Explant ! Here I Come - Birmingham, GB

Thank you. Yes from having kidney issues 4-5 times a year. Since having them out , not one problem , so fingers crossed all is continuing in this manner. X

Omg that must have been awful for you. Glad that you have been better having them removed. Yes fingers crossed for you. Did you have both capsules removed? x

I'm glad my story has helped. I think that's the true blessing about this site, it really helps us all in making such huge decisions. I didn't have my capsules removed, my ps advised against that but I didn't have much breast tissue, so taking the capsule away would of made things look worse and I believe ( memory loss haha ) he did say leaving the capsules will aid in retraction as the scar tissue pulls in together, then eventually gets resorbed back into the body. I was happy with this decision and my breasts don't feel lumpy or strange. It's lovely to feel soft breasts now rather than hard cold lumps ha. How are you healing?x

Ps: I was just reading your post. I saw your bit about the correlation between gums and infection. I'm a dental therapist so I can shed a little light. Years ago they used to like patients who are immuno compromised or have heart problems to have antibiotics prior to any dental treatment as any infection may of possibly entered the blood stream and of course enter the areas of high risk. But recently there has been less concern and need for antibiotic cover due to the risk being that of a small percentage of any. Some patients prefer to still take their antibiotics as that's all they have known but that's purely preference and not a requirement. I'm sure standards may change again in the future as governing bodies enjoy changing protocols just for the hell of it ha but I seriously wouldn't assosiate the issue you had with your gum to the CC of the breast, I say more an unfortunate coincidence :( Hope your healing well and from the looks of your pictures Id say the the later breast from the CC still has a lot of swelling and so fingers crossed your end result should be a lovely one once all settled. Xx

Yes this site is a great blessing and help for all of us, as it is a bid decision. Thankyou for answering my question re capsules...memory loss? ha really? I have been too scared to touch mine, I just lightly put a bit of body lotion on them after a shower and pat dry very gently ha! Yes you have a lovely result. My skin retracted well, thankyou and apparently the scars are healing nicely according to PS, since I have not been looking at them too much as just been feeling a bit poorly in myself so just been vegging out on sofa at home. I am a bit concerned about the asymmetry as I am sure it is worse now than pre BA, I will try use the enhance (similar to brava) suction domes when I have been given the all clear to try and see if I can even them up. x

Hi Thankyou for the info re CC and gums. Yes different governing bodies say one thing during one term in office then they probably go and reverse the advice on protocols the next! Huh just don't know where you stand half the time lol! Bit like surgeons always have differing opinions and advice and it just leaves the patient confused lol! Thanks for your comment re my results. I think the swelling from my cc side may have gone down a bit and has made the left one look even bigger! But hopefully that may go down more in time too. I know they can still change a lot. I think I can start the brava thing after 6 months if I still want to try and correct the asymmetry. I actually don't mind so much having small boobs now, I think it will be just the symmetry issue. xx

Thank you :) good year all round.

Hello Healthysunshine Thank you for posting , I hope your not feeling too nervous for your forthcoming op. I simply ate a really rich diet in vitamins and minerals. Steamed everything and blended to get in a higher content. I stayed clear of meat for a while and ate fish. The body has an excellent way of healing so I just helped it along with as healthier lifestyle as I could :) I never really used to eat meat anyway due to the problems with my kidneys, it was advised I had one peice a week, but 9/10 months on ive now started testing my body and I now eat one/two pieces of meat a day and currently my kidneys are still functioning fine. I've not had one blood pressure issue, no fits only very mild dizzy spells but even they are becoming a minority. I've had not one ( fingers crossed ) admission into hospital with infection ( of some source ) ..... Nothing and as I said I was usually in hospital 3-4 times a year with kidneys or infections and that has been happening for the past 6-7 years so. I don't want to jinx anything but it all seems to connected. If I was admitted though for another kidney or body infection I would post on here because even though I do truely believe the implants were the cause, it's one answer we will never truely know and a lot of doctors disregard the correlation. But yes so far so good and to go a good 10 months with not one visit into a hospital is a massive plus for me. When I was pregnant with my first, at 7 weeks I was admitted into hospital with chronic kidney followed by another infection that they couldn't find, after 4 seperate medications ( even though the second should of worked ) they managed to control everything and thankfully my baby survived. Now I just keep waiting for the same thing to happen again, I get hip pain and panic, Rush samples to the doctor who checks and then sends the samples off and still they are all "normal " so, it really does make you wonder. What symptoms have you been suffering with? X

Chronic fatigue, dizzy spells, headache, out of breath easy, technicardi, joint pain, viltigo, bad sleep, hair loss, food sensitivity, muscle weakness, scapula pain, lymph nodes in neck & armpits swelling.

