Then I saw Dr. Justin West on Friday, June 15th. This was my pre-op appointment. He said he agrees with Dr. Washington. He thinks my left breast looks great and that I shouldn't mess with it. He is going to just work on correcting the sagging and rippling on the right breast. I was a little bummed because I wanted bigger implants, but I am happy because recovery will be really easy. He said he will see if I need fat grafting or skin removal or what when he gets in there. I guess it will be a surprise when I am in recovery to find out what surgery I end up getting! My surgery is scheduled for Thursday, June 21st at 7:30 am at the St. Joseph's outpatient pavilion. Hope it all goes smoothly because I have plans to be on the lake on June 23rd! :-)
On June 1st I had my follow up with Dr. Washington (the radiation oncologist). She said everything looked good aside from some excessive dry skin in my left armpit. I mentioned to her that I was going to get bigger implants and she said she really doesn't recommend getting any more surgery on the left side. She said radiated skin has a tendency to not do well after surgery, and that I don't want to create any more scar tissue because it makes it difficult to detect any possible recurrences.
Then I saw Dr. Justin West on Friday, June 15th. This was my pre-op appointment. He said he agrees with Dr. Washington. He thinks my left breast looks great and that I shouldn't mess with it. He is going to just work on correcting the sagging and rippling on the right breast. I was a little bummed because I wanted bigger implants, but I am happy because recovery will be really easy. He said he will see if I need fat grafting or skin removal or what when he gets in there. I guess it will be a surprise when I am in recovery to find out what surgery I end up getting! My surgery is scheduled for Thursday, June 21st at 7:30 am at the St. Joseph's outpatient pavilion. Hope it all goes smoothly because I have plans to be on the lake on June 23rd! :-)
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