December Buddies!

Sorry you don't feel well hun.

xxx

Aww thanks toots... Ya know, I feel asleep at 6.30pm and woke up thinking it would be at least 5 in the morning lol.

Got some cocoa and paracetamol and then will hit the sack again :)

Nanite x

E cup is ace :-) Am already thinking if I have to have new boobies at some point I am going to go large!!!

Enjoy em hun you will find somewhere nice to get some pretty bras I am sure

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Katy - Photo shoot looks excellent! Enjoy it babe! I hope you share the pics with us here!!!! x

Alfie - Cor blimey Mrs an E cup!!!! Yay for you hun, you got your big bazookas! We really must arrange to meet for a coffee some time! We could maybe even arrange a northern meet?! x

Cherry - Hope you're feeling a little better this morning babe x

Hey girls!

Katy - I'm with you there girlfriend... I'm DEFO opting for bigger jubbly's


Thanks for the wee message Cookie :) I'm kinda feeling better, but kinda not (if that makes sense).

Oh a 'Northern Meet' would be awesome

Hugs to all

Cherry xo

Hellloooooooooo

Katy - You are a wonderful lady. I so admire your strength :-) x

Me toooooooooooooooooooo is going bigger next time oh yes baby!!!!!

Oh i went to M & ...pulled a swift one you have to book for fittings don't you....well with a little one its kinda hard to keep popping back. So.......i tried a bra on & she said if you need another size ring your buzzer. So i popped it on knowing it fitted ok & said does this fit right? Out came the tape measure & she measured me also went & got a few bras for me. All in between her fitting someone else :-) i def measure a 32DD but some designs fit better in a 34D :-) so i am happy......for now xx

Hey Stephy!

lol what you like...

So I think it's safe to say the December Girls are opting for 'bigger'... haha wouldn't it be great if we scheduled re-ops on the same month again!!

Hope you are all grand :)

xoxo

he he I think my profile pic says it all!!! I had such fun at my photo shoot today and cannot wait to get the final pics through and upload em so you can see!! :-))))) The little pooch is Aime my pride and joy chihuhua and I had such fun it took my mind off everything a treat.

It was ace ladies you should all do it xxx

p.s. hope you're feeling better chezza?

Wow!!!! Katy you look fab hun, can't wait to see the rest of your pics. I would love to have a proper photoshoot done like that, but I look awful in photo's (my daughter always says I look better in the flesh lol). It makes me wonder if a professional photographer can make me look better hmmm...probably not . I'm glad you had a great day hun, just what you needed to take your mind of things. Take care of yourself Katy.

I hope your feeling better now Cherry.

Stephy glad your happy with your size....well for now anyway lol.

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hey girlies!!
sorry uni has been takin ova my life recently so havent been on much! wwwoooowwweee katy!! u look absolutely amazin! cnt wait to see ur pics...no a non pervy way hahaha!! sounds like that was jst what u needed hun, glad u had a great time! I did a photoshoot about a year ago now but i didnt do any bra shots then was when I had no boobies to show off! its tempted to have another one done now! but my left boob is still playin up so cnt wear proper bras yet cherry how u feelin hun? i had a horrid cold last week its startin to go now thank god! rest up and hope u feel beta soon!

stephy- ur boobies are big already woman! dnt be making them bigger anytime soon u have a lovely pair hehe

alfie- aww i bet u look lovely in pics! i must say these photoshoot make u look completely different is scarey! lol i think u wud have a blast havin a photoshoot sweetie

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Katy - My gosh girl don't you look fabulous!!!!!!! great piccie :-) & how sweet is your dog??? x

G - I read about your leftie playing up :-( hope the sports bra sorts it out :-) p.s oooooh yeah bigger baby!! x

sorry its quick......these nights when i've been at work .....gosh i have tonnes to do with a little one.........

at 'Chezza'... just remembered!! D'oh!

WOW Katy you look absofeckinlutely amaaaaazing chick, like the girls (in a non pervy way) can't wait to see the rest of yer pics!! Looks like it did you the world of good....

