Implant Exchange (oYo) ~ Anyone go/stay SMALL?? (B cup)
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Anniemom - SOOO good to see you!!! I was worried about you not having seen you for so long. I hear ya about the busy end of the school year. Im going through the same. EDAY is June 7?? YEAHHHH....I hope to be the week after that. I find out Tuesday. Hang in there Girlfriend!!!
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Suebee? Really - the next week? That came up so fast....wow! Can't wait to hear how it goes!!!
I have a feeling that I will have to move mine out. AND I have to go back to work on June 10th. I am in denial....
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Anniemom - Well, here's HOPING for June 15 for me. How caught up are you on these boards? My PS is MOVING in July!!! Ill be SOOOOO mad if on Tuesday he tells me he cant do my surgery. I dont mind going to someone else for followups but COME ON- this is already my second PS!!! I hope they dont move yours...this stop/start thing has been making me crazy so I can imagine how you feel.
And come by the Photo Forum and see my pix when you get a chance! Ill update it on Tuesday after the next fill.
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Oh, bummer on the PS moving....especially since it is PS #2!!!! I have to remember how to get on the forum. I was thinking of you, after SIX months with these coconuts, I had a split due to a stitch. It just closed up, but I had these visions of the entire thing opening due to low blood counts. Yikes, there is always some kind of worry going on.
Could you ever go to wherever your PS is moving to???? Maybe it it Hawaii?
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Wow, the problem with not checking in often enough is that I can't go back and comment on all of the items that sparked a thought in my head when I read them!
Megan, I am in my third month of Tamoxifen and am slowly seeing side effects creep up on me. Mouth sores, hips ache, pelvic pressure throughout the month. I'm still on the fence about whether I am comfortable taking it with the risks involved but it lowers my chance of recurrance to about 10% if I stay on it. It's a tough call for any of us and I like what Dr. Susan Love wrote when she said it's highly personal but one year is better than none and two is better than one. That's all I'm shooting for. A little bit at a time.
I have a question for the ladies who have already been through their exchanges. What was your recovery like? For some reason I'm planning to bounce right back. Is that foolish? My surgery is on a Monday and I have a dinner meeting scheduled at my house that Friday. Will that work? And were you able to drive right away? (I couldn't lift my arms after MX to turn the wheel.) And were you on pain killers like after MX? My doc uses that darn surgical bra all over again which I hated because it was so confining everywhere! (Hurts armpits, etc.) How long until you can switch out to a cami with shelf bra again?
Sorry for all the questions. I've been filling the calendar like I'm having dental work done and I suddenly realized that I might be sadly mistaken about my expectations!
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Sandybeach - great questions...I have the same questions, since I have surgery on June 7, back to work on June 10th! Help!
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Glad I was "late" enough to hear the good news that you DO get your exchange Cameron!!
And Annie~ great to see you ~ sorry you have been burnt out , I know exactly how you feel... this week especially..for some reason I just feel exhausted by the end of the day and have no motiviation to exercise..so it's like a viscous cycle. I hope you are able to get your Eday in June.
Sue~I haven't been over to see your pics yet..but I will as soon as I'm done typing this!
Citykitty~ We had our exchange about the same time if I remember...did you have steri strips? Mine haven't come off yet! My PS said the longer they are on the better..I just let the soapy water go over them in the shower ~ I don't "scrub" or anything. I just don't want to still have these things on 6 months down the road! lol! Plus, I'm so curious to see how the incision looks!
Sandybeach~ My BC stats twin! lol! ...obviously everyone is different..but for me the exchange was a piece o'cake. I was off the percocet by day two. Maybe took advil the next day and nothing after that. I had to keep reminding myself of the arm restrictions because it barely hurt, if at all!! I had surgery on Thursday.. and went back to the next Wednesday. My doc had me wear the surgical bra for 72 hours and then I would just wear a sports bra. I hope yours goes as smoothly!
