breast reduction

alla B.
on 12/21/11 1:02 am

Hi,
i just had final consult with my PS and I am all set for my BR/BL on january 6.
everything will be paid by insurance.
He will remove 1000 g from left and 900 g from right.Wow!
i have bra size H now, he will do DD. No implants.
he will put 2 drains for 5 days( hate them!) i am scared, crazy nerviuos and exited the same time.
I am very upset he will not do my back the same time, oh.
Happy holidays to everyone.
Alla

PART 1 VSG 03/28/2006; PART 2 DS 01/31/20007

ericaFG
on 12/21/11 7:22 pm - Cambridge, Canada

VSG on 06/10/09

Good luck!! I had a BL/BR in august and it was pretty easy as far as recovery goes. Not much pain at all and quick healing. I think it is far more painful when they put in implants due to muscle involvement etc.

Youll love your new, young boobs!!

Proud Member of the Cambridge Crew!
HW293/LW147/CW158   Height 5'9" Working on Maintenance!
Fleur de lis TT and Brachioplasty - Oct. 19, 2010 Breast reduction and scar revision August 2, 2011

paranoidmother21
on 12/21/11 11:05 pm - Lake Zurich, IL

RNY on 12/16/09

You are SO gonna love the girls when they're all done! I was a bit sad, and so was DH that my DDs were going to be Bs, but I wound up with full Cs/small Ds after it all, and they're PERKY for the first time in almost 40 years! This is great!

Rebecca
Circumferential LBL, anchor TT, BL/BR, brachioplasty 12-16-10 Drs. Howard and Gutowski
Thigh lift 3-24-11, Drs. Howard and Gutowski again!

Height 5' 5". Start point 254. DH's goal: 154. My guess: 144. Insurance goal: 134. Currently bouncing around 130-135.

Lee ~
on 12/22/11 1:35 am - CA

VSG on 02/17/10

I love my BL/BR that I had done on dec 9th. I don't know what he took out. I was a 34DD going in. Once the swelling goes down I will know the size. I think I had the drains for a few days. I'm still carrying around two remaining drains from the LBL and thighs. Airport security had fun with the alien babies yesterday. I wondered if I should claim them as adopted babies when I went through immigration.

The recovery is easy except where the soft bra/ arm compression garment ride on the incision line.

Good luck! You are going to love your new girls.

HW: 249 SW: 229 GW: 149 Age: 63 - Body by Sauceda - 12/2011

Julia HasHerLifeNow
on 12/23/11 7:02 pm

VSG on 10/09/12

Lee, can you share what the total cost of your plastics and stay in Mexico was, even a ball park figure will do. Just need to start planning this well in advance and put the money aside. I will be a self pay for plastics because my insurance only pays if weight loss is superior to 100 lbs and I only need to lose a max of 80. Thanks!

5ft0; highest weight 222; surgery weight 208; current weight 120

Lee ~
on 12/24/11 12:39 am - CA

VSG on 02/17/10

Hi. I don't generally share the cost of my surgery because Dr. Sauceda charges based on multiple procedures. My cost was a little over 1/3 what kaiser quoted and that would have been four recoveries. As of today, if your surgery is more that $7k, the hotel and up to $600 in airfare are covered. I had my entire body done, knees to elbows as well as my face and it's been a relatively easy recovery for me, considering what I had done. Come join us on Dr. Sauceda group if you'd like.

When you're close to plastics weight, send him pics, panties only, front side back etc to [email protected]

There is a price list for procedures on his website. Google Dr. Francisco Sauceda in Monterrey Mexico. His site is medicaltourism.com.mx or something similar.

Good luck!

HW: 249 SW: 229 GW: 149 Age: 63 - Body by Sauceda - 12/2011

Laura in Texas
on 12/23/11 10:41 pm

RNY on 09/17/08

Recovery will be a breeze. I only had to keep my drains 2 days and I pulled them out myself. What helped me a lot is that I used unscented maxipads to place against the incisions to protect them from rubbing against the sportsbra I wore. Much cheaper than gauze and more comfy. The bra held them in place.

Congrats!!

Laura

Laura in Texas

53 years old; 5'7" tall; HW: 339 (BMI=53); GW: 140 CW: 170 (BMI=27)

RNY: 09-17-08 Dr. Garth Davis

brachioplasty: 12-18-09 Dr. Wainwright; lbl/bl: 06-28-11 Dr. LoMonaco

"May your choices reflect your hopes and not your fears."

Lee ~
on 12/24/11 12:42 am - CA

VSG on 02/17/10

Hi Laura,

I use pads as well but I'm in a one piece compression garment because my arms were also done. I hate the rubbing on the incisions. I'm hoping to be less sensitive and more healed this week.

Yesterday I removed the final 2 of the 11 drains I had. One at the knee and one in the mons. What a freaking cause for celebration!

HW: 249 SW: 229 GW: 149 Age: 63 - Body by Sauceda - 12/2011