Explant & Lift - Dr Feng, Cleveland, Ohio

Drains out today. Everything cleaned and re-dressed/wrapped. Get to wear my own super comfy sports bra on top now so WAY more comfortable! I bought 6 of these bras and wore them 24/7 for the last couple of months prior to explantation as they are the most comfortable things I've ever worn but still give really nice shape so also look good in fitted tops. The Dr took photos today but I forgot to ask her to email them to me - will contact her in the morning and ask her to send them to me so will post them asap. My boobs are the smallest they've ever been in my life but they're kinda cute and reasonably perky so happy with the initial result. The Dr said I can take the compression garment and dressings off in another 9 days (2 weeks post surgery) and then the fluffing can begin. She said they should look a lot better in about 6 weeks :-)

Hi ladies,
Well, surgery was today and everything went great. No nerves at all - mostly due to the fact that I had a brilliant surgeon and team at the Lu-Jean Feng Clinic so I felt like I was in the best hands possible.
Surgery was 4 1/2 hours and I awoke with no pain or nausea which was great. After a few hours in recovery I came back to the hotel and still no pain so haven't taken any pain meds at all. Just Arnica and antibiotics as prescribed by Dr Feng. I have 3 drains (yuck) but hopefully they will be out in a day or two. I'll upload a photo from today (5 hours post op with drains so it isn't pretty :-). Dr Feng said that I had a hematoma on the left side (the one which had capsular contraction). Apparently this is usually caused by heavy impact such as a car accident or a bad fall. I had a really bad fall onto my chest earlier this year and the capsular contraction developed shortly after that so I assume that is what caused the CC and hematoma. She took photos of the implants/capsules (and my new boobs after explant and lift) and showed me after surgery. I'll try and get a copy of the photos and upload them too.
On another note, for those of you who read my first review about my health issues and symptoms...after 3 months of numbness in my left foot and right hand (amongst many other symptoms), I woke up from surgery and had feeling back in both my hand and foot for the first time since July! I knew my intuition was right about those implants causing my health problems. If anyone is experiencing anything similar, PLEASE consider your implants may be causing the problem and get them removed sooner rather than later. I'm glad I acted fast and got them out within a couple of months of experiencing symptoms as I'm sure my recovery would have been longer or incomplete if I'd left it too long. I only had my implants 5 years so it doesn't necessarily take years for problems to develop.
Thanks to all you lovely ladies for sharing your stories, your wisdom and providing an amazing support network for other women - you're all amazing!
Now, back to resting in my hotel for 6 days and then on the 28 hour journey back home to NZ :-)

Had my pre-op appointment at the Lu-Jen Feng Clinic today. Dr Feng and her team are all lovely and made me feel completely at ease about my surgery tomorrow morning. Feeling very calm and relaxed about the whole thing at the moment but maybe the nerves will kick in tomorrow morning. I've uploaded the photos taken by Dr Feng today and will post updated photos after my surgery. See you all on the other side! :-)