Gosh you are suffering :( you poor thing. God I really do hope that in a year your be feeling absolutely amazing. Keep me posted on how you do next week. Will be thinking of you x

Thank you :) x

Thanks Tracy Will post pictures tomorrow hopefully, having terrible bouts of morning sickness, so haven't managed to find the time to stand semi naked and take pics lol, but I will, I'll try for tomorrow. :) X

Hello there :) I think the sports bra is recommended for 6-8 weeks post op. I wanted to keep mine on for around 10-12 to help the retraction. I must admit though, I'm looking forward to wearing a pretty bra. Mine didn't itch to be honest, but itching is a positive sign so I wouldn't worry too much unless it's driving you insane, which it then my be worth getting it checked just to put your mind at ease. Congratulations on getting them out and hope your feeling positive and happy. :)

Awww hi munnie What a lovely message and so glad to hear your so happy with your decision. It's lovely to just feel natural isn't it :) Glad your feeling brave enough to put up your story, if it helps one lady then that's a wonderful thing. Any questions please ask x take care and happy healing xx

It is lovely to feel natural, I was so worried about how my boobies would look following removal of the implants but they look lovely! Quite small but I really don't care :-) Take care too and thank you for replying to my message, it is lovely to have the support from people like you xx

Hello there :) Sorry delay , aww thank you, my scars are healing well. To be honest they did go through a red very enlarged stage but that soon disappeared and my scars are lovely and flat. My. Breast tissue is still fluffing and tightening :) I will be updating properly as soon as I get internet in my house as currently without which makes this quit awkward. Hope your doing well? Have you removed your implants? X

Hi, sorry for not replying to you sooner, I've been in hospital getting the implants out!! I got home yesterday, overnight stay and from what I can tell it all went well. Now, I only had them in for 3 weeks so my boobs look okay but I'm surprised at how squishy they were after op, thank god they get firmer. Anyway the general shape is okay, and I noticed within hours that they were a little less squishy, to be honest I'm trying not to analyise them too much for a few weeks, very hard I know but I think that's when you drive yourself mad, same with the scars. I think it's important to remain as positive as possible and think all will be well but just accept that time will need to pass!! I'm wearing a padded 'Ahh' bra which really flatters the shape, I'm gonna be so careful on the incisions for 6 months so these bras are ideal, and they make the boobs look good in clothes. I'll stick to tape across the scars for at least 3 months, I spoke with the surgeon and he said there is no harm in doing even longer, some women do 6, as long as the scar is remodelling it's worth protecting it. Like I say I'd almost rather cover it up until it looks good anyway. Yours really do look amazing, as do you boobs - do you mind if I use you as my boob mentor?? We are the same build/ boob shape, skin type etc. If I have your progress I'll be over the moon. So, how do you think your boobs are now compared to pre? I think they look amazing. : )

Olla again :) Arrh wow so you've just had it done :) well done and congratulations, really glad the op went well for you. I don't mind at all, it's nice to chat. I will be putting more pics up soon, I'm just waiting for wifi and internet to be connected at home...... Don't even start me on BT!!! My husband works in Iraq and nor myself or our little ( now eight month old ) have been able to Skype her daddy for just over two months now, so desperately upset and angry at same time. Anyway rant over haha My boobs are looking ok, I am still waiting for a little better retraction from the right, but they keep itching, so I'm assuming healing is still going on inside. I'm still happy with my decision though, I feel more in proportion. I've started randomly producing milk again so I'm glad to know ill still be able to breast feed when we have baby two. Are you having a nice bank holiday weekend? Today were taking Lucy ( my mom n I ) to a fair that's up in our local town :) Good idea with the bras, I'm still wearing my soft material, no padding or underwire bras ( since 3 months post ) until my husband gets home ( which will then be 4 months post ( just over ) which I feel is sufficient time for me. The scars look great, hardly noticeable and in the crease so I feel very fortunate. Hope your resting, have a lovely weekend X

Hi, yes day 5 now (not including the op day), I'm doing good, boobs are firmer than just after the op, not hard though my god they felt like total mush, it's only because I'd read so many stories and seen photos on here about firming and fluffing that I didn't totally freak out. Who'd think that after just 3 weeks they could have such an impact, anyway please to report that they look way better now, just a bit smaller but again I've seen that in a lot of posts and they seem to all fill out nicely. So I'm from the UK but moved to new Zealand 8 years ago so that's where all this is happening, luckily I seem to have found a very good surgeon (there aren't many people in NZ!!), like you he did the incision right in the fold, not that I have much of a fold! I have noticed that I'm quite sore around the incisions, nothing freaky and no redness or heat so I'm guessing pretty normal considering it's the second time they've been opened up in 3 weeks! I also notice that my boobs are quite stiff especially first thing, like a tight feeling, again I'm guessing it's the muscles tightening up through the night. Now, I do exercise normally so am keen to get moving again but will take it very easy, I'm not concerned about upper body but walking, I do a fair bit of hill walking here which keeps me in shape, how have you been with exercising? Thank you so much for all the advice, I have to say this website has saved me! xx

Hey :() So sorry for late response , managing to seek a bit of wifi lol Aww 3 weeks? Wow so I'm taking it you just were not too keen on having the implants? It's one of these things, we don't know how we will feel until it's done. NZ ? Cool, my husbands twin lives in NZ :) Exercise has been ok, I waited till 8 weeks and then just did light exercise , mainly lower body and tummy, nothing involving arms. I didn't want fluid build up etc Now I'm back to the normal, doing full blown all over body workout ( when possible with a little baby ) lol What size did you go up to with the implants? Hopefully your skin should retrack just nicely. Sorry if I'm repeating myself or asking questions we've covered, I'm totally shattered. Well your just starting your day, so have a fab Saturday and speak soon. Night :() xx