Re: Just got back from Dr. Feng's last evening!

[Guest guest]

Congratulations on an explant well done girl!

Patty

>

> Hi Everyone,

> I had to lay really low for a long time, so haven't posted or read

> much on this board. I had my explantation done on Wednesday this

past

> week, and got a lift as well. We drove 12 hours each way, and it

was

> a push, but I would be happy to help anyone who has questions, based

> on my own experience. We stayed at the Embassy Suites hotel, so I

> could tell anyone about that, and could also recommend some good,

> cheap places to get good food, and where they are in relation to the

> hotel. We stayed pretty close to the hotel, but did venture out to

> get the food and some reading material before the surgery. We went

to

> the CVS pharmacy just down the road on the way to Dr. Feng's clinic

to

> fill the perscriptions I needed to have on hand, and they were

pretty

> good. I ended up having the drains in from the surgery (6 hours for

> me) on Wednesday to Saturday evening, when Dr. Feng, God bless her

> tiny self, stayed late to take them out because they were so painful

> for me. I felt like I had snakes in my breasts for the next 24

hours,

> but they are feeling much better now. It's so good to be home.

Guess

> I'm not a world traveller type!

> Belated Happy birthday to Rogene, too. I remember you saying my

> date was on your birthday, if I'm remembering right. Also you have

> all been in my prayers. Someone was coming out of surgery when I

was

> being prepped to go in on Wednesday (I was the afternoon surgery).

> Was it anyone here? The thought occured to me, as I knew that some

of

> you were planning on being explanted around the same time.

> One thing I did differently, and hadn't posted until now. I did

not

> start to detox before the surgery. It just didn't feel right to me

to

> be making the poisons come out of my fat tissues while I still had

the

> main source of poison still inside me. I ate really well (for me,

> anyway) and felt like I was as strong as I was going to get going

into

> surgery. I am drinking a lot of water, and went through a case of

VT.

> spring water we brought with us plus some other spring water my DH

had

> to go out and get for me while we were there, but I think it was

> all-important.

> Took my first real shower today, too. Yay!

>

[Guest guest]

I'm so glad to hear you had a good experience with Dr Feng. I am

scheduled for ex plant on Friday. We are staying at a Holiday Inn

about 10 minutes from her. Are there any decent resteraunts around

since we will probably do a majority of eating out. I'm sure your glad

to be home. I am only 6 hours away and am not looking forward to the

drive but im sure it was well worth it.

> >

> > Hi Everyone,

> > I had to lay really low for a long time, so haven't posted or read

> > much on this board. I had my explantation done on Wednesday this

> past

> > week, and got a lift as well. We drove 12 hours each way, and it

> was

> > a push, but I would be happy to help anyone who has questions, based

> > on my own experience. We stayed at the Embassy Suites hotel, so I

> > could tell anyone about that, and could also recommend some good,

> > cheap places to get good food, and where they are in relation to the

> > hotel. We stayed pretty close to the hotel, but did venture out to

> > get the food and some reading material before the surgery. We went

> to

> > the CVS pharmacy just down the road on the way to Dr. Feng's clinic

> to

> > fill the perscriptions I needed to have on hand, and they were

> pretty

> > good. I ended up having the drains in from the surgery (6 hours for

> > me) on Wednesday to Saturday evening, when Dr. Feng, God bless her

> > tiny self, stayed late to take them out because they were so painful

> > for me. I felt like I had snakes in my breasts for the next 24

> hours,

> > but they are feeling much better now. It's so good to be home.

> Guess

> > I'm not a world traveller type!

> > Belated Happy birthday to Rogene, too. I remember you saying my

> > date was on your birthday, if I'm remembering right. Also you have

> > all been in my prayers. Someone was coming out of surgery when I

> was

> > being prepped to go in on Wednesday (I was the afternoon surgery).

> > Was it anyone here? The thought occured to me, as I knew that some

> of

> > you were planning on being explanted around the same time.

> > One thing I did differently, and hadn't posted until now. I did

> not

> > start to detox before the surgery. It just didn't feel right to me

> to

> > be making the poisons come out of my fat tissues while I still had

> the

> > main source of poison still inside me. I ate really well (for me,

> > anyway) and felt like I was as strong as I was going to get going

> into

> > surgery. I am drinking a lot of water, and went through a case of

> VT.

> > spring water we brought with us plus some other spring water my DH

> had

> > to go out and get for me while we were there, but I think it was

> > all-important.

