Re: Did I make the right decision?

[Guest guest]

Hi Marie:

My name is . I live in Canada, and I have saline implants. I am 51 years old and have had the implants for 9 years. I am waiting to have them removed. I am also a trained nurse. My opinion is that you absolutely did the right thing. It isn't about size of the breast, it is about your health. You chose a much healthier option to correct your breasts. There is a reason you cancelled surgery for implants all of those times. I understand you would like a quicker recovery, and to be able to hold your babies, and you will in time, without having to worry about whether your implants are going to cause you poor health, and a future of multiple surgeries, because with implants, that is what your future would look like. I really commend you for doing your research, and making the best decision. Please trust your decision now, and look forward to a wonderful future. Congratulations!

You're a very smart lady.

From: my2babybellas <my2babybellas@...> Sent: Friday, September 25, 2009 9:07:25 PMSubject: Did I make the right decision?

My name is Marie and I am 27 yrs old. I have tuberous breasts which are considered a congential (birth) deformity. Basically it means I have constricted breasts shaped like tubes, and herniated nipples (aka puffy nipples). Anyway, I went through months and months of research on my condition. I found that it is possible to get insurance coverage for a BA for tuberous breasts. I went to several doctors, found some creepy and some good. My insurance approved it and was going to pay for me to get a BA. I had the surgery scheduled twice with 2 different doctors and cancelled each time. I wanted to fix my horrible looking and not to mention small breasts, but I was hesitant about the surgery. Partially because every surgeon I met with had a different approach of correcting my condition... who was right? So I kept doing research, I found a lot of stories of women who were happy with their implants but there were also women who became sick from their implants

(saline and silicone). And then I found the website of a ps who specializes in breast reconstruction using perforated flaps, which is typically done for breast cancer patients after masectomy. But this ps had also started performing it on women with tuberous breasts. I booked a consult and he was wonderful. I felt more confortable with him then any other surgeon I had met with. He felt I was a good candidate for reconstruction using a DIEP flap (moving my tummy fat to my breasts, which is NOT like fat transfer using lipo). I liked the idea of using my own fat and not having to put a foreign object in my body. I wasn't entirely sure how safe implants were. Plus even my ps said that he uses implants as a last resort and said that they carry a large risk of having additional surgeries. He said because I am so young, I could probably have a dozen surgeries in my lifetime for implants. So I told him I wanted to do the reconstruction. And he took care of

everything with my insurance, and it was approved. This surgery is about 10-20 times more expensive then a regular BA. So I was lucky!! So I did the surgery and am now one week post op. My breasts look good, plus my tummy is flatter too. The only down side is that my breasts are only about B-C cup, still too soon to tell but I'm pretty sure I am just a full B. Also, the recovery time is much longer. I have a baby and a toddler and I cannot carry them for about 6 weeks and it is killing me. I feel like I should have just gotten the BA because I could have been a D cup and would have been able to carry my kids after 2 weeks. I also will have to have an additional surgery in 2-3 months to remove some skin. It is a minor in office procedure, but I am concerned about having to have another surgery that will keep me from holding my babies. Did I do the right thing?

[Guest guest]

Marie......you certainly DID make the right decision........you will be able to watch your kids grow up, marry and have kids.......you will be healthy enough to enjoy them all........I have lost much of that

ability due to all that has happened starting with the implantation of silicone implants and my reaction to the 40 some odd neuro-toxic chemicals that are used in the manufacturing of ALL breast implants.

here, read my story, this is only the part after a silicone rupture

and 7 surgeries to detatch my entire chest wall to remove tumors that grew from the roaming silicone, including gangrene ! ! ( it also does not include the medical things I have endured the last couple years........

ALL caused by the first set of implants I got in 1990.....that because of foreign body reaction and the chemicals, it gave hits to my genetic makeup and turned on things causing disease I may have never had to deal with otherwise........

Breast Implant Survivors Day ( the link, and below is the web address_)

http://www.humanticsfoundation.com/dede.htm

God Bless YOU and keep you safe !

Dede

When the power of love overcomes the love of power

the world will know peace. ~ Jimi Hendrix

Love the life you live, live the life you love ~ Bob Marley

[Guest guest]

Marie,

Absolutely you did the very best thing for yourself, your husband, your

children, and your family.

You will never, ever have to live with the regret of having implants and

causing yourself harm and possibly harming your children for life.

If I could go back and change the choices I made in life in regards to

my breasts, I would have just had a breast lift and NEVER, EVER gotten

breast implants. I price I paid to have them was too dear.

I hope our group stories can convince you that breast implants are a

dangerous, highly risky, defective and poorly designed product that

should never have been foisted upon woman-kind to exploit their

insecurities about their beautiful God-given child-nourishing glands.

Breast implants were designed and marketed for one reason and one reason

only....CORPORATE GREED. Plain and simple.

You did the right thing...please never look back and question the

intelligence of your good decision again.

Just enjoy life to the max now.

God bless,

Patty

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> My name is Marie and I am 27 yrs old. I have tuberous breasts which

are considered a congential (birth) deformity. Basically it means I have

constricted breasts shaped like tubes, and herniated nipples (aka puffy

nipples). Anyway, I went through months and months of research on my

condition. I found that it is possible to get insurance coverage for a

BA for tuberous breasts. I went to several doctors, found some creepy

and some good. My insurance approved it and was going to pay for me to

get a BA. I had the surgery scheduled twice with 2 different doctors and

cancelled each time. I wanted to fix my horrible looking and not to

mention small breasts, but I was hesitant about the surgery. Partially

because every surgeon I met with had a different approach of correcting

my condition... who was right? So I kept doing research, I found a lot

of stories of women who were happy with their implants but there were

also women who became sick from their implants (saline and silicone).

And then I found the website of a ps who specializes in breast

reconstruction using perforated flaps, which is typically done for

breast cancer patients after masectomy. But this ps had also started

performing it on women with tuberous breasts. I booked a consult and he

was wonderful. I felt more confortable with him then any other surgeon I

had met with. He felt I was a good candidate for reconstruction using a

DIEP flap (moving my tummy fat to my breasts, which is NOT like fat

transfer using lipo). I liked the idea of using my own fat and not

having to put a foreign object in my body. I wasn't entirely sure how

safe implants were. Plus even my ps said that he uses implants as a last

resort and said that they carry a large risk of having additional

surgeries. He said because I am so young, I could probably have a dozen

surgeries in my lifetime for implants. So I told him I wanted to do the

reconstruction. And he took care of everything with my insurance, and it

was approved. This surgery is about 10-20 times more expensive then a

regular BA. So I was lucky!! So I did the surgery and am now one week

post op. My breasts look good, plus my tummy is flatter too. The only

down side is that my breasts are only about B-C cup, still too soon to

tell but I'm pretty sure I am just a full B. Also, the recovery time is

much longer. I have a baby and a toddler and I cannot carry them for

about 6 weeks and it is killing me. I feel like I should have just

gotten the BA because I could have been a D cup and would have been able

to carry my kids after 2 weeks. I also will have to have an additional

surgery in 2-3 months to remove some skin. It is a minor in office

procedure, but I am concerned about having to have another surgery that

will keep me from holding my babies. Did I do the right thing?

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