I'm feeling better thanks... Just snowed under with freaking college work... Just finished loads of essays, now started a new approach, so have them to do ALL over again.... pah!

Hope you are all doing good :)

Cherry xo

hey girlies!! I'm going to try and keep the thread alive and post a comment quick before the dec thread disappears! lol howz u all doing?? katy anymore news on ur treatment hun? howz u been?? girlies my lefty is still nt playing ball i rele hope it feels normal soon i think its slowly feeling beta but im still conscience of it when I move my arm in certain ways, ive got an appt to see my surgeon soon, rele want to wear new pretty bras soon! xxxxxxxxxxxxx

woops meant to say conscious not conscience lol xxxxx

Hey Georgie you're right we need to keep this thread going hun.

Sorry you're still having problems with your lefty. I really hope you get some answers when you go back to see your surgeon. I want to wear pretty bras too, but I'm having trouble finding any that are comfy. I managed to get a couple of plain ones for work, they fit really well and feel fine at first, but as the day wears on the underwires start to irritate me. I did buy a nice one on Saturday though from debenhams from the 'floozie range' with the matching knicks for free. Wore it on Saturday night and it felt okay.

Hope everyone else is okay.


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yeah i hope so too I think it's just going to take sometime to settle, ive just got to learn to be patient lol aww that's ashame some bras have been giving u jip, i can imagine the underwire being irritating after a long day at work! when i cn buy normal bras again im definitely checking out this 'floozie range'! hehe I heard someone else on the board telling me bout this deal where u get matching underwear free, bargain!:) hope ur having a lovely weekend!xxxxxxxx

Hey we DEFO have to keep this thread going!

lol @ 'floozie range' Georgie...

Well I've been able ti buy some 'purty bras' but I still wear my sports bra for work (too worried that my blouse won't do up if I wear a normal bra haha).

Ooohhh hope yer leftie sorts its self out soon hun.

I'm meant to call my clinic to arrange my 3 month check... But to be honest they were SO vague about it when I mentioned about booking it... The biatch of a PC was soooo blaze and all 'just call nearer the time'. So I'm in too minds... Then again I have to go to get my 'aftercare monies worth' I suppose. That and I want her to log it that I'm still not happy about the size...

....Let's see if she decides to be sooo dismissive the next time! Am feeling a lot more head strong and sense that I'll be giving her a piece of my mind if she even tries to put me down again lol.

How are your twins settling now Alfie???

Katy - thinking of you loads chick and still looking forward to seeing more of your fab pics!

Feck... is that the time, need to get ready for work... I can't believe we're in mid-Februrary already

Have a nice day all!

Cherry xoxo

Hello ladies.....two months today since boobies arrival!!!!

well I am finally home and won't bore you with the details but had the exact opposite of my boobjob experience ie extreme vomiting, and really bad reaction to the drugs that they have given me which is the bad news.
The good news is that miraculously the boob looks really fine, its a bit smaller than it was and a bit less round looking but totally acceptable and I can live with it. Not seen the scar yet as still covered but not felt that I needed to hide it from my OH or be worried about it at all, its still a reasonable match from the other one.
Have to be realistic as radiotherapy is likely to give me capsular contraction :-( but trying to be happy with the cosmetic outcome so far.

get my results on weds and have to take it from there, not really sure what the next step will be until I have the results trying not to think about it all too much.

Still waiting for the retouched pics to come through but as soon as I have them I will send y'all the link.

Georgie hope your boobie settles soon hun, sounds like a weird sensation.

chezza my nurse was the same she was like yes you can come back and see Dr Khan, but only if you want to you don't have too.. basically saying he doesn't really care if you come or not! so go and give em some welly!!! xx

Hey Katy,

So good to hear from you!

That's ace news too

Hmmmm I think the whole attitude stinks regarding after care and don't you worry, I WILL be telling them what I think lol.

Take care chickadeeeeee xoxo

Hiya Katy

So pleased you've got good news hun....but sorry you reacted badly to the drugs. You're sounding so positive and it sounds like you've got good support from your OH. Sending hugs your way .