> > Took my first real shower today, too. Yay!

> >

>

[Guest guest]

I'm so glad to hear you had a good experience with Dr Feng. I am

scheduled for ex plant on Friday. We are staying at a Holiday Inn

about 10 minutes from her. Are there any decent resteraunts around

since we will probably do a majority of eating out. I'm sure your glad

to be home. I am only 6 hours away and am not looking forward to the

drive but im sure it was well worth it.

> >

> > Hi Everyone,

> > I had to lay really low for a long time, so haven't posted or read

> > much on this board. I had my explantation done on Wednesday this

> past

> > week, and got a lift as well. We drove 12 hours each way, and it

> was

> > a push, but I would be happy to help anyone who has questions, based

> > on my own experience. We stayed at the Embassy Suites hotel, so I

> > could tell anyone about that, and could also recommend some good,

> > cheap places to get good food, and where they are in relation to the

> > hotel. We stayed pretty close to the hotel, but did venture out to

> > get the food and some reading material before the surgery. We went

> to

> > the CVS pharmacy just down the road on the way to Dr. Feng's clinic

> to

> > fill the perscriptions I needed to have on hand, and they were

> pretty

> > good. I ended up having the drains in from the surgery (6 hours for

> > me) on Wednesday to Saturday evening, when Dr. Feng, God bless her

> > tiny self, stayed late to take them out because they were so painful

> > for me. I felt like I had snakes in my breasts for the next 24

> hours,

> > but they are feeling much better now. It's so good to be home.

> Guess

> > I'm not a world traveller type!

> > Belated Happy birthday to Rogene, too. I remember you saying my

> > date was on your birthday, if I'm remembering right. Also you have

> > all been in my prayers. Someone was coming out of surgery when I

> was

> > being prepped to go in on Wednesday (I was the afternoon surgery).

> > Was it anyone here? The thought occured to me, as I knew that some

> of

> > you were planning on being explanted around the same time.

> > One thing I did differently, and hadn't posted until now. I did

> not

> > start to detox before the surgery. It just didn't feel right to me

> to

> > be making the poisons come out of my fat tissues while I still had

> the

> > main source of poison still inside me. I ate really well (for me,

> > anyway) and felt like I was as strong as I was going to get going

> into

> > surgery. I am drinking a lot of water, and went through a case of

> VT.

> > spring water we brought with us plus some other spring water my DH

> had

> > to go out and get for me while we were there, but I think it was

> > all-important.

> > Took my first real shower today, too. Yay!

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Hi a,

Ilena has my implant story already; I will add to it when I am over

this " honeymoon " period post-explant, so I can really be of some help!

My implants were 350cc saline filled silicone shells. Not textured

that I know of. My pathology report,( which I didn't want to pay for,

but the state of Ohio requires for any surgery in which something is

taken out of you) has not come in yet, so am eager to see what was

going on. Dr. Feng also took pictures of my " stuff " and will mail

them to me along with the report. I will keep the forum posted as

soon as I get the info.

[Guest guest]

Hi a,

Ilena has my implant story already; I will add to it when I am over

this " honeymoon " period post-explant, so I can really be of some help!

My implants were 350cc saline filled silicone shells. Not textured

that I know of. My pathology report,( which I didn't want to pay for,

but the state of Ohio requires for any surgery in which something is

taken out of you) has not come in yet, so am eager to see what was

going on. Dr. Feng also took pictures of my " stuff " and will mail

them to me along with the report. I will keep the forum posted as

soon as I get the info.

[Guest guest]

Thank you so much for the info Devon. I had a lift when i had the

implant put in so i am hoping the surgery wont take that long but who

knows. i have no idea how long any of that takes. I'm glad to hear

that you are happy with your results. That always makes it so much

easier for those who are getting ready to go through the same thing. I

will be praying for your speedy recovery but you sound great already.

Love,

>

> , Patty and a,

> Thanks for your kind words; yes, a, I was getting pretty sick

> before I got them out, that is how I found this site. I was cruising

> the web looking up sinus infections, of all things. I was very tired

> all the time, which if you knew me before, was very unlike me. Also,

> my breasts felt hot and heavy, to the point where I was wearing the

> super strong jogbras all the time, just to help with the discomfort.

> My skin was breaking out way more than usual, and with odd rashes too.

