So happy they're out!!

Hey guys. Since so many if you guys are keeping me so strong and confident about the journey I'm about to take, I wanted to pay it forward and share my story as well. My surgery is in 16 days and I am SO EXCITED! I'll give you my current stats: I am 25, I have had my implants in for 2 years, I have 575cc saline unders, and I am 5'2" 120lbs and an athlete. I got them because I felt like I looked like a boy with my athletic build, and I had naturally lower/deflated looking breasts. I thought my husband would think me prettier, I thought clothes would look better, and I thought I could get as fit as i wanted without worrying about losing my breasts completely. I instantly regretted my decision once the implants were in, and I became so depressed and always tried to hide them with sports bras and sweatshirts. They look so unnatural and get in the way my running and cross fitting. I get the wrong kind of attention everywhere I go. I have to special order every bra. All I want is to be able to work out in a sports bra and wear a swimsuit or dress without looking like I should be in an issue of [RS bleep] magazine. Although my mom and PS keep telling me that the difference will be too drastic and I should just downsize to smaller implants, i am set on having them removed completely. I don't need implants to make me feel beautiful, and I don't want to be tied down to the financial constraints of the maintenance in them. I am petite, and I am going to rock my little boobs. I know it will be hard at first, and I might get a little sad about their weird appearance, but I'm going to hop on this site when I feel down and see how many women have come out of this feeling so much better and looking more beautiful than ever.

I am trying so hard to stay strong and believe 100% that I will be ok after this. My mom has told me so many times that she does not believe ex planting will be right for me. She thinks I should get a small implant instead. She has implants herself, and she loves them. It's so hard when someone so close to you doesn't support you. She thinks I will be going from one extreme to the other. I keep trying to tell her that this is not about looks. Obviously my boobs would look better if I had a small implant inserted, but that is not the point. The point is that I have learned that life is not about striving for perfection. The big, round balloons that we see on women in magazines and television are fake and airbrushed. The women that we need to admire are the ones that are happy just the way they are, and don't feel the need to go through painful surgery to be accepted. People will love you for you, not for your breasts. That being said, I am definitely a bit worried about how large my implants are and how much my skin has possibly stretched. I am opting for no lift because I haven't even had children yet, and I already had a lift with my BA (I was told I needed one, but looking back I don't feel the same). I feel like I should wait until after children to possibly have a lift, although after this I may never want to be cut into again. I would love to hear from some women with larger implants who have not had a lift with their removal. I am sort of just hoping and praying my skin elasticity is good enough that it will shrink up enough to be tolerable. My pre-op is in exactly a week and my surgery is in 2 weeks. I wish I could move my surgery date up to next week, but I am in a wedding next weekend and I had to have my bridesmaids dress majorly altered already (big boob problems) so I don't think that will be a good idea. Today I am going to take some pictures and post them of what I look like right now. I will also try to dig up some pre op photos if I can. I plan to make my recording of this journey as complete as possible so that I can help someone through this like all of you have been helping me.

I went in for my pre op this afternoon and the staff as well as my ps were all awesome. They told me they will sedate me, numb the area, and then pull out my implants. The need for removing the capsule or putting in drains will be determined on the day of surgery. They were very easy going about it and told me that my final results won't be clear until about 4-6 months and to take it easy for a couple days post before returning to work. They will wrap me up in a bandage when they send me home, but for now I need to find a good compression sports bra to wear. I feel so lucky that my job entails wearing sports bras every day, so I can totally get away with it for however long I need to. My surgery is in exactly a week. IM SO EXCITED!! I couldn't believe how much my body has changed since I got these bags in. I had chicken arms! I have put on so much muscle since then! It's awesome. I love showing off my hard earned muscle. I don't need boob to show off. T-minus 7 days!