Dallas Plastic Surgery Testimonials
Dr. Meade Saved My Life.
He probably doesn’t think he did, but he did. Here’s my story.
I am well acquainted with death. My mother died of cancer at 42, my dad of a heart attack at 47. I had a niece die from cancer at age 6, and her mother, my sister, was dead at 45 of breast cancer.
After that, the 2nd of my 4 sisters was diagnosed with breast cancer at 59. It was then that we were all tested for the BRCA gene mutation, and we all tested positive for the BRCA1 mutation.
We were told by our Oncologists that it was not IF we got breast cancer, but WHEN. A bilateral mastectomy and a hysterectomy were strongly suggested. (The same gene mutation increases your risk of ovarian cancer, which we think is what my mother had.)
It is a difficult decision to make to have your breasts cut off when you don’t even have cancer – yet. It was one I wasn’t ready to make at 49 when I found out my genetic testing results. But then when the daughter of my 3rd sister was diagnosed with breast cancer at 29, I was 52 and I was ready.
Also contributing to the decision were the endless mammograms and MRIs, where the doctors and technicians, knowing I had the gene mutation, always seemed worried they might miss something. They would often request sonograms or a biopsy. I was ready for all that to end.
I met Dr. Meade at a program about genetic testing at Gilda’s house. It was there I heard him speak about a kind of mastectomy and reconstruction that I had been unaware of. It was where you could “go to sleep with two and wake up with two.” I knew that was the kind of surgery for me. If I had not heard about this method, I really would not have had the bilateral mastectomy, and by now I might have breast cancer.
In making the decision to go forward with the surgery, I needed a doctor I could trust. DIEP Flap reconstruction was what I wanted. I needed a doctor that cared about doing what was best for me, even if it was a very long surgery (14 hours), and one which was not compensated well for by the insurance companies. That doctor was Dr. Meade.
Dr. Meade listened to my family history and my genetic test results, and said, “You need to have this done.”
Dr. Meade is a caring compassionate doctor who never hurries through your appointment. He stays until all your questions are answered, your options explained, your fears vanquished.
I know that Dr. Meade could choose to only perform the more lucrative cosmetic procedures, and not have to deal with insurance companies. For that reason and more, I am so grateful that he also performs breast reconstruction which I believe is much more difficult, time consuming, emotional for the patient, and which pays much less, since it is filed with insurance. I really want to cry when I see how little the insurance companies pay for such an important surgery.
So, thank you Dr. Meade for choosing to make a difference in so many lives, for being a kind and caring doctor. Thank you for saving my life! YOU’RE THE BEST!
Sincerely,
KS
Dr Meade,
I must say, ever since we have completed everything, I think all of my pictures show my cleavage… LOL … Thank you for all that you have done for me both inside and out. You don’t know how much you have helped me in all ways!!!
-SL
I just wanted to send a note to let Dr. Meade and staff know what a difference you all have made in my life. I had carefully chosen Dr. Meade as my plastic surgeon, for breast augmentation after scouring every single surgeon within a 50 mile radius of me. Dr. Meade stood out, by far, as not only the most personable, but beyond other’s average surgeon skills as well. I have been noted as having an “over analyzing” type personality, and I wanted to be certain that my surgeon was able to create a natural look with this procedure. Too many times, I have seen women who have undergone breast augmentation to only secretly think to myself (ugh, she looked better before, now she looks fake!). I will say this was my biggest fear (looking fake). Dr. Meade was so very accompanying to my fears, worries and many anxieties. He called me and talked with me on the phone to answer more questions even after 2 full in person consults. After all, this is a huge decision, it’s the only body you have and you should think carefully who you choose. After much (much) consideration and nervousness, I was finally excited and at ease, with Dr. Meade’s help of course. I trusted & believed in his skills and the procedure.
Now, a little over a month later, I am LOVING my breasts. They look proportionate to my body; they don’t look as if someone just “put” them there. I have had girlfriends tell me that they look real and I can’t stop my man from touching them! Dr. Meade accentuated what God had already created in my body and fixed what childbearing and nursing took away. I am more than thankful for a body I can smile at in the mirror, and no longer feeling sad or down on myself after a shopping trip (shopping’s fun now, as it should be!) Thank you a million times over for your artistic hands, your caring, kind and patient heart. When I look in the mirror now, I see ME. Thankyou, Thankyou, Thankyou!
Dr. Meade,
Wanted to update you on last week’s painful scenario concerning my right breast. The pain abated, just as you predicted. I’m doing well, still taking it relatively easy, just walking thus far, no big cardio yet. Capturing all the idea lines for my stories concerning my breast reduction and tummy tuck. Writing the stories as I have time, and I think you’ll like them.
I’ve taken vacation for the rest of this week, and will start back to work on Tuesday. I knew I had to review/inventory my work attire, so this afternoon found me cleaning out my closet for the third time. The first two happened pre-surgery and while I was losing the weight. A lot of my friends are anxiously awaiting, and are starting to resemble piranhas circling the perimeter of the aquarium, awaiting on the meat drop (i.e., the call to come pick up the clothes).
I found one pair of pants I can actually wear (oh, Joy!), and 7 that will need additional alterations (though they may have reached their economic limit since I’ve altered them once). Shirts/tops are pretty much history, unless they had tons of lycra/spandex. I’m amazed at how my body is shaping up, and my husband and I are excited about the future and the impact on my health.
I’m also writing to inquire as to your schedule like in the next, say, 48 hours or so (prior to midnight, December 31st, for insurance purposes and all)?
In all the trying on of clothing, I realized something quite serious. You forgot, senor, to warn me that my Thelma Thunderthighs and Bubble Butt would come so quickly to the forefront without that big belly and those honking boobs to camouflage them.
Want to take time out of your holiday schedule to do a little fat/cellulite sculpting?
No?
Dang. Guess I’ll have to take the cellophane off that P90X and the Wii Fit after all. My husband and I were under the impression that all we had to do was buy the kits and the DVD’s and amazing things would magically occur.
Thanks for everything, once again – and Happy New Year to you and yours!God bless y’all, Dr. Meade, Becky, Janie, and Jaymie! You all are awesome.
-JS
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