Re: Explant-

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--- I am glad you finally looked good for you! My skin reacted to all

the adhesive tape they used on me including the little steri strips,

can you imagine. I am not like that anymore but yeah I was very

sensitive to it so we had to take it all off at my drain removal

appt. So I got to see mine right away and went and got mederma right

away. They sell it over the counter behind the counter ya know, at

the pharmacy, some of them had to special order it for me back then,

but now it is pretty popular. I think you will find it. It is a scar

fading gel and I liked it and used it faithfully everyday, everytime

i was in the bathroom i slathered on more and more till it ruined all

my crappy bras, ha ha it was worth it though to fade those scars and

I think it helped but I don't know for sure ya know I just know my

scars look almost invisible.

as for the bra issue, I could not do much for at least 6 weeks, and

for about 3 months I was sore too sore to wear and underwire for

sure, i hated it but dealt with it anyhow ya know. I wore no

underwire and just had to deal with being very small on top, now I

like to look a bit bigger and cheat with enhancers, I don't care, my

husband knows the truth and it is not like I am leading on a guy or

anything ya know what I mean?

Anyhow the bra thing will def improve as will the shape and look of

your breasts. For me I wore a nice sports bra to sleep in or tightish

tank top with shelf bra and then during the day a soft soft bra to

work and just let most people wonder what happened to my big boobs.

No one ever asked so that was good.

let me know if you need anything anytime ok? I am glad you went to dr

Feng I think you will be very pleased as healing progresses.

hugs

n , PACCOAST@a... wrote:

> I did look -- yesterday. My bandages/dressings came off finally --

but

> regarding the steri strips, she told me they would fall off on

their own. Not to

> remove them. Didn't she tell you to do that? Where do you get that

Mederma?

>

> I was o.k. with them, when I looked. I think I will be more o.k.

with them

> in time. Right now I still see bruising and they haven't really

taken on the

> form they will have -- plus all those steri strips -- so I'm sure

in a few

> months, things will look better. I also seem to have some hard

bumpy kind of

> things in my chest -- but they said that could be scar tissue and

that will feel

> better as time goes on as well. Did you have any bumps - do you

remember?

>

> As for bra shopping - I did go to Secret and found a

couple. One

> has a softer underwire -- but the other one has more

padding....couldn't get the

> 'perfect bra' -- I'm not sure how the underwire is going to work --

I'll have

> to try it. It does feel good to be shopping for a bra though - I'm

tired of

> the surgi-bra and the other sports bra that I have.

>

> They also are really, really sensitive -- to the touch. Were yours

like

> that? And, it still hurts to lift my right arm and to reach. I

guess that is

> typical too......so much to go through! K.