Well today was my first disappointment. I'm hoping things will change, but the "reveal" of my new girl was not what I expected. It seems that the larger implants are designed for women who are wider than me - so where I thought it was taped off to the side, it kind of extends out to the side. I think my arm is going to get chafed!!!! Also, it's quite heavy, and feels like it's literally bruising my ribcage, and it simply doesn't look like the other one. I feel like a Picasso painting! I'm afraid Dr Liao was right - that I might want to tweak the other girl to match. I'll have to decide if I want to do that, or wait and do the tissue replacement after all - but I'm not sure insurance will consider that an option. they're saying that some settling will occur, and that could change things a bit, so time will tell. It could mean more surgery down the road. At least these are things no one else will notice but me.
I did find out that he was part of a team that actually transplanted a hand this past weekend, to a burn victim who was badly burned in a nightclub back n 2003. They made front page news on the Boston Globe. I'm very happy with the entire team at Mass General - I know I had the best, but I think this is just a matter of the implant options just not matching my particular circumstances. Bob asked today how many people were involved in my surgery. The answer was around 25 people. There were the surgeons, and their assistants (interns),nurses, anesthesiologists, the people who did the nerve block - and various other OR techs. Wow. Amazing.
I'm surprised to find that despite the big city hospital - they are actually very approachable and friendly. Dr. Liao, who is Chinese (I believe) was concerned about accupuncture needles going anywhere near his implants, saying - I really don't know much about accupuncture. I asked him what kind of Oriental he was not to know about it....he kidded that he had seen these charts in his grandmother's house with all these points on it, but never learned about it!! We had a good laugh. And Dr. Gadd really was personally attentive about the chemo doctor I was about to choose, and called me the poster child for mascectomy recovery. She gave me a big hug before I left. I have to say - I have always felt very comfortable with them, and everyone else I've dealt with out there.
Hoping I can sleep better tonight without the drain. That will be nice.
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