Hi Angi, that sound really good. I'm sure you are right. I have to keep reminding my self that I have a lot of cutting done to this little cheast area.  That one of the reason I did not one the P/S cutting on me any more trying to fix something. Sometimes it work better if you just leave it alone and give it time to heal all on it own. So thank you so much for your inpput.

Now, tell me how did your last surgery go? and are you done with treatment and surgeries??????

Here is wishing you and all your family a happy holiday season!!!

My surgeries went well....getting ready to have a revision next week.  My left implant has shifted.  My treatments have been done since last summer.  I've 'officially' been in remission for a bit more than 18 months.  My doc says remission starts with the first clean scan, which was right after they removed the tumor from my chest wall, before I actually started radiation.  It works for me.  Sounds so much better than only a year!

Hope you are well!  Happy Holidays!

Angi

I'm so happy to hear that all is well at this time. I was given the thumbs up in Oct. of this year. Now every 6 mos will have ck up for 2yrs, then fromt there we will see. But I am feeling fine, just a bit fatigued all the time. I think I've found a job, maybe starting the first of the year. It will feel so good to wear real cloths again, and talk to people about other subjects other then cancer.  Isn't it funny there is always something, it is my left best also that gives me lots of concern, tight uneven, etc. But I'm just happy to be alive, I'm 51yrs old now and happy to be hear, so what the boobies are a little off. It's not like I'm going to a nude beach, So after 3 attemps to get it right, my boby is just doing its on things. I told the let's give it about 6mos to a 1 yrs to see if the skin and tissue have settled in. Anytime there is plastic surgery it takes about a year or more for the skin, tissue to set, so if you too much surgery back to back, you only make matters worst. Before I got sick I worked as a make-up artist, and esthetician (skin care). At my last p/s visit I mentioned this to the dr, and he said oh yes your right. They will keep doing surgery on you as long as you let them, so sad.  But let me stop, I don't want to start preaching from my soap box.

Wishing you and your family a happy holiday season, and of course a great New Year!!!

I have this same situation and asked others.  The best answer I heard was that because there is no actual blood supply inside the silicone implants, your breasts feel extra cold.  I, too, have the same tight feeling in my chest - similar to a muscle spasm - and I think it's just that the implants aren't getting warmed by my blood supply.  Does that make sense?  I had my double mastectomy in March 2009 with immediate reconstruction with the expanders and the final implants were put in in late July 2009.  I'm hoping that this sensation goes away as it's not at all comfortable in our COLD winter weather!

Best of luck to you!

OMG!!!! I can't believe it that there is another person out there who is feeling the same discomfort. I live in the west NV, so it's not as cold as the East. But this year and last they tell me is the coldest winter in the last 20 years, just my luck. Thank you so much for sharing with me. What I have found to help a little is even in the house to wear a warm vest over my tops and a scarf around my neck, if I can keep my body warm it seems to help a bit. I even some time heat up a pad or towel and lay it across my chest for a few mintues it seems to help relax the tighten and discomfort. I feel better now knowing that I'm not alone in this. Keep in touch if you learn more.

I've been wearing silk thermal underwear tops under my regular tops (it's not as bulky as the traditional thermal underwear) and the scarfs, too.  I've found myself living in turtlenecks this winter because we've had an extra cold one so far (I live in Missouri and our HIGH temp is supposed to be Zero on Sat.!).  I used a heating pad on "low" for a few minutes last night when I came home from work and that really helped.

Here's to dreaming about a warmer spring and summer and thanks for all of your helpful advice!

Glad to be of Help. Just happy that I now have someone to relate too! Silk sound nice I'll try them. I've been using bamboo, because for some reason the Derm doctor said that my body is over reacting to the implants, so it seems that all fabric make me breakout and itch all over. So we've changed most of my clothing to natural fabrics. that's the reason why I said slik sound nice. I start a new job next week, so I'm sure that will be nice under my clothing. Thanks for the tip.

Hope the silk works for - sorry you're having other issues such as the allergic reaction to fabrics - yikes!  I might have to double up on my "silks" - the high here on Friday is only supposed to be 2 below zero! Uggh!  My husband had double knee replacements in late May and his new metal knees get really cold, too!  We're quite a pair! :-) 

MM

Hope the silk works for you - sorry you're having other issues such as the allergic reaction to fabrics - yikes!  I might have to double up on my "silks" - the high here on Friday is only supposed to be 2 below zero and we're getting more snow right now - Uggh!  My husband had double knee replacements in late May and his new metal knees get really cold, too!  We're quite a pair! :-) 

MM

Sorry to hear about your hubby knees, but at least the two of you have understanding for each other. My massage lady has breast cancer, and about 2 yrs ago her husband had prostate cancer. And that what she said, he's ago with everything I'm going throught because he's already had to face it. So that's one way of keeping it on a positive note.

I shared with my daughter and boy-friend that you also was having the same issue, and they both were glad that I had someone to relate to.

Time for some warm weather for both us!  :-)

Take care!

MM

The old gurgle phenomen! I too experienced this for a period of time, except that mine was a mini-symphony of gurgle, burp, cough, gurgle, burp cough. Fortunately for those around me it went away after a couple of weeks. The P/S said he had never heard of this series of symptoms. It was very annoying as there was a wierd sensation during the gurgle part of the sequence.

I too have a tightening with cold. I am in AZ for the winter so it isn't very cold, but sometimes my muscles are very tight.