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58 Years Young and Beginning my Explant Journey - Aberdeen, GB
UPDATED FROM MicaCass
8 Weeks Post Op
MicaCassDecember 29, 2015
I have managed to take a couple of pics to show my girls at 8 weeks of age. Apologies I couldn't get any from the side, I am so rubbish at taking selfies, need my daughter to do that.
Left and right are looking different in shape, left is flatter up top and my nipple is a bit lower on that side too. They are moving all over the place! Haha! I am still very happy and very content with them even if there is no further change. Perfection is over rated anyway. It is still early days and I feel sure they will change into something else in time. The indentation of one nipple is getting better and I am sure the indentation on one side is not nearly as pronounced as it was.
I am wearing an old sports bra from when I had my implants, it was a 34D but I managed to shrink it in a too hot wash, I must have known there was a reason to hold on to it!
Wishing all you lovely girls a very Happy & Healthy New Year! Lang may yer lum reek! (that is Scottish for may you always have smoke coming out of your chimney!)
Left and right are looking different in shape, left is flatter up top and my nipple is a bit lower on that side too. They are moving all over the place! Haha! I am still very happy and very content with them even if there is no further change. Perfection is over rated anyway. It is still early days and I feel sure they will change into something else in time. The indentation of one nipple is getting better and I am sure the indentation on one side is not nearly as pronounced as it was.
I am wearing an old sports bra from when I had my implants, it was a 34D but I managed to shrink it in a too hot wash, I must have known there was a reason to hold on to it!
Wishing all you lovely girls a very Happy & Healthy New Year! Lang may yer lum reek! (that is Scottish for may you always have smoke coming out of your chimney!)
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UPDATED FROM MicaCass
6 Weeks Post op and feeling great.
MicaCassDecember 8, 2015
I am in love with my little war torn girls. Feel amazingly free, physically and mentally. Scars are fading well and being massaged (with Palmers cocoa butter firming cream) every night as instructed by the surgeon. Crushing sports bra still being worn until January, with the odd bid for freedom when I am going somewhere special.
Left girl with indented scar and slightly indented nipple, which worried me, is looking a little better. Upper breast area seems a little flatter on that side too than the right. Not really too obvious but I can see it. Rome was not built in a day though and I was told 12-18 months before I truly see what I have. They are not beautiful but they are all me and I am so very happy even if they don't get any better. I also notice how bad my posture was when the implants were there, I used to try to hide them and I can feel my natural straight backed posture returning which in turn makes the little girls stand out quite proudly even in my sports bra.
I can't emphasise strongly enough the feeling of freedom and well being I now have. I have also been able to lie on my tummy for the first time in 20 years!
I shall take up to date pics very soon for comparison.
I have also been on a first date with a new man, at 58! Go me!
Left girl with indented scar and slightly indented nipple, which worried me, is looking a little better. Upper breast area seems a little flatter on that side too than the right. Not really too obvious but I can see it. Rome was not built in a day though and I was told 12-18 months before I truly see what I have. They are not beautiful but they are all me and I am so very happy even if they don't get any better. I also notice how bad my posture was when the implants were there, I used to try to hide them and I can feel my natural straight backed posture returning which in turn makes the little girls stand out quite proudly even in my sports bra.
I can't emphasise strongly enough the feeling of freedom and well being I now have. I have also been able to lie on my tummy for the first time in 20 years!
I shall take up to date pics very soon for comparison.
I have also been on a first date with a new man, at 58! Go me!
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December 8, 2015
Thanks for sharing your explant story Mica Cass. It's a big help to read about other ladies in the same type of situation as me...
I have been overdoing it and the right one of mine , which was iffy to begin ,with is now swollen again on the top, it's 2 weeks today for me I am happy to have them 'out' , but am secretly hoping that the right one improves drastically ,or I shall have to love it in all it's deformity :( !
Left one is great, had capsulectomy on right...
Did you have a capsulectomy on both sides ? Did it take the 6 weeks for swelling to go down ? Thanks, take care :)
Hope that the new man is treating you well ,woohoo ...you go girl !!!! ;)
I have been overdoing it and the right one of mine , which was iffy to begin ,with is now swollen again on the top, it's 2 weeks today for me I am happy to have them 'out' , but am secretly hoping that the right one improves drastically ,or I shall have to love it in all it's deformity :( !
Left one is great, had capsulectomy on right...
Did you have a capsulectomy on both sides ? Did it take the 6 weeks for swelling to go down ? Thanks, take care :)
Hope that the new man is treating you well ,woohoo ...you go girl !!!! ;)
December 9, 2015
I had very little swelling if any, at all. I am noticing minute changes being almost 7 weeks now. I had to have both capsules removed as they were calcified, hard and surgeon said they crumbled upon removal, sounds disgusting doesn't it? So, I really did have 2 rocks on my chest! Haha!
Maybe your body telling you to calm it down a bit, I was careful for maybe the first 4 weeks or so but am back fighting fit and feeling good. If your swelling doesn't go down with rest over a couple of days or gets worse, can you contact your surgeon or his p.a. to enquire? Keep an eye on it and I hope it settles again very quickly for you.
New man is not actually, he has gone into his cave! His job has fallen through here and he has to either move 160 miles or the other side of the planet. He is ruminating as they do, feeling sorry for himself but he is calling me at the end of the week, we'll see..
I am actually so very happy since my explant that nothing much is getting me down just now. Long may it continue! Hugs and good wishes.
Keep me updated on how it is going for you! [RS bleep]
Maybe your body telling you to calm it down a bit, I was careful for maybe the first 4 weeks or so but am back fighting fit and feeling good. If your swelling doesn't go down with rest over a couple of days or gets worse, can you contact your surgeon or his p.a. to enquire? Keep an eye on it and I hope it settles again very quickly for you.
New man is not actually, he has gone into his cave! His job has fallen through here and he has to either move 160 miles or the other side of the planet. He is ruminating as they do, feeling sorry for himself but he is calling me at the end of the week, we'll see..
I am actually so very happy since my explant that nothing much is getting me down just now. Long may it continue! Hugs and good wishes.
Keep me updated on how it is going for you! [RS bleep]
UPDATED FROM MicaCass
Almost 2 week update.
MicaCassNovember 12, 2015
Two weeks tomorrow already, where has the time gone?
I have just had my 1st proper shower, boy! that was great and took some up to date pics. One side is still taped, the other is not, it came off with the dressings on Tuesday. My left side is misbehaving a little, as well as having a bit of an indentation, when I took my crushing sports bra (34A) off I noticed the nipple a little indented, it wasn't before. Whatever, I am still chuffed to bits and it's early days, no doubt they will morph into something else by next week as they do their thing.
I got the surgeon's permission to wear a normal bra for a dinner dance I have to go to at the beginning of December, so I bought this cheap bra for the occasion, I had to get a 34C and it has a little shelf of foam padding inside, tried it on with a tight Tshirt and it looks great. I will not be that size for long I don't think but that's okay with me.
Tackled 3 weeks ironing today and I am tired out, amazing how sitting around for 2 weeks saps your energy! Poor dog is only getting one walk today, thank goodness for the back garden!
I have just had my 1st proper shower, boy! that was great and took some up to date pics. One side is still taped, the other is not, it came off with the dressings on Tuesday. My left side is misbehaving a little, as well as having a bit of an indentation, when I took my crushing sports bra (34A) off I noticed the nipple a little indented, it wasn't before. Whatever, I am still chuffed to bits and it's early days, no doubt they will morph into something else by next week as they do their thing.
I got the surgeon's permission to wear a normal bra for a dinner dance I have to go to at the beginning of December, so I bought this cheap bra for the occasion, I had to get a 34C and it has a little shelf of foam padding inside, tried it on with a tight Tshirt and it looks great. I will not be that size for long I don't think but that's okay with me.
Tackled 3 weeks ironing today and I am tired out, amazing how sitting around for 2 weeks saps your energy! Poor dog is only getting one walk today, thank goodness for the back garden!
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November 12, 2015
You are looking great!! Love the new bra. I think the indent will fluff out. Even if it doesn't I would not worry about it. You are free and look fabulous!
November 12, 2015
That is what the surgeon said, to give it 12-18 months it will all come right. In all honesty I don't mind, my chance to be a glamour model is long gone! Haha!
I feel free Boobyprize, thank you!
I feel free Boobyprize, thank you!

