Month: March 2013
Thanks for Sponsoring me for the 5km Swim4Autism Challenge
Thanks to everyone who sponsored me for the Swim4Autism Challenge held on Sunday March 24, 2013 at the Andrew Boy Charlton Pool in the Domain. It was a wonderful day and a great community event.
If you didn’t sponsor me, but would like to, please click here, and use the drop-down menu to select my name and go for it. Donations are tax deductible.
I finished!!
Giant Steps Sydney is a centre of excellence for children with autism. Through it’s multifaceted approach it aims...Read More
Combining Breast Reduction and an Abdominoplasty “Tummy Tuck”
Can you combine a breast reduction procedure with a tummy tuck?
This was a recent question on the breast.com.au forum:
Hi there, i am 41 years old and have had 3 children by c section. I am desperate for my breasts to be reduced as they are causing me back and neck pain because they are so heavy. Also when i look at them i feel depressed. I am 14DD now and before children i was a 12c. I would also like to discuss stomach surgery as well as i have an overhang of muscle and skin over my scar....Read More
Advice and Reassurance Before Breast Reduction Surgery
It’s completely normal to be nervous before surgery.
Here’s a recent post on the breast.com.au forum:
I’ve been a 12F for 3 years now and am only 20. I’ve been put on the public system for surgery and an opening came up, this is something I’ve wanted for so long and now the opportunity has come and I’m all of a sudden nervous and not so sure. People around me are not on my side they’re telling me all these negative things and I read some of...Read More
Returning to Work after Breast Augmentation Surgery
When can you return to work after breast augmentation surgery?
Here is a question from the breast.com.au forum:
Im a hairdresser and I’m booked in for a breast augumentation for January. I was just wondering what the recovery time would be for work. My surgeon has said 2 weeks. How would I go shampooing clients etc? Thank you in advance
And my reply was:
Hi,
I think 2 weeks is a pretty safe bet in terms of returning to hairdressing. Different people respond to...Read More
Breast Reconstruction after previous Radiotherapy
Here is a recent question I answered on breast reconstruction for a patient who had previously had a lumpectomy and radiotherapy.
The question was:
Hi, I am 38 years old and have just been diagnosed with a second breast cancer. It has been 9,5 years since my first operation. I had a lumpectomy and 12 nodes taken. The cancer was confined and I had radiotherapy. Yesterday I was given the great news that the cancer has not gone elsewhere, but need to operate. I have since had a family history of...Read More