60 Years Old, Implants at 18, Never Felt Right - Michigan, MI

27 days post and things are not looking good. Defluffing and getting saggy, little breast tissue and nipples are being pulled inward. The ridges around the breast are starting to soften a bit. I still have the redness on the left inner breast. No idea what that is. I am still very tender, both breasts and the nipples are very tender. I go between a regular bra, which I don't fill, a sports bra and a light support cami. I have to keep changing it up, otherwise whatever I'm wearing begins to irritate/become uncomfortable. I am still sitting around. If I do too much with my arms the irritation worsens. I am just going to work, cooking, doing laundry...there is so much more I want to do but if I overdo it then I am back to taking ibuprofen. I hate to post a picture, but I will. I can't sleep on my stomach yet. When I turn over to my side I can get comfortable but when I move again I have enough pain that it wakes me up. I am sure this will get better over time, just taking a while to heal. I am glad my upper chest isn't wrinkly. I am still so happy to have explanted, best decision for me.

So, it has been 19 days. Instead of being visited by the fluffing fairy I have been visited by the defluffing fairy. Things are changing as other ladies have experienced and reported on this site. I still have a lot more tissue than expected. In fact, I still fit into my old bras but just differently. I tried them on yesterday. I was only a 34B with implants. I have no idea what I'm going to end up being without implants. I know there are a lot of changes to come. I have what seem to be ridges on the bottom and inner sides of my breasts. I think these ridges will begin to be less firm/swollen as time goes on....and I'll become more deflated. This inner area gets really red and inflamed and then subsides but there is still discoloration when it subsides. I'm not really sure what all that is about. It seems to worsen if I have a really tight bra on and I'm moving around a lot. I have to move around a lot for work so I come home very irritated (not my mood, my breasts!). I restarted my usual calisthenics that I have been doing for 40 years. I do it more gently and with some modified moves because it is still painful to raise my arms up. I try doing some stretches (arms up) and mild massage, especially on righty. I had one very bad day after doing this and had to take Motrin and rest. Overall, doing well and very, very, very happy that those nasty implants are out! No matter what the result I never wanted them and very happy to be rid of them....always hated them. I am still wearing tight sports bras day and night and will be very glad to be able to change that up when things are better healed. I'm posting some pictures. Not sure you can tell the changes but I certainly feel them.

So 2 week check up today. I can go back to regular activities now. The pain that I'm experiencing is not outside the normal limits which is good to hear. I hate my scars, they are huge. I had a total capsulectomy and the capsules were explanted intact. This might be why the scars are so big and why I still have some pain. I am definitely larger than I expected. I'm a little smaller than last week because the swelling has gone down. I have some areas that are still bruised and feel swollen. I'm having a hard time raising my arms up and I experience pain when I do. So I have to start stretching gradually. Righty (left in the pics) has an indent. The doc says to message to try to loosen up any tissue that may be adhering (not sure that is the right word for what it is doing) to the muscle causing the indent/distortion. Lefty looks great!! My clothes fit the same as before...I was expecting to be flat as a pancake...but almost no difference...wth?? They are a bit droopy and I'm not use to jiggling. Hahaha...