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Thank you Robin.
Yes, these TEs are very annoying and I'm anxious to get them out but I won't rush anything. 
I'll listen to me PS. He told me that he usually waits 3-4 weeks after the last fill. After my fill tomorrow I will be at 450 cc's. We'll be discussing implants tomorrow too. What kind did you get?0 -
Tina, I have 475cc Allergan 410 annatomicals. I will PM you a picture
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Very excited to have scheduled my exchange- March 1, 2016...mt BMX was March 26, 2015 but like another I had to do Chemo and Radiation so it has been a long time with these in! I can not wait for March to get here. My PS said 1 week of work but lets do 2 just to be safe. I am ok with what ever he says. I have a great short term disability and a great boss so I can take as much time as I need. Good luck to everyone who is having their exchanges!
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Hello lovely ladies. I'm home recovering from my exchange. It was a bit harder than I expected.
Despite scopolamine patch and two higher dose Zofran tablets before surgery, I woke extremely nauseous and very dizzy.
Pain is only slightly less than mastectomy. I had hoped for so much less. Surgery was over 2 hours, although for exchanges my PS usually takes just1.5 hours. I think PS had to do a lot of pocket work for both sides.
Right drain put out 50 ml of fluid and left put out 40 in the first few hours, so I'm glad that PS gave me drains.
My hubby and two daughters have been wonderful. I've been resting and I did manage to eat a little applesauce and toast.
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Mominator; Glad you are doing well enough to post:) Thanks for the update. My exchange is scheduled for Tuesday, My PS said I would need a good two weeks to recover and no swimming for four. So I figured there was pain involved:) Did you have any fat grafting. I am supposed to have some liposuction for that so I am sure there is pain involved there as well.
Hope your recovery continues to go well.
Phyllis
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Darumama,
I too went smaller and am very glad I did. I went from a DD or DDD to a C. It is wonderful. Like many here, I too have Allergan 410s. There ought to be something good to come from this, and the smaller size is it for me.
My PS also said to allow two weeks recovery after exchange. I probably would have been fine to work after one week, but I was glad to have the two weeks. I did have some fatigue, and it was nice not to feel pressured to get back to a regular routine right away.
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hello Ladies,
Hope you're all well and Happy New Year - a tad late.....
On Friday it will be 6 weeks since my exchange surgery and I am feeling pretty well physically.
But..... I am also feeling very disappointed and feel badly about it. I am disappointed because the gap between my breasts is still huge! And I am quite certain it keeps spreading! It's 2 inches at least currently. As well, my PS says he was only able to put in 225 gr natrelle high projection profile implants. I was originally okay with this as my gap was smaller, but now that it seems to be spreading the implants look too small on my chest now. I have a small rib cage - 27 inches, so the gap looks even worse on me.
I see my surgeon tomorrow and I really like him and I think he did a good job so I don't know what to say about any of this.....plus I can see some rippling as well. I had such a bad reaction to the anaesthetic that I am very leery about more surgery.
Okay, pity party over. Thank you for listening........
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Hey everyone, I'm one those who also want to be a bit smaller than my previous full C to D (when I've put on a pound or two) self. My PS first suggested 600 cc high profile Mentors and I just about coughed up a lung. I'm 5'2" around 112 lbs normally. Anyone with 525-550 cc high profile Mentors out there to weigh in on where that leaves you? I'm about three weeks off from exchange and still pondering. Thanks!
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pch, I have 700ml high profile smooth rounds and fat grafting 165 ml each side, and I still have a few flat areas and divots. My ps said don't look at it like breast augmentation implants, cuz the implant is your whole breast. I was a b cup before and now a c cup cuz of the wider width. I weigh 175-180 lbs and 5'3". They weigh about 1.5 pounds each.
Zukicat, all I can say is be totally honest with your ps. Also, maybe wear a supportive sports bra at bedtime to help keep your implants from going out toward your armpits. I still wear a bra at bedtime cuz the support feels better (I've had my implants for 10 months now). My left side was noticeably lower at first, but I've been gently trying to work the right one down...now they look more even ( left is still a little lower).
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Pch. . .600 sounds pretty big. I stopped my expansion at 250 due to my nerve pain and PS was able to get 300 HP Mentors in. I'm and small C with those. We did discuss have the most projection for my MLS o I be leave the are smaller around with more projection. I have very tight pockets and pecs so they are close together and don't shift.
