43 Yrs Old, 800 Silicone Gel, CC Left Side, No Lift - Orange County, CA

So it's been about 4 weeks since my explant and I went to get a release from my Dr., to continue with all regular activities but that did not happen... I thought my healing was going great and did not realized I had developed a seroma on the left side ... Ugh ... So he drained it in office and said to Rest and Compress.... So that's were I'm at,,, I was So disappointed!!!!! So again a much slower healing process than I would want ... I was not having any pain,,,, other than my breast looking fuller/fluffed I did not know something was wrong.. I was looking forward to start working out but that will have to wait now ... I'm going to have to go back in 2 weeks to get it drained again and see where I'm at at that point... I'm praying for the best and I'm compressed and eliminated salt from my diet as recommended... If any of you have any other suggestions PLEASE let me know !!!

I also picked up my old implant and they are huge !!!! I'm so happy to have the out even with this complication.... And the left one is yellow but I don't know why ....did any of you have this happen to your implants ?? Again!!! Happy they are out !!!

I hope all you explant Princesses are doing great and all you future ones,,,I'm so excited for you !!!!

Thank you for your support And encouragement!!!!


~*blessings

So it's been a little over 2 weeks since my surgery and my healing has been going slow ,, my drain on the left side was in for a long 2 weeks,,,, it came out and I've been feeling so much better!!!!

I have not seen much change in the last two weeks which it's making me sad and scared and disappointed....so I've been struggling ...My left breast is still very sad ... It looks shriveled and lumpy as well,, it's also a least a whole cup size smaller than my right so again I've really been struggling with my results. It's funny cuz I thought I was totally prepared for any outcome as long as the implants were out but it turns out that, I really wasn't.

I'm thankful for this community and I also see my therapist which really helps me !!

I am practicing patience with myself and my body!!!! And I realize that I have more learning and accepting of myself to work on ...

I also think that because I'm older it's also taking longer to heal and I've feel like I've become more of a baby .... So I'm glad I did it now rather than later !!!

I also went back to work after taking 2 weeks off and everyone asked if I had lost weight?? Ha-ha !!! I said "Yes!!! Almost 4 pds of silicone". I thought everyone would immediately notice but they didn't ..

My husband says I look younger !!!! Yay !!!

I was scared that I would lose sensation to my breast bc of new removal incision but I have to admit sex has been wonderful without those big hard implants in the way..,, I did not lose any sensation!!! I have regained sensation in a good way without my breast being hypersensitive/painful!!!

My breast still feel a bit tender though ,,, and I still have the medical tape until it falls off ...the left breast still feels and looks a bit tight too .... I know I can get a lift or fat transfer later to make them more alike but I can't even think about doing something else to my breasts right now ,, I think I've put them through enough.., I'm just going to let them be for now ...what's also been crazy is that I've been losing weight, which I needed to do but it's like coming off now,, and I'm not exercising yet either,,, I'm happy about this!

So to be honest I'm not crazy about my result thus far ,, but I do feel like time is on my side now that those foreign objects are out of my body !! Albeit a little slow .... I'm so happy I had them removed, not regrets about that !!! I had them in for a long time, they were super huge and did a lot of damage while inside ....so I know it will take a long time to heal as well .....anyway if anyone has any suggestions regarding what I can do to help the left one relax I would appreciate it !!!!



~*blessings

So yesterday, I had my 1st. Dr.'s appt since my surgery. I was praying that my drains would come out because they were so uncomfortable and hard to hide ....

But my Dr. said he was only going to take the rt one out and the left drain is going to have to stay in for another week! He said he knows how much he had to do on the left side, regarding scar removal and so it needed to stay in ... I agree but I can't lie, I was disappointed to hear that. Ugh!!!

However, I know it's best for me bc I would most likely be doing way more than I should be, so praying it really does come out next week ...

I was also scared and having some anxiety that it was going to be very painful to have the drain taken out but to my surprise it didn't hurt at all!!! Idk, if It was just that I wanted it out sooo bad that I didn't feel it or I just really didn't feel it ....

He said a couple of interesting things about my surgery. 1st, they almost weighted about 4 pds total !!!! Yikes... Also that my left side will be smaller than my rt bc of the degree of capsular contracture, I have been left with VERY thin skin on that side. He was so sweet, he comforted me by telling me once all the healing is done which will take a while, I will have options to make them more even without having to re-implant if I wanted to. He also said that neither implant was ruptured, the right one looked normal but the left one had a yellow tint to it. He said he saved them at the hospital in case I wanted them but I don't think I do.

I'm just so glad I had them removed !!! Thank God !!!! Why would the implant turn a different color?? That's so weird and gross !!!! I'm so happy they are not in my body anymore !!!!! That can't be healthy !!!

So this week I'm going to continue to rest, watch my diet, take my vitamins, drink
Lots of water and of course spend so quiet time with God!!

If anyone has any ideas of other things I could do to speed up my healing Please let me know !!

~*Blessings