Re: Re: hypothyroidism/Rogen

[Guest guest]

Liz . . .

There are a couple options for reconstruction . . .

Chances are insurance won't pay . . . but, if you've

had cancer, maybe they will.

One involves taking a flap of tissue from your stomach

pulling it up under the skin with it's blood supply

attached and forming a breast out of it. . Another

does essentially the same thing, but uses back tissue.

.. . Both of these sacrifice muscles! . . .

There is another that uses microsurgery where they

remove tissue from another location and transplant it

to your breasts. Tiny blood vessels have to be very

carefully connected or the tissue dies.

The first two surgeries are major surgeries. I'm not

sure about the last. . . I doubt the trauma to the

body would be as much, but the surgeons skill has to

be top notch!

Do you think you would want any of these

reconstructions? . . . If so, discuss it with your

explanting doctor. They may want to do it in stages,

or partially when your implants are removed.

Hugs and prayers,

Rogene

[Guest guest]

--- Rogene S <saxony01@...> wrote:

> Liz . . .

>

> There are a couple options for reconstruction . . .

> Chances are insurance won't pay . . . but, if you've

> had cancer, maybe they will.

>

> One involves taking a flap of tissue from your

> stomach

> pulling it up under the skin with it's blood supply

> attached and forming a breast out of it. . Another

> does essentially the same thing, but uses back

> tissue.

> . . Both of these sacrifice muscles! . . .

>

> There is another that uses microsurgery where they

> remove tissue from another location and transplant

> it

> to your breasts. Tiny blood vessels have to be very

> carefully connected or the tissue dies.

>

> The first two surgeries are major surgeries. I'm not

> sure about the last. . . I doubt the trauma to the

> body would be as much, but the surgeons skill has to

> be top notch!

>

> Do you think you would want any of these

> reconstructions? . . . If so, discuss it with your

> explanting doctor. They may want to do it in stages,

> or partially when your implants are removed.

>

> Hugs and prayers,

>

> Rogene

>

> Hi Rogene,

Thank you for the surgery info. I don't have to worry

about insurance paying because i don't have any. Now I

probably won't be able to get any either thanks to the

implants. No, I don't have cancer either, Praise God!

I know I will probably need something done

cosmetically but i can't afford it. I am a single Mom

of a teenager and live at home with my parents. I work

part time so i can go to school but i had to drop out

because of my recent health problems. I live paycheck

to paycheck. I spent my life savings on the breast

implant surgery. Now I'm sure I'll have to take out a

loan for an explant. I have an appointment with Dr.

Sunsan Kolb in Atlanta on Feb. 3. Maybe she'll have

some suggestions. Prosthesis may be my only option at

least temporarily.

God Bless,

Liz

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[Guest guest]

Liz,

You're going to come through this fine . . . even if

you don't have breasts! . . . You can always look like

you have breasts with clothes . . . and those who get

close enough to see you without clothes aren't worth

fooling with if it makes any difference to them. . . .

Just love yourself . . . and others will too!

Hugs and prayers,

Rogene