Tired of Being Sick explant and lift- Atlanta, GA

Well, the fluff fairy definitely came at some point, I probably need to post more pictures. To me, they look so much better than day 1...although a little more would be nice too :)

My main concern is the pain on the left side still. Is anyone else having this a year after explant?

It is from use and bras and sometimes for no reason at all that I can think of. Towards the end of the day, I have to loosen my bra, as the line rests right on my crease area, where I swear I can still feel some stitch lumps or tissue or something. I have mostly been having issues with the left, but the right will jump in too. At first, I thought it might be hormones, but it's not-it's anytime during the month, some days are better, some worse. Luckily, I can unhook my bra and close my office door or work from home and it's not an issue, but it does get old. I have been on countless antibiotics and antifungals.

I came across a thread out there where sometimes the nerves can get cut and confused and grow back 'funny' -not sure of the exact word something some kind of neuroma (?). Sounded sort of like what I might have. I always wonder if we went in and broke up the scar tissues and possible adhesions or if I set in another implant for a while, would the pain get better, worse, stay the same. I have not come across too many ladies who continue to have pain post explant. I think it's because I had issues with leaking implants, internal stitches done for the internal lift, capsules removed and scraped out and I had a lower crease that was moved around during my initial augmentation and so everything in there is just so confused.

I noticed massage makes it worse. If I do any sort of chest exercises it worse. If I wear a wire bra it's worse. So I've just been contemplating on what the next step may be-if anything :/

I have to say I wished I had called dr kolb sooner because the pain that i'd been experiencing in my crease areas went away within a week or so of being on the diflucan, cleocin and nystatin. I wonder if I needed that a while back-urgh! Who knows. At any rate, I was glad that dr kob is still willing to work w/me almost a year later and seemed eager to help. I'm starting to feel better and less tired too-so that's good. I have been doing a lot of research on hormones, mold and lyme and all kinds of stuff that can cause fatigue after explant =pretty crazy to think how knocked down your immune system can get. I'm taking supplements and probiotics and what'not trying to eat better, removed most gluten and nightshades and seem to be less bloated, more comfortable and feel better overall. Excited to try and get back to the gym in the next week or so :)

Any one else out there several months post op with additional issues developing? My plan was to continue to improve!

It has been 10 months and I'm doing pretty good. I have had a lot of personal crazy stuff going on in my life and some other unrelated illnesses setting me back a bit, (possible thyroid or hormone or who knows what going on, in addition to our house flooded and we had to repair then decided to move then my daughter moved home from college, then back then I think I've developed some new food intolerances) so I habe been thru the ringer a bit and that may have caused me to feel a little worse, but earlier this summer I was feeling a lot better. Slowly after surgery I felt better ans better every day. I was able to put on a bra and wear it all day and all eve (was only doing a few hours at a time due to pain, or I'd un latch it at work and close my office door).

About 2 months ago I started having fatigue and just didn't feel right. U just started taking it easy and working from home a lot. Then a month ago my stomach kicked in and I've had cramps pretty much non stop for a month and then they disappeared. Good thing, I wasmy sure how much more I could take lol.

During all of that, my left boob and armpit began to ache but it took a back burner bc I was just too busy. Lol. I also had a scab on my left nipple that came off and sone white ish yellow discharge do i went to the doc, since i was already going for stomach pain anywas. She couldn't find anything. I emailed Dr kolb and she suggested a round of antifungal and antibiotics so may do that. Just a bummer that it seems to be cyclical, one thing or another.

Of course all my blood work is good so we're testing hormones as my ND suspects hormone issue or estrogen dominance, never heard of it. But ad I research I see that implants have a chemical that can be read by the body as estrogen so if all of this is related, I will sure be mad. I mean I'm already kicking myself for getting the implants in the first place, ugh. Just wish I'd had more info before signing on for those puppies.

They also want to run another lyme test. And sibo, and some other infection type testing. So frustrating. All of these things look likw they can often occur when your immune system is down and out, which is just so strange, that do many ladies have immune related issues after implants.

Ok done ranting. I'll have to post some pics soon. My boobs have definitely fluffed in the last few months, so that is good. I gained and then lost a few lbs and gaining seemed to help, oddly.
:)