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after 2 weeks of 575-590 implants/then an explant 1 week ago my boobs r back to normal in appearance(no extra stretching)

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20 days post

My last post was right after removal so I was...

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my last post was right after removal so I was slightly loopy and tramatized lol. its been 1 week since removal. My boobs look as much as I can tell completely back to normal:) I cant understand why I hated them so much in the first place. no they arent where they were b4 i had kids. but im still sexy lol. ok so update. i am getting stitches out next monday (and) having a mole removed lol. all is normal, i was still told to keep my chest muscles quiet for 3 weeks after removal. and im doing my very best to do that because IF i do use them they feel SO WEIRD! The very best way I can describe it which will sound completely crazy is, they feel like floppy muscles that feel like they rise up when i use em and they may fall of and down into my stomach lol....yea told u it would sound crazy! and i have either numbness or extreame soreness. since i have to keep them bond/in a sports bra for 3 weeks its very hard to tell. but its so annoying. its like someone is constantly rubbing my nippples. and it makes my entire boobs hurt even to touch them! even to rub lotion on them, wash them, or leave then naked during showers. they r very very sensative like i have milk. but im sure that will pass very soon (fingers crossed) Im very embarassed that i went through all the trouble and money to do something i had reversed 2 weeks later. and now i feel like one of those crazy women who say. "they arent for me, it felt like a foriegn object in me{duh it is}, i felt like a different person, bla bla bla" but honestly you dnt know how u will feel until they are in there, maybe it was the crazy size i chose, but either way I couldnt be happier to have my mommy boobs back regardless of my past insecurities and 10 years of dreaming of a differnt body. the money is a lost cause but im very glad i didnt cause my boobs physical damge in their appearance those two weeks. ima let these girls age naturally and tuck em in my socks at 80 if need be;) "joking lol" if i ever do this again, ill do a lift first then after i heal maybe a small implant if i see neccessary. but right now i have ZERO PLANS OF THAT! lol

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October 17, 2012
Hi! How are you doing now?
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October 17, 2012
much better. still cant use my chest muscles the doc told me to keep em quiet for 3 weeks. and if i do (cuz lets face it) what mom of 2 cant use her arms for a total of 5 weeks?...but when i do something that does use a little bit of my muscle it feels almost indiscribable. like my muscle is this little flappy thing in my chest and if i use it, it will fall out....lmao. thats the best way to explain how incredibly weird it feels, so trust me im trying to keep them quiet. lol but besides that the numbness (or) soreness "im unsure which it is" is very weird. it feels like constant annoying rubbing. but hopefully that will get btr soon. but still better than the implants lol
October 17, 2012
I'm so happy for you. And for what it's worth I always thought your before pictures looked pretty similar to your wish pic. xoxo
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October 17, 2012
lol yea with my amazing very padded bra it did, but them implants were way bigger. but like i told my sister....i still have the big fake look thanks to victoria secret but at then end of the day i can take those off and be floppy and deflated and happy lol
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October 18, 2012
PHW, Well I am certainly glad you went with your gut regardless of feeling "stupid" for changing your mind right away. But hopefully something positive will come of this like when you said "...my past insecurities and 10 years of dreaming of a different body." Maybe now you wont feel as insecure and appreciate yourself as you are. It seems that men are more turned on by confidence in a woman anyway, rather than a perfect body. As far as I could tell, Your boobs looked pretty good pre-op. Sure maybe not as high and perky as one might consider to be ideal- but definitely still attractive and not un-sightly by any means! Hugs!
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October 23, 2012
yes i most def have a better appriciation of my natural body for sure:)
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October 18, 2012
I'm happy for you that you are finally feeling like yourself again. I'm also very proud of you for taking action and not letting yourself feel pressured, by others or in your own head, to keep the implants in. I know you will be an inspiration to other women. The whole idea of having any procedure, or none at all, is to allow us to feel like our "real selves". You've found what works for you and that is priceless.
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October 23, 2012
yea every single person i knew and even some i didnt who brung up the convo told me to give it more time (except my husband, who told me to do whatever i needed to feel btr) im very glad i had his support or i may have kept them in longer. but in my heart i knew what i wanted and im very happy and have a much better appriciation for my natural body:) im also very glad i had the amazing doctor i had, he did a great job, but completely understood my feelings were real and didnt give me a hard time or the usual talk most give their patients about having to wait 6-12 months to remove them. he was very very understanding. i would recomend him to anyone:)
October 24, 2012
Im with you i got mine 2 months ago and i hate them but i am stuck with them i dont have the $3000 to remove them i have no friends or family to help so im stuck :(
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October 24, 2012
oh no, good to know im not the only one who hated mine instantly. And the only reason i was able to get mine out so fast is because my doctor charged me only a office fee of 75$ to remove them for me. then done a $300 seperate procedure for free. he was great! i wish u had a doc like mine to help out the explant fee
UPDATED FROM PerfectHouseWife
13 days post

Had my implants removed 2 hours ago. and i feel...

