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Amy, just read your post after I pmd you!!!! Sending positive wishes for good results!!
Ladies you will all have to be sure and make room for me too!!!
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You guys are awesome you definitely feed my strength, I wish 'ya all lived next door!!
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Good luck Amy! We'll be right there with you in spirit!
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Good luck Amy-we're all there with you!
Babs
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AZ, lol, lol, lol! So clever.
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The mudflaps are at the end of the incision that goes from under the breast towards the armpit (axillary). When tissue is cut out and they sew up the edges of what is left, it pokes out a little or a lot. If you've got some extra fat under there, you're likely to have mudflaps, but thin women have them too. It all depends on how much breast tissue you have on the sides. I had a bunch.
Because I had some extra big FF breasts, my double mastectomy left some extra long scars that go a little bit into my...gulp...back fat. A second surgery due to infection resulted in the loss of more soft tissue on one side. My mud flap there looks like a mini boob but the other side isn't too bad. It will be taken care of with some liposuction during my next surgery but the mini boob will have to have it's own mini mastectomy.
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Amy....love and hugs to you. We're all thinking about you...every day! Hang in there. I am praying for you.
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Oh, Sandra, I have tears running down my cheeks from your post!
"my...gulp...back fat"
"the mini boob will have to have it's own mini mastectomy"
I know what you've been through has not been funny, but you paint one hilarious picture of it nonetheless - and bless you for that!
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Amy - wishes you a safe and uneventful surgery and recovery. We're already sending good healing thoughts your way!
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Thank you Sweet and Sandra for the mud flap education. Now I know what it is and what to look for...LOL. I do know I have a dog ear on one breast at the end of the incision. My friend had a breast reduction with lift and told me of her dog ears and I had to look that up. Pretty funny the terminology that is used. Mud flaps...Dog ears....
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I had my "mud flaps" surgery (My PS did not call them mud flaps) when I had a breast revision that included a breast skin reductions since I had way too much breast skin which was spared during my BMX, mine did not go all the way to my back but I have seen others that have. (Remember this is an OLD body, as I will be 67 in a few months)
Do some think that the "mud flaps" are the pooch of tissue that stick out from armpit of a strapless gown on even the skinniest women? (watch the Oscars)
Here is a pic:
Di
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HUGS,
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I will be offline for a while, since I am going to LA (San Pedro) this week, heard it is raining hard there, and then Sat. getting on a cruise ship for a 10 days...in the Sea of Cortez, Mexico, hope to to get to see the mama and baby whales from my Aft deck balcony....which I will probably park my butt there with my camera, kindle books, and a diet coke or tomato juice or take catnaps in our cabin.....I will slather my lily white skin with SPF 30.....not into tans anymore.
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Amy,
Prayers and positive wishes for a very successful surgery!!!
Hugs..
Xo
Mimi
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Sandra,
LOL!!!!!
I can identify with the back fat BOOB
.....trying to find a swimsuit for water exercise and to take on the cruise so my butt doesn't hang out if climbing into a boat....ordered a 32 in this and it fit great....them I turned around and looked into the mirror at my back and there was a BOOB above the V straps...ugh!
sent it back ASAP!
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Di,
that's really cute! Maybe a different size wouldn't make the back boobs?
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Di..that's a really cute outfit!! Maybe one size bigger will do the trick like 4sewwhat said. Plumbers butt can be a issue...too funny! I have to keep an eye out for side boobs, back boobs...so many boobs. This way if I have it, I want to get rid of it asap! I actually can't wait for after my exchange when the PS does the fat grafting. Hopefully it happens before the summer. Now there are some area's that really need to go.
Have an awesome cruise!
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I am scheduled for exchange on April 9th and I cannot wait. These TEs are so uncomfortable and I am taking Valium at least 4 times a week to get relief. I was a double DD and want to be a "B" cup. My left breast has dropped a bit and it is because I had radiation to that breast almost 10 years ago.
Can anyone tell me how long you were out of work when you had this done? I heard two weeks, but I am not too sure if I heard correctly. Thank you very much!
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Hi Shorfi,
Wow, you have really been rough a lot since 2004. I had seven weeks off after my Mastectomy because my job involves alot of driving and lifting. It went a long way in making my return go well and my energy being good. I was back for 6 weeks and then had my exchange ten days ago. I am off until 3/24. Revisions are best avoided by a healthy healing phase post both Mx and Exchange. Take more than what you need, you will be surprised at how much better you feel. You are also healing emotionally too!!
