Re: OH NO....I would never...

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Thanks Jeena:

I already consulted with a surgeon who's trained in microsurgery who is willing to work with my hair issue.

I could be wrong, but I don't think microsurgery is used in mastopexy. I asked a PS this question and was told "no."

Pearl

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Jeena: Did you discuss with Dr. Feng's anestesologist(sp?) your hair loss?

If so did she have any suggestions about the type of anesthesia? I really

don't know alot about general anesthesia, except for it causing hair loss.

Is there only one type of general anesthesia?

Thanks megan.

PS - unrelated to hair loss. Did your hands and feet ever get really cold

sometimes when you had implants?

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From: el_jeena <el_jeena@...>

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Sent: Sunday, February 03, 2002 8:07 PM

Subject: OH NO....I would never...

> Don't even consider taking Prednisone for hair loss. I am off of it,

> thank the Lord. I was put on Prednisone for severe pain and lupus. It

> was just a side effect for me. My hair grew back in and

> stuff....but...I also gained a bunch of weight. Some women have

> totally different reactions to Prednisone. I know a gal that got so

> hyper on it and lost weight like crazy. Not me. I am just the

> opposite of other people. SLeeping pills wake me up. Pain pills wake

> me up.

>

> Anyways...although Prednisone is like a miracle for pain and joint

> miseries, it also is a catch 22. It can cause bone loss and

> degeneration and in the long run can even cause your own adrenals to

> shut down completely. I would NEVER consider taking Prednisone for

> hair loss.

>

> What I did...as horrific as this sounds...was wear wigs. I just got

> some really gorgeous ones and tried to forget about it. After awhile

> it came in.

>

> Hair usually grows in cycles...like for 4 years and then falls out.

> Usually, there is another hair pushing out the one that falls out.

> When all of it falls out at once, it is just so time consuming for

> them to grow back. It is like the trauma, drugs, shock, whatever,

> just crashes the normal cycle. Really nutty stuff...and so

> agononizing!

>

> One thing for sure, having alot of anxiety does NOT help it one bit.

> The more stress I was under, the worse it was, too.

>

> I did want to mention one more thing as to why some surgeons will not

> do mastopexies under local.

>

> If they do very meticulous and tedious work, it takes alot of time

> and it is VERY VERY precision work. They use teeny tiny needles and

> threads and the instruments are very tiny. They do detail work and

> use magnifying equipment to see what they are doing. The SLIGHTEST

> flinch or movement, or a patient talking, or even getting frightened,

> can really be bad in tedious work. The plastic surgeons who allow

> implants/explants/mastopexies under general, usually are not using

> vascular microsurgery techniques. Also, there are matters such as

> awake patients can have to use the bathroom, sneeze, etc.

>

> You certainly have a right to be concerned, but I so much wanted

> vascular microsurgery techniques to alleviate scarring and to have

> gentility to my tissues, that I took the risk of losing my hair. I

> had gone through it once, and lived. Although traumatic, I knew my

> hair would grow back, but if my breasts were botched up, then I had

> to live with that forever.

>

>

>

>

>

>

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Prednisone is a horrible drug!! I, too, was on it for the lupus and joint symptomatology I had. I was on a small dose, with the maximum amt I ever took being 20mg/day. But in young women, even 8-10mg/day is a lot. And Jeena, you're absolutely right about its side effects. It wreaks havoc on your internal organs, your musculoskeletal system, and just about everything else. It is nasty. I gained tons of weight while on it, and also developed the Cushingoid state---moon face, fatigue, osteoporosis, skin fragility, edema (swelling), and skin discoloration. It was horrible!! I will never, ever take prednisone again and with myeloma, that is one of the drugs they use to treat it. Well, they won't be treating me with prednisone, that's for sure!! To this day, I still have the skin fragility, the osteoporosis, and skin discoloration. And almost a yr after being on it, I was still trying to get rid of the excess weight I had put on. Now, because I'm sick all the time (from nausea and vomiting), I've finally lost it, but it has now been almost 2 yrs since I was on pred. e ----- Original Message ----- From: el_jeena Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2002 8:33 AM Subject: OH NO....I would never... Don't even consider taking Prednisone for hair loss. I am off of it,thank the Lord. I was put on Prednisone for severe pain and lupus. Itwas just a side effect for me. My hair grew back in andstuff....but...I also gained a bunch of weight. Some women havetotally different reactions to Prednisone. I know a gal that got sohyper on it and lost weight like crazy. Not me. I am just theopposite of other people. SLeeping pills wake me up. Pain pills wakeme up.Anyways...although Prednisone is like a miracle for pain and jointmiseries, it also is a catch 22. It can cause bone loss anddegeneration and in the long run can even cause your own adrenals toshut down completely. I would NEVER consider taking Prednisone forhair loss.What I did...as horrific as this sounds...was wear wigs. I just gotsome really gorgeous ones and tried to forget about it. After awhileit came in.Hair usually grows in cycles...like for 4 years and then falls out.Usually, there is another hair pushing out the one that falls out.When all of it falls out at once, it is just so time consuming forthem to grow back. It is like the trauma, drugs, shock, whatever,just crashes the normal cycle. Really nutty stuff...and soagononizing!One thing for sure, having alot of anxiety does NOT help it one bit.The more stress I was under, the worse it was, too.I did want to mention one more thing as to why some surgeons will notdo mastopexies under local.If they do very meticulous and tedious work, it takes alot of timeand it is VERY VERY precision work. They use teeny tiny needles andthreads and the instruments are very tiny. They do detail work anduse magnifying equipment to see what they are doing. The SLIGHTESTflinch or movement, or a patient talking, or even getting frightened,can really be bad in tedious work. The plastic surgeons who allowimplants/explants/mastopexies under general, usually are not usingvascular microsurgery techniques. Also, there are matters such asawake patients can have to use the bathroom, sneeze, etc.You certainly have a right to be concerned, but I so much wantedvascular microsurgery techniques to alleviate scarring and to havegentility to my tissues, that I took the risk of losing my hair. Ihad gone through it once, and lived. Although traumatic, I knew myhair would grow back, but if my breasts were botched up, then I hadto live with that forever.