Shmoo

Hi Chris,

Thanks for your reply!  Great to hear from someone going through the same thing as me.  I also had a bilateral skin sparing mastectomy like you.  I am not sure if you are experiencing the same rolls of skin and tissue left like a tail under each armpit??  It is rather disconcerting and hope that it will all be removed during the exchange.  Though when I spoke to the Nurse last week (my plastic surgeon was on leave) she indicated that I may need extra surgery to remove that after the nipple reconstruction.  The thought of even more surgery is pretty horrendous!!

Thanks for filling me in on what to expect with each fill.  I have elected to go smaller and am pleased I will end up with a C cup - a good option as have always struggled with double D's.  From memory I think the surgeon said he would fill to about 350ml. 

I was interested to read that you felt almost normal at the 2 week mark.  I have never felt normal in the 4 weeks post op.  The tightness has not subsided one iota and some days are worst than others.  So am not sure how much worst it could possibly get over the weeks of saline fills.

When will you be having your exchange surgery? 

Hope your recovery goes smoothly.

Hugs

Susie