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Over 1 year later post explant in MA-no lift
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I too, have been stalking this website for many...
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I too, have been stalking this website for many months now. My story begins in TX where 15 years ago I had saline implants below the muscle placed. At that time, I had felt self-conscious and "inadequate" due to my smaller breasts. I felt like I was incomplete and in my mid 20s, found a surgeon and had the BA. I had always been very sensitive about the topic, so only a few friends and my parents even knew about it. I went from a 34 A to smaller 34 C.
Fast forward 9 years later and I am married and looking forward to the birth of my daughter. I struggled to breast feed her and then figured out with the 2nd daughter that the one breast with mild capsular contracture had a decreased let down response. I finally figured out a technique with my lactation consultant, but it was a ton of extra work-not the easy "bonding" experience with my then baby I had hoped for.
I'm now 40 years old, parts of my body are getting older, but I have the breasts of a 25 y.o.! They don't fit with my body, my personality or my life's values and I am now even more self conscious about being "found out" and avoid bathing suit opportunities (back to where I started!). I also am now the mother of 2 young girls and I want to be a better role model for my girls. They are a good motivation! :)
I'm in the medical field and contacted my PCP who CC'd me on an email to the head breast PS at my hospital. He gave me the name of another PS at a practice outside my hospital system and the consult went pretty well (was expecting the worst). Looking at removing both implants, no capsulectomy (scar tissue is fairly thin to the left CC) and no lift-I feel like I've tortured my breasts enough already and a little 40 y.o. sag is not the end of the world! I also had my first mammogram post BA. For those of you considering removal, a mammogram with implants is VERY uncomfortable-I was so sure they would pop during the procedure with all the extra views they had to do. And now I will have to do this every year (recommended after 40)?!
Do I regret having them done originally-no, but they are not what I want now in my life and I wish I had been more informed of the long-term issues/conflicts with BA. I'm waiting for the final quote and then will schedule surgery date and post pics. This website has given me the reassurance and the confidence to move forward with things...thanks!
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UPDATED FROM bronwen72
24 days pre
One of my big anxieties is my husband-he met me...
One of my big anxieties is my husband-he met me post implants & his previous girlfriends were aways busty. He is going along with it, but isn't exactly excited-not sure if it is because of smaller breasts or the expense. Time will tell...
I'm beginning to get really nervous about the clothes-will I still be able to wear things that flatter my "real" figure? I'm amazed & saddened at how many women on this website were teased about their small chest growing up-you rarely hear of boys or men being teased for their small penis (or dare make fun of themselves). I hope my girls will be tougher & smarter...
I'm beginning to get really nervous about the clothes-will I still be able to wear things that flatter my "real" figure? I'm amazed & saddened at how many women on this website were teased about their small chest growing up-you rarely hear of boys or men being teased for their small penis (or dare make fun of themselves). I hope my girls will be tougher & smarter...
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March 2, 2013
Good luck honey! I am waiting to get mine out as well! I too want to be a role model for my daughter and 18 year old sister who is smaller like i was and makes comments about wanting mine :'( I am meeting with my 3rd PS in 10 days and hoping 3rd times a charm! I found him through another gal on real self in my area who had a great experience with him! Keep us updated!
March 2, 2013
You, too! My girls are 8 & 5, so I'm thinking ahead. I'm still debating if I should go off on my own & get more consults...explant only is a pretty simple procedure (watched a couple on YouTube-yuck). I just want a competent surgeon-less common to take out implants & leave out.
You ARE being a great role model & mom :)
March 3, 2013
I can relate to your delimma. One of my implants deflated a few months ago so I had to either explant or replace. After much sole searching and discussions with my husband I chose to explant. Our daughter is 11 and I want to be a good role model for her. I explanted 12 days ago and still have mixed feelings about my results but I will not re-implant. I met my husband after I got the implants so he had never seen me without implants! Well, he saw the real me for the first time last night and he liked them! He said the smaller size was more in proportion with my body. I wish you the best of luck!
March 3, 2013
Thanks so much for your words of encouragement-I think I will have mixed feelings, but will learn to live with it. I want to explant mine before they begin to leak & I don't have any control over it.
Its so funny, I saw your pics & thought they looked great! I hope mine look as good as yours :) What do you think when you see your pics? Sometimes, I lose objectivity when I look in the mirror...
March 4, 2013
I am only four days out from my explant and so glad I did it too! Mine was pre-empted by a rupture of my left implant. My first thought was I am going to get them redone pronto. When I told my husband about the rupture he said to get the dam things out. At first I was insulted and thought he was being cheap and heartless, not caring about how horrible my boobs would look and how I would feel. Then I started thinking about that possibility and found this site, thank heavens I did. I made up my mind to expland and not re-implant and have never looked back. I have gained weight since I first got them and I think that has oddly helped in my liking the results. My husband actually asked today if I was sure they took them out! Believe me they did but it was nice to hear they don't look that much different, at least to him. They do feel pretty squishy and soft and when I lay flat they all but disappear but that is okay.
March 5, 2013
I know...I am SOOO grateful for this website. Since leaving TX to MA, I have not met anyone who I knew had implants, so I have felt pretty alone for awhile trying to decide what I wanted/needed to do.
I do like the pictures and saw yours-you look great! For me, it definitely makes sense to see what happens post-explant and how my skin shrinks before any big changes. I need to keep as much breast tissue as possible! :)
Congrats!
