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I had my mastectomy june 26 last month and had  that 2 drains for 6 days and the last drain was remove after 3 days. It is very uncomfortable to sleep with that drain especially the expander its hurt when you lie down. I will start my chemotheraphy next month and it is 6 times and after that is my hormone theraphy.

After that looking forward for my silicone implant. But  also worried of side effect of the implant. Ofcourse silicone need to be replace after a years and i am very scared of more surgery. 

I pray that you will not undergo any treatment . 

 

MJ

I had my mastectomy june 26 last month and had  that 2 drains for 6 days and the last drain was remove after 3 days. It is very uncomfortable to sleep with that drain especially the expander its hurt when you lie down. I will start my chemotheraphy next month and it is 6 times and after that is my hormone theraphy.

After that looking forward for my silicone implant. But  also worried of side effect of the implant. Ofcourse silicone need to be replace after a years and i am very scared of more surgery. 

I pray that you will not undergo any treatment . 

 

MJ

Hi MJ, I had bilateral reconstructions with expanders and then silicone implants 18 months ago. The surgery to have the implants put in after the expanders is very easy and almost pain free. I haven't decided yet if I will have nipples created, or just 3D nipples tattooed, or if I will choose to do nothing. If I have the nipples made, the surgeon just does them as a procedure under local anaesthetic in his rooms. As far as replacement goes, my plastic surgeon has old me that there is no time line for that, and it is quite possible that they could last for 10 to 15 years, or more. These new implants are not as likely to rupture like the old ones, and provided there are no complications with contracture, they can stay put indefinitely. It is always a good idea to have an annual ultrasound to check that they haven't broken, but otherwise I am told to leave them alone. I have been given the anatomical shaped (tear drop) ones by Allergen, and they are quite comfortable. I haven't had any radiotherapy, which means I was a good candidate for implants. Hope this helps you a bit with your research. Good luck. Love Chris xx

That is very helpful cris. I will start my chemo august 20, 2013 can you give me some idea about your exerience. 

By the way if i will decided to do silicon inplant my doctor do a tattoed nipples for me. she said that is my option only because they remove my nipple during the operation. I don't have any idea abou nipple creation?

Hi Sami, Had to laugh about you packing bras and forgetting your undies. Does this mean the chemo brain sticks around after chemo? LOL. I have been doing some silly things too. Once I couldn't find my mobile phone anywhere. I looked all over the house and in our car. I asked my husband to call it but we couldn't hear it so I thought "oh geeez I've lost it". It was only after I went to the fridge to get some milk that there was my phone sitting on the top shelf with one missed call funnily enough! I felt like such an idiot. It's not the first time I've 'lost' my phone during chemo only to find it in weird places. My husband has threatened to tie a piece of string to the phone and put the string around my neck like the chains used for eyeglasses so I can't lose it. I'm due for a bilateral mastectomy and immediate reconstruction early September so I'm nervous about that. I agree though that the chemo will probably be the worst part for me too. Hope everything goes well for you on whatever the remaining part of this journey you may have. Lots of love Janey xxx