Megan ~ talking about husband's catching you looking at threads you prob shouldn't or that might depress you..... one of them was when Olga passed away. I had seen their story..the sweet husband on the boards talking about what they were going through..young kids...hoping for a miracle...when he posted that large picture of just her beautiful vivacious face smiling back at you when she died.. I just lost it. I just started bawling. I tear up even thinking about it now. It's just so hard because when you are Stage 1 or 2 especially ~ you want to be positive and upbeat and the statistics are definitely on our side...but at the same time you don't want to completely put your head in the sand and not acknowledge that the reality is that BC can be a really ugly beast and not everyone can be fortunate enough to have the statistics on their side.
Sorry...don't mean to be a Debbie Downer.
.... I'm gonna go look at Sue's boobs and try to cheer myself up. 
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Susan...I think we can all relate. I was wandering all around these threads. It is hard not to...there is so much great information, so many wonderful women, it accentuates how hard this struggle can be. For now, I try to limit to a couple of threads....
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Susan, your post really hit a chord with me. This thread is such a happy place to be compared to so many others. And don't you find that we reach out more when there is a problem so that is what usually dominates the chat rooms? I've been floating along like my cancer was just a blip in my life and all of a sudden my back started hurting and I panicked! I've been reading "Why I wore lipstick to my mastectomy" and Geralyn Lucas brings such humor and life to what we have all gone through. I recommend it even if it's just one of those books you skim through.
Annie, our surgeries are only a day apart! (June 6 for me). Can't wait, although I've kind of gotten used to my size now. It will be so nice to be able to shop for a pretty bra again though. Yes, I am one of those who likes the pretty bras! It just makes me feel good wearing one for some reason!
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And Susan, you mentioned that we are BC stats twins... Are you able to share why you decided against Tamoxifen? I don't mean to pry if it's too personal.
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Annie - good to see you back around this thread :-) I'm excited for you and your exchange coming up! stick around here and we will be your support, for sure! I definitley understand the nerves you are feeling, I felt surprisingly nervous when it was exchange-time, just such a long culmination of events leading up to THIS day...vent to us all you need, we are here for you!
Sue - can't wait to hear what your PS says...I am pulling for you - I'll be the one chanting "NO MOVING SUE'S E-DAY, NO MOVING SUE'S E-DAY!!!!!
Susan - I know the thread you are referring to and it was indeed heartbreaking and a harsh reality of just how brutal BC can be...so incerdibly sad...
Sandy - thanks for your input re: tamoxifen...my sister hasn't decided what to do yet, but I worry about her alot - she is almost 6 years older than me (she's 42), and I got BC...and now her chances rose to 40%...she has alot to think about, and I think if I was in her shoes, I'd go for it.
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Wow you look away for a minute and look at all of the responses! LOL
I totally get it about the other threads. I read one about how BFFs leave when the chips are down just at my lowest point and I completely talked myself into believing my BFF was a total jerk who didnt care about me at all. I think after I 'had it out' with her that I realized it was all in my head and how I needed to stop reading threads that dont apply. THANKfully I stayed off the Stage 3 and 4 boards....too emotionally attached!!! AND Thankfully I have a very understanding BFF!!! Gosh I think there was about a month if you mentioned her name, I burst into tears and that is SO NOT ME. Funny how illness can completely change you.
Susan - ok this sounds funny - but thanks for looking at my boobs! LOL!!
Megan - I love the chant...keep it up and Ill report back! I dont want to have a hissy fit at my PS!
Anniemom - not sure where he is going....but if its a deployment, I know he is doing far more important work in the field than fixing my boob, so Ill have to get over that one. But Hawaii would be nice! I lived there for 3.5 years!
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I have to share a dream I had with you all -
It was a late evening, pretty dark outside, except for the street lights. I was driving a car that was filled with my entire family, mom, dad, sister, her husband, nephew, my 2 daughters and my hub.(yes, how we all fit in the car, I'm not sure - dreams can do that ;-) Next to me while I was driving was my older daughter, Grace (she's almost 8).
We came to a red light at an intersection, everyone was happily chatting and it was a beautiful evening, the windows in the car were all down. I see a man - darkly dressed, coming up, walking across the busy intersection, (of which there were no other cars) and I got nervous & felt uneasy, he was looking right at me, and I started to fumble to raise the windows, but couldn't do it in time. The man comes up to ONLY my window and still looking at me, slowly pulls out a hand gun, points it right at me, & begins to pull the trigger....BUT then he stops suddenly, tosses the gun into the car and it lands at my daughter Grace's feet. The man looks at me one last time, calmly & non-threateningly, but with a very blank expression says, "Sorry..." then he turns away and walks across the empty (but should have been busy) intersection and disappears.
