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38yrs old, Removing implants after 18 months - cant wait!

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So let me tell you my story.... I had my BA in...

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So let me tell you my story....
I had my BA in February 2014 and really thought that it was something I wanted/needed/deserved after breastfeeding my 4 kids and getting to a point in my life where it was possible for me to fulfil my 'dream' of getting the boobs I'd always wanted. I should have listened to myself and the silent alarm bells that were ringing leading up to the operation - I wasn't excited, more nervous, I was having nightmares about the operation and i even told my husband - but we both put it down to pre-op nerves and pushed it to the back of my mind.
I had 295cc silicone partial unders and the result looks perfect - they look natural and fit my frame (I'm 130lbs and 5'4 tall) and I couldn't have asked for a better aesthetic result.
After I woke up from my BA I cried - in fact I cried for about 3 months because of how the new boobs felt, how they made me feel, how worried I'd suddenly become about the potential health issues that could happen because of the silicone implants (I had a modest 295cc and went from a UK A cup to a C cup) , and how they just felt so heavy and so alien in my body. Then there was the issue of the numbness. To be fair, my left boob is 100% back to normal sensation, my right boob there is still 1/3 numb

ah, the right boob - this has been the major source of pain and discomfort for me over the last 10 months or so and doesn't seem to get any better with each passing day. At my 3 month check up with my PS he told me that it was down to nerve regeneration and that I'd feel better both physically and emotionally sooner rather than later, and while I do feel less emotional about the implants, physically I am just so tired of the pain. It's a pain that aches my right boob, it hurts when I lay down, it hurts when I work out at the gym.....not constantly but I have noticed it more and more and to be honest I don't want this any more
At my 3 month check my PS was great - he listened and we talked about how I felt as well as the physical recovery, and his advice was to return Towards the end of this year and we would review and discuss how things were going and what our next plan of action would be.
So here I am, feeling tired of the ill health and the stress and the discomfort and the pain - I have developed IBS and frequently get back and neck pain since getting the implants. I called my Ps 3 weeks ago and scheduled an appointment for January 14th.
I think my best option is to have an explant, and as I'd have had them for about a year I'm hoping that I might be lucky and return to how I was before the BA. I honestly don't care for these toxic bags to be in me for any longer and my husband is totally supporting me in this decision. (Although he does love the boobs, he loves me more!)
I feel a little bit scared about what the outcome will be, and I'm worried that I'll still be left with the pain and numbness - has anyone had any experience of these things going after explant?
I think the one thing that is spurring me on is that I will then be in control of my health, I won't have to have any more elective surgery, I will be able to concentrate on the things that matter - my kids, my family, my hobbies- I will be able to exercise without feeling top heavy (still feels weird when I run!) and I will just be me again...flat chested but with the body that carried and nurtured my four amazing children and I guess that's enough. I just need to courage to go through with booking the explant and then doing it.....

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December 21, 2014
I am so glad to read your story. I had my BA in dec 2014, well actually about 2.5 weeks ago. and I hate them. They are a source of pain for me mentally and physically. I am so tired and they give me all these different pain and shocks. I feel them no matter what i do. I am schedule to have them removed on jan 8th. I almost can't wait for that date. I am just wishing my days away now, I don't have any fun anymore and I hate going anywhere because they just hurt all the time. I have to work and that is hard too. I am hoping for a good outcome, since I have only had them a short time. I hope you are continuing your journey, keep posting updates. let me know if you know anything we can do prior to for a better outcome.
December 21, 2014
Wow you have had them a short time - but I wish I'd listened to how I felt and got them removed sooner. I'm hoping I will get them removed before February 24th as that way my Ps will not charge me for removal - so fingers crossed! Then I can just get on with living again. In my heart I know it's the right thing to do - my head is all over the place though. I wear my sports bra / non under wired support bra mostly as I hope this will help - it's also a darn sight more comfortable. Good luck with the explant, my consult is on 14 th January so I hope I can book explant at that meeting and he doesn't talk me out of it!
December 22, 2014
If it what you want for sure, don't let him talk you our of it, I am so glad my PS did not make me wait the usual 3 months, I would have died. I will be so glad to have this surgery to get these implants out. I never would have thought they would be so heavy and uncomfortable, what the heck? they should warn you about that!! Good luck, I hope everything goes as you plan.
December 23, 2014
I'm going to use the next couple of weeks to really get my head straight and my mind made up so that I can go in to the consult knowing exactly what's best for me. The implants still feel heavy - even after 10 months of having them - and I honestly don't think my frame was built to carry these fakes around. I hope I go back to my a/b cup afterwards :-/
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December 22, 2014

So sorry the implants are making you feel so bad both emotionally and physically. They are not for everyone, that's for sure. I haven't had them, but am confident I would feel the same way you do. We are here for you! Please keep us posted on how your explant goes. It will be good to be free!

