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16 months post op
Hello ladies!! Just wanted to pop in with what will probably be my last update on here, as I am now almost 1 and 1/2 year post op from having my breast implants removed. All in all, making the decision to have surgery was scary, and the time leading up to having the surgery was terribly frightening. But overall it was COMPLETELY WORTH IT!! I have my own body back, I have my brain/mind/focus back. My general anxiety has gone away, and my cystic acne has gone away. If someone was debating removing their implants I'd say- listen to your intuition and go for it!! Thanks again for all your support while I made it through this journey. I feel like I can close this chapter of my life now, after 12 years of implants and now over 1 year implant free- for the rest of my life. My scars are healed and faded. 4 total scars remain (one under each armpit for insertion, and 2 under each breast for removal), but I wear them as badges of what was once a not-so-great decision to now seeing them as healing and strength and they will always be part of my journey. I've now stood up for what matters to me most and have redeemed my love for myself. Love to you all!!
9 weeks post op- Back to normal and better than ever!
Hey ladies! So since the last update- I started taking it very easy at yoga and doing no weight bearing, etc for a bit and within a couple weeks I was back to my old self at class! It just took a bit to get back into it, now there is no pain or discomfort but I don't try to push the heck out of myself either. I feel so much better in the poses than when I had implants. I remember being in positions like cobra where you start on your stomach, feeling the implants between my body and the mat. Now I can scoop up easily with nothing in the way! Also when I would lay on my back I'd be able to feel the implants resting on my chest- now there is nothing there and I can breathe deeper. I am proud and confident with my natural chest, it feels lighter and it just the way I'm supposed to be. I'm grateful to be healed!
Aside from the yoga everything else is back to normal and I have a new appreciation for things like easily being able to put jars in cabinets lol. I see how magical are bodies truly are, able to withstand so much then heal easily.
Thank you all for being here for me through this journey. Your support helped me so much! I will do the same to help others who find themselves in this same boat.
Much love!
Aside from the yoga everything else is back to normal and I have a new appreciation for things like easily being able to put jars in cabinets lol. I see how magical are bodies truly are, able to withstand so much then heal easily.
Thank you all for being here for me through this journey. Your support helped me so much! I will do the same to help others who find themselves in this same boat.
Much love!
6 weeks post op- Back to Yoga
I went back to yoga this week!! I typically go 3-4 times per week. I went back Monday after 6 weeks off and it was great, my teacher avoided doing anything that would pull on my chest muscles so it didn't interfere with that area. I felt happy to be back and everything was easy peasy. It was nice that the “fun bags” were no longer in the way! LOL
But then I went the next day with another instructor and I told her about the non-painful day before so we did the poses we usually do and my goodness- it was weird and painful. I can't even reach my arm all the way up in Triangle pose right now, I can’t hold a plank at all, my down dog is as stiff as a board and my chest muscles feel sooooo weird when they contract. Then my boobs were in a lot of pain last night due to this over-working… My implants were under the muscle so the surgeon cut through muscle to release them hence why it is hard to get back in the swing of it. :(
I know this will take time and it is a process but for once I know what it is like to be in a body where it isn't easy to get into the poses and move.. I suppose this is a good thing to learn, and to realize how fortunate I am to be able to move with ease. I will continue to go and be gentle with myself and one day feel back to normal, slowly but surely. I will be so grateful to be myself 100% again!
On the bright side—I ’m now able to sleep on my sides! This has been so nice after sleeping in a recliner for 6 weeks!! Sleeping in the recliner was not mandatory (just the no sleeping on my sides), but I slept in it anyway as I knew if I slept in the bed I'd roll on my side while sleeping and possibly do some harm. I literally have no pain at all when sleeping on my side now! One of my biggest problems with the implants was at night when I would sleep I'd roll back and forth, back and forth trying to get comfortable and never could- I'd always have a painful left breast the next day. Well that is NO MORE! Yay!
But then I went the next day with another instructor and I told her about the non-painful day before so we did the poses we usually do and my goodness- it was weird and painful. I can't even reach my arm all the way up in Triangle pose right now, I can’t hold a plank at all, my down dog is as stiff as a board and my chest muscles feel sooooo weird when they contract. Then my boobs were in a lot of pain last night due to this over-working… My implants were under the muscle so the surgeon cut through muscle to release them hence why it is hard to get back in the swing of it. :(
I know this will take time and it is a process but for once I know what it is like to be in a body where it isn't easy to get into the poses and move.. I suppose this is a good thing to learn, and to realize how fortunate I am to be able to move with ease. I will continue to go and be gentle with myself and one day feel back to normal, slowly but surely. I will be so grateful to be myself 100% again!
On the bright side—I ’m now able to sleep on my sides! This has been so nice after sleeping in a recliner for 6 weeks!! Sleeping in the recliner was not mandatory (just the no sleeping on my sides), but I slept in it anyway as I knew if I slept in the bed I'd roll on my side while sleeping and possibly do some harm. I literally have no pain at all when sleeping on my side now! One of my biggest problems with the implants was at night when I would sleep I'd roll back and forth, back and forth trying to get comfortable and never could- I'd always have a painful left breast the next day. Well that is NO MORE! Yay!
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