Expander Update
Hi All
Thought I would provide an update. Bilateral mastectomy happened June 6 so it is now 2 1/2 weeks later. Had expanders put in and 100ml in each during op. Had 4 drains. Stayed in hospital for 8 days. (One drain leaked a lot at home for first 24hrs which was a bit gross. Surgeon said the nurse should have put a steri-strip on the drain wound before I left).
Recovery going ok. No infections. Off medication now although taking the occasional sleeping pill. Quite difficult to get comfortable. Most pain is under arms.
Going back to plastic surgeon Fri. He will do the first "fill". Have told him I don't want him to do too much each time. He said he usual does about 60ml. I will have about 6 fills and he said he will recommend I go to about 450ml which was apparently what my breast tissue was when they removed it.
Will have silicon implants put in about 6 weeks after final fill.
Hope everyone is going along well with their many and varied reconstructions. I am amazed out how many different ways there are of doing this. I guess we will all get there in the end and have a couple of bumps under our shirts again which is the basic aim.
Always interested to hear stories of those who have tread this path before me and are at the end of the reconstruction process.
Really appreciate those wonderful women organised and brave enough to post photo stories as well (not me, sorry).
Sonya