December 23, 2014
I honestly do feel like I will be free again when I have the explant. I just can't imagine living the rest of my life feeling like this - there is always a worry or a niggle at the back of my mind about the implants so in my heart I know it's the right thing to get them removed. Thanks for your support
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January 8, 2015
Ive had 3 ops last one was 2014 July x like U petrified before op travelled to London alone had surgery travelled home cried hated them still do 1999 was my first op then 2003 then 2014 well 31 jan 2015 here's to getting them booked in to be removed xx
January 9, 2015
Only 6 days til my consult with my ps......getting nervous and anxious! I bet the 31st can't come quick enough for you x
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January 8, 2015
It will get easier with time 6 weeks U will notice a difference hun x then as the months go by they settle my last op (number3) was so traumatic for me but mine have settled but want them out they make me confident and feel better in my self physically but I hate them if that makes sense
January 9, 2015
I healed physically really quickly - still have dome numbness in the righty and I think they look great, it's more about the way they feel and what it's doing to me emotionally/mentally that's the problem. I totally get what you're saying though x
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January 22, 2015
ok so i am planning to have a BA at the end of March but I'm getting cold feet and reading your story has impacted me in so many ways. i think to myself hey! do i really need this or is it a want should i wait until after i have kids and so many thoughts running through my head. :( what advice can you give me
January 22, 2015
Hi amariesandoval, I had my BA after having all my kids and breastfeeding them all which kinda left my boobs somewhat deflated. Pre kids I was a nice 32b after kids I'm more like a 34a/b, which although wasn't terrible (isn't hindsight a wonderful thing!) left me with very little upper pole fullness. I guess some of the other ladies who had implants before having kids could let you know their thoughts on waiting etc Katz79 might be able to give you some sage advice. As to whether you should have the BA, that's really your choice Hun. How old are you? Your breasts will change so much from pregnancy - I know mine did- so maybe that's a consideration to make as well. I thought I both needed this BA and I deserved it for putting my body through 4 pregnancies, but it turns out I've never really felt 100% comfortable with the implants and now they are causing me pain and discomfort so that's why I'm considering explant. I've never fallen in love with the implants - I'm aware of them and that they are foreign objects inside me, I can't sleep comfortably because of them and I wish that I had listened to those same doubts that you're having and not had the BA in the first place. Give yourself more time and don't have the operation if you have ANY doubts whatsoever because after the BA those same small doubts turn into huge doubts and regret (they did in my case) . The best advice I can give you is that only you will know if it's the right thing for you to do or not. Go with your gut feeling - listen to your heart and remember that it will involve more than one operation if you do have a BA. It's major surgery. If you don't have a BA spend the money on a wonderful holiday haha x
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January 22, 2015
It's all personal choice oid never recommend it to anyone anymore x to many health issues x unless you have an unlimited pot Id money stay natural x
January 22, 2015
If it's what you really want then go for it. Lady Tululas comments rang true with me though saying that she was happy with her breasts but that she felt pressure into having bigger/perkier breasts. I'm quite happy with smaller boobs but they are smaller than anyone I know. If having kids is imminent leave until after as many women report CC (myself included) after and your breats change so much during pregnancy. As Katz said be prepared for more than one op and the financial implications. Also you may get a Natrual look but they will never feel Natrual. I did love mine and I don't regret them but seen it done it, over it. Good luck with whatever you decide at least you know you can them out if you do proceed!
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A heart to heart with my hubby

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Last night I had a heart to heart with my husband and asked him how he really felt about the removal ( if that's what I decided to do) and he said that although from a mans perspective they are perfect and that they fit my frame perfectly, he loved my boobs before the op and would love them after too....ultimately he said that he wants me to go in to the consultation with an open mind because he's worried that as I wanted them for so long, that once I have them taken out I will wish I hadn't had the explant and that I will go back to being self conscious about my lack of boobs. He said that I am more confident now because of the boobs and I guess he is right as I have to acknowledge how I felt before the BA and the reasons I opted for the operation in the first place. He said the BA was my choice and if I want to have an explant, that too is my choice and he will support me 100% and understands why I would want to have it. I feel very lucky to have a husband who helps me have a rounded view of things and who knows I will do what makes me happy and loves me because of it! I need to makes this decision myself though.....
The next few weeks are going to be a time for me to contemplate things and to really look at the impact they have had on my health - physical and emotional - because one thing I am sure of is that I have never had a more troublesome year when it comes to these things, and surely that's not a coincidence ?!
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January 16, 2015
What health problems have U had
January 16, 2015
IBS type problems, my psoriasis has been on constant flare up since about September and painful and achy shoulders. I also sometimes feel like I can't take a deep lungful of air because of the weight of the implants (but they're only 295 cc so not huge). I now have what feels like the muscle in my chest really sore after any type of activity - also hurts when I lay on my left hand side. My ps wants me to see if these things settle down and go back and see him in 6 months but I'm having a BAD day today and my right boob/ chest is very achy as I did grocery shopping and had to put my toddlers in and out of car seats a dozen times today! Have you had sent health problems with yours?
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Illness caused by implants???

