you DO look lovely. how lucky. you will look so elegant and thin in clothes for the holiday season. what a blessing. i loved your post. i too am post implant and so enjoying the real me - with my very petite frame and small bustline. even today i had on a delicate teeshirt with lovely buttons and it just looked so beautiful. i have never worn this shirt out of the house because it was too tight and looked tacky with cleavage. congratulations on being brave and being who you really are. you do again, look wonderful! ps, i noticed the very first night - i laid alone in the dark, my husband was busy with the kids - it was halloween, and i could breathe deeply. no pressure or weight on my chest. i almost felt giddy!
I think this is an excellent essay for those considering explant. I am post explant. For me, it was the right decision. I was a full C with implants, and now am a very small A. But again for me, I am finished with elective breast surgeries. I personally do not need fat transfers or more energy or efforts with this. I love being me - being smaller, looking thinner and never again feeling fake or like i need another procedure to keep up with a look. i guess its just a journey to acceptance. it did me a few days to accept being smaller - i was worried what people would think, notice, etc. the joy i felt at being me quickly replaced those feelings of self doubts. its amazing how much thinner, more petite, more young, i feel in clothes now. i hope everyone considering explants is able to weigh pros and cons, and read as much as they can - because you do have to be emotionally ready. but if you are considering removing them, there is reason for those feelings that shouldnt be ignored. the key is finding a ps with experience in removing - my tissue was sewn back together from within, and i look completely normal and i looked completely normal immediately after my explant. i wanted to do this just for me an i am so proud that i was able to walk past fear - back to being who i really am without breast implants. i dont need those things to feel good about myself anymore! good luck to everyone in this journey.
i too have smaller implants and am getting them out tomorrow. !!!! i know its not an easy decision, and i dont necessarily expect to be "happy" after my surgery - i have been told a thousand times you have to give your body time to adjust and heal. but, i too, just want to be healthy and not fool with balloons in the way of mammography. i have had a few mammograms and they always had to push down on them so hard - i always feared rupture. its the right decision for me now - i am looking forward to being a little person again. I ordered the "Zee Bra" for A to AA people, because i dont really expect to have much breast, and i wanted to have something in the drawer with subtle padding. dont fear telling your husband. all you need to say, your mantra - i needed to do this for myself. and sometimes you have to care of yourself. its not about him, its about you. women dont often put themselves first in a marriage or family, our role, insecurities, guilt, etc. - good for you. take care!
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