What a week!
Well, my 8 week post op mark came with some added stress! 2 days prior to my milestone and appointment with Dr. Vanek, a train decided to fall off the tracks near my home, and forced an evacuation for me and several hundred surrounding homes. Fortunately, no one was hurt during the derailment and subsequent clean up ( which continues even now, 10 days later! ) but the 4 days spent away from my home was a very tough time for me.
My 8 week mark was on day 2 of evacuation, and even though I am sure Dr. Vanek would have understood if I had cancelled my appointment, I wanted to make sure my boobs were in good shape. Like I told my husband, we paid alot of money for these girls, and I am going to make sure they are in tip top shape! I was able to verify the time of my appointment during one of my 10 minute police escorts into my home ( that's all we were allowed due to the danger of the fire that was still burning! ) so I made sure to leave my in laws in plenty of time to get to his office on schedule ( they live just over an hour away. ) My husband waited in the car in the parking lot with all the kids during my appointment, thankfully everyone was exhausted and he didn't have too terrible of a time with them. Our 4 year old even managed to lose his first tooth while waiting in the car, the tooth fairy visited him in the hotel later that night!
I was sitting in the exam room half asleep with a pumpkin spice latte in my hands when Dr. Vanek came in. He was aware of the derailment and such, and we chatted briefly about how it was affecting my home. During the physical exam, he did acknowledge the visual difference between my breasts. Rightie continues to sit higher than leftie, and doesn't have near the projection. He does feel that I have much more healing to do, as 8 weeks post op is still very early in this waiting game, but we did discuss what sort of options there are if she decides to be stubborn and stay where she is. He explained that no sooner than 6 months he could go in and try to re-open rightie's pocket. While pressing the implant down tho, he noted that it is able to settle down in there, so he recommended manually pushing the implant down on a regular basis. He also said I could wear the compression strap, which I agreed to, but the office didn't have one big enough for me. ( I took it as a compliment, my girlies are nice and big! )
My visit was comforting to me, it reinforced that I am not crazy about noting the difference, but also made me feel better about the possibility that it may all fall into place on it's own. I don't enjoy the thought of a redo so early in the game, but I will go down that road when necessary. I'm not so insane about the difference anymore, wearing regular bras has helped to hide it somewhat, at least under my shirts.
I'm at a place right now where when I am fully clothed and see myself in the mirror, I feel perfectly shaped. My breasts have given me a cute little curvy and feminine shape that I didn't have before, and I am totally embracing it! I have high hopes that this is only going to get better!
My 8 week mark was on day 2 of evacuation, and even though I am sure Dr. Vanek would have understood if I had cancelled my appointment, I wanted to make sure my boobs were in good shape. Like I told my husband, we paid alot of money for these girls, and I am going to make sure they are in tip top shape! I was able to verify the time of my appointment during one of my 10 minute police escorts into my home ( that's all we were allowed due to the danger of the fire that was still burning! ) so I made sure to leave my in laws in plenty of time to get to his office on schedule ( they live just over an hour away. ) My husband waited in the car in the parking lot with all the kids during my appointment, thankfully everyone was exhausted and he didn't have too terrible of a time with them. Our 4 year old even managed to lose his first tooth while waiting in the car, the tooth fairy visited him in the hotel later that night!
I was sitting in the exam room half asleep with a pumpkin spice latte in my hands when Dr. Vanek came in. He was aware of the derailment and such, and we chatted briefly about how it was affecting my home. During the physical exam, he did acknowledge the visual difference between my breasts. Rightie continues to sit higher than leftie, and doesn't have near the projection. He does feel that I have much more healing to do, as 8 weeks post op is still very early in this waiting game, but we did discuss what sort of options there are if she decides to be stubborn and stay where she is. He explained that no sooner than 6 months he could go in and try to re-open rightie's pocket. While pressing the implant down tho, he noted that it is able to settle down in there, so he recommended manually pushing the implant down on a regular basis. He also said I could wear the compression strap, which I agreed to, but the office didn't have one big enough for me. ( I took it as a compliment, my girlies are nice and big! )
My visit was comforting to me, it reinforced that I am not crazy about noting the difference, but also made me feel better about the possibility that it may all fall into place on it's own. I don't enjoy the thought of a redo so early in the game, but I will go down that road when necessary. I'm not so insane about the difference anymore, wearing regular bras has helped to hide it somewhat, at least under my shirts.
I'm at a place right now where when I am fully clothed and see myself in the mirror, I feel perfectly shaped. My breasts have given me a cute little curvy and feminine shape that I didn't have before, and I am totally embracing it! I have high hopes that this is only going to get better!
posted by Millie @ 10/19/2007 01:15:00 PM
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