Just to let you ladies (who may have been following my story over the months of having my implants removed due to pain and spiking temperatures) know that I now have a date for bilateral recon using Lipomodelling. I saw Mr Bonomi at Worthing Hospital yesterday and he has given me a date of June 26th which is MUCH, MUCH sooner than I had anticipated!!! Guess who’s excited now? He assures me he can make me a small B cup although it will take 3 surgeries to acheive this.
I’m more than happy and can’t wait for it to start!!!
Trudie.
Dear Trudie, thats such good news!! You must be so excited. Soon this will all be over and you can start moving forward with your life.
Im seeing my surgeon on Monday to discuss removing implants etc. I cant wait. However, Im a little worried as I have met some ladies that had the tightness and they didnt have implants to start with. Makes me thinks that I could possibly wake up after the op no different. Thank goodness I know your story…im hoping I will get some relief like you. I know I have to give it a try…ive no choice.Cant wait to have a moment without a constant reminder of what have been through/going through.To walk along the street painfree/tightness free will be the best feeling ever!
Anyway, please keep us updated with your progress. You must be feeling wonderful!
Lots of love, Sandyb x
Dear Trudie,
I saw my surgeon today and I am having my implants removed in the next couple of weeks. He said I need to give my body and soul a rest and then reconsider the next step when I feel well enough.
I am so happy. He seems pretty certain that I will have some relief.
Will keep you posted.
Love Sandyb x
Hi Sandy,
So glad to hear that those pesky implants will be gone soon. I felt the relief as soon as I woke up back on the ward. That awful “tight band” feeling had gone at last.
Let me know when you have it done and how you’re getting on,
Trudie.
Thanks Trudie.
I think they will be out within a few weeks. Im going to chase it up tomorrow. Now I know theyre going I just want them out. Cant believe ive suffered this for almost 9 months!! My surgeon was really sympathetic and told me hes going to remove them himself. He also discussed doing something in the near future, when im fully recovered that sounded like Lipomodelling but ill ask more when the time comes.
Again, thanks for all your help on this one. Ill keep you updated and likewise id like to hear how youre getting on,
Love Sandyb x
Hi Sandy, It will be exciting if you end up getting the Lipomodelling done too!! I’ll be posting photos of mine on bcpals.org so you’ll be able to see the results for yourself.
Trudie.
Thanks Trudie
Your posts have been a great help and ill keep following this to see how you get on. Can I ask one more thing please? Did you have the tightness all around your back as well as the front? I have it all around and am just wonfering if theres a chance that I will get some relief from the back too.
Best wishes,
Sandyb x
Ps: If I do end up having the lipomodelling then it will all be thanks to you for makiung me aware if this procedure.
Hi Trudie,
Its me again! I have tried to send you a PM but not sure if you got it or not!(I have been having some problems doing this so please don’t think I’ve been ignoring you!).
I am very pleased for you and hope you get on better this time around! To those of you who don’t knoew my story, I was deconstructed at the same time as Trudie! I had my expander implants in for 2 years (yes, awful , tight discomfort all that time!) and the difference now they’re out- bliss!!! I cannot tell you how wonderful it is to be rid of them! The other really odd thing is, since they’ve been removed I have now started growing back underarm hair(this stopped completely after the implants had been put in)- isn’t that weird? I also don’t have that horrible, fluey feeling and tiredness that I had when they were in - very strange. Anyway, I wish you loads of luck with this new proceedure and can’t wait to hear all about it! Let me know if my PM got through or not!
XXXXX
Dear Happyshopper,
The hair under my arms doesnt grow anymore (since I had these awful implants in) Be interesting to see if that changes too after they are removed. Ive now got my date of 16th June to have this done…Hooray!! Im praying the I will soon be relieved of this terrible tightness.
Best wishes,
Sandyb x
Trudie, just want to say good luck for your op and I cant wait to hear about it afterwards…you must be so happy its almost here, Love Sandyb x
Dear Sandyb,
I am sorry to hear you’ve been going through similar . I can only say, I’ve felt like a new woman since my implants came out !!! The relief from the tightness has to be the best feeling, for sure! I wish you the best of luck for your upcoming surgery and look forward to hearing about any underarm hair re-growth!!! isn’t that weird you’ve had that too!!
Lots of love, Happyshopper XXXX
Dear Happyshopper,
Thanks for your message. I will keep you posted as soon as I come out of hospital on any underarm hair growth!! I agree its really strange. Im going to ask my oncologist next time I see her if shes heard of this before and ill let you know what she says.
Love Sandyb x
Hello everyone, ive just arrived home after being deconstructed. Although I still have some tightness I am glad to say that the majority of it has gone and I slept last night properly for the first time in 10 months…I am so happy!!
However, visually, its not very nice but I know that they will be sorting this out for me months down the line.
Trudie, I just want to say a BIG thankyou for sharing your photos on the BCPALS forum. My end result looks very much like yours but I was prepared so it was not such a shock and you also made me aware of lipomodelling which is what im lined up for.So thankyou again.
Trudie, you must be getting ready for your first lipomodelling soon. Please let us know how you get on and loads and loads of luck. By the way, a lady in the bed oposite me yesterday had just been through the proceedure and is very happy with the result…so thats encouraging.I look forward to hearing from you.
Lots of love, Sandyb xxx