March 5, 2013
Things are getting better everyday! I know all doctors are different as some/most women on here were told to keep themselves tightly bound for awhile. Mine did not and said she doesn't tell people to do that anymore. I have been wearing my tops that have a built in bra shelf thing, you know with thin straps everyone wears. While I am not bound in the traditional sense it is snug. It is comfortable and the inner part does not irritate my scars. The tops still look pretty good, obviously the top volume is not there but the rest looks decent. Now mind you I am 51 years old and would never even before wear one on these tops without another shirt over it, like a button up but not have the buttons done. My arms and the rest of me are not a great sight but I am happy that I can still wear these like I used to. I live in Florida and have tons of them that I would wear with floral sleeveless tops over them.
March 5, 2013
Now living with mine for these last five days I may have volume at the bottom and that is great. I do not have enough for a lift at all and thank goodness my PS didn't say I needed one. When I lift my breasts up, well try to, there isn't much to grab onto the top, ha ha! they would be so tiny, they might be higher but they would look yucky! I will take the volume at the bottom and get a push up bra when the time comes. Unless you had real issues with sagging before wait to decide about a lift later. I know that is easy for me to say, it is not my money paying for two surgeries. Now my boobs have caught up to my age, now I just have to lose a ton of weight for my own good, I know more of the boobs will be lost with it but I am not going to beat myself up over not having spectacular boobs on a old body!
March 5, 2013
Question to the group...how many of you have "shared" this website with your spouse/partner? My husband knows I have been checking out the website regularly since joining in preparation for explant. He was expressing some curiosity. Has anyone else shared the pics/stories on the website? I haven't yet as I feel a little protective of it-this website has been a source of real inspiration and camaraderie.
March 5, 2013
I didn't specifically say come and sit down with me and lets look at what might be my results. I was on it hours and hours and I would make a comment here or there. He didn't really say much other than to say "get the dam things out" and let me do all the looking and research I felt I needed to do. I would tell him all of my options, like getting a lift or not, or getting new implants put in. I think he was glad I found a place that could give me the answers and encouragement I needed. He was shocked at first when I told him I posted pics on here until I said it didn't have my face in them and it was for a great cause not some freaky thing.
March 5, 2013
Sad to say my 20 year old daughter STILL wants a boob job even after all I have been through! She is beautiful and I am not just saying that because she is my daughter. No matter how much I tell her nothing is going to change but her bra size and that is if everything goes well! She may hate them like lots of women here do, she could be one of the ones who gets deformed, heaven forbid! Why do we do these crazy things to ourselves?????? I am not that worried that she is going to run out next week to get one she does not have money saved. So I just shake my head. I have shown her the pictures on here of implants gone bad and on youtube what the surgery is like. When she was little she used to always scrunch her nose and ask why I had to have big boobs. Now she is wanting them herself argh. If I could turn back the clock. Boobs were not my hubbys thing but let my legs fall off and I'd be in trouble! I get your anxiety over what your husband likes and thought he was getting for the long term. Hopefully there is much, much more that he has found in you that he could not possibly care that much to make you feel bad, we do that enough ourselves. Hugs to you, we are more than boobs and bra sizes!!!
UPDATED FROM bronwen72
9 days pre
I had a follow-up/pre-surgery consult with my PS...
I had a follow-up/pre-surgery consult with my PS today. I have to say, I like him even better now that at the first visit. He came highly recommended and seems to know the procedure well (thanks for all your education, ladies!). Reassuring, because as a nurse, I had my own set of questions :)
Shared some of the visit details with my husband this PM and was a little disappointed that he didn't show more interest. I am getting really nervous about the amount of breast tissue that will be left and will I be able to pull this off without completely changing my wardrobe or having to come clean to with co-workers (where I spend most of my time outside of family). It will be what it will be...
Thank you to all the women who have so bravely shared their stories, their triumphs and their sorrows. I will be closely checking in to the website as the time draws closer.
Shared some of the visit details with my husband this PM and was a little disappointed that he didn't show more interest. I am getting really nervous about the amount of breast tissue that will be left and will I be able to pull this off without completely changing my wardrobe or having to come clean to with co-workers (where I spend most of my time outside of family). It will be what it will be...
Thank you to all the women who have so bravely shared their stories, their triumphs and their sorrows. I will be closely checking in to the website as the time draws closer.
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March 19, 2013
I know what you mean about keeping things secretive. I had my BA when my sons were very young...they are grown men with families of their own now and my oldest son was told this past weeken. He said he knew I had them cuz remembered hearing a conversation years ago. I was surprised And relieved since it wasn't a total shock. I still need to talk to my younger son who is out of town this week. Neither of them lives where I do. I originally went to the PS 28 years ago for a lift and he talked me into BA. I have had regrets for so long about it. I will be having explant April 12th. I can't wait to have this behind me. I think for those of us that want them out nothing can stand in the way. We all think of how we will look after..we just have to have faith that things will work out. In the past several months on this site I can honestly say the natural breast looks so much better even if they are smaller. This forum has been a great support and has eased my mind in so many ways. Sounds like you have a great PS and I' m sure your outcome will be great. I will be thinking of you...keep us posted.
March 19, 2013
I am 34 and have had my implans for 8 yrs now. I have been thinking of gettin them out for a while now. I'm tired of being the girl w the big chest. I never should've gotten them in the first place but now that I'm a mom, I just don't want these things anymore. I have 550cc and I'm a DD. which doesn't look crazy on me bc I'm 5'7" and 140 lbs but its funny how priorities change over the years. I've been debating explant vs smaller implant but I almost just want to be done with these things. Do y'all feel the same way?
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