> My hair had been falling out, my vision was getting blurrier all the

> time, and brain fog was rolling in. Also, last fall I was diagnosed

> by my regular MD with rheumatoid arthritis in my knees and hands. So

> yep, I was sick.

> , you will be SO glad you went to Dr. Feng. She is compassionate

> and very picky about your results. I told her emphatically that I

> didn't care if I was flat as a pancake, as long as I was " perky " . She

> did an incredible job. Like I said, I was in surgery for 6 hours, but

> she said she was able to get it all out, and the extra time was most

> likely for the lollipop lift she gave me. She asked me if I wanted to

> see them for the first time after the surgery when she took out the

> drains. I wasn't so sure I wanted to see them, as I was expecting

> them to be flat and shriveled looking. They looked great, considering

> they were still yellow in spots from the anti-bacterial soap they use

> in surgery, and the fact that they had all the little surgical

> bandages still on. The worst bruising I ended up with is my left

> hand, which Dr. Bjorn, the anesthesiologist used to put in the IV for

> putting me under. I had no nausea, felt just thirsty and had some

> snotty gunk in my lungs for that first night, but other than that -

> golden. Expect the pain to kick in a bit after 72 hours - that is

> when the nerve block Dr. Feng does wears off. My drains were more

> painful than most, so I was glad to get rid of them.

> As far as restaurants go, we passed the Holiday Inn where you'll be

> staying when we were leaving. I didn't venture out to that area, but

> can tell you that if you leave Dr. Fengs office and go toward Chagrin

> Blvd., along the right side as you head toward downtown Cleveland,

> within about 2-3 mins. of Dr. Feng's clinic, is a Lebanese restaurant

> called Taza. Or maybe it was Tazos. The ladies at Dr. Feng's can

> probably give you better directions;-) It was the only restaurant

> that offered pretty healthy food that wasn't too high in sodium to be

> eating right then. Also, in the same little mall as Taza's is a

> Trader Joe's grocery store. I highly recommend their packaged

> tabouleh and labanza (not sure if that's exactly the name, but it has

> chick peas and veggies in it) salads. They are full of fiber, lower

> in sodium and full of vitamins. We also picked up some low fat/low

> sodium havarti cheese and some whole grain crackers, as I was not

> detoxing. Check them out, their prices are awesome. As for the other

> restaurants, whoo boy. The hotel we stayed in had magazines that

> listed the local restaurants with dollar signs ($) to indicate the

> avg. price of their entrees. Most were 2-4 dollar signs, meaning an

> avg. price of over $17.00 to $75.00 just for the entree. We had a

> fridge and a microwave in our room, so just stocked up at Trader Joe's

> (there is also a Wild Oats health food store right in the same area)

> and ate like that. We went to Taza's twice, just to get some falafel

> and fresh green salads. The thing I really wanted was good coffee,

> and unless you like Starbucks, there's none around. I love Green Mtn.

> coffee roasters coffee and Dunkin Donuts coffee, but no one seems to

> have them in either Ohio or Penn., or even NY until you hit Albany

> area, geesh. Hope that helps, if I can answer any other questions

> just ask and I'll try.

>

[Guest guest]

Hi a,

I have a quick question for you. I have something going on right now

im not sure if it is th start of a cold or allergies. My chest feels

fine a little heavy but i swear that is from the implants because i

had that feeling way before i got this, no sore throat and i can

breath fine but it feels like im talking weird or echoing in my own

head. Anyway my question is i am going out for my blood work and

everything tomorrow with Dr Feng. I have heard nothing but rave

reviews about her but the fact is i don't know her from Adam. If she

says im ok to go ahead with surgery even if i have a little congestion

left would you trust that everything will be ok just from what you

know of her. I had no problems going out there as of last night but

now everyone is saying that i cant get anesthetist with congestion and

that i could end up with severe respiratory problems after the fact.

Ya know, just what i need to hear right now..lol. I just love my

support system. I really don't want to cancel this if i don't have to

but i don't want to create any further problems as well. I'm thinking

that if she is as good a doctor as everyone says she will be upfront

with me and say if it should be done or not. At this point i don't

know what are real symptoms or what are implants related because i

always have something going on since i have had these stupid things

out in. What do you think? Hop everything is well with you. Are you

feeling ok?

Love,

>

> > , Patty and a,

> > Thanks for your kind words; yes, a, I was

> > getting pretty sick

> > before I got them out, that is how I found this

> > site. I was cruising

> > the web looking up sinus infections, of all things.

