stonecold,chestrock well,geg100,uk2000

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thats pretty amazing. Did he recommend Dr Levick to you then.

Also so are people removing their bandages on thursday?

[geg100]

thats pretty amazing. Did he recommend Dr Levick to you then.

Also so are people removing their bandages on thursday?

actually no.my dad recommended karidis and jan stanek.he hadnt heard of levick.hes actually a breact reconstruction specialist mainly for breast cancer patients.i actually was hoping that with all i had heard about levick being good from this board.hope the advice is good and i get good results-and i hope i dont regret going with him,as this is my 2nd op now.my previous op they didnt remove enough gland or the gland grew again.
im removing my bandages on thursday morning.7 days from the op.

[bohemian2]

Yeah Levick said 7 days to me but I just couldn't stand the itching and I did really well to last 6 days!  The bandages were sort of coming off by themselves anyway.

Still wearing the compression vest religiously.  It's been a week and 4 days since the op and I've got complete mobility back, can move my arms and everything.

The stitches under my arms I thought were infected, they were all red, but a nurse at my doctor's clinic assured me it was fine and now they are healing up nicely.  It just takes time because it's such a difficult place to heal, moving around all the time.

I am still so happy with the way my chest looks.  Can't wait to get back into the gym again but that will just have to wait!

How long do I have to keep wearing the compression vest?

[geg100]

a lot of docs recommend 6 weeks for best gains buts thats cos most people dont wear them religiously and the actual length of time is more around 4 weeks.
any b4 and after pics bohemian>?

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Dr Levick said 6 weeks to wear the vest

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bohemian

how tender is your chest, can you touch it and wash it etc without pain?

also how many cc's did u have removed?

[chestrockwell]

Just a question about mobility guys at the moment!, i can lift me left arm untill it is parralell with the floor but if i try my right arm i can only do half the distance and then i get a extreame severe burning  were the scar is!, is this normal or has anybodyelse expierenced this?.

[bohemian2]

stonecold, my chest isn't that tender anymore and it's easy to wash without pain.  

After I took the bandages off it felt really strange to touch it, like your foot goes dead if you don't move it for a while, tingling and no real feeling in it.  But that is gradually wearing off. haven't got complete feeling back yet but it doesn't feel so wierd.

Levick told me the ccs but I really can't remember. I'll check again.  he took a picture before so I'll post that when he sends the copies to me (like he said he would).  And then I'll take one as my chest is now!  

I'm quite used to the compression vest so I guess another 4 weeks or so won't hurt  It keeps me warm outside when it's cold.

Chestrockwell, I think that's just the scars healing differently on either side.  Make sure you clean them, I know it's tricky now but they musn't get infected.  I remember being in real difficulty the first few days, try not to use your arms too much.  Just relax and take it easy and within a few days you will be able to use them.

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this threads gone quiet, anyone with anything to report?

im not really itching badly at all. anybody managed a wash yet?

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Bohemian are you pretty much back to normal mobilty wise now?

[uk2000]

im 1 week post op, still abit sore, but i got alot of mobilty back, and am not lookin as stiff anymore.
in terms of how things look im not happy.

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UK sorry to hear your not happy. Have you spoke to Dr Karadis about it and if so whats he said? What are you concerned with?

[uk2000]

hey stone c
havnt talken to karidis yet.  but im not happy that he hardly took any gland out.  bobbies are still jiggling about., i can even squeeze em.   even my parents couldnt notice the diff from me having the op.  they said it looks same.
1 side which had a lot of fat or gand at the bottom of the pec is there.  i specifically asked him to concentrate on removing that.   chest just looks messy, its not clean, as in things dnt look even.   i can tell its gna look deformed.

[geg100]

well 6th day post op.im gona take the bandages of tonight as they are coming away,and start wearing the compression vest.it wil give me a chance to look at the result too.

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UK i hope that it settles down and looks better fro you within time. If as you suggest it does look like that, will you consider further surgery?