Washington Patient Testimonials – Dr. Tom Pousti of La Jolla and San Diego

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Washington

Testimonial:

I wanted to thank you guys for an awesome job on my breast augmentation (my husband loves them!). As well as the friendliness off the staff and the willingness to accommodate the needs of patients who are traveling long distance. I am also considering a second surgery and hope to be in touch with your office again.

Seattle, WA

C.S.

Hello All,

I am doing just fine and all has healed up great.

I am just thrilled with the way my breasts look now and the size is just perfect. I am a full 38DD and fill out my swimsuit just as I wanted.

Dr. Pousti was wonderful and the staff so easy and pleasant to work with.

Thanks again for everything.

Warm Regards,
K.N.
Sammamish, WA

I realize I had very large implants put in and my skin is stretching, but I am still having considerable burning sharp pain in both breasts.  At night so bad that it wakes me up. I would rate the pain 8/10 at night. During the day I sometimes will experience sharp pains and burning in both breasts, the burning sensation is global for both breasts and the sharp pains are random and localized to changing areas. I do continue to have the same level of sharp, pinching pain on the lateral side of the left breast always in the same location. That pain is always present but increases with activity. I do get relief from the severity of the sharp pain on the left lateral side if I apply pressure to the area just above the location. I do not seem to get relief from applying same pressure to the direct spot or applying pressure below the spot. The pain in that location is constant 3-4/10 with variation to 6/10 pains.

There is no redness and the breasts do not feel warm to the touch even when experiencing the burning sensation. Infection does not seem to be an issue. We removed the external sutures and that area is healing well, no redness or swelling noted. The side bandages are still in place and I wear the support bra about 23 hours a day. The other hour it is off is during the time I wash it and am taking my “bird bath”. I have not driven, my son does that for me. I have not begun to exercise again. My daily routine is extremely low key, grocery shopping and typically spending a lot of time in bed, although I am not sleeping well. I have not done any lifting of anything over maybe 5 lbs. No overhead reaching and am careful not to stretch too much during dressing.

I have taken ibuprofen on occasion and have continued to take the Valium twice a day and the Percocet about 6 per day. I currently have 12 Percocet and 3 Valium left. I have not taken compazine or keflex since I finished the original Rx.

I have had prior augmentation, obviously not with the one time size increase to such a degree, and am concerned as to whether what I am experiencing is normal or something else is going on. I will most often try to lightly massage the area when experiencing the pain and burning sensations. The pain on the lateral left side that has continued in the same spot with no improvement and the pain that wakes me up at night, occurring in both breasts, are my main concerns. The only relief is with Percocet and the Valium has helped especially in helping me get some rest.

Please let me know if there is anything else I can do or should be watching for. I would like to discontinue taking the narcotic medication if another option is available. If not, I would will need a new rx. I do have allergy/sensitivity to vicodin that causes me to have considerable itching all over my body and nausea. I am willing to try that if necessary along with benadryl and compazine but am concerned that I may have difficulty restraining the urge to scratch the breast area.

I have expressed my concerns to the office and did they call to check on me a couple of times at the beginning of last week. They told me that you and Dr. Pousti would be unavailable last week so I am just now sending this to you. I had hoped that these issues would have resolved. I am a little more than slightly worried but I am trying to keep in mind that it has not been quite three weeks since the surgery.

Thanks for listening to my concerns. I am honestly not trying to be a difficult patient. I am extremely happy with the size and shape. Dr. Pousti has exceeded my expectations and is truly grateful to have found him.

L.H

Yelm,WA