> > I was very tired

> > all the time, which if you knew me before, was very

> > unlike me. Also,

> > my breasts felt hot and heavy, to the point where I

> > was wearing the

> > super strong jogbras all the time, just to help with

> > the discomfort.

> > My skin was breaking out way more than usual, and

> > with odd rashes too.

> > My hair had been falling out, my vision was getting

> > blurrier all the

> > time, and brain fog was rolling in. Also, last fall

> > I was diagnosed

> > by my regular MD with rheumatoid arthritis in my

> > knees and hands. So

> > yep, I was sick.

> > , you will be SO glad you went to Dr. Feng.

> > She is compassionate

> > and very picky about your results. I told her

> > emphatically that I

> > didn't care if I was flat as a pancake, as long as I

> > was " perky " . She

> > did an incredible job. Like I said, I was in

> > surgery for 6 hours, but

> > she said she was able to get it all out, and the

> > extra time was most

> > likely for the lollipop lift she gave me. She asked

> > me if I wanted to

> > see them for the first time after the surgery when

> > she took out the

> > drains. I wasn't so sure I wanted to see them, as I

> > was expecting

> > them to be flat and shriveled looking. They looked

> > great, considering

> > they were still yellow in spots from the

> > anti-bacterial soap they use

> > in surgery, and the fact that they had all the

> > little surgical

> > bandages still on. The worst bruising I ended up

> > with is my left

> > hand, which Dr. Bjorn, the anesthesiologist used to

> > put in the IV for

> > putting me under. I had no nausea, felt just

> > thirsty and had some

> > snotty gunk in my lungs for that first night, but

> > other than that -

> > golden. Expect the pain to kick in a bit after 72

> > hours - that is

> > when the nerve block Dr. Feng does wears off. My

> > drains were more

> > painful than most, so I was glad to get rid of them.

> >

> > As far as restaurants go, we passed the Holiday

> > Inn where you'll be

> > staying when we were leaving. I didn't venture out

> > to that area, but

> > can tell you that if you leave Dr. Fengs office and

> > go toward Chagrin

> > Blvd., along the right side as you head toward

> > downtown Cleveland,

> > within about 2-3 mins. of Dr. Feng's clinic, is a

> > Lebanese restaurant

> > called Taza. Or maybe it was Tazos. The ladies at

> > Dr. Feng's can

> > probably give you better directions;-) It was the

> > only restaurant

> > that offered pretty healthy food that wasn't too

> > high in sodium to be

> > eating right then. Also, in the same little mall as

> > Taza's is a

> > Trader Joe's grocery store. I highly recommend

> > their packaged

> > tabouleh and labanza (not sure if that's exactly the

> > name, but it has

> > chick peas and veggies in it) salads. They are full

> > of fiber, lower

> > in sodium and full of vitamins. We also picked up

> > some low fat/low

> > sodium havarti cheese and some whole grain crackers,

> > as I was not

> > detoxing. Check them out, their prices are awesome.

> > As for the other

> > restaurants, whoo boy. The hotel we stayed in had

> > magazines that

> > listed the local restaurants with dollar signs ($)

> > to indicate the

> > avg. price of their entrees. Most were 2-4 dollar

> > signs, meaning an

> > avg. price of over $17.00 to $75.00 just for the

> > entree. We had a

> > fridge and a microwave in our room, so just stocked

> > up at Trader Joe's

> > (there is also a Wild Oats health food store right

> > in the same area)

> > and ate like that. We went to Taza's twice, just to

> > get some falafel

> > and fresh green salads. The thing I really wanted

> > was good coffee,

> > and unless you like Starbucks, there's none around.

> > I love Green Mtn.

> > coffee roasters coffee and Dunkin Donuts coffee, but

> > no one seems to

> > have them in either Ohio or Penn., or even NY until

> > you hit Albany

> > area, geesh. Hope that helps, if I can answer any

> > other questions

> > just ask and I'll try.

> >

> >

> >

>

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I am due out to see Dr Feng at 1:00 tomorrow. I could stop by and give

you some face to face support, i don't know if it would help at all

but it never hurts to try. I feel so bad that you are going through

all of this alone. It is not an easy thing, thats for sure! Let me know.

Love

>

> > , Patty and a,

> > Thanks for your kind words; yes, a, I was

> > getting pretty sick

> > before I got them out, that is how I found this

> > site. I was cruising

> > the web looking up sinus infections, of all things.

