Update on reconstruction

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pinkkari09
pinkkari09 Member Posts: 877
edited March 2014 in Breast Cancer #1
I just wanted to let all of you know that my reconstruction revision surgery yesterday went well and I'm now pleased with my results. I know I shared my nightmare lopsided-ness with all of you a few weeks ago and I hope I didn't scare anyone too much, but I'm now symmetrical and happy :). My PS did a great job of fixing things which in turn has boosted my self esteem and given me the courage to show my face in public. Thank God for a successful surgery, I was really down on the last one. BTW, many of you have commented on my photo, those are expanders at the max :) lol, my new breasts are much more realistic :)
Miles of Love,
~Kari

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  • camsgram
    camsgram Member Posts: 106
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    I am glad you feel better
    I am glad you feel better and like the girls now. I am still in expander mode and cant wait to get em out! You do look great in pic...hard to tell those babies are expanders!
  • VickiSam
    VickiSam Member Posts: 9,079 Member
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    camsgram said:

    I am glad you feel better
    I am glad you feel better and like the girls now. I am still in expander mode and cant wait to get em out! You do look great in pic...hard to tell those babies are expanders!

    Kari .. I am thrilled that you are happy with newest
    revision .. Gee, sometimes what we have to go thru - for a nice set of racks!


    Vicki Sam
  • Heatherbelle
    Heatherbelle Member Posts: 1,226 Member
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    Awesome! Glad it went well &
    Awesome! Glad it went well & even more glad that you're happy with your results. I'm in the beginning of reconstruction & getting my first fill next Wednesday!
    *hugs*
    Heather
  • jk1952
    jk1952 Member Posts: 613
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    Heatherbelle said:

    Awesome! Glad it went well &
    Awesome! Glad it went well & even more glad that you're happy with your results. I'm in the beginning of reconstruction & getting my first fill next Wednesday!
    *hugs*
    Heather

    Kari, I'm so glad that the
    Kari, I'm so glad that the surgery went well and you now have a matched set. I know how my self esteem improved so much after my revision surgery. It does make a world of difference: even if no one else notices, we notice being lopsided.

    Joyce
  • Jean 0609
    Jean 0609 Member Posts: 2,462
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    Great news Kari!
    Glad you are happy with your new girls.
  • Menda
    Menda Member Posts: 128
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    Jean 0609 said:

    Great news Kari!
    Glad you are happy with your new girls.

    Congratulaions!!!!! If you
    Congratulaions!!!!! If you feel good about yourself it will show. I am soo happy for you.
  • m-star
    m-star Member Posts: 441
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    Menda said:

    Congratulaions!!!!! If you
    Congratulaions!!!!! If you feel good about yourself it will show. I am soo happy for you.

    Kari, even your expanders
    Kari, even your expanders look great! =D

    I love the size of my TE's and am making the most of them as they will be smaller after exchange. I am getting gummy and my PS overfills by about 150ml =(
  • bakerette
    bakerette Member Posts: 74
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    I can't tell from the photo
    I can't tell from the photo that they are expanders. Oh well. I've never been much into boobs. But I'm glad they were able to fix the symetry for you. I know that could drive a person nuts, to feel lopsided and not quite right. Like when a picture is hanging crooked. Glad it's all better for ya now. Are they comfortable? I'm just starting I get my first fill on August 5.
  • Kylez
    Kylez Member Posts: 3,761 Member
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    Jean 0609 said:

    Great news Kari!
    Glad you are happy with your new girls.

    Glad that you had the
    Glad that you had the surgery and are now feeling better about how you look!
  • DianeBC
    DianeBC Member Posts: 3,881 Member
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    Jean 0609 said:

    Great news Kari!
    Glad you are happy with your new girls.

    Congrats! Glad your recon
    Congrats! Glad your recon surgery went so well for you! Got a new pic yet?

    Bet you still look great!


