Thank you so much for sharing this comment with all of us, this is the same problem that I'm having. I know in the pass with my other surgeries durning the reconstruction, doing tai chi/and alone with yoga help keep the fluid moving. However, due to the newness with my last surgery, my dr. does not want me to do any of those things before 8 wks, so needless to say the fluid is just building up. So I'm just stuck.

Any way it helps to hear that you are not alone in your problems.

Stepaheda

Hi,

I wanted to know how are things going, and what was the out come of your reconstruction process.

Hi newstart09,

Just wanted you to know that things are working out just fine. After 8 and half wks from my last surgery in may, my dr finally let me start doing my taichi wk out. And he also gave me an rx to go to a massage theraries. She is great she is helping with all of the scar tissue build up that I have problems with. She is also teaching me how to do it at home, so I can truly see great improvement. Sad to say she also has breast cancer. The dr has give me the go ahead to get back to normal in all of my daily actions. So I've started to look for work, and drive and just every day normal things. I didn't know if I would every get to this point, but here we are finally we can get back to looking for a house. That's what we were doing when all of the cancer things happened.

Please let me know how things are working out for you. I'm sure things are going alone just fine, but when we are right in the middle out it. We feel like the bad is never going to end, but it does and life get's even better.

Have a great day and keep in touch.

Stepaheda

Hi Stepaheda,

I'm doing great after having my implants put in on August 18, 2009 compared to after having the bi-lateral mesectomy. I didn't have a lot of pain at all I was so glad. I'm able to drive but, i'm just taking it easy. If  I do to much my arms get tired so I'm just taking it easy. I met with my Dr. on this Friday to have the dressings taken off. I'll find out if I can go back to work in Sept. I was disappointed, because the fluid build up on my L side caused my skin to stretch and drop when i had the expanders in. The Dr didn't drain the fluid as often as he should have so now my L side is larger than my R side. He did say he would fix it during my surgery but, he didn't. I'm just wondering is he going to fix it to where they look as even as possible or what. He is also going to do the nipples later. I'll fined oput if he is going to tatoo them or what. After having a lumpectomy on my R side my chest was already bigger on my L side. I just didn't think I would have to deal with the same issue after having the implants put in. Oh, well I can't complain I'm thankful to be cancer free. Wishing you the best on finding a job and your new home! take care and God Bless you and your family! Stay in touch! 

newstart09      

Hi Newstart09,

I am just over joyed to hear that you are doing fine. It sounds like every thing is going just great, cool!!

Don't worry the dr will fix everything when he go back in for the nippling. Just concern your self with building up your immune system and getting stronger, don't over do. Give your body lot's of time to heal. I was just like you wanting to rush things, but my dr kept telling me to take it easy. I had lots of problems with my body producting too much scar tissues. So when he went back in to do the nippling, he had to replace the implant on the right side because it was 100cc smaller than the one on the left (oops)??, then due to the scar tissue problem, and the fact that they took too much muscle and tissue during the mascetomy they had to do grafting on the left breast it was a mess, and it was suppose to only be nippling. But I'm telling you all is fine now, I would have never thought in my wildes dreams that it would turn out so nice. Even my massage thearpies can not believe how nice my new breast look. And she is truly looking each wk that she has to work on them, because she is going to have the same surgery done in a few weeks.

Anyway please keep in touch,

Best Regards,

Stepaheda (luvnwinter@yahoo.com)anytime.

Hi Stepaheda,

I'm so glad your happy with your new breast. Thanks, for letting me know about the Dr. fixing everything during the nippling. I was frustrated because i didn't get the results I thought I would get. I was concerned because, the Dr. made me feel like he didn't care and he wasn't going to do anything to fix the problem. I'm glad you responded, and I feel so much better. I will stay in touch and e-mail you.

charisseladson@yahoo.com

Thanks Again!

God Bless!

Charisse