> > I was very tired

> > all the time, which if you knew me before, was very

> > unlike me. Also,

> > my breasts felt hot and heavy, to the point where I

> > was wearing the

> > super strong jogbras all the time, just to help with

> > the discomfort.

> > My skin was breaking out way more than usual, and

> > with odd rashes too.

> > My hair had been falling out, my vision was getting

> > blurrier all the

> > time, and brain fog was rolling in. Also, last fall

> > I was diagnosed

> > by my regular MD with rheumatoid arthritis in my

> > knees and hands. So

> > yep, I was sick.

> > , you will be SO glad you went to Dr. Feng.

> > She is compassionate

> > and very picky about your results. I told her

> > emphatically that I

> > didn't care if I was flat as a pancake, as long as I

> > was " perky " . She

> > did an incredible job. Like I said, I was in

> > surgery for 6 hours, but

> > she said she was able to get it all out, and the

> > extra time was most

> > likely for the lollipop lift she gave me. She asked

> > me if I wanted to

> > see them for the first time after the surgery when

> > she took out the

> > drains. I wasn't so sure I wanted to see them, as I

> > was expecting

> > them to be flat and shriveled looking. They looked

> > great, considering

> > they were still yellow in spots from the

> > anti-bacterial soap they use

> > in surgery, and the fact that they had all the

> > little surgical

> > bandages still on. The worst bruising I ended up

> > with is my left

> > hand, which Dr. Bjorn, the anesthesiologist used to

> > put in the IV for

> > putting me under. I had no nausea, felt just

> > thirsty and had some

> > snotty gunk in my lungs for that first night, but

> > other than that -

> > golden. Expect the pain to kick in a bit after 72

> > hours - that is

> > when the nerve block Dr. Feng does wears off. My

> > drains were more

> > painful than most, so I was glad to get rid of them.

> >

> > As far as restaurants go, we passed the Holiday

> > Inn where you'll be

> > staying when we were leaving. I didn't venture out

> > to that area, but

> > can tell you that if you leave Dr. Fengs office and

> > go toward Chagrin

> > Blvd., along the right side as you head toward

> > downtown Cleveland,

> > within about 2-3 mins. of Dr. Feng's clinic, is a

> > Lebanese restaurant

> > called Taza. Or maybe it was Tazos. The ladies at

> > Dr. Feng's can

> > probably give you better directions;- probably gi

> > only restaurant

> > that offered pretty healthy food that wasn't too

> > high in sodium to be

> > eating right then. Also, in the same little mall as

> > Taza's is a

> > Trader Joe's grocery store. I highly recommend

> > their packaged

> > tabouleh and labanza (not sure if that's exactly the

> > name, but it has

> > chick peas and veggies in it) salads. They are full

> > of fiber, lower

> > in sodium and full of vitamins. We also picked up

> > some low fat/low

> > sodium havarti cheese and some whole grain crackers,

> > as I was not

> > detoxing. Check them out, their prices are awesome.

> > As for the other

> > restaurants, whoo boy. The hotel we stayed in had

> > magazines that

> > listed the local restaurants with dollar signs ($)

> > to indicate the

> > avg. price of their entrees. Most were 2-4 dollar

> > signs, meaning an

> > avg. price of over $17.00 to $75.00 just for the

> > entree. We had a

> > fridge and a microwave in our room, so just stocked

> > up at Trader Joe's

> > (there is also a Wild Oats health food store right

> > in the same area)

> > and ate like that. We went to Taza's twice, just to

> > get some falafel

> > and fresh green salads. The thing I really wanted

> > was good coffee,

> > and unless you like Starbucks, there's none around.

> > I love Green Mtn.

> > coffee roasters coffee and Dunkin Donuts coffee, but

> > no one seems to

> > have them in either Ohio or Penn., or even NY until

> > you hit Albany

> > area, geesh. Hope that helps, if I can answer any

> > other questions

> > just ask and I'll try.

> >

> >

> >

>

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[Guest guest]

Hi ,

You'll do fine! I had to take the heavy duty tape and gauze off

today, but it's been one week, so it's okay (it got wet in the

shower). I still have all the little surgical tapes all over the

incisions and they are pretty water-tight, but Dr. Feng had told me

that it will be no big deal if they come off, either. I also wanted

to mention that you may get blisters around the saran-wrap-like heavy

duty tape she uses. I have several. They look the worst of all of

it. I am using the brush-on healer called Nu-Skin on them to help

them heal without scarring (just the blisters, not the incisions!)