Zukicat. . .ask your PS about the possibility of revision to tighten the pockets.
Scottie
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PCH, I had exchange on 12/28. If it helps...I'm 5'6" 104 lbs and was a small 34C before. I have Mentor anatomicals (Memory Shape) 350cc Moderate Plus profile. My old bras seem to fit and I absolutely (personally) would not have wanted to be bigger than this.
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pch - if u don't want to be a c or d than i think you need smalerl. I'm 5'1" 107 lbs. First set of boobies were mentor smooth rounds mpp 425 cc. That was a b cup on me. Second set was mentor memoryshape mpp 525 and that was a c on me. My final set ( I hope) is mentor memoryshape hp 555. Theyre a full c or small d on me and I love them. I of course wanted to b a full c cause the boobies that tried to kill me were a small b. Have u asked whippetmom for her advice??
Zukicat - sorry u too r unhappy with your exchange. Unfortunately PS don't tell us before we begin how common it is for BC patients to need a revision or two to get things Right. It took me two revisions to get my twins (long story but pec muscles was detached by 1st PS). If you read through the posts you'll c that the majority of women have some kind of tweaking done after exchange. I know that's of little comfort but at least you're not alone. We specialize in pitty parties here.
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Hello everyone! Here's a question to those who have their implants already:
Have you heard of having different size implants between the two breasts?PS had met with me right before surgery and we had agreed on FX410410, which is 410 gm. He said he would be using the sizers to check before he put in the implants. But I'm reading through the paperwork and I see that my left breast received model FX410450, which is 450 gm, and my right breast received FX410495, which is 495 gm. The right breast does seem a bit bigger than the left.
My right breast has always been larger than the left (during mastectomy 812 gm was removed from the right breast and 666 gm from the left), but I was expecting to receive the same size implant for both breasts. PS did a lot of pocket work in both breasts, as both breasts are really sore and have been putting out a lot of fluid in the drains. I saw the nurse yesterday and I will see the PS tomorrow.
So, any ideas??
I'm not upset nor angry at anyone. I'm just really surprised.
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I know some breast augmentation ladies get different sizes all the time to correct asymmetry. Maybe your chest cavity was larger on one side than the other? I would definitely ask.
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Mominator my PS already told me he will most likely use 2 different sizes. My right breast evidently sat deeper in my chest and now the TE on that side has 100cc more than left and it still is a bit smaller. I trust his judgement. Will see him tomorrow to have another fill in both.
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Anyone ever heard of a stitch granuloma? I have a small nodule/lump on at 3:00 on my right breast. I had my exchange at the end of September. So, I went to my breast surgeon today and he did an ultrasound. He thinks it is an alloderm stitch granuloma where the PS stitched in the alloderm. He was not concerned, but wants me back in 3 months for another ultasound to see if it has changed. IF it has, he is going to do a fine needle biopsy. I sure hope he is right.
BUT, have any of you ever heard of this?
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Mominator-I currently have the same size implants on both sides, 750's and my right(cancer) side looks smaller. My right breast was always bigger, so it is odd to me. I don't see PS until March, but it seems I may need a larger size on right side.
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mysunshine: I had stitch granulomas from my neurosurgery. The inside stitches are dissolvable, and are usually absorbed by the body. But my stitches formed little bumps just under the skin. Eventually, the bumps worked their way out of the skin. It felt like pimples. I did scratch a few out and they were indeed tiny little grains.
Kingster, new_me, and Maxdog: I thought after the BMx that the two breasts would be more equal in size. Maybe the right is more swollen than the left and they may still look even after a while.
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Zukicat, When I asked my PS about the space between my implants, she said that was how I was BEFORE the mastectomy! I was always small (A cup) so maybe it wasn't as noticeable, but I still don't quite believe it. And I'm still smaller than I wanted to be due to a lot of scar tissue on my radiated side.
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I just got back from my post-op appointment with PS, and I found out why it was more extensive than just an exchange and why the implants are different sizes.
As we expected, Plastic Surgeon had to do a lot of "pocket work" on both breasts. Also, PS removed some fat tissue that was just under the skin on the lower halves of both my breasts. The fat was keeping the skin stiff and slowing down the healing. The fat was "not exactly necrotic" but it was "definitely not happy" where it was. I don't know how much total he removed, but it was a lot. PS said he removed about 50 grams more from the right breast than the left. So that's why he put a bigger implant on the right side (495 gm) than the left (450 gm) to even them out. PS thinks the breasts look even now, or perhaps the left is possibly slightly bigger.
