'm so excited! I am just so confused with all the cc talk, I had a thread a while back about how many cc's and realize it is so individual. I'm 5'7" and was expanded to 400cc and he said he will probably use 450cc mentor silicone implants and later he will possibly do some fill with my own fat cells to create a more natural slope. I guess with my thin frame that puts me at a medium C cup, I hope! Right now the expanders or should I say rocks fit into a small C bra. I hear it takes a few months to know what they will look like, that is going to be a long few months. the whole fluff factor. I'll be interested in all the nip talk too... I can see the light...Jean, where are you hiking in the pic? just got back from the Grand Canyon and we hiked Tetons and Yellowstone after I finished Chemo
Candi, so sorry to hear about the infection, don't give up, do what you want
I hope everyone is having a great day!
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Jean,
Thanks for the pep talk. It's refreshing to hear someone dare to put forth an opinion. I think most of us are trying to be so careful to not overly influence someone in one direction or another, but I am thankful for the straight-shooters!
It's weird you guys, I feel different every day about doing this again. This website has been helpful in so many ways and yet some days what I read scares the pants off me. And...along that line..Forgive me for being so open about this, but I don't like making love to my husband without a shirt on. These stretched out muscles make me feel so undesirable. He has been amazing to me through this whole thing, so it is my feeling, not his.
40something mom - It sounds like we are the same body type. I also hate the fact that PS's don't talk in cup sizes, as that is all we know how to measure. My first expander was filled to 460 and this was going to make me bigger than I was.I am fairly small. I told my PS...even though my name would be good for a Las Vegas showgirl, I'm not looking for a new career just now! He promised me that my new size woudl be tastful. I trust him completely so if I try this again I'll go with what he thinks is best.
Take Care ladies,
Candi
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Patricia - I have hiked in the Tetons and in Yellowstone, beautiful country. But this is near home in the Adirondacks of New York State. I am so psyched for you - NEXT WEEK! That's so cool. And I bet you will be thrilled. I understand the confusion regarding final breast size. Seems like they are all over the chart. I agree that I ultimately have to trust my PS.
Candi - Sorry for my bluntness. I hope I didn't over step. I agree about our wonderful husbands. Mine keeps telling me that I can do what ever I am comfortable w/ - sometimes I wish he would state a preference. But then, I know he is being kind. And I can understand your concerns. There are certainly a number of women here that have had infections and the whole lot, You yourself have had to deal w/ more than any of us should have to deal w/. Ultimately go w/ your gut my dear. Take care. - Jean
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