A new plastic surgeon???????????

I met with Dr. Butterfield today...she is quick and gets right to the point. I was nervous about going to a new doc but I do think plastic surgeons are a special breed...they are artists in a way so when you go from one to another and ask them to "fix" something they are going to always have opinions. My main issue that I wanted to discuss was the dent in the center. She felt like that could be "improved" by opening everything up again and re-creating the pockets that hold the implants...while doing this she would be lifting them and trying to pull them closer together. As for the rippling and pucker (dog ear) on the left breast she was not absolutely sure she could do anything about that....my breast surgeon (not plastic surgeon) was very aggressive in taking out all the breast tissue so I am left with VERY thin skin over an implant. She said we could use some Alloderm (cadaver tissue) to improve the pocket....she said that would be something she would make a decision on once she began the surgery. One thing I was not expecting was when she told me that the way my scarring has healed I may not be able to have tattoos done if I just wanted to stay with what I had. Because of this she said that if I did want a revision she would actually open the breast mounds with a scar thru the middle instead of using the old scars under the breast. She said she would be able to remove some of the heavy scarring across the middle of the breast and then we would see how that heals before deciding about tattoos....

She was very professional in delivering the information and was in no way trying to push me into surgery...she knew that I was in no rush and in the end just said call me if you decide to do it.

I was nervous going today but now I want to get a third opinion. This is what I should have done in the beginning when I was first diagnosed. Everything was just so overwhelming after meeting with the breast surgeon and then 3 oncologists I just wanted to get things moving. I know what I have today is ok but if I think that someone can do something to improve the dent I will do it.....I have given it some time and it still REALLY bothers me...the other issues she and I discussed today are things that are not that important to me because when I have clothes on no one sees these things. I do know that I want to complete the process so I definitely need to get another opinion on the tattoo issue. I am in no rush so now I can take the time to get the info and decide what is right for me.

I guess while I was there I should have asked about getting some work done on my face. When I picked up Jillian from daycare today one of the other kids looked at me when I walked in and said "who's Grandma is that?" Stopped me in my tracks...wanted to spank her cute little behind but instead I just laughed and walked away....don't you just love kids and their "no filter" comments??!!

The Gyn nurse called today to say that there were no signs of infection with my urine samples so still no firm answer on what is causing those issues....

Stay tuned .... more to come!