My final post-surgery visit with Dr. DeHaas. A clean bill of health, the transplant and donor site are healing well, still some small open areas but normal. Volume is good and angles correct! Who knew you had to be a mathematician as well as a plastic surgeon? Nurse Lisa spent a lot of time clarifying issues, timelines and plans. Dr. DeHaas, in his usual sensitive and caring manner, explained what will happen over the next 5 months as the new breast falls into place. Whoever thought a saggy boob would be good? But that's what we now aim for. After 6 months, he does the final work of creating a nipple on the new breast and balancing the other one with it, raising that nipple 2cm and adding a slight tuck for the perfect match! Amazing. I can now start to exercise gently, drive and pick up the pieces of normal life. Yeah!
I will see Dr. DeHaas again in mid-January.
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