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Tired of Being Sick explant and lift- Atlanta, GA

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I had 500cc implants 7 yrs ago, same as others,...

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I had 500cc implants 7 yrs ago, same as others, just looking for a confidence boost and they did the trick more or less. Within the first year I noticed they ached still but my Ps nurse said they'll probably take a while to settle down. Since then, they have hurt when I run, when I do chest or biceps days at the gym and also hurt when i bend over, or when I hug someone, not all the time, and not everyday, so I let it go and went on w my life. In 2013, I became very sick, no one could figure me out, had increased migraines and pms and stomach issues, muscles ached, I could not tolerate the gym anymore, just felt like it took too much out of me (I was an avid everyday gym goer for years), other things I noticed were headaches, feeling foggy, memory issues, lots of weird blood sugar type oe thyroid type issues, many ear and sinus infections and worsening seasonal allergies and weird food allergies that I never had before the worst part was I also developed dizziness and had trouble w computer phone tv or driving, but it didn't last for long and usually went away after a day or so. I had been to a Natural dr, a few mds, ent, and they couldn't figure it out so I chalked it up to being more stressed woth my long commute and allergies and colds and went on w my life. 

The symptoms seemed to take a back burner as I had a new job to focus on. About 6 mo later, I started having the dizziness again and it was relentless, it would stay we, almost never letting up, getting worse ... so back to the drs who referred me all one specialist to another w no real answers. I was feeling horrible and had to take a leave of absence at work it was all so bad. Eventually we ran out of options w the drs and they settled on diagnosing me w vestibular migraine and also a possibility of lupus or thyroid ossues, to follow up w rheumatologist. The rheums have a 2 to 3 mo wait, so I just tries to rest and rake the different meds they were prescribing to treat the "v migraine". 

I did a few searches 0ut of desperation and breast implant illness came up once or twice, but I quickly dismissed it after reading how others had real burning sensation in chest and arm numbers and I didn't have that. It wasn't til I saw a show on tv where a lady had my same symptoms down to the dizziness that I really looked into breast implant being my problem. I had found a few sites dedicated to implant removal and emailed one of the better drs who are known for treating breast implant illness and she replied back that day indicating that my symptoms all sound like biotoxin, likely caused by my implants. I was so mad I didn't want to believe it. They're "safe" right. After many discussions and reading and research I decided they had to come out in tje next 5 or so yrs anyways, so I decided to explant now. We flew to Atlanta and met dr kolb and she had a lot of information, very smart lady. She had reasons and explanations for my various ailments and we were impressed. Shes an md and homeopathic so she helped me from both sides, which was nice. I was a little unsure by the muscle testing she performs but had previously read a review that mentioned this so I wasn't too surprised. I'm still pretty early in recovery to make a final review, will post that later.

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December 17, 2014
wow, let me know how everything goes. I am looking/scheduled for explant on jan8
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December 17, 2014
Will do! Good luck w yours, your date is coming right up. I have some pics too but they're pretty blurry, hard to hold my phone still w my arms being so weak.
December 18, 2014
Wow...seeing the picture of you with your drains and the soft pulse and the pink top I really thought I was looking at a photo of myself. I had my explant surgery on Halloween. Hope you are doing better everyday. I had to have clogged lymph nodes removed... 4 under one armpit and 3 under the other,so I had some painful lumps and developed surgical bands under my arm. It's been quite an ordeal. Happy to have them out. Hang in there...good luck to you.
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December 18, 2014
Thanks. Funny how everyone remembers the "dreaded pink binder". Wow sounds like you've been thru a lot, ouch.), but it sounds like you were in the best hands w the docs in Atlanta, so thats good :) happy healing.
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December 18, 2014

Dizziness is the absolute worst! So glad you got those out. I hope your symptoms subside and soon. Please keep us posted!

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December 28, 2014
Thx. I will definitely update.
December 18, 2014
You look awesome!
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December 18, 2014
thank you very much :)
December 22, 2014
Thank you. I m. Looking to have explant done to remove leaking 28 yr old implants and apprehensive. In my sixties now and think best bet is to get them out.
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December 28, 2014
Breast170, It is so nice having them out, I feel like I can move a little more freely and breathe out all the way. My husband is very excited for them to heal, he prefers natural I think, but he has never really said. My mom has had her silicone in for over 35 years, I wish she would get hers out. I would say for anyone considering, do your research and go for it. I feel a lot of women have an inner intuition that tells them when something isnt right and we ignore it. Good luck. After researching and seeing that you're supposed to have them removed or replaced every 10 or so years, I knew they had to go.
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12 days post

A thank you to the ladies in this forum....

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I found this site with pictures and details so so so so helpful when I was deciding what to do, trying to gauge the different body types and trying to see what a) worst case scenario might be or b) best case scenario or somewhere in between. I have never looked at so many boobs before. Add to that all of the courage it takes to put yourself out there and to tell your personal private story for the benefit of thers is truly remarkable. I am just so thankful that I happened to stumble across this site, as there isn't much info out there on explanting (and even less info is out there on the drs who specialize in this very delicate (for some) procedure). So thanks for giving us a place to gather and thanks everyone for whole heartedly sharing your stories: the good, the bad, the ugly and everything esle :)

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UPDATED FROM babbot
12 days post

My before ba, after ba and current pics

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Here's a couple from before my ba, after the ba and current pics. I had 375 smooth moderate profile overfilled to 500ccs, but I have a wider chest and broad shoulders so it never really looked like a dd to ddd (depending on my weight). We thought about a lift but my origial ps said we could instead lower the crease on one side to try and balance them out or fill to varying degees, etc so I was ok with that (saves a lot of $). I asked for 'suburban soccer mom" and while it was a little fuller than I would have liked, I was ok with the results, for a while and really enjoyed them for the most part. Until later on...

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December 30, 2014
We could be twins with our old little chest bumps. thank u for posting the pics!!!! Xo