My first saline fill

It's about 3.5 weeks since my surgery and today was my first saline fill. Figure 9 is a wonderful diagram of the expander that is tucked behind my pectoral muscle. (This would be one of the reasons why I get muscle spasms while I try to sleep.) I arrived prompted to my appointment. I was asked to get undressed and have the opening of my gown to the front. My doc tells me that everything looks great.

I watch him as he wash his hands and gloves up. He puts a marker at my injection site on both sides before injection me with 60 cc. He placed 150 cc during my first surgery. I now have a total of 210 and he will probably have me filled up between 350 cc and 400 cc. The needle goes in until it hits the back of the injection port. From there, a large saline syringe deposits the saline into my expander.

Overall, a slight discomfort because it makes it feel as if it's harder to inhale in. My left side is a little sore. I succumbed and had half a hydrocodone after lunch. I did 30 minutes on the elliptical machine today but still felt my left side a bit. I should have stuck to the bike.

I'll probably take some hydrocodone before bed so I can sleep better. Hopefully I will only need two more fillings. Once my fillings are complete, the expander remains in my body for three months before he will switch them out with the real implants. Unlike regular breast augmentation, where they simply insert an implant behind the breast and the process is complete, a reconstructed breast typically takes about five to six months to complete:

1. remove the breast and insert the expander

2. the saline fill

3. switch out the expander with the implants

4. nipple construction

5. tattoo the aerola