The Plastic Surgeon

I met a man today who has made me a very happy lady.

His name is Mr Javaid and he is my plastic surgeon.

I was given a booklet by my Breast Care nurse explaining the different types of reconstructive surgery that is available. There are 3 main types from what I could tell;

1 - straight forward silicone implants - relatively easy procedure, easy recovery, end result just ok.
2 - Latimus Dorsi flap - using muscle and skin from the back- bit more complicated, slightly longer recovery, end result very good.
3 - TRAM flap - using muscle and skin from the stomach (basically a tummy tuck!), very complicated procedure, long recovery, end result amazing.

I had gone in to the consultation with the idea that I wanted option 2 as I wanted a good result but as I would like to have another child in the future the scarring across my abdomen could become stretched and nasty looking.

So the surgeon asked me what my current size is (34 A) and I asked him if there would be any possibility of me getting larger boobs with this operation, he looked unsure and said he'd have to examine me to see what he could do.

After pulling and poking at my fleshy bits he said I was suitable for all 3 types of procedure however as I had already decided that the lat dorsi was my preferred choice he would be happy to go with that. He also confirmed that as I was clearly "depressed" with my current boobs (he said this with a wink) he would be able to do the augmentation on the other boob aswell. Big smiles from both Jay and me!!

This would work by them putting a silicone implant in my good boob to bring it up to a C/D cup and putting an expandable silicone implant which they insert under the tissue this has an internal chamber which is filled with saline to allow it to be adjusted to match the size of the other breast.

I will be left with a diagonal scar on my back which will lay under my bra strap and some weakness in that shoulder for a few months but otherwise will be fairly straightforward.

I will be left without a nipple for approx 3 months when I will be able to go in again and have that reconstructed in a similar way to the lady on 'Embarassing Bodies' a few weeks ago.

Currently my operation is scheduled for one of two dates 10th May 2010 or 24th May 2010. I will post on here as soon as I know.

In the mean time I am genuinely excited about the whole thing. I see this next trip into hospital as me going in to get my boob job and nothing about the Cancer. (Which I should explain is only non-invasive now as all the invasive Cancer was sucessfully removed).

I expect to be in hospital for 5 days and will have a recovery period of 4-5 weeks however may be able to drive after 3-4 weeks if I feel up to it (me thinks I might!!)