42 Years Old, 8 Year Old Implants and Tired of Being in Pain, Exhausted and Want to Feel Like Me Again........time to Go!! - GB

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1 year gone!

  • 29 Feb 2016
  • 11 months post
Well its almost a year since I explanted and I haven't regretted it for a single moment. I love my natural breasts and they are so much better than even before I had the implants. Can't believe I spent wasted so much time having them in. My confidence is better now and I know I'M being talked to - not my breasts. Felt great last summer on holiday not being stared at! Fabulous to walk into just about any shop and find a standard pretty bra.....in my size. Couldn't be happier.
For all those ladies thinking about it- do it. You can always have more put in but I think in most cases you won't want to.
I've lost a stone in weight, my "dry eyes" have gone along with my backache. I love lying on my front and not feeling like I have hard lumps under me.
Good luck and all the best :-) xx

6 weeks on....

  • 3 May 2015
  • 2 months post
It's been a few weeks since I updated. I has a scare a couple of weeks ago when I was taken my top off and one of my scars had gone black and a lumpy bit and I was also having a few sharp pains:-(. Obviously had a bit of a panic, as it was a Friday night I couldn't do much about it but rang my surgeon on rhe monday and he reassured me it was probably a haematoma and saw me the next day by which time it had faded and lump almost gone! He was happy everything was fine and since it's gone down I've had no more pain etc. I think I probably only have myself to blame as sanded down and painted the outside of the house 2 1/2 weeks after surgery.so ladies if you've just had it done or going to please take it easy!!
My boobs are slightly smaller than post op but then I've lost 8lbs since weighing myself the day after surgery so it's all relative to my body shape and really loving being a little person again. Still feel quite lucky with my result. I went to get measured for bras last week....not conclusive as came out with a 34b, 32c and a 34c that all fit??! Crazy to think that when I went to have implants my initial desired size was 32c. Most of my clothes that I thought woukd be no good still fit and little jackets etc look so much better as they don't look like I'm about to burst out of the seams!!
Every day I appreciate that I don't have them inside me anymore. It's such a relief. I took photos but I can't get them to upload but they're not much different from the last ones apart from slightly smaller body and boobs.

over two weeks gone......no regrets.

  • 2 Apr 2015
  • 17 days post
Well 2 and a half weeks post op and I haven't regretted it for a second. Had a few little aches and pains but nothing that's warranted any pain relief. So glad not to have to take them for my back anymore too.my energy is coming back and im probably doing far more than I should but I feel so good without them. I've lost about 4lbs in weight too! They seem to be less swollen and are even now. Gradually becoming firmer and not so jelly like. Bought my 1st bra the other day :-) so good to go into a shop and have the choice of all the pretty ones.any ladies in doubt....... don't be. It's so liberating to be comfortable in your own skin.good luck to all of you that are going through the angst of making the decision to explant.much love and positivity to you.x

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David Oliver, MBChB, FRCS
Specialist Registered Plastic Surgeon
Grenadier Rd., Exeter,
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  • 26 Feb 2015

Really happy in my choice to explant with David Oliver. I felt he listened to everything I was concerned about. I suggested mastoplexy and he advised me to get the implants out initially and that I would probably be pleasantly surprised with what I had left. Then to wait and if I wanted it done later on then to look at it.... but his guess was i would be happy without. He was absolutely right. I felt throughout whole process I was listened to, positively reassured and comforted. Such a completely different experience to having the implants in the first place with another company! The surgery day was easy and relatively painfree. I was in and out in a couple of hours....my choice as i felt so well after having a local and sedation. The theatre nurses were lovely and trying to make me lots of tea, biscuits and keep me sitting down post op. The anaesthetist held my hand when things briefly got a bit uncomfortable but was so easy under sedation and a great way to say goodbye to the boobs!! Bonus-no nasty recovery from a general. I can't rate David Oliver and his team highly enough. I felt well cared for and that I was listened to throughout.....even when happily chatting away under sedation!! I haven't returned for my check up yet so will rate follow up then.