54 Yr Old Tired of Too Large of Implants - Kelowna, BC

I was always a very small person, late bloomer and always wished that I had more on my chest than I was given (32A/B) I had 2 children in my late 20's, early 30's and enjoyed the increase in bust size during pregnancy (34D) only to have them go down to 34AA after finishing nursing my second child, but luckily they did come back up to a 34B. When I was in my early 40's I had the opportunity to get a boob job and I was so happy to be able to get the boobs I always wished I had. My boyfriend convinced me to go larger than the 34D I originally wanted and being it didn't seem that much larger in cc's, 550 to 650, I agreed. After the surgery (Mentor saline implants) which went really well, I was wearing a 34DD bra which I wasnt too upset about, but it did add 5 lbs to my weight...Fast forward 10 yrs and I was starting to get frustrated with having such a large chest. I had a bad experience a couple of years after my surgery with a mammogram, the technician was not gentle with me and my left implant never felt the same after that..I have some pain that comes and goes as well as uncomfortable gurgling when I am in bed, sometimes making me think that it was leaking...the Dr. confirmed they were fine but to keep an eye on them. It is now 14 years since the original surgery and have gained about 30 lbs since then and my boobs are now 36G and of course alot lower on my chest. I hate shopping for clothes as nothing fits nicely anymore, I have to wear clothes that are technically too large for me just to get them to fit my chest or they are way too tight around my back which I am self concious about. Everything has to have stretch in it and I look at blouses but never buy them due to them not fitting across my chest. I also have deep grooves in my shoulders now which I never had before the boob job. I saw the PS a couple of years ago to find out the cost to have them removed but never found the extra $$ to do it. We finally had some extra money to play with this year and I advised my husband that it was time to have my implants removed as I was so self conscious of them and also what they were doing to my body. I made an appointment with Dr. Peterson (original PS who put them in) and he suggested that I get them removed and have a lift done. My husband wanted me to ask about putting in a smaller implant but the PS said it would be like putting a ball in a sock if I didnt have a lift. I was also concerned about having to deal with removing implants in my mid 70's, so at that point it was decided not an option in my mind. I also am not happy with my tummy, so asked him about doing a TT at the same time but he said he would only do the explant and no lift with a TT due to the amount of surgery all at once was too much. I booked in for Dec 8th for an explant and TT but did ask for a quote on the explant with a lift before I walked out of the office. I have been watching this site alot and the more I looked at the photos and comments of people having TT the more I wasnt sure if that is what I wanted to go through. I discussed with my husband about the TT recovery and he agreed with my concerns about it, so I called the PS office and changed my surgery to an explant with a lift. I am going for my pre op on Nov 19th and I am excited to get this all done.

Just a few photos over the years...

Looking forward to getting all the info on my surgery today....seemed like this day would never come! I am excited but concerned about the surgery, in my previous surgeries, the first 24 hours post op I have to stay dead still or I vomit. They told me last time to take some pill & it wouldnt happen, but it did...another reason as to why I decided against the TT as I was afraid of the damage I would do to all the work done...I am in a private clinic getting this done, so they want you out as soon as they can see you are fine, it would be better if I could stay overnight and avoid all the ugliness of the anaesthetic hangover!