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had my implants removed 2 hours ago. and i feel 100% better. Im def happy they are gone maybe because they were just way too big. but all i gotta say is i feel like a normal person again even though im all wrapped up and have stitches. being awake was very akward, but it went similar to how i expected, it was like my breast gave birth. the left one went fine the right one hurt a bit because he made such small incisions it was hard for him to see and grab the right implant and pull it out so the digging around inside me SUCKED. but was so worth it! my head is pounding from the pain meds but i was so excited i had to update, everyone kept telling me to keep em and wait it out, im so glad i didnt! and i got a fast peak at my boobs/cant unwrap them until tmro afternoon but from what i could see they looked pretty normal even though they were stretched to the max for 2 weeks. whew. ok ima let my head and eyes rest, later girls:)

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October 11, 2012
Yay! Good for you!! I am sure that was a huge weight off your shoulders!
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October 17, 2012
yea about 2pounds at least lol:) I cant tell u how positive I am that i made the right choice to get them out as soon as he would let me
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October 11, 2012
Glad to hear all went well! Hope this round of healing goes quick so you can feel like yourself again!
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October 17, 2012
healing is way easier having them removed, the first day i felt like a tool was left in my right boob, now idk if they r numb or just incredibly sore. but they r very sensative and everything hurts. its similar to having someone abnoxiously rub ur nipple for hours. but its still better than those huge implants lol
October 11, 2012
I feel so bad that you didn't get put to sleep for this! That must have been so crazy. Happy healing.
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October 17, 2012
it was def an experience i will never forget for sure! but for $75 vs the or that woulda been a few grand.... i knew i could tough it out lol
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10 days post

Update, the boobs have settled in no...

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update, the boobs have settled in no complications, but i def went too big and im not liking my choice, dnt get me wrong they r beautiful and exactly what i asked for. But i def should have chossen a more natural size, just because I love the Coco look doesnt mean I would love it on myself. I look decent in most clothes but naked in the mirror i look like i need a boob reduction lol....not the look i was going for... and in some clothes i actually look fat (because of my giant boobs) if i am not wearing skin tight clothes (even a tee shirt makes me look fat), grrr. and i tried to go extra big to avoid having to get a lift cuz that scares the crap out of me to think someone would move my entire areola.... supposed to get them removed th 19th but the doc upped it to the 10th cuz i was complaining about not being comfortable sleeping and keeping these huge things in there for a total of three weeks and stretching out my natural boob so much....the only part im worried about it being so stretched after removal and them not bouncing back. But thats a risk ima take. Im the idiot who did this to myself, and i think ill love my body more if its a mess than if my body is a mess with a huge foriegn object in it i paid for....lol. my hubby is very supportive he works away so he hasnt even seen them in person (nor will he get a chance to) but he isnt concerned, he is amazing. so i told him, as long as u love me and my sag bags ill be just fine:-) .....wednesday is the day:) ------local anastiesia in his office....wide awake...fml wish me luck and elastic skin! lmao------

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October 8, 2012
Is there anyway u can post a pic of them bare? Just cuz me and u were about the same size and i wanna see if u acheive the look in expecting because now im scared of doin it
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October 8, 2012
i have tattoos w my name/husbands ect on my chest/breast (would b impossible to crop all that out or blurr. i will post a few more pics tmro so maybe the size is more visible to help u out tho.k:)
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October 8, 2012
my main problem is i thought i loved the huge fake look, but i dnt like it on myself, i should have filled my boobs not made them look like they were exploding. lol. i went slightly too big!
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October 8, 2012
It sounds a lot easier to have them removed than put in! Good luck to you, sincerely. We all have to do what is right for us. I'm glad you were strong enough and proactive enough to take a stand and move in the direction your heart pointed. I hope it all goes smoothly and you are back to your old self soon.
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October 17, 2012
i felt instantly better after they were romoved. I def did the right hing having them gone:)
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October 8, 2012
Good luck on the removal!
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October 17, 2012
ty all went as well as it could go. seeing as how i was awake and very aware lol. it was like my breast gave birth