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Deb -- ToysRus -- LOLOL!

mom3band1g - I 'm about your same stats - a little larger rib cage & I'm a C.  Whippetmom & Dawn-Hope are right.  There's no way you're an AA.

Your foobs are always cold because the implants are filled with a viscous silicone gel that needs to drain heat from your body to get warm.  No more blood vessels to bring nice warm blood to them.  Good thing you don't live further North!

The sizes are just a number.  Don't obsess too much over it.  What matters most is: are you happy with how you look?  How you feel? 

Aw Mom3b -- go ahead and complain all you want   I am just saying that it's only a number... are they really a lot bigger than they LOOKED before?

Thanks for the info Dee-Kay and Dawn Hope. I'm actually looking forward to this step and just want to keep them looking good. What do you think of wearing a sports bra for a few days? Would it be less likely to crush the new nips?

Ok, finally, I put up pics over at Timtams site.  Go ahead and tell me I am crazy!

Ladies, have any of you seen a  " veteran" poster namedANNIEALSOaround the boards? I have not seen her in a few months... Deborah's funny made  me thing of our ANNIE...... she is another jokester  that can  really make you smile on a bad day!!

ANNIE>>>>>>> WHERE ARE YOU KID ???????????

Thanks for the info, Dawn Hope. I knew there was a reason I was keeping those ugly compression bras for something!

Hi All!

Today I had appts with both my PS and BS. 

Today's appt was just a follow up and my BS gave me an all-clear and will see me again in 6 months time. Yipppeee! 

My appt with the PS was a pre-surg appt. 

I have posted before how I was worried about the size of my TE - it's only filled to 360 cc and I was a bit worried it might be too small even though my PS assured me I would be a C when he's done and that he's going to give me symmetry with my natural side.

My exchange is Feb 3 and today I had a few questions for him.

I asked to see what he was going to put in me and we talked about sizing.  He went to his cupboard and started handing me a bunch of "gummy bear" gel filled implants!  It was kind of funny but very comforting to actually see and touch the implant.

He then took measurements and made notes for the surgery.

He showed me the Allergan 410 implant and told me that based on my measurements he's going to use a 410 FX on me and will take in both a 495 and 560.

He also told me that the TE he used on me was a 13 cm low profile one (you were right Whippetmom) to expand the bottom/base of my breast.

So in my case my PS only used a 300 cc low profile TE (overfilled to 360 cc) and will be replacing that with a larger Allergan 410 495 or 560 cc implant.

I also asked him about the "soft tissue" (aka fat) that the TE is pushing out at the top of my chest and he said that he would lipo that at the exchange surgery or use it for a fat graft if needed on the side (underarm/chest area).

On my natural side he is going to use an "anchor" incision to lift it.

I just thought I would share this info with you since some of you may be having similiar recon.

Oh Suzanne sorry you're not happy with your results. I wasn't all that thrilled with mine initially and had a revision. I also went to another PS for a second opinion on how to fix so I would be happy. Both PS's were on the same page..use a little Alloderm. I had a flat spot on the right and it was sitting up too high cause I had scar tissue on that side that was not allowing the implant to drop. My PS added Alloderm  used smaller implants and widened the right pocket. It sits a little lower and I am very VERY happy in and out of clothes ...FINALLY.

I would tell your PS exactly what you are unhappy about. My PS took pics and together we discussed how everything looked. I felt much better that I wasn't just being picky and the pics helped me have a different view point and made him study them closer to come up with a revision gameplan. I am sure your PS wants you to be happy too. My PS said very few exchanges go without revisions. Another thing I wish they prepped me for at time of mx.

Good luck!

Diane

Thank you, Diane and Deborah for responding to my question   I see my PS next Monday.  He had said that most before/after pics had some "tweaking" that the pics didn't show....I will definitely post again after my 1/17 appointment   Thanks for all the encouragement and great advice!  If I don't like what he tells me, I will be getting a second opinion...trust me!

Thanks Dawn.... GOOD TO KNOW SHE IS STILL HERE.... I miss her posts on EC!...:)...

Diane... thanks for sharing that !  VS can be VERY helpful too. Sometimes VS can have really young fitters, and this can be uncomfortable for some.

I, too, liked VS and liked the way those bra were SEXY! The Nordy's bras were comfortable.. and they served the purpose.... and they fit like a glove...... but the VS bras lifted the sisters and pushed them out the top...LOL... made me feel young again. At Nordy's... I personally wore a smaller size... and at VS.. I was a 34 D...:)

Anywho.... I cannot wear bras anymore due to LE .... but wanted to give a WOOT WOOT out for VS bras and some of their fitters with Diane!!!!

I am having my exchange on March 1st, and I feel like I don't have the slightest idea what's going on.  DH says I'm smaller than I was (expanders now) but he says that just fine with him, but I asked to be the same...maybe it's different once the exchange is done?  I have been told I can't have silicone because they are not made for my size.  I was a "C" cup before BC and I never thought I was that big.  These expanders feel so wide, I hope the implants will be more comfortable.  My PS says she thinks I will like the final result.  I sure hope so, but it feels like it's all happening without any input from me.

Congratulations MarieK and your PS sounds great!

Suzanne:  You would be in the absolute best hands with help from Whippetmom our personal Breast Whisperer!  She often knows more then the surgeons do!