, Awesome Attitude!!

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Oh, , I am absolutely 150% horrified at what that nasty lady

said to you!! I'm sorry you had to go through that. Wow, are we EVER

a threat to the $$$$$$$$$$ being made in the industry. GOOD FOR

YOU! You are handling it extremely well...although it must hurt

inside. My motherly and grandmotherly hairs stand up on the back of

my neck when I hear women being treated like that!

I am STILL waiting for my before and after pics from my p.s.

Unfortunately, I don't have anyone that could've taken the pics for

me...there I stand....holding the camera in front of my chest and

hoping for the best!! lol) I have phoned his office 9 times now!

What?....doesn't he want me to have them to show women how much

better my breasts looked after surgery??? Oh, well...I'll continue

phoning until they are tired of hearing my voice, or one day I'll

just show up at his office when he arrives at work and say, " Good

Morning! Howzit goin'!! "

Back to your situation, I wore a soft sports bra for the first

while. It felt really good. I couldn't sleep with it on, all the

time, but did when I felt comfortable. I don't know what to say

about the stitches as mine were the dissolvable type, with butterfly

stitches on the outside. I had 2 big incisions under each breast.

He used the original scars to operate on -- only the incisions were a

little bit longer in this case.

I'm SOOOO glad you're on your way to healing. God bless your

boyfriend,too, for being such a supportive darling.

Keep on Keeping On!!! We are Beautiful Warrior-ettes!!

Love & Lots of Hugs,

Sunny

>

> Ladies,

>

> you will not believe what I just endured - all I wanted to do was

to

> rush home and post this.

>

> Today was my post-op. The assistant took off my deep bandages and

> the bra, and there they were! a bit smooshed, but perky, cute

> little A cups. Much better than I thought they'd be. And they will

> only get better!! I felt like I was reunited with an old friend.

> She was explaining how to dress the stitches in the nipple, with

> gauze and ointment, when the ps opened the door. " Stand up " was

how

> she greeted me. She proceeded to look thru the bag of camis I

> bought and after telling me to get shelf ones and non shelf ones,

> she picks a flimsy tshirt one and tells me to wear this. She seemed

> very angry as she tossed them around. I made a comment that my

> breasts will fluff out, and she said beligerantly 'I don't know!

> this is how you could be! Since you never gave me your pre-op pics,

> I don't know what you'll like it - this right one looks lower than

> the left anyhow " Moving on, I asked about the operation, how it

> went, did she encounter anything unusual...and she said 'well, when

> it was over, we all stood over you and cried'. I made a face and

> said " Cried? Why? " She gave me a pitying look and replied 'because

> you had such a beautiful result and NOW look at you'.

>

> I swear on my soul that is the truth. I was so stunned - I

realized

> I had been threat from the moment she met me, and the truth was she

> knew nothing about healing from explant! Women like me threaten her

> very livlihood and she and the assistant stood there in stony

> silence as I took in the most offensive thing I have ever been

> told. Strangely, it didn't bother me on a vanity level (on a

> professional level, yes, it did) I smiled and said 'I have a

> beautiful " Result " now - this is as I was made and supposed to be'.

>

> She replied 'well, life is all a series of choice, honey', and I

> also sugar-sweet smiled and replied 'oh believe me, I am learning

> that every day'.

>

> My boyfriend reminded me of a conversation between him and the ps

> before i was wheeled off to surgery - the ps prodded me to tell the

> nurse why i wanted them out and that I was 'very unusual - quite

> atypical'. I just said 'I am over them, I want to be myself' (like

> I wanted to get into this as I am about to go under!!) - My

> boyfriend said 'small breasted women are gorgeous! Look at Audrey

> Hepburn,look at " and the ps got very defensive and interupted

> him 'oh, no, I didn't say you couldn't be beautiful, I am just

> saying that there is myths out there about implants being unsafe,

> and especially after that Connie chung piece ran in 98.' I

> thought 'oh crap, she has been harboring all this resentment

towards

> me'.

>

> Even the massage lady seemed perplexed by choice. But do you know

> what? I was not alone, nor was I affected by this. It was such a

> powerful experience, I felt all of your support, my darling

> boyfriend's, and God's presence in making me KNOW I was again

> beautiful as I should be. I will not soon forget this day.

>

> SO, I fear, dear ladies, that she doesn't know diddilly after all

> about healing. And, could she/would she sabotage my healing by

> having me wear a tshirt only?

>

> 1) I believe you all wore your sports bra at nite too? I am

> thinking of following the way most of you did

>

> 2) I would never go see her again, but she wants to see me EVERY

> time I come for massage to make sure they are healing ok. My

> stitches (I didn't know I was gonna have any, and they are the kind

> you must rip out) come out in one month. After that, I may never

go

> back, and do the lymph massage at another clinic.

>

> 3) I wonder if there is any way to not go to her again? Any

> thoughts? I am still tired and not sure WHAT to put on - ie when

> we went over train tracks, it hurt.

>

> My head is spinning. I knew she was an egomaniac, but I never

> thought it would take this turn. I am reminded of Wayne Dyer's

> quote " you must learn to be independant of the good opinion of

other

> people "

>

> So, I extend my gratitude to you all, for arming me with the

> information and bolstering my spirits so much that in the face of

> this nasty woman, my belief in myself never wavered. Consider it a

> small victory for " our side "

>

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