November 12, 2015
You are looking fab and healing great, I feel more optimistic and postive when I see u all healing so well, mentally and physically, pray that I get through this ordeal I have ahead of me, still scared but has to be done. Stay strong x
November 13, 2015
Thank you Odette. There are always fears of what if....I decided it was much scarier to keep them, not to mention painful for me. The mental weight of them as well as the physical has gone and it is the best feeling. Be brave, you will do it! X
November 13, 2015
You look great and will definitely fill out. Two weeks? Looking good! Free and real! Aahhhhh! Yay for you! Happy healing and please keep us posted with your healing journey! OX
November 13, 2015
I am just taking them as they are, day by day and very thankful everything was ok, the healing will do it's thing and I will smile broadly at the feeling of warm, little, soft girls! Thank you WantTwoBeMeAgain for all your encouragement before and after! X
November 20, 2015
The girls look great. Were the implants behind the muscle or over?
November 20, 2015
Thank you, I am so chuffed with them! 220CC implants behind the muscle Lisalal. Feel like a distant memory already. So great to feel comfortable, without constant aches and pains in them. X

February 22, 2020
You look bloody amazing. I'm waiting on explanting I prey mine look like yours

I am so over it lol ...I strapped 'em down and walked yesterday and again today .I do 4 kilometres every day and I haven't walked for about 6 weeks at least ...I was starting to feel very 'unfit'...amazing when you stop physical exercise how the kilos go on and how hard it is to get back into it....it was so good to walk again, I am pretty sure the right one didn't jiggle too much ( surgeon said jiggling = fluid for me ! )
Anyway, Happy New Year to you and may the New Year bring all good things to all the strong positive brave women on here !!!!!!!
Pleased your fluid situation is getting better. This is the new beginning for us, aren't we lucky? So happy to be on this side of it all.
I think my next pics will be a while away too, improvements are slow and subtle I think.
Good luck at your ultra sound on Monday, I shall look in for an update. Have a good Hogmannay, what ever you do! Cheers! X