    Hugs!
  • jo jo
    jo jo Member Posts: 1,175
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    Kari glad your happy with
    Kari glad your happy with the girls now...i know how you felt cuz my expanders were lopsided...one was shaped like a softball and the other a football, one was high and one was low and the bigger they got the more noticable. Now i have the real girls in and im really happy with them except i wished they were alittle bigger. But when I looked like a verity of sport balls it didnt do much for my self esteem either!
    Glad your finally happy!
  • Ritzy
    Ritzy Member Posts: 4,381 Member
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    jo jo said:

    Kari glad your happy with
    Kari glad your happy with the girls now...i know how you felt cuz my expanders were lopsided...one was shaped like a softball and the other a football, one was high and one was low and the bigger they got the more noticable. Now i have the real girls in and im really happy with them except i wished they were alittle bigger. But when I looked like a verity of sport balls it didnt do much for my self esteem either!
    Glad your finally happy!

    YEH!
    This is great Kari! Not that you had to have more surgery, but, that you feel so much better now!

    You get out there and enjoy your life! ( and, your new boobs )


    Sue :)
  • Help4Sis
    Help4Sis Member Posts: 53
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    Ritzy said:

    YEH!
    This is great Kari! Not that you had to have more surgery, but, that you feel so much better now!

    You get out there and enjoy your life! ( and, your new boobs )


    Sue :)

    Tissue E's
    Those of you with the expanders.... are/were you able to get fills during the times you had chemo? radiation?

    Oh, and how often did you go for fills?

    Thanks, Linda
  • jo jo
    jo jo Member Posts: 1,175
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    Help4Sis said:

    Tissue E's
    Those of you with the expanders.... are/were you able to get fills during the times you had chemo? radiation?

    Oh, and how often did you go for fills?

    Thanks, Linda

    Linda
    Yes you can get fills during chemo...i didnt have rads so i dont know about that but i had my fills once a week
  • Jean 0609
    Jean 0609 Member Posts: 2,462
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    Help4Sis said:

    Tissue E's
    Those of you with the expanders.... are/were you able to get fills during the times you had chemo? radiation?

    Oh, and how often did you go for fills?

    Thanks, Linda

    Yes you can get fills during chemo
    Like jo jo said, you can get fills during chemo. I finished my fills, but have to wait until after chemo for my exchange. I actually went every week for my fills, however, that was my choice. It could have been every 2 or 3 weeks. I didn't have any discomfort, so that's why I went every week.
  • jo jo
    jo jo Member Posts: 1,175
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    Jean 0609 said:

    Yes you can get fills during chemo
    Like jo jo said, you can get fills during chemo. I finished my fills, but have to wait until after chemo for my exchange. I actually went every week for my fills, however, that was my choice. It could have been every 2 or 3 weeks. I didn't have any discomfort, so that's why I went every week.

    Oh yeah ...like Jean said,
    Oh yeah ...like Jean said, your fills and how often you have them depend on you. How well you do with them sets the stage of how often you get the fills.
    Most of us will agree that you need to take fills slow...dont feel like your in a race to get it done...cuz then you might get stretch marks or thin skin or a number of other things. Just have patience when doing it and youll have better results.
  • Help4Sis
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    jo jo said:

    Oh yeah ...like Jean said,
    Oh yeah ...like Jean said, your fills and how often you have them depend on you. How well you do with them sets the stage of how often you get the fills.
    Most of us will agree that you need to take fills slow...dont feel like your in a race to get it done...cuz then you might get stretch marks or thin skin or a number of other things. Just have patience when doing it and youll have better results.

    Thanks JoJo and Jean....

    Thanks JoJo and Jean....
  • DebbyM
    DebbyM Member Posts: 3,289 Member
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    bakerette said:

    I can't tell from the photo
    I can't tell from the photo that they are expanders. Oh well. I've never been much into boobs. But I'm glad they were able to fix the symetry for you. I know that could drive a person nuts, to feel lopsided and not quite right. Like when a picture is hanging crooked. Glad it's all better for ya now. Are they comfortable? I'm just starting I get my first fill on August 5.

    Very happy for you Kari!
    Very happy for you Kari!

    Hugs, Debby
  • laurissa
    laurissa Member Posts: 773
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    Kari
    I'm glad everything went well this time. Take care.
  • susie09
    susie09 Member Posts: 2,930
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    Jean 0609 said:

    Great news Kari!
    Glad you are happy with your new girls.

    Good news Kari! Very happy
    Good news Kari! Very happy for you!

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