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This past week I have been having horrible dizzy episodes and a couple of times I've had a tingling feeling in my right arm - and the pain in my right boob/chest muscle is now almost constant .....so I am wondering if this is yet another reason to explant! I feel certain that when I meet with my ps in 10 days time that I will ask for explant asap as I just want to feel well again. Also, I've noticed that I always check to make sure my boobs don't look to big in the clothes that I wear which in my mind is me subconsciously knowing that these implants aren't really me and don't fit with how I know I should look. A part of me is quite excited to go back to how I was pre-BA.... It'll be easier to run, nicer to hug my kids, and definitely a lot better with regards to sleeping !!!!!
I have looked at so many explant reviews and photos that it has boosted me up a bit to know that whatever happens and whTever my boobs look like after explant I will have been true to myself and will be confident enough in who I am not to need bigger breasts to look good or to be good enough! The thought of just one surgery and then no more worry or expense of further surgeries in years to come is also great. Also it's good to know that I'm not alone and the support from this site is fantastic.
I can't wait to get back to me in 2015 and to be healthy again

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January 4, 2015
I know the feeling. I can't wait either
January 5, 2015
Not long now! Just think, this time in 4 days you'll be on the other side and can begin your healing process. Looking forward to following your progress !
January 11, 2015
Hi health over looks. I'm sorry to hear you are not happy with your implants and you are experiencing pain. You're husband sounds amazing, similar to my husband and it helps decision making a lot because you know whatever you decide he will stick by you and support you the whole way. Ultimately if you have health issues or you have any concerns over your implants I think it's difficult to ever feel happy in you'reself. I admit I didn't want mine out even though they had become painful at night, I couldn't lie on my back, the front obviously is out the question so only side option left! I had a mammogram and thought what a waste of time, they say implants can make it more difficult to find cancer. My implants went hard and I hated my husband touching them so really what was the point! I too was very self conscious about my breasts before . All I can say though is that with a padded bra I feel just as confident, if not more because now I hug people, what I have moves when I walk or run and having been down the implant route I know that repeated elective operations for the rest of my life and all the health risks that I've read about on this site, I'm done! All that makes me feel more confident and happy in the knowledge that it's over (I am planning one fat transfer to match them one to the other) I think I worried about rupture/cancer/skiing/lumps and bumps I could feel every night. I wish you luck with your decision and really hope your health improves.
January 21, 2015
Thank you for your kind words. I know in my head that it's the right choice to explant, but it's still hard to take the next step and make the appointment to discuss explant with my ps! Xx
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January 31, 2015
I had your some of your same sypmtoms. Luckily, mine mostly resolved after explant, but I have read some stories of others who's tingling and dizzy and pain lasted a while longer. It's good that you're doing your research, while you won't know exactly what to expect, everyone is different, you'll have an idea of best case and worst case and make a decision on that. Good luck! keep us posted.
January 31, 2015
Thank you so much. I no longer have any dizziness or tingling, it's the pain and uncomfortableness that are my main issues now and I believe that explant is the answer to this....just keeping my fingers crossed that it goes away after explant !
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January 31, 2015
yeah, I had weird uncomfortableness in one side, and never really paid attention to it too much until I got online and started researching my dizziness and other symptoms. Curiuos, did you do something /take something for the dizzy and tingling?
February 1, 2015
The dizziness only lasted a very short time and I now think it was a virus rather than implant related, but it was difficult not to think the worst and put it down to silicon implants. With the tingling that has resolved on its own BUT, I think it is all connected to my right sided implant muscle pain problems to be honest. I think the problems with the muscle and pain from that causes the pain and tingling from time to time on my right hand side. I honestly think the only way to be sure is to take the implants out (I never had any health issue prior to implants a year ago)
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May 7, 2015
I'm having tingling too - just want these out - also having heavy metal issues - catch 22 I need them out but need to well for surgery and they are making me sick
May 7, 2015
Good luck, hope you're well enough for surgery soon x
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May 7, 2015
Thank you