I woke up from this dream verrrrry uneasy. I couldn't fall back to sleep after and told my hub the next day. His interpretation, which made some sense to me was that the man represented BC and my making it to the "other side" of this whole ordeal, like the man walking away and leaving the gun with my daughter, what's that about? I cannot tell you how vivid this dream was, so real and scary when I thought I was dead for sure...that gun was going to kill me. I thought I could do nothing about it. But then he just stopped...still gives me chills when I recall it. I wonder what it meant that the gun landed at my oldest daughter's feet. I have been stressing about my sister this week and perhaps sub-consciously thinking about my own 2 daughters' realities that cancer could be a factor in their lives....
I don't know if I painted a good picture of that dream here for you, but I just wanted to share it anyway..any thoughts on what it might have meant? Have you had wierd, possible bc dreams?
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SandyBeach~ I read the that book right after my diagnosis! .... and I was really bummed when they told me I couldn't wear make-up into surgery..but...but...what about that lady that wore lipstick!!!??!! lol! (I did sneak some eyeliner/mascara on though, shhhh!) I also "lucked out" that I was diagnosed the beginning of October.. you know... "Breast Cancer Awareness Month" ... so there were all sorts of shows/documentaries that you could watch on our cable's "on demand". My husband, son (and mom too) and I watched several of them and it really helped open up communication and be prepared for what was coming. One of them was a round table discussion with the author, Geralyn Lucas, leading the discussion. She's so young and beautiful!
Anyhoo... regarding us BC stats twinness... maybe my stats are worded funky... I actually AM taking Tamoxifen for 5 years. Being really high ER+, I wasn't messing with that one! My Onc (and I) feel that it really is my best weapon of choice.
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Man I must type slow...things moved while I was responding!
Sue ~ LOL! It my my pleasure!
Megan ~ Wow! What a vivid scary dream! I tend to agree with your hubby's interpretation. In fact, I was thinking that even before I got to the part where you mention him saying it. And the gun at your daughters feet... kinda meaning that YOU may have "dodged the bullet" ..but it's not "over"....the next generation faces the same fears?
I have vivid dreams all the time...unfortunately, I can't remember them 1/2 the time!!
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Firedancer--that dream is giving ME chills! I do believe our subconscious is very busy as we sleep. With my very limited Psych major background, only reassurance I can offer you is that YOU were "driving", YOU were "behind the wheel", YOU were "in the drivers seat"..no matter what expression you go with or how you slice it, you were essentially in control of the situation.You took control of your situation in real life and perhaps the dream is just a nod to that.
Ilene
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Ilene & Susan - I haven't dreamt that strongly in MONTHS! I found it interesting because lately I am starting to 'accept' that this is my new "normal"...I'm getting used to my foobs and have been going about my daily life again. I know there isn't much left to do from here, occasional check-ups etc, but the scheduling of surgeries, fills... the stress & anxiety can be kind of be "put away" for now. I think I am starting to accept myself and actually feel like it's ok to look ahead now. I hadn't thought too deeply about it until that dream...
Ilene - I hadn't thought about it in terms of me being "behind the wheel" but that does seem very accurate! thanks for your input :-)
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Susan - yesss! the worry about what my girls will be in store for is going to be a huge worry of mine for the future, it's crazy how these things can trickle into our sleep & dreams, I don't think I've had a dream filled with so many parts to interpret since I found out about all this bc stuff back in the fall! ...but back then I was dreaming about a pack of ferocious wolves that were after me as I ran through a freezing-cold, ice & snow-covered landscape with no end in site,
...me and my crazy dreams! 0 -
I would always have the nightmare of..I'm on a public bus and all of a sudden realize I'm naked! ...hmmmm.. haven't had one of those since I've posted pics on Tim Tam's site....maybe helped resolve an issue I didn't realize I had.
Quick, Megan...go post your pics...it's for your own mental health!
