My journey began at age 22. I had started out in life never catching up to my friends with aquiring normal sized breasts u would say. Getting called surf board a lot of your life can take a bit of a toll on ones self esteem. I was barely an A. I had my first bubba and when the milk came in, I felt normal in size, and was moved so much that I was determined to get Breast Augmentation. The Silicone had only been legalised the year before and I was told that they were a natural element and safe!! I saved up and got Silicone Mentor Rough textured shaped teardrops. My results were great and I was very happy with them. I should now feel like a woman and I did as far as physically looking. Compliments all round, but intuitively when people would ask me if they should get it done or would I get them done again I would say "no I wouldn't", even before the health crisis that would follow. They did feel foreign, being placed under the muscle when u do a pushup they seperate and that really bugged me. After getting them done I fell pregnant with my second bubba and put down my exhaustion to being pregnant, very hard to discern the difference. In between bubbas I changed my diet, got off wheat and started incorporating superfoods. I felt unreal initially but then more symptoms started to present themselves. I felt exhausted no mattet I did. I would look at people and especially their skin and couldn't figure out how they could eat what they did and look great while I'm aging excessively fast and feel like I'm dying. It didn't make sense!! My family would call me bubble girl, being intolerant of everything. Lol. Here is a few things that would set me off When I ate I got Heart palpitations. Thymus pumping like mad, sometimes after just drinking water!! Extremley low blood pressure, so got a tad dizzy but thought that was normal for me anyway. Shortness of breath. Brain fog. Headaches. Pressure on my head that I can't quite explain. Depression like symptoms. And I am a very positive and happy person. ???? When I walked for too long if it was a bad day my feet would cramp and go into lock down. I would get arthritic like pain in the knees. I would proclaim to be allergic to exercise lol jokes!! Because even after lifting something my muscles would give and shortness of breath even puting things on the line. Off and on this would be. Going in the sun felt like a car hit me. After eating things I'd have to go to bed and lay down till I could breath properly again. This taking about 2 hrs to recover. Hot and cold flushes, felt like when a fever sets in, taking all the enery out of you. Shooting nerve pain up my arms into my hands. Chest pain. Chronic fatigue. Every morning it is so hard to get out of bed. Never felt rested. Driving for too long took a huge toll. And its so upsetting!! You think everybody thinks your lying. The doctor looks at u in disbelief and u start to think its all in your head. But it can't be and it isn't!! My sister has them also 4 1/2 yrs and has developed capsular contracture currently. She gets chronic chest pain and had to be on endone for a time till symptoms disappated. Doctors don't have any explaination as to her symptoms. Only for that triggering I never would have found this out! There is no way in my right mind that I ever thought that these were causing me all these problems!! I found a lovely doctor who would do my explant with capsulectomy also, explaining to him that I believe I am reacting to them. He was resistant and kept asking are u sure? But pleased to assist me as long as I was sure. Never been so sure of anything in my life!! I was so nervous to go into surgery having negative experiences with c-sections etc. I had previous scans to check to see if there was any possible rupture. All was clear, supposedly! I woke up to have the doctor explain to me that the left one had ruptured and I must have know something was up. He was very suprised! As well as both the silicone being runny and broken down, nothing like when they go in. Within a couple of hours after coming to from the anesthetic my head was clear!! The headache pressure gone! Like the brain fog had lifted and my lungs opened up. I can breath again!! It feels like a miracle. I have eaten food without reacting that I couldn't before. My skin has acquired a shine as though it has a natural moisturizer and blood flow to my face I did not expect. It has been so dry for so long and haggered looking!! I cannot put into words how happy I am, and so thankful ???? I am day 4 and still have drains in. I have less than what I started with but at this point it is my last concern! I know it is a journey back and not paying too much attention to what they look like now. My health is the most import thing!! Love to all who are going through this. We are so much more than our body limits us by. We are all special and I think if we really felt that in the begining deep down we wouldn't have done it. We can now shine how we are meant to from what has been holding us back!! Worth it!! 1000 times over ???? Hoping to update soon. ? Drains come out Tuesday.
