Preventive Mastectomy

Hi Chris, thanks for your reply, it is so nice to talk to someone who understands.   I don't really talk to anyone about this operation stuff  because a. they think it's horrifying b. they can't understand c. it's probably boring d. they think I am complaining.  Or all 4!   I  was initially seen by the Sydney Square Breast Centre and the doctor who found my ADH referred me to Dr David Gordon-Thomson at RHW Randwick (at the NSW Breast Centre).  He did a day surgery on the ADH after I had a mammatome (where they shoot a bit of metal into you to mark the bit that has to be removed, did you have that?).  Then the following year another mammatome for the LCIS and by that time I had decided PBM was the way to go. My PS was Prof. Mark Gianoutsos who is just as great as Dr. Thomson.  I nearly didn't have Dr. T doing my mastectomies as he had a bad infection on his elbow on the day that looked very painful. But he couldn't find anyone else to do it so I was lucky!   After that I went to Outpatients at Prince of Wales for the filling of the expanders.  I went up to 425 mls.. I am 5 tt 8 1/2 and narrow build so any more would be too big.  In fact I think the expanders look too big, they make me feel self conscious so I will tell them I want to be smaller.  Before the operation I was a B and that would be fine .  I may not have Prof. G doing the actually implant exchange as I am a public patient and can't really choose but he would be there at the operation and I am sure it would be just the same.  As for nipples, I am thinking of just having a 3D tattoo because otherwise I might have to wear a bra all the time and one of the nice things about all this is that you don't have to.  I am sure you are getting more information than me so please can you tell me what they said to you egarding the nipples.  My breast care nurse said that most people who have had mastectomies and reconstruction stop short of nipples, she said they have had enough by that time and can't be bothered.  But my attitude is - you might as well finish if off properly.  Which hospital did you have your treatment at? I hope I just stay overnight in hospital and don't have drains.  That would be SO nice. Love Sarah