Just wanted to let you know in case you get them that it's normal.

Prayers for a speedy recovery for you and a poison-free body in your

future, girl. PS - Make water, water, water, Arnica pills, water,

bromelian and more water, water, water your mantra for the next two

weeks at least!

Hugs,

Devon

> >

> > , Patty and a,

> > Thanks for your kind words; yes, a, I was getting pretty sick

> > before I got them out, that is how I found this site. I was cruising

> > the web looking up sinus infections, of all things. I was very tired

> > all the time, which if you knew me before, was very unlike me. Also,

> > my breasts felt hot and heavy, to the point where I was wearing the

> > super strong jogbras all the time, just to help with the discomfort.

> > My skin was breaking out way more than usual, and with odd rashes too.

> > My hair had been falling out, my vision was getting blurrier all the

> > time, and brain fog was rolling in. Also, last fall I was diagnosed

> > by my regular MD with rheumatoid arthritis in my knees and hands. So

> > yep, I was sick.

> > , you will be SO glad you went to Dr. Feng. She is compassionate

> > and very picky about your results. I told her emphatically that I

> > didn't care if I was flat as a pancake, as long as I was " perky " . She

> > did an incredible job. Like I said, I was in surgery for 6 hours, but

> > she said she was able to get it all out, and the extra time was most

> > likely for the lollipop lift she gave me. She asked me if I wanted to

> > see them for the first time after the surgery when she took out the

> > drains. I wasn't so sure I wanted to see them, as I was expecting

> > them to be flat and shriveled looking. They looked great, considering

> > they were still yellow in spots from the anti-bacterial soap they use

> > in surgery, and the fact that they had all the little surgical

> > bandages still on. The worst bruising I ended up with is my left

> > hand, which Dr. Bjorn, the anesthesiologist used to put in the IV for

> > putting me under. I had no nausea, felt just thirsty and had some

> > snotty gunk in my lungs for that first night, but other than that -

> > golden. Expect the pain to kick in a bit after 72 hours - that is

> > when the nerve block Dr. Feng does wears off. My drains were more

> > painful than most, so I was glad to get rid of them.

> > As far as restaurants go, we passed the Holiday Inn where you'll be

> > staying when we were leaving. I didn't venture out to that area, but

> > can tell you that if you leave Dr. Fengs office and go toward Chagrin

> > Blvd., along the right side as you head toward downtown Cleveland,

> > within about 2-3 mins. of Dr. Feng's clinic, is a Lebanese restaurant

> > called Taza. Or maybe it was Tazos. The ladies at Dr. Feng's can

> > probably give you better directions;-) It was the only restaurant

> > that offered pretty healthy food that wasn't too high in sodium to be

> > eating right then. Also, in the same little mall as Taza's is a

> > Trader Joe's grocery store. I highly recommend their packaged

> > tabouleh and labanza (not sure if that's exactly the name, but it has

> > chick peas and veggies in it) salads. They are full of fiber, lower

> > in sodium and full of vitamins. We also picked up some low fat/low

> > sodium havarti cheese and some whole grain crackers, as I was not

> > detoxing. Check them out, their prices are awesome. As for the other

> > restaurants, whoo boy. The hotel we stayed in had magazines that

> > listed the local restaurants with dollar signs ($) to indicate the

> > avg. price of their entrees. Most were 2-4 dollar signs, meaning an

> > avg. price of over $17.00 to $75.00 just for the entree. We had a

> > fridge and a microwave in our room, so just stocked up at Trader Joe's

> > (there is also a Wild Oats health food store right in the same area)

> > and ate like that. We went to Taza's twice, just to get some falafel

> > and fresh green salads. The thing I really wanted was good coffee,

> > and unless you like Starbucks, there's none around. I love Green Mtn.

> > coffee roasters coffee and Dunkin Donuts coffee, but no one seems to

> > have them in either Ohio or Penn., or even NY until you hit Albany

> > area, geesh. Hope that helps, if I can answer any other questions

> > just ask and I'll try.

> >

>

[Guest guest]

ok well if you change your mind you know where to find me. I'm sure i

wont be online on Friday but most likely on Sat. Just shoot me an

email on contact info. I really wished we all lived closer. I'm

praying for you.

Love,

> >

> > > , Patty and a,

> > > Thanks for your kind words; yes, a, I was

> > > getting pretty sick

> > > before I got them out, that is how I found this

> > > site. I was cruising

> > > the web looking up sinus infections, of all things.

