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I'm new to this forum, but so very thankful to...
I'm new to this forum, but so very thankful to find it. I, like alot of women decided to get implants 22 yrs ago to be more pleasing to my boyfriend. Mine are the "Replica" silicone implants that are no longer around. Now, at the time and throughout most of my implant life, I've enjoyed having them. But for the past year, I started noticing that they really didn't feel a part of me anymore. And then a couple months ago my left breast became hard, swollen and painful and I found a lump. I went to my doctor and he had me get an ultrasound. The ultrasound wasn't enough, so I had a MRI. The MRI showed both implants ruptured with an undetermined mass. My doctor then had me get a mammogram, I guess to confirm the mass? Anyway, I had my mind set on just replacing my implants when I went to the PS. But, he let me know that my lymph nodes are swollen and had shown up that way 6 yrs ago on the last MRI which was news to me. He wanted to have my lymph nodes biopsied to check for cancer first before putting new implants in. Anyway, he sent me to a cancer doc to arrange that and in the meantime I found this site. This site has been a Godsend for me. Because of the many stories I've read on explants w/out replacement, I've decided to not replace mine. I do not want to ever go through this again. I went back to the PS this morning to give him my decision, which he was all for surprisingly. So on July 2nd, I'll finally get these painful torpedos out and they'll do the biopsies on the mass and lymph nodes then. Now, I'm just praying that no cancer will show up. I will post a before pic later.
Pics of ruptured implants
Hard to believe these used to be so pretty.
Ruptured implants
Can't look any worse out.
Provider Review
Board Certified Plastic Surgeon
305-A West Alexander Avenue, Greenwood, South Carolina
So far Dr Vaughn has been wonderful! Dr Vaughn is the ONLY PS here in Greenwood, so he is very, very busy. I hope he does me right on this surgery. Dr Vaughn did great on my surgery, but he's vague when it comes to answering questions. I'm still not sure if I'm wearing the right bra, or what kind of exercises I can do and when. He just said if it hurts don't do it. I'm having to find my answers online.