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Megan wow that was SOME dream....but I agree on the Dodged A Bullet Theory.....as well as the drivers seat analogy. But im no expert.
And yes - quick go post them!!! LOL
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I wish that some plastic surgeon would come up with an easier surgery for those women who wish to have A or AA breasts. Now that would make them some big money.
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Edited to add: since I came down with epilepsy, I only remember dreams if I get woken up. That was such a vivid dream, firedancer, and kind of spooky!
Anniemom, My hemoglobin was 9.6 this time. The standard for "normal" people is 12-16.
When it came back low, the PCP was ready to cancel my surgery, to give me more time to get my blood healthy. I asked him to confer with my PS and it was decided that since we aren't doing something like open heart surgery, it was acceptable.
At my last pre-op in Feb. it was at 13, and even THEN the doc wasn't thrilled. I wish he'd put me on Iron supplements after THAT pre-op in February! I nearly had to reschedule E-Day!!
Here are more craptastic bloodwoork results!:
Iron, standard is 40-150, but ME? 18.
Iron % saturation, standard 20-55, I'm at 4.
Ferritin should be 15-150, I'm at 9.
Soooo YEAH I'm taking double doses of iron pills, doctors orders, he could not BELIEVE I'm a happy person who "feels fine" with this awful blood. I'm used to the low white cell count, that's been normal since I came down with Epilepsy in 11th grade. But the more I thought about the red cell count, the more I wonder: DO I actually feel good? I am always tired, but I have an exhausting job. I can't wait to see what these iron pills do for my energy level!!!
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I have just posted my pictures on the photo forum under same name. I am going to see the ps next week to see how much farther I need to expand/ am able to expand as I am aiming for a 400/450 hi proj. silicone round implant.
Sue- Finally found out how to resize the photos! Opinions are welcome...
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Cameron - sounds like the Thallessemia Trait - I have that and my Iron comes out low all of the time. I also have oxygen problems in surgery. My sons delivery FREAKED me out when my oxygen plummeted and then his heart rate did. Anyway, its probably not Thallessemia becuase you would know by now...Ive had it all my life and was TOLD (read my chart one day) when I was 40...after kids and all. Wouldve been nice to know sooner as they do genetics testing on us poor souls.
Red- really really on my way to see now!!!
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Suebee I guess my doc has 3 years to break it to me gently then!
Oh who am I kidding, it's more like 2 years and 4 months.
I'm kind of looking forward to 40. I think it's going to be an awesome time. Maybe I'll decide to get married again! Or possibly, find a boyfriend. Or schedule some time to contemplate entertaining going on a date...
Maybe I'll adopt a puppy! I can get behind that idea!
Have I mentioned that E-day is coming up on Monday. Because it is.
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Shoot Cameron I am FAR hotter now that I was before 40!!! LOL - I am more confident, I feel better, and sexier. Of course that has A LOT to do with how much I have been exercising and taking care of myself. My neighbor posted a photo taken the other day on facebook and it was the first real photo Ive seen of myself since I lost weight.....DANG I have a "Body By Zumba". LOL ok that was a little bit much. I mean to say 40 is all in attitude.
AND EDAY EDAY EDAY EDAY EDAY!!!! Its almost HERE!!!
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I give up. Where are pictures posted?
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Youhave to send a Private Message to Timtam, Whippetmom, or Lilah - there are a couple of others too. Request access to the picture forum and they will probably grant it since it seems youve been around here long enough. They want to make sure that the people who have access are legitimate.
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Cameron, My best to you on Monday! Looking forward hearing from you after e-day. We are very close in frame size. What size implant are you aiming for?How did your ps choose the smaller te's for you? I keep wondering if my ps routinely uses smaller te's as a specific technique. I'll have to ask! I see other women of the same frame getting larger volume TE's and I worry that mine are too small-capacity!Any other med. ht./small TE vol. women out there to comment?Thanks!! (Also posted this on the pic forum, but not sure how to best reply to people yet).0
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Hey all--I finally got some pics loaded on pic site....quite the process this uploading! The "B"s are up there (or since they are still a little lopsided, maybe they are 2B and Not2B).
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