Here we go again!

Well, I saw Dr. Vanek again yesterday for my 6 month post op. We've scheduled a capsulectomy for the right breast, and he assured me he can go in and release the tension or torque in there and hopefully get that implant down where it belongs. Maybe he can have a chat with the muscles in there and get them to release their grip on the implant as well, since this right side appears to be more smooshed than my left =) Aside from that, of course everything else is perfect!

We've scheduled surgery for March 28. This seems so fast to me hehe, but they could have done it this Friday if I wanted them to! Hubby and I have already decided that I will wait at least 4-5 weeks before heading back into the gym and running/lifting. There's no proof that waiting the recommended 3 weeks wasn't enough, but we're just really trying not to take any chances this time. However, I am signed up for the Cleveland Breast Cancer 3 day, where participants walk 60 miles over 3 days, so I am relieved that I will be able to immediately return to gentle walking the day after surgery. My training schedule begins in April so I want to make sure I'm in good shape to begin!

That's about it for now, hopefully this surgery will go as smoothly as the last and my breast will finally go where she should and I won't have to go under the knife again for a very long time!

More surgery ahead

Well I saw Dr. Vanek for a check up, and he does still acknowledge the difference between my breasts. He feels (as do my hubby and I) that the difference isn't the most horrible thing ever seen, but I do strongly feel self conscious about it. It's even noticeable in my most recent pics. So Dr. Vanek feels that a capsulectomy can be done on the right side, which basically means going into the crease incision and cutting away at some scar tissue and allowing that pocket to be recreated or whatnot. At least, that's what I got from our conversation anyway hehe. He told me the scar would be small, and the surgery much shorter than my previous with the lift. I'm thinking this sounds pretty good for making that right breast go where she should!

After discussing that right side issue, he also asked me about whether or not I wanted to go with larger implants, since I will be going into surgery anyway, he could place new implants at the same time. He told me he would do a capsulectomy on the left side, to open up the pocket some more or whatever, and both breasts could get some new implants. We proceeded with the fun of trying out new sizes, and both of us felt I could easily go up to 525cc on each side. It wouldn't be that huge of a difference, but maybe, just maybe, be that little extra bit I've been wishing I had :)

So with all this talk of surgery and sizes, my mind was swimming and we both felt like I needed to talk with my hubby and we needed to decide together where to go from here. When I got the estimates for the surgeries (one for just the fix and one for new implants) I just sort of looked the over briefly and mentioned the numbers to my husband. With our cruise only days away, we don't have a whole lot of time to worry about a redo and quite frankly, I'm still paying off my original surgery. I'm sort of bummed out right now....I want my right breast to look as beautiful as my left, but I wonder if the difference is enough to warrant another couple grand. Decisions, Decisions!

After the vacation I'll have to do some soul searching and figure out what to do. I know my husband will support any decision I make, but I may have a long battle ahead of me LOL. Wish me luck!