Wondering....

Hi Heather, my tissue expanders are now full with 500mls of normal saline, and i'm just waiting till they are fully stretched before having silicone implants put in. I'm booked in at the SAN on January 11th to have this operation, which is about 3 months after my second mastectomy and insertion of bilateral tissue expanders. He pumped me up quickly with 100 ml lots, so I was at this size on the last week of November. My recent side is still very tight, probably due to the extra surgery I had to remove the massive haematoma, but the physio laser is helping it soften. I will be happy to get the new implants as the expanders aren't that comfortable. I chickened out of the DiEP, mainly due to the length of the operation, approx 12 hours for both breasts done together. It would have been nice to get the flat tummy though. The DIEP does give a very nice natural looking breast, but there are a lot more scars. I guess you have to decide what is important to you and go with that. The cost of the DIEP with Dr Pennington, is about $19 K. My plastic surgeon charges $28 K for the double TRAM. I know Dr Hassell has a public list, but not sure about Pennington, but he probably does, as he is mostly at RPA. Good luck with your appointments. How long do you need to wait to see each surgeon? Love Chris xx