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Explant After 2 Month and 4 Day's - Palm Springs, CA
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Hi Girls, Thought i knew is what i totally wanted...
Grace in palm springsSeptember 5, 2012
WORTH IT$3,500
Hi Girls, Thought i knew is what i totally wanted and i would be happy with the new look . the PS said to me " you will love them" - Not . i had them put in june of 2012 , when it was done i didn't feel too bad it's gotta be the pain pills. he told me he did put a little more in there and i trusted his judgement , i knew they were swollen and in time they will settle , but i just didn't like them ,i wasn't really even interested in looked at them. i just wasn't happy , then i was so scared to even think about what have i done , why did i do it but i did.
After about 5 weeks i think they started to feel heavy on me , i am 5' feet and weight around 110.i was so scared and depressed and wanted them out and call the PS , he was so surprised that i wanted them out i told him it's me not his Job, guess he just so... well surprised that how can i not like what he did he wanted me to wait for 1 month promised they will get settle and look more natural he even told me i will get more attention from men and if i get tips from my job i will have more tips, i did not like that commend and felt grossed with him maybe he thought he was funny,but i begged him that i have make mine decision, he gave me a date to have this- he said that will take him about 10,15 minutes to take them out but the date they gave me was abut 2 month i had to wait , i was even more depressed , i thought if its a 10 or 15 minutes why do i have to wait this long......and it would be a local not under general .i was so disappointed by his manner and where's the compassion that i thought i might get from them... so few days later i called another PS , got in , she happened to have time with in 10 days so i made the appt, and she said she will have to do it under general i was happy to have to not wait til Sep and have them out in 10 days she is a well respect and 30 plus experienced Dr , the other one is too but...he couldn't help me . then i started to look on line for in formations about the explant , i found a few sites that was so encouraging and helpful. i am thankful i didn't have to wait and had a better Dr. to do the explant .
i am 16 days as up today after mine explant , i am still a little depressed from the whole thing but am trying to move forward my family's helpful and supportive , i look at this site for encouragement and i have always like the way i looked but more isn't always a good thing.i just love my small ones so much more and hope to heal well and all us girls too , still get a little depressed here and there hope that will pass soon. wearing thin support bras but do feel the pressure from it hope thats a good enough support ?? xox
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September 5, 2012
hi Momma29 you are so.......right why do we do the thing we do ,you know what i did feel like shame on me to myself....but now i am trying not to feel that way :) happy that you are having it done in 2 weeks and you are lucky with your Dr., let me know and good luck . great encourage thoughts , thank you :)
September 6, 2012
We all make mistakes....if you know in your heart you regret it and it isn't for you - i believe its better to face the regret NOW, rather than 10-15 years from now.
I'm scared to deal with all the post-op emotions once I get them removed. But I have the right support with a few select friends and a few select family members that I know will get me through this. There are some people who may love you, but don't know how to support you without the judgment and criticism.
How are you doing post op? I can imagine the emotional pain is worse than the physical pain of surgery?
I'm scared to deal with all the post-op emotions once I get them removed. But I have the right support with a few select friends and a few select family members that I know will get me through this. There are some people who may love you, but don't know how to support you without the judgment and criticism.
How are you doing post op? I can imagine the emotional pain is worse than the physical pain of surgery?
September 6, 2012
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September 6, 2012
yes,i was a little sore and i had some pain pills left from when i had them in, so my Dr. said just use them up for a few days , i took them for two days them switch to tylenol for a few days i have been using arnica gel on my bruise areas it seems to help and i had the stitches out last week she put the tapes over and said to take them off this week then i see her early next month for follow up, so i feel better thats for sure then before, but still feel tender and sore at times depend on how i move around and how much , i hope you are able to hold your little ones soon , cause my Dr. didn't want to lift anything over 10 pounds for a while , i find taking a nice hot shower is very soothing , still feel a little tie on the chest area i think its because healing so it takes a little time and the support bra too , have to wear all the time ,i can't wait to be able not to wear the support bra soon . i hope this help :) oh..my Dr. did say our body is going through a traumatic time so just have to be patient .
