Where to start? Well, I got my BA around 2000 with another plastic surgeon here in Vegas. They were big and beautiful and I absolutely loved them initially. Then slowly but shirley my back started hurting constantly and began becoming debilitating. I kept thinking well, this is the price that you pay for beauty. Moving forward to 2011 and things started to go downhill. I had 5 children by this point and exclusively BF 4 of them, for 12-18 months each. The back pain slowly started becoming joint pain and then my lymph nodes in my arm pits kept swelling daily (Side note, I only wear chemical free deodorant.) Then I became lethargic and then I started having dizziness/ light headedness/ I could no longer form simple sentences/ my speech became delayed/Lost 70% of my hair/ I was terrified of driving because of these things/ my thyroid was all over the place and so many-many other issues. I kept saying that I am dying and my Allopathic Dr looked me in the face and said, " Are you sure that this is NOT in your head?" I left crying and gave up. I wanted to die from being so sick, but in reality I could not prove that I was sick. I was completely alone and my body was simply on autopilot for the next 7 years. Then I was researching cobalt poisoning for my Father because he had became ill after a shoulder replacement surgery and I stumbled across BII. I was like WTF is this, I have never even heard of this?! Well apparently, while I was busy making babies, popping them out and feeding them, a whole bunch of women were now talking about getting sick from their implants. I read 1 article and burst into tears because finally I wasn't crazy, these women were complaining of the same things as me. I immediately got in touch with Dr. Parker and scheduled my consult and the rest is history. He was so warm and caring and spent so much time with me during my consult. He only recommended En-bloc removal and he believed me! Finally! The surgery was a huge success and I would say that I no longer feel like a dying, 70 yr old woman! I feel younger now and probably 90% of my symptoms are gone, Amen! I have no one to blame for my sickness, I made the choice to get my implants out of my own insecurities. My body unfortunately was unable to fight off the chemicals any longer and was giving up. Ladies do your research prior to getting implants, no woman in her right mind would ever remove beautiful looking implants, for no reason. Clearly, my breast are less than perfect (No fault of the docs:) but my kids have their Mom again and that is all that matters:-) Best of luck ladies:-)
Updated on 12 Apr 2019:
So here is the scoop:-) I have regained my health again, Amen! My boobies are settling in and fluffing up at this point. Currently, I am on the fence about doing a fat transfer. One day I want to do it and the next day I don't
I am attaching a picture of my boobies in a bra, so that you can get an idea, of why I am toying with a fat transfer. I love them being small and sporty, but in a regular bra (36A) they look not so great. If I do decide to do it, I would not want to be any bigger than a size B. I would not do it for lusty kinda boobies (Be there and done that) just for some filling out the wrinkles/tethering. My husband could care less either way, he just wants me to feel comfy, so I don't have that kinda pressure. Please excuse the mess surrounding me in the pictures, I was cleaning out my dresser. Bye bye big bras.
Updated on 16 Jun 2019:
Ok ladies, it has happened, my hair has retuned. I am six months post OP and these pictures are from 4 months post OP:-) Both pictures are of air dried, no product hair. Not only had I conceded to the fact that I was dying, I had also concluded that I would be fully bald by 43 yrs old. So keep up the hard work ladies, our bodies are full of healing super powers!
Updated on 16 Jun 2019:
Soooo ladies I took the plunge and did it. While I knew going into the surgery that a fat transfer would not solve all of my breast tethering problems, I just needed some improvement. My dr had advised me that I should do a lift, but I was not ready for that kind of scarring. As the fat is settling in, it is slowly pushing out the dents. Not perfect, but perfect enough that I do not feel destroyed. I found the surgery to be less painful than my explant. I took 3 pain pills during my first week. Dr. Parker uses stitches, so I didn't have lipo fluid leaking and my scars are already beautiful. Now the bruising is icky and the compression garment is the worst, but by far less painful than my implants/then explants. I did ask him to try and save me some hips, which he did. I had lipo on my hips, abdomen, flanks, inner and outer thighs.
Updated on 31 Aug 2019:
Here are my pre fat transfer/post fat transfer 11weeks. We shall see how it looks down the road, but at least they are getting there. I knew going into this, that I probably didn't have enough fat. I also knew that without adding some fat, that a nipple reduction/lift were not an option. I do not feel destroyed any longer, so that is a plus. My breast were just so massive for so long/ breastfed my crew forever, so they were beyond a hot mess. I am happy with progress, I am also happy that I chose to do my surgeries in stages. My body has had time to heal in between the explant/fat transfer, giving me emotional healing time too. Idk, what the future holds for me and my little ladies, but I can assure you that it will never be implants!!!! Best of luck for those of you beginning your journey and congratulations/happy healing to those of you who have begun your explanting.