Ok, I just wrote the longest review which accidentally deleted. I'm in hospital having had my surgery and Mr Weymouth just walked in for review (hence the accidental deletion as I threw my phone to the fable). I am sooo happy so far. I went to see another surgeon first who I felt presented a much more invasive treatment plan that didn't suit me. I'm fit and active and just lost 22kg. I gave birth vaginally so don't have any scarring and minimal stretch marks. First doctor wanted to do fully tummy tuck and breast lift with implant. This didn't sit well with me so I sought a second opinion and so glad i did. Mr Wymouths website might not be flashy but I think I found a real gem here. He is professional and knowledgable. He answered all my analytical questions whereas he other doctor was nice enough but a bit vague. He said lipo would be enough on me and lift without implants possible. Also a lolipop incision was suggested versus an anchor. So after much consideration I scheduled in. So far, I love the results. Mr Weymouth said they look like augmentation but he used my own tissue to create a lift and add projection. The shape is so nstural and round and I have had next to no discomfort. I've had no pain medication other than in surgery. They still look like my boobs just lifted. The liposuction was performed. I'm told results can't be seen until swelling goes down. I'll post photos in a few weeks. I'm eager to get back into weight training focusing on lower body. Updated on 19 May 2016: Updated on 23 May 2016: So it's been 4 days post op and I'm feeling really good. Drove for the first time today (on nil meds) and did normal household talks. Walked around the city for a few kms while shopping. Had a really big appetite and considering I hadn't eaten much over the few days of surgery, made up for it. This has left me feel a little bloated so need to focus on my clean eating. Had a call for Mr Weymouths rooms to check on me which was nice and they offered to change my dressings for the lipo sites. Took them up on offer and went in. The nurse was lovely and changed dressing and Mr Weymouth popped in and said everything looking good. My breasts have retained their size so far which I am so happy with - was so worried they would reduce. Mr Weymouth said that there isn't much swelling in my breasts so size size I should remain a DD! So amazing considering he reshaped using just my own tissue! Still have bruising and tenderness near lipo area, not going to evaluate results as seems a little bloated at the moment. Getting itchy feet wanting to go to the gym, miss my workouts. But I don't want to risk it anything since my recovery is going so well. Updated on 26 May 2016: So it's 7days post op and recovery is going well. I have gone stir crazy not being able to return to my normal gym routine which was quite active (5 weight training sessions plus runs). So yesterday I went for a long walk and today I did a spin class. My energy has dropped with the lack of exercise and I'm finding in the past 3 days I've been eating really badly. This has left me psychically bloated from all the food and made things so much more uncomfortable. I think I'm just getting anxious about losing fitness so I'm substituting it with over eating (ironic I know). The bruises are still present, the boobs are getting softer now but still nice and high. Updated on 31 May 2016: So it's nearly been two weeks and I must say I'm feeling 90% back to normal. Firstly I'm back to the gym and doing some lower body exercises as Wellers some upperbody weights. I've obviously got a little bit of fitness due to being out of the game for two weeks, but I'm actually quite pleasantly surprised that I'm back in the gym. I had my follow-up appointment with my Doctor Who gave me the all okay to go back. I am so happy with my results so far, there really has been no complications and the shape is amazing to me considering I do not have any implants and he use my existing tissue to create it. So basically I have stayed the same bra and cup size which is perfect outcome for me. Although I can't see the scarring as it underneath the tape, it looks quite neat and I'm hoping it will heal nicely. In regards to the lipo, I noticed some small changes in my lower belly but I must admit my diet hasn't been great in the last week so I don't think the bloating has helped. I've stopped wearing my compression garments except for some spanks during the day. All sweet and happy. Updated on 9 Jul 2016: Ok so it's 8 weeks post breast list and lipo on my tummy. I've been on holidays so it's been awesome recovering with some sun. Feeling good. Notice the breasts have softened up a lot now, and slightly dropping a tiny bit. Now that the swelling has gone down they don't have as much fullness in the top but I was expecting that to reduce. The shape of the nipples are a bit tear drop like - but I'm happy with them. The lipo - I really don't know what to make of the lipo. The recovery has been good, bruising and scars gone but I haven't posted photos. I have put on a few kg from the holiday and my post surgery reduction in exercise. I really don't notice a massive difference and it's a bit patchy - but I'm going to wait and get lose those few kg I put on a see if it makes a difference