Take care..
Mimi
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Hi all,
Question, how many of you wore an upper strap across your breasts while healing post exchange? Mine has me wearing one underneath but not on top. Just wondering how it affects drop and fluff.
Thx!
Mimi
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I was off 2 weeks after exchnge. I had no pocket work tho, so it was pretty easy. Probably could have gone back after 10 days.
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Hi Shorfi...you and I have the same exchange date!! Yay!!
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Mimi...I worry so much about being triple negative. Also I took off 8 weeks after my mastectomy. But I guess I have to believe what my MO said, prognosis is excellent.Happy Spring...How are you feeling? Are you nervous or as anxious as myself?
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Any ladies out there with silicone implants ever have this problem. I will be six weeks post exchange tomorrow and don't see my PS again until May. On the bottom of each breast (more the right) it is harder than the rest of the breast. All along the base of the breast it feels like the silicone has hardened. When I get up each morning it is soft and pliable, but within a half hour of being up it starts to harden again. Not sure if I should see my PS about this or not.
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Shorfi...Oh yes, feeling the same way. At this point not so nervous anymore because the TE's are such a pain in the butt that I just want them out already. Too many times I bumped my boob into the door cause I didn't open it enough and it's always the left one cause its bigger. And on top of that, I can't feel anything so I guess it might hurt
. It's so funny that I sometimes stop in my tracks and laugh. Do you know which implants you are getting? 0 -
cjc1961...that is a good question, I wonder if that is the same for all the ladies that get silicon. I will be watching this to see how it is answered.
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cjc1961 - Mine are silicone (Mentor HP Rounds) and tomorrow I'll be nine weeks post exchange. Never had a hardness problem on either one of them, top or bottom. It might be worth at least a call to your PS....
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Shorfi,
I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers as you go through reconstruction and treatment. Anxiety is so hard to deal with and I understand where you would be. I do know that the TN forum hete may be helpful to you and give you lots of hope from other women who are doing fantastic years after diagnosis and treatment.
Hugs to you..
Mimi
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Mimi, I have never heard of a strap across your chest. What's the purpose of it?
Shorfi, the answer to your question about how long it takes to recover after the exchange is: nobody knows, not even your doctor. Everyone can make a guess, but it's just that...a guess. Not only are we all different in how long it takes us to get past certain healing stages, but so much depends on what your doctor is going to do at the exchange. If there is pocket work or any other kind of revision, that makes a difference. I've also found from personal experience that just because recovery from your previous surgery or surgeries went quickly or smoothly, the next one may be different.
Many women say the exchange is a piece of cake but I found it harder than the BMX and although that's the minority experience, I'm not the only one with that response. Prior to my exchange surgery, other women going through it in the couple of weeks before me all said it was easy so that's what I expected too. I believe not being prepared for an alternate outcome was part of the reason why I had such a difficult time at first. Since then I've read a few others who didn't have the easy time they planned on. I needed a full four weeks before I felt like I was making good progress. Before that it was two steps ahead one day and two steps back the next. I had to let go and let my body decide. Once I turned the corner at four weeks, it was smooth sailing.
I'm not trying to scare you. The odds are certainly in your favor that you'll have an easy time and be able to go back to work in record time. But please don't plan on a certain amount of time. It takes as long as it takes. You can push yourself but there is no sense in doing it. Your body will mutiny sooner or later.
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CJC, I asked my PS about a similar situation. I didn't notice it changing throughout the day like you, but I did feel a difference on the bottom. He said I was feeling the place where the thinner flap joined the thicker skin and soft tissue. The flap the breast surgeon leaves for the plastic surgeon to work with is thin because most of what was beneath it has been removed. At the PS works, he joins the flap to the existing skin. Not only is the existing skin thicker, you are also feeling the incision under the skin. His answer made sense to me.
Wonder why you notice changes. Maybe as gravity pulls your implant down during the day, it pushes the internal scar out so it's more prominent. ???? Just guessing.
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My exchange was on February 10th. I took two weeks off and that was the right amount. I do need to be careful about lifting with my left arm. It was so much easier than BMX. Keep us posted!0
