i asked my doctor how long it would be until my little boob catches up with my bigger one. he said that i have 400 cc in the full one, and 200 cc in the little one. assuming that he's able to put 100 cc in at a time i should be equal by the end of february. i get my first fill on february 1st. then a week or 2 after that i'll go for the next one. then i should just have to do some "touch-ups" to make sure they're both the same. they have to "settle" for 3-6 months again (this is when i got the infection last time, but we're hoping to avoid that this time!) and my final surgery can hopefully be in summer.
i also asked him how i got a leak in the last one. he said it was definitely not anything i did- i was afraid that wrestling with izzy, or sleeping on my stomach had caused it. he said it was a needle stick. we have no idea when or how that happened, but the hole was not a broken seam, it was a pinhole. he also said that you can stand on a full expander and it won't pop, so i don't need to worry about my chest popping when i live my normal life. i forgot to ask him about the strength of my final implant, but i assume it will be the same.
my third big question (that lots of people have asked me and i didn't have an answer for) was how my experience compares to someone that has a boob job for cosmetic purposes only. basically, when you're getting implants in healthy breasts, you don't need to use expanders. they put the final implants in right away the first time. he said it's incredibly painful for about 2 days, and then it just becomes minor discomfort for a couple weeks and is fine. they don't have to go through the disection, which i think is the cutting away of muscle from the skin... and since their skin is healthy, and has not gone through chemo which makes it more brittle and prone to wound infections, they can stretch their skin much faster.
that's all the news i have for now :) will try to do a better job of keeping you updated as this goes on... we'll see how i do!
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Before I had my surgery, I was checking out at the receptionist's desk after a consultation with my plastic surgeon and she wanted to know how I'd be paying. I told her insurance was covering it. She smiled and said, "Honey, insurance doesn't cover augmentations." :)
I guess I must have concealed them well. :)
Not sure what that had to do with your post...just a random memory. Love you, and hoping for healthy boobs from here on out.
M
all you have to do to get a free boob job is get cancer! this should be better advertised :) cancer perks! get your cancer perks here :)
so happy that things are on their way back to being well.Best wishes for healthy boobs from here on out!thanks for the info too!
Lots of love,
Lori
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