> > > I was very tired

> > > all the time, which if you knew me before, was very

> > > unlike me. Also,

> > > my breasts felt hot and heavy, to the point where I

> > > was wearing the

> > > super strong jogbras all the time, just to help with

> > > the discomfort.

> > > My skin was breaking out way more than usual, and

> > > with odd rashes too.

> > > My hair had been falling out, my vision was getting

> > > blurrier all the

> > > time, and brain fog was rolling in. Also, last fall

> > > I was diagnosed

> > > by my regular MD with rheumatoid arthritis in my

> > > knees and hands. So

> > > yep, I was sick.

> > > , you will be SO glad you went to Dr. Feng.

> > > She is compassionate

> > > and very picky about your results. I told her

> > > emphatically that I

> > > didn't care if I was flat as a pancake, as long as I

> > > was " perky " . She

> > > did an incredible job. Like I said, I was in

> > > surgery for 6 hours, but

> > > she said she was able to get it all out, and the

> > > extra time was most

> > > likely for the lollipop lift she gave me. She asked

> > > me if I wanted to

> > > see them for the first time after the surgery when

> > > she took out the

> > > drains. I wasn't so sure I wanted to see them, as I

> > > was expecting

> > > them to be flat and shriveled looking. They looked

> > > great, considering

> > > they were still yellow in spots from the

> > > anti-bacterial soap they use

> > > in surgery, and the fact that they had all the

> > > little surgical

> > > bandages still on. The worst bruising I ended up

> > > with is my left

> > > hand, which Dr. Bjorn, the anesthesiologist used to

> > > put in the IV for

> > > putting me under. I had no nausea, felt just

> > > thirsty and had some

> > > snotty gunk in my lungs for that first night, but

> > > other than that -

> > > golden. Expect the pain to kick in a bit after 72

> > > hours - that is

> > > when the nerve block Dr. Feng does wears off. My

> > > drains were more

> > > painful than most, so I was glad to get rid of them.

> > >

> > > As far as restaurants go, we passed the Holiday

> > > Inn where you'll be

> > > staying when we were leaving. I didn't venture out

> > > to that area, but

> > > can tell you that if you leave Dr. Fengs office and

> > > go toward Chagrin

> > > Blvd., along the right side as you head toward

> > > downtown Cleveland,

> > > within about 2-3 mins. of Dr. Feng's clinic, is a

> > > Lebanese restaurant

> > > called Taza. Or maybe it was Tazos. The ladies at

> > > Dr. Feng's can

> > > probably give you better directions;- probably gi

> > > only restaurant

> > > that offered pretty healthy food that wasn't too

> > > high in sodium to be

> > > eating right then. Also, in the same little mall as

> > > Taza's is a

> > > Trader Joe's grocery store. I highly recommend

> > > their packaged

> > > tabouleh and labanza (not sure if that's exactly the

> > > name, but it has

> > > chick peas and veggies in it) salads. They are full

> > > of fiber, lower

> > > in sodium and full of vitamins. We also picked up

> > > some low fat/low

> > > sodium havarti cheese and some whole grain crackers,

> > > as I was not

> > > detoxing. Check them out, their prices are awesome.

> > > As for the other

> > > restaurants, whoo boy. The hotel we stayed in had

> > > magazines that

> > > listed the local restaurants with dollar signs ($)

> > > to indicate the

> > > avg. price of their entrees. Most were 2-4 dollar

> > > signs, meaning an

> > > avg. price of over $17.00 to $75.00 just for the

> > > entree. We had a

> > > fridge and a microwave in our room, so just stocked

> > > up at Trader Joe's

> > > (there is also a Wild Oats health food store right

> > > in the same area)

> > > and ate like that. We went to Taza's twice, just to

> > > get some falafel

> > > and fresh green salads. The thing I really wanted

> > > was good coffee,

> > > and unless you like Starbucks, there's none around.

> > > I love Green Mtn.

> > > coffee roasters coffee and Dunkin Donuts coffee, but

> > > no one seems to

> > > have them in either Ohio or Penn., or even NY until

> > > you hit Albany

> > > area, geesh. Hope that helps, if I can answer any

> > > other questions

> > > just ask and I'll try.

