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Support Needed for Breast Reconstruction Journey

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On October 22nd I went in for a breast augmentation thinking it was a simple procedure but within a two week span I ended up with necrosis of my left breast and a few different infections. October 26th I began to notice the start of some drainage and bruising that and I notified the office and was told it was nothing to be concerned about. By October 31st my left breast started to have skin breakdown and my nipples on both breast were both turning black so once again i reached out to the surgeon with my concerns and once again i was told it was normal and i was to come in the office the following day. November 1st i was seen in the office to address the skin breakdown down and drainage or so i thought. The drainage was not cultured, i was told its was a blood flow issue, put on a antibiotic as “precaution” to treat infection that they said I didn’t have, a cleaning routine that i would perform once daily, and told they would see me back November 7th for my original post op appointment. By November 3rd i was in the ER due to my breast tissue continuing to eat away at itself and still she continued to say it was normal and i had to trust her. November 7th i was seen again in the office where i was put on a once a day medi-honey routine instead of her acknowledging that she took too much skin from my breast she tried to force me to believe that this was a blood flow issue all while I could see the fatty tissue inside of my breast I started doing my own research and everything I told the surgeon is what was happening she continued to refuse to acknowledge the issues. I was in the emergency room 3 times before finally being admitted November 9th again with multiple infections and necrosis of the left breast and a concern for sepsis. so not only was I going through a dramatic change and experiencing body dysmorphia I was also in excruciating pain constantly and losing even more of my breast. November 11th i would go back into surgery (with a different surgeon because my mom refused to allow the original surgeon to touch me when she refused to take any accountability for what was happening) for a debridement to remove my dying fatty tissue and to have wound vac which is connected to my breast going into this travel size machine with suction removing the drainage because I now had an open wound. All of this happening While also missing out on the most important time of my life My senior year in high school. I was forced to cancel college tours that I was not able to attend, missed school for three months and ended up just having to finish my classes online so that i can focus on what was next. There was a delay in me applying to college and now I have to struggle to find a prom dress that will fit me the right way without it being noticeable that I have breast that are two different sizes and one that is comfortable. I went in for wound vac changes twice a week to begin with and every time I arrived two hours prior to the procedure I got an IV and was out under anesthesia .. I also had another debriding of my left breast because it was not producing healthy tissues due to the amount of trauma and how long the necrosis had set in. This left me with an even smaller left breast .. I had a skin graft December 10th from my right thigh to finally close the left breast .. I was on the wound vac for another week after this so the skin graft could take but by now my body was used to the medicine I was being given and they began to try and convince me I was not in pain even after saying the medicine was not working while crying .. I stayed in the hospital two days after the skin graft surgery because my pain was not regulated. I also had a few splitting sutures which were causing me pain as well ( a dissolvable suture that did not dissolve and was trying to poke through my skin ) My skin graft healed as best as it could but due to the necrosis I lost most of my areola and nipple and i am now experiencing some fat necrosis in my right breast that will lead to another surgery before i can even talk reconstruction.I will need reconstruction but do to the unknown of the right boob there is many a specific plan. I am asking for any donation to help me meet my goal. The plastic surgeon i am using now does not take my insurance and because i have done my research i refuse to allow anyone to touch me without being 100% settled in my decision. This journey has been so hard not just on my body but on my mental as well as caused a financial and emotional strain on my parents. Everything helps and please continue to pray for me as i still have a long road ahead of me.






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    Alajah Flowers
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