Both breasts are really swollen, but are starting to shape up much better. I am happy with the results.
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Do you think the fat was left because this was propholactic? My PS left only a thin layer to help the implants not show edges. It did a great job! I have no palpatal edges.
Robin
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Sorry I have to hijack this thread for a minute but since we're on the subject of fat, does anyone know of a proven treatment for cellulite?? I guess all those day spent recooperating from my surgeries has now given me cellulite!on my booty. I finally have a set of boobies I can go topless with and now I can't wear a thong...lol.
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thank you all for your replies.
I saw my PS yesterday and he agreed that the space was pretty big. He told me they could do some revisions which included using an alloderm-like product to make an interior bra to pull/push them closer together. Ugh. But he said in the mean time to buy a bra that pushes them closer together and to wear it as much as possible, as the scar tissue is still forming, even after 6 weeks. I don't think it will do much, but we will see. Great.
Also, I have to report to the hospital clinic he runs on Monday morning to have an internal stitch removed before it punctures through my skin! Yikes! A lot of my stitches near and around my incision seem to be very slow in dissolving, but he said to wait and see with the others.
Fun times lol!!
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Leslienva,
I was tiny before my mastectomy as well and had a big space on my sternum. I tried on some bras yesterday and it looks like I am now a 32 B. No knockers here lol! How much bigger were you able to get? I have Natrelle gummies 410 anatomicals at ONLY 225 g each side, so very small!!
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I had my exchange in June. In September I had fat grafting done and Botox injected into the pectoral muscles.
I was told that the Botox has lasted for six months to a year in other patients.
For me it only lasted 3 weeks, but i was told that the did not use much. My body reabsorbed all of the fat which was only 150cc within less than 2 months.
Does any one know anything about this and how to resolve it.
I am having two complications Capsular contracture and dynamic breast deformity.
These complications are causing me great distress mostly because of how it feels like (I have a vice of some sort gripping both breast) and the implants have gotten very hard. It is painful to do the massage that I was told to do.
Please if anyone has any advice, experience please share I have found myself depressed over the results.
My foobs are very hard and not symmetrical anymore.
Robin
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Best wishes to everyone. . .
mjh1 thanks for making me smile today while we await Snowmaggeddon2 in WetLanta. The only "cure" I have found is treadmill, running and hiking. Yes, I'm one of those baby's got back girls since BC. I have managed to firm things up a lot in the past year though. If you find another way, please share.
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Robinblessed: I can only guess why the fat was left behind. I had very large breasts before the mastectomy. Maybe BS and PS were being conservative in the amount of tissue they took during the mastectomy.
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I finally have a set of boobies I can go topless with and now I can't wear a thong...lol.
I don't mean to laugh but thank you, I needed that.
I am dealing with some post MX pain and am going to try at-home cupping therapy. My poor husband. Anyway, I saw on the reviews, on Amazon, a lot people thought it helped with cellulite. So, not proven...but maybe something to try.BTW, I am out in Suffolk County but starting traveling to Great Neck for new PS follow ups. Glad you are pleased with your boobies!
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Saw PS yesterday. Exchange surgery set for March 16. Originally (tentatively) set for March 4 but PS will be on vacation. I am fine with waiting a bit more. Will get gummi bear anatomicals and fat grafts. Surgery is at a day surgery center rather than the hospital and i was very surprised at that. I didn't think surgery centers did actual surgeries including drains. In a way it makes me feel a bit less anxious since it isn't considered 'serious' enough to warrant using the hospital. PS said it will take 2 hours and then several hours in recovery and then home. Hoping it goes that smoothly : /
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mjh1, re: cellulite.....ballet class. Ever seen a ballerina with cellulite on their legs? Nope. The regimen you go through really tightens the glutes and thighs, especially in that hard to reach upper and outer back of the legs area. If interested, let me know and for starters I can give you an exercise to do at home 3 min a day that will help tone (and lengthen, not bulk) all the major muscles in your legs. Also, cut down or cut out on starchy carbs (bread, chips, crackers, potatoes etc). Just cutting out that stuff and getting the right kind of exercise can really help tone things up. Good luck.
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