Yesterday I had surgery with Dr. Bermant after having this since I was about 13...I'm 17 now.
height: 5'8
weight: 158 lbs (day of surgery)
My endrocrinologist cleared me and said these things would never go away without surgery.
Consultation:
I don't remember what exact day it was but it was probably in March or so. Dr. Bermant is very informative and confirmed my gynecomastia while giving me loads of information. It was a little bit intimidating at first, finally realizing that, "wow there is a possibility I may lose these breasts."
EVERYBODY THAT WORKS IN DR. BERMANT'S STAFF IS NICE so they made sure I was as comfortable as I could be.
Day before surgery:
Oh man, I was reaaaalllllly excited. Imagine how excited you would be knowing your breasts were gonna be gone. As we entered his office, Thomas immediatly called us by last name...it was nice knowing they knew who was coming and what for without having to read your name when you signed in (it is the little things too that make you feel welcome). So we waited, and finally I was called back where Dr. Bermant smiled and said, "Welcome back!"He gave me one last examination, took pictures, marked me up, and Thomas gave me care instructions. At this point I'm so excited I'm like flipping out about it while my parents and sister are flipping out cause of nervousness.
The day of surgery:
So the surgery was scheduled in the morning and as we come we see the anesthesiologist and a nurse walking into the building. Of course we weren't sure at the time if they were here for Dr. Bermant or another surgery but they immediatly broke the ice and said, "Here for surgery?" in the most friendly way possible. They waited for us and started talking to us in the elevator. Both of them were absolutely hilarious! They were all smiles and when the anesthesiologist came in to interview me and tell us what would happen he made you feel at ease. He told us it was his sole duty to monitor me, plot my heartbeats, etc and he would do nothing else. He explained what drugs he would be using, their side effects, risks and yet he still gave a sense of security too you even as he said the latter two. My parents told me they felt comfortable when he said, "I will look after him as if he were my own son."
So now I'm entering pre-op and now I'm getting nervous "Oh man! I'm about to be knocked out at cut open!" I told the anesthesiologist how I felt and he kept me calm and said things along the lines of "Don't worry about it, everybody goes through it" and then he started making me laugh and having a casual conversation. These people are soo nice and comforting, it truly is amazing. If you want an example of how amazing it is think of this:
Two nurses and an anesthesiologist in a room talking and laughing as if they are a family...yet you are now part of there family. You are naked except for a thin cloth covering your privates and have an IV attatched to you while your arms are tied down in a white room but you are not intimidated, infact you are laughing the hardest you probably laughed all week!
The anesthesiologist described to me exactly how it will work, "One minute you are talking, the next you are out." It was amazing really...
I woke up refreshed and dizzy, and one of the nurses helped get me dressed and walk. The side effects I had were basically dizziness....about half an hour later I ate at Friendly's so the anesthesia really wasn't that bad for me. Oh, and don't eat at that Friendly's....bad service.
The pain was not bad at all and I didn't have to take the prescribed medication...just two tylenol (I took a total of 6 tylenol that day). If you want to know how it felt right out of surgery do this:
Lift weights to a point where you KNOW you will be very sore the next day,
On the "next day" rub icy-hot or tigerbalm on your breasts and around that area for a burning sensation and that was how my pain was...not bad at all.
I had no trouble eating anything that night.
Today (August 27th):
So it was less than 24 hours from my surgery when I saw my chest and all I could say was, "WOW." Nothing looked like it was bruised, just slightly swollen but Dr. Bermant reminded me that tissue WAS damaged even though I can't see ithe bruising so I should not to do anything stupid while my tissues are healing.
The pain is also significantly less and I'm reaaalllllllly excited about my new chest. As i was walking in restaurants I was not worried about other people giving my chest looks. I cannot say anything about the final results because that will take months, but right now it looks very promising
Before i got surgery, I did actually get the Phase II compression vest...Minus the fact it crawls up your stomach and the added sweat...this thing was great! Nobody noticed it, I could run with it and there would be no bouncing, and I stood up straight! I wore bright colored shirts and it was just fantastic so seriously consider looking into that too.
I'm not going to post pictures for awhile cause I can only have my vest off for a small amount of time each day and that's going toward showering not for pictures for you guys
I have yet to take anything for pain today since it is so much less than yesterday.
I will update this each day for awhile.
Topic: Surgery with Dr. Bermant *August 26th 2006* (Read 7921 times)
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