I went more than a decade without having a single surgery. I had become accustomed to a life free of operations. Of course, a few times I thought of the possibility of having some fibromas removed and even spoke to a doctor, but, nothing came out of it because the timing was not right.
So, let's rewind back to June 2017 when I was reintroduced to surgeries. I went to Dr. G. because he had operated on two other friends that also have NF and both spoke highly of him. Since he had successfully removed fibromas from my friends, I had complete trust in him even before I saw him for my first consult. I was right in not having any apprehension, he far exceeded my expectations.
I never thought in a million years that I would have the face that I have today because passed surgeons said it would be impossible. In fact, those same surgeons spoke of a painful surgery that they considered necessary when in reality it was not.
From the moment I met Dr. G, he has been honest and straightforward. He told me what he was able to improve and what he saw as unnecessary pain for me. Instead, he gave me an option to enhance the appearance of my right eye.
On March 7th Dr. G, operated on me for the fourth time making this my 21st surgery. Yes, this was a surprise for the both of us! Another unplanned surgery. This time two tiny tips of titanium were poking out, this was attributed to my surgery in January. Out of anything that could have happened after that major surgery this was very minimal. Both Dr. G and I were much more relaxed going into this one because we both knew it was a simple but necessary fix.
Dr. G operated on me for the first time in August, seven months and four surgeries later and these are the results...
