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

I had my implants put in 8 years ago after years of wanting them, especially after breast feeding I felt they were tired and saggy. Unfortunately I had them put in quickly with a last minute change to go bigger than I first decided. I was a 32A/B and wanted to go to a C. At the last minute I decided to go to a D cup. Crazy decision as I ended up with a 32E. When I went home I cried and wanted them out immediately. I was in so much pain and remained so for a couple of weeks. I gradually got used to them and I guess I enjoyed the attention periodically but most of the time I felt embarrassed to have such obviously fake boobs.
2-3 months after implant I started getting exhausted and needing to sleep lots and was diagnosed several months later with an underactive thyroid (connected?). Over the years I have had a love/hate relationship with them. I hate they make me feel so uncomfortable, I have almost constant back pain and have to take painkillers to sleep, my nipples hurt, I get stabbing pain, pins and needles and numbness in my arms and hands, the sensation still hasn't come back on the underside of them and just a general feeling of fatigue and feeling "heavy", I wear sports bras as the "pretty" ones hurt, Its hard to find nice bras anyway in my size in any normal shop. Instead of feeling shapely I feel mumsy! Naked I love the look of them but hate them being touched as they make me feel squeamish. Cant wait to get them out and be comfortable to sleep and not have to wear a size bigger clothing just so I can get my boobs in.

So only 5 sleeps until my consultation and hopefully a date for explant. Just spoke to a friend of mine who had them a couple of weeks ago. She said her backache has gone, her nails have started growing, she's lost weight and just generally feels loads better. Excited and just want it done now.

I had a brilliant consultation yesterday and left feeling elated that I haven't got too long to wait. I was initially given a date of 1st April to have it done in the Nuffield hospital under a general. I was a little disappointed as I wanted it done before then. He then told me there was other options and I could have it done at the consultation venue which also has two theatres on site. I took that option and I've been given a date - 16th March, so only a week and half to wait.
My PS was fantastic, very supportive in my decision and didn't try and talk me out of it or suggest replacing or a mastoplexy yet. He said to get them out, let them heal and see how I feel in the future. He was positive about the amount of breast tissue I have and the fact I've put on a few pounds should also help what I have left after they've been removed.
I've decided to have them out under a local anaesthetic under sedation. This will avoid all the horrible effects of a general as i took so long to recover after the last one. He reassured me that they will give me as much pain relief as I need so I don't feel it or as much sedation so I can be as "out of it" as I need to be, this can be changed and increased if I need it by the anaesthetist. I then shouldn't have any "hangover" feeling from a general and will be well enough to leave in a few hours. He listened to all my concerns about the operation and made notes to minimise any procedures that I felt uncomfortable about eg drains, using the "skin burner" as I called it!
So now all I need to do is make sure I'm on top of my work and got plenty of supplies in for afterwards :-)