> > >

> > >

> > >

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[Guest guest]

Hi Pauyla,

Thank you for the offer a. I have to stop listening to my

overprotective mom who thinks a sneeze means i have a respiratory

infection and leave this all up to Dr Feng. Im sure she will not do

anything that would put me in harms way. I have basically just left

it to God at this point. If it was meant to be i will have the

sugery. Take care of yourself and make sure you get rest.I just hope

that i can be as helpful and supportive to other women on this site

as you have been to me.

Love,

> > >

> > > > , Patty and a,

> > > > Thanks for your kind words; yes, a, I was

> > > > getting pretty sick

> > > > before I got them out, that is how I found this

> > > > site. I was cruising

> > > > the web looking up sinus infections, of all

> > things.

> > > > I was very tired

> > > > all the time, which if you knew me before, was

> > very

> > > > unlike me. Also,

> > > > my breasts felt hot and heavy, to the point

> > where I

> > > > was wearing the

> > > > super strong jogbras all the time, just to help

> > with

> > > > the discomfort.

> > > > My skin was breaking out way more than usual,

> > and

> > > > with odd rashes too.

> > > > My hair had been falling out, my vision was

> > getting

> > > > blurrier all the

> > > > time, and brain fog was rolling in. Also, last

> > fall

> > > > I was diagnosed

> > > > by my regular MD with rheumatoid arthritis in my

> > > > knees and hands. So

> > > > yep, I was sick.

> > > > , you will be SO glad you went to Dr. Feng.

> >

> > > > She is compassionate

> > > > and very picky about your results. I told her

> > > > emphatically that I

> > > > didn't care if I was flat as a pancake, as long

> > as I

> > > > was " perky " . She

> > > > did an incredible job. Like I said, I was in

> > > > surgery for 6 hours, but

> > > > she said she was able to get it all out, and the

> > > > extra time was most

> > > > likely for the lollipop lift she gave me. She

> > asked

> > > > me if I wanted to

> > > > see them for the first time after the surgery

> > when

> > > > she took out the

> > > > drains. I wasn't so sure I wanted to see them,

> > as I

> > > > was expecting

> > > > them to be flat and shriveled looking. They

> > looked

> > > > great, considering

> > > > they were still yellow in spots from the

> > > > anti-bacterial soap they use

> > > > in surgery, and the fact that they had all the

> > > > little surgical

> > > > bandages still on. The worst bruising I ended

> > up

> > > > with is my left

> > > > hand, which Dr. Bjorn, the anesthesiologist used

> > to

> > > > put in the IV for

> > > > putting me under. I had no nausea, felt just

> > > > thirsty and had some

> > > > snotty gunk in my lungs for that first night,

> > but

> > > > other than that -

> > > > golden. Expect the pain to kick in a bit after

> > 72

> > > > hours - that is

> > > > when the nerve block Dr. Feng does wears off.

> > My

> > > > drains were more

> > > > painful than most, so I was glad to get rid of

> > them.

> > > >

> > > > As far as restaurants go, we passed the

> > Holiday

> > > > Inn where you'll be

> > > > staying when we were leaving. I didn't venture

> > out

> > > > to that area, but

> > > > can tell you that if you leave Dr. Fengs office

> > and

> > > > go toward Chagrin

> > > > Blvd., along the right side as you head toward

> > > > downtown Cleveland,

> > > > within about 2-3 mins. of Dr. Feng's clinic, is

> > a

> > > > Lebanese restaurant

> > > > called Taza. Or maybe it was Tazos. The ladies

> > at

> > > > Dr. Feng's can

> > > > probably give you better directions;-) It was

> > the

> > > > only restaurant

> > > > that offered pretty healthy food that wasn't too

> > > > high in sodium to be

> > > > eating right then. Also, in the same little

> > mall as

> > > > Taza's is a

> > > > Trader Joe's grocery store. I highly recommend

> > > > their packaged

> > > > tabouleh and labanza (not sure if that's exactly

> > the

> > > > name, but it has

> > > > chick peas and veggies in it) salads. They are

> > full

> > > > of fiber, lower

> > > > in sodium and full of vitamins. We also picked

> > up

> > > > some low fat/low

> > > > sodium havarti cheese and some whole grain

> > crackers,

> > > > as I was not

> > > > detoxing. Check them out, their prices are

> > awesome.

> > > > As for the other

> > > > restaurants, whoo boy. The hotel we stayed in

> > had

> > > > magazines that

> > > > listed the local restaurants with dollar signs

> > ($)

> >

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