16 Year Old Saline Breast Implant Explant Subglandular - Columbia, SC

I had my augmentation 16 years ago. I could name a laundry list of things that I was going through as the reasons why but it all boils down to my insecurities, lack of confidence, and unhappiness. After my augmentation I actually experienced more insecurities than before. I know it makes no sense. I was 5'5 and 125 lbs. I got 355 cc implants which were obvious. Therefore, I had to spend time trying to make my implants appear less obvious. The bottom line is that I wasn't happy. I would have found a reason to see fault in my choice regardless because I was not a happy person. I tried to put breast implants over my unhappiness as if they were band aids. When a person is not happy - other people, money nor breast implants can make a difference. I wish I had been mature enough to realize that 16 years ago.
As time went on I began to notice changes in my body. Everything has gotten worse over time until now. My hair seemed to stop growing, I have headaches all the time, my skin crawls & I'm always scratching, I'm always tired and fatigued, racked with insomnia, and my memory is terrible - to the point that if I don't immediately do whatever I am supposed to do I forget. It makes me feel as if I am losing my mind or experiencing early signs of dementia. This is the most frightening thing for me of all. I can't express how scared I feel when I am in the middle of working or doing something but I can't remember what my next move is supposed to be.
Of course I've done my research and I do feel like the decline in my health is due to my implants. Some of the information I've read about others scared the daylights out of me. I got my implants when I was 30 years old and I just want to feel healthy again. There are claims that saline implants cannot cause any type of health issues. I don't know. What I do know is that my implants will be removed tomorrow and I am so excited at the possibility of feeling healthy again. If my well being and health improve I'll know for sure that my implants were the cause. I don't expect that all of my symptoms will immediately disappear. It took 16 years for me to get to this point so I'm sure it may take some time for my symptoms to improve if the implants are the cause. I just wish that I had the confidence in myself 16 years ago that I have today. Nothing is ever worth jeopardizing your health.
I thank God that I have an awesome doctor. He is the same doctor that did my augmentation. I know that many doctors do not believe that breast implants can cause an illness. Therefore, I was hesitant to voice my concerns but I felt the need to have a well scripted explanation if asked. Prior to my consultation I tried to think of ways to be as generic as possible if he asked me why I decided to have my implants removed. To my surprise he went over my options and patted me on my hand saying that I didn't need a reason. I picked up my medication today and tomorrow my implants will be removed under local anesthesia in the office.
I welcomed Jesus Christ into my life and that's when my happiness began. I am beyond excited by the possibilities that I will have a healthy and happy body to match my happy life. I hope that my story will provide encouragement to someone else. May God bless you all.