1 Year Post Explant - London, GB

Hi...Thought I had better post my yearly update. Though probably more like 1 year and 1 month now, oops sorry its a little overdue!
Had a bit of a tough year healthwise with close family and myself. However I have made it to the 1 year post explant mark!:) I am happy with my decision, glad I don't have to worry about anymore revisions or replacement or corrective surgery! I have a sense of freedom from that! No my boobs are not perfect with asymmetry, but I had those issues prior to my ba. Scars are healing nicely, if I had been able to go on a nice sunny holiday, then I am sure they would have faded even faster! Bio-oil doing a good job all by itself though, I feel! I have been trying on and off the Noogleberry breast enlargement system on the smaller side to try and gain some equilibrium, however I have not been doing this religiously so no permanent improvement sadly. I do need to buy a larger size in the cups so will try again once I order those. Boobs feel nice and soft, no fake outline like a tennis ball, so that's got to be a good thing! I am enjoying wearing pretty cami tops as inspired by The Corrs. Don't think I could have worn those with implants.
Over all I am happy with my lot and would like to thank all those women who went before me and gave me the courage to do this! I wish you all good health and healing x If I can be of help to anyone, I am happy to answer any questions. Best wishes to you all x

Hi...Well here is a pic of me just over six months post explant. I don't think they have changed that much from week 3, however I am pleased I had it done. I have not been that focused on my boobs though as I had been quite ill since my explant. Not related to the procedure in anyway. I first had problems when taking iron tablets causing me stomach cramps and other problems. I ended up spending 5 weeks in hospital with acute ulcerative colitis until end of Feb and have been at home resting trying to get my strength back. Due to go back to work on a part-time basis next week until I feel up to doing more hours. Thus have not been able to report how great I felt immediately after explant due to all this other stuff going on! Anyway now I am getting better (fingers crossed!) I can switch focus back to my boobs again and start to pay them some attention! I went to M&S and got a bra fitting which turned out to be quite confusing! Of course it does not help being asymmetrical! Apparently you can be a different size depending on the style of bra. I found it quite difficult to find cups that were wide enough, so the lady suggested that I would be better suited to full cup bra (similar to a t-shirt bra) however not very exciting and balcony style which I like. In one style bra I was 34A, another 32A and strapless 32B!! Talk about confusing lol, plus my larger size is in between an a/b cup and I guess the smaller side more of a small a! Hence I have decided to invest in the noogleberry breast pump system (similar to Brava) to try and increase the size of the smaller breast to match the larger one! I have just received it this week, however I think I needed the medium sized cups when I bought small! They definatley do enlarge when I pump, whether it will stay there is another question and I don't expect it to happen overnight either, but I am going to give it a good go! If I get noticeable results then I will post them on here also. If it does not work, then I am still ok with what I have. All in all I am pleased and glad I explanted and don't have to worry about further complications or revisions. I feel that I am back to how I was meant to be. Anyway will sign off for now as I am off to get pumping! :)

Hi I am now nearly one month post op. I have been worrying about some capsule which got left in the left side, as I only had inflamed areas removed. Apparently I had gel bleed, although my implants were in tact, so I guess it was through the permeable shell. However I had 230g put in and when I weighed them the other day they weighed in at 230g's, which gave me some relief. Although I guess I could have had a lot of microscopic particles which may have accumulated? I am going to question my PS about this when I see him at my next post op appointment next Wednesday.
That is providing I make it there as I have not been feeling too great!
Aprox 1 year and 6 months before I removed them, I started getting mouth ulcers recurrently, and found out I was low in Iron just before my explant. I felt exhausted with muscle aches so I think maybe this could have been a response to my body fighting the CC. I am now nearly 1month post-op and I feel dreadful, mainly due to being low in iron, my tablets have been causing me stomach cramping multiple times a day. I have just switched to liquid so hope this will be easier on the tummy! I am also getting muscle aches, maybe it's my body cleaning out. Can the body do this alone?
I am going to see a holistic therapist about detoxing next week, she has experience in heavy metals detox, which she said silicone bonds too, and said that I will feel worse before I get better. I feel rubbish now so probably wont make much difference ha! Really hoping I feel better soon too, though I was lucky I did well with the implants right up until the 11th hour! Even though I was happy for many years with my implants, I am definitely glad they are gone and realise that there is much more in life to worry about and that good health is the real wealth in life. So good health wishes to all of us women on here, that we may find renewed health in saying NO to and ejecting the poison within x