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Breast Explant Surgery Scheduled-happy to Be Moving On! - Missouri
UPDATED FROM Not Looking Back
8 days post
Well, it's been a week and I am feeling much...
WORTH IT$4,200
Well, it's been a week and I am feeling much better. I have been able to resume most of my activities and it has helped immensely to be active again. My breasts continue to fill out a little and I am really looking forward to a real bra. Incisions are preventing me from wearing anything directly on my bra line. The doctor said that at about one month after surgery you should have a good idea of what you will look like in terms of size and shrinkage. I think I am in the neighborhood of 34B which is pretty much my size before my BA, even though I've lost about 10lbs since my first BA. Of course, I feel and look much different but there is both good and bad with that. Just focusing on feeling better and keeping in shape!
UPDATED FROM Not Looking Back
1 day post
Day after explant and honestly feeling a little...
Day after explant and honestly feeling a little blue. I have read that this can happen, so I am trying to focus on the positives. I feel so small and a little deformed, honestly. I have been looking at photos though and it seems this is a very normal phase as it is a result of the implants squishing down on the breast tissue. Hoping for a better day tomorrow... :-)
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UPDATED FROM Not Looking Back
Day of treatment
Explant surgery went well and I am taking it easy...
Explant surgery went well and I am taking it easy today! I am so grateful for the kind nurses at the hospital-they made me feel so much better by being upbeat and attentive. My implants were intact when removed and I think it is possible a little scar tissue was removed but will have to ask at my follow up in a few days. I was not fully awake so I can't remember what he said!!
I will post some pictures soon, as I have been taking photos throughout the process. I think it is helpful for some of you in your 40s to see how everything looks as we aren't as perky as our younger gals!
My doctor said I could go braless or wear a light support bra if I wanted. I think a lot of docs recommend tight bras and I was not wanting that 24/7 compression so I was glad that is his policy. My incisions are painful so I wonder if he cut out some of my scar from my 2 other incisions under my breast to minimize the new scar.
Anyway, probably too much detail. Mostly, I feel relieved it is over and I feel like me again! (a little bruised up, but ME again. :-)
I will post some pictures soon, as I have been taking photos throughout the process. I think it is helpful for some of you in your 40s to see how everything looks as we aren't as perky as our younger gals!
My doctor said I could go braless or wear a light support bra if I wanted. I think a lot of docs recommend tight bras and I was not wanting that 24/7 compression so I was glad that is his policy. My incisions are painful so I wonder if he cut out some of my scar from my 2 other incisions under my breast to minimize the new scar.
Anyway, probably too much detail. Mostly, I feel relieved it is over and I feel like me again! (a little bruised up, but ME again. :-)
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