Cherry make sure you make that check-up appointment...you've paid for it hun....and give 'em hell. Oh and the 'twins' are doing just fine, I couldn't be happier.

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hey katy!!! as all the other girls have said its great to hear from you hun! aww man thats doesnt sound nice! get plenty of rest and hopefully the vomitting will wear off you poor thing! I'm pleased the appearance of ur boob hasnt changed too much sounds like that they definitely did a good job! let us know how the results go, keep being positive as u have been, ur bein so strong keep in that frame of mind! try to take everything a lil step at a time so nt too overwhelming, the op is over and done wiv which must b a massive relief! sending you loads of hugs katy, thinking of you xxxxxxxxxxx

and cherry def go see ur surgeon hun get ur moneys worth and def give tht moody ps a piece of ur mind woman! lol xxxxxxxxxxxxx

Don't worry I'm going to be making an appointment for April some time!! xo

Hello ladies,

I'm back and I need your help!!!!!

Ok so its been a rocky few weeks but the good news is that they have totally written off chemo which was looking likely the last two weeks but now they have said that based on my results there is minimal benefit for me which is f'in brilliant. Get to keep my hair and my ovaries will still work whooop whooop!!!

The next decision for me is between having further surgery or radiotherapy, or I can take my chances and wait and see if it comes back- probably 50/50 chance of return if I do nothing. Basically I have a very low grade slow growing cancer that has probably been there for 2-5 years at least. They have taken the lump out and the surrounding tissue is healthy. Normally they would do radiotherapy which is xrays on the breast which kill healthy and cancer cells and the healthy cells grow back whilst the cancer does not. It offers a reduced risk of the cancer reoccuring= good, but in my case it is going to result in almost certainly capsular contraction as you accelerate the scar tissue build up. It also changes the way your skin looks, essentially it leaves you a bit burnt with permanently darker /aged skin on that part of your boob. (urgh).
My surgeon that took the lump out and did a really fab job at it has said that I should be prepared to have to have more surgery after 12-18 months after radio as we would need to allow the cc to settle down before doing anything else. As I don't have much breast tissue left on that side now ie probably 1cm depth at most he has warned me that I will almost certainly get cc and a burn.

The alternative to radiotherapy is for him to go in through the existing crease scar and remove all the breast tissue, preserving the nipple by freezing it behind and then putting in a new implant (probably behind the muscle). I would probably need to have the other one done too to get symmetry. They would not look as nice as they do now but at least I would not have the burn/cc. And my cancer return risk would be the same as having had the radiotherapy (minus the fact that radiotherapy can cause lung cancer and cancer in the other breast in itself due to the xrays!!!) Radiotherapy means daily trips to hospital for 6 weeks, makes you tired but you keep your hair and fertility etc. You can still get breast cancer even if you have no breast tissue, but it would be a lot less likely to return than if I stay as I am right now with no radiotherapy.

I am hoping that if I had more surgery I might end up with a result a bit like georgie's ie nice pair of soft round boobs, bearing in mind that george had minimal boob tissue to start with- sorry to be so graphic georgie but I think you know where I am coming from!!!

I am having another consultation with the surgeon this week to make sure I have a realistic expectation of the outcome. I need to decide in the next 2 weeks if I am not going to have radiotherapy.

They are also offering hormone treatment which is yuk (ie loss of libido, thinning hair, 'dry vagina' feck no!, basically puts you into menopause for 5 years eek!!! and and reduces my rate of relapse by only 7-9% so am thinking if I effectively have had a mastecomy (with a nice looking result) I may be able to avoid this too and then I can get on with my life!!!!

Sorry to burden you with all of this but I know you can see it from my point of view ie having now got my perfect boobs I want to hang on to them as much as possible!!!!

Out of the crappy options available to me what would you lot doooooo?????

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Oh Katy.... I'm filling up reading this. You seem to have such high spirits and I don't think I'd be as strong if I were in your shoes.

I think you have to go with your gutt feeling and do what you feel is for the best.

Either way, you will get through this and at the end of it you will looks as stunning as ever.

(((((MASSIVE HUGS))))) to you.

xoxooxx