September 6, 2012
Where can I find your site to read?
September 6, 2012
i thought i made a mistake , but it was the one in top of your comment . but i was gonna tell you that you are like me, you are going to have 2 surgeries in such short time, so the body needs time to heal so on the emotional part and the twice under general its hard on us too so that must have something to do with our emotion part .i will be thinking of you. :)
UPDATED FROM Grace in palm springs
Just try to take the tapes off , its been 24 days...
Grace in palm springsSeptember 7, 2012
just try to take the tapes off , its been 24 days as up today , i am such a woos!!! didn't take them off i'm thinking maybe i will keep them on for a few more days ,cause ,i know it sounds silly ,Dr. told me i can take it off early this week but the area was reopen for the second time in around 2 month so i think i'll keep them tape up a bit longer :) told everyone to be brave ,i can't even want to take the take off :( have a great day everyone xoxox
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September 7, 2012
Morning Clare, thank you ,i am gonna take the tapes off later , i am good ,24 days now ,took a ibuprofen last night for the 1st time after the surgery ,got a bit sore on my back and the sides zoo i thought....why not . do you have that ? can you hold your little one yet ? i still feel like its a bit hard to lift anything heavy yet,still feel a little weak and tender there, then again i did had 2 surgery in such short time....so i have to be patient :) thank you for the encouraging words, bruise are light colors now ,so i, glad. XXXoo
September 7, 2012
I can't wait to explant. Counting down the days.....
It's been an emotional/hellish ordeal. A nightmare that I want to put behind me.
I'm 29 5'6" maybe 120 lbs....2 kids, and NO boobs. I'd rather face my insecurities, I can't live this lie and have these nasty bags of saline in my body.
It's an expensive lesson ($10,000) but I know in my heart I'm better without them!
So awesome knowing there are others that think like me.
Not too many people can reverse their regret like we can.
It's been an emotional/hellish ordeal. A nightmare that I want to put behind me.
I'm 29 5'6" maybe 120 lbs....2 kids, and NO boobs. I'd rather face my insecurities, I can't live this lie and have these nasty bags of saline in my body.
It's an expensive lesson ($10,000) but I know in my heart I'm better without them!
So awesome knowing there are others that think like me.
Not too many people can reverse their regret like we can.
September 8, 2012
so true Momma29 and you want to be able to really hug your kids :) and yes you are way better without , more its not always Right . so happy for you , keep me posted ,best of luck xox
September 8, 2012
oh momma29, we are all thinking of you. Stay strong and positive. This is going to be the best desicion you have ever made. I am fove days post explant and i know there are good and bad days ahead but i WILL remain positive. I have written a much longer post below this one so i wont waffle on. just thinking of you x x it wasn't that long ago i was thinking the same as you x x
September 8, 2012
I had my implants removed 6 weeks ago. I had them for 5 horrible weeks. I just discovered that when I lie on my side that my breast falls into a "puddle" of jello type loose skin. It took me this long to notice because from an upright position I look the same as before implants. I have compared pictures. I do not know if I will ever recover from this horrible mistake.
September 8, 2012
have you tell your Dr. about that , how big were you ? are you wearing a support bra ? i hope its just your loose skin , it will bounce back in time . but i hope you will talk to your Dr. let me know xox
September 8, 2012
I had 286 implants under the muscle. I am wearing a bra all the time and a sports bra at night. I am on antidepressants. They are not working. Your pictures are perfect, Grace. Maybe some other girls have had this happen. I will speak to my doctor. I do not believe there is anything he can do. I am around 98 lbs.
September 8, 2012
you are tiny thing :) i was told surgeries will do that to you, going through the depression and the pain pills and we all have stuff that we go through so...on top of it . i hope its what i was thinking not the fluid, if it is you'll know , so lets see what he said and let me know , i feel depress too here and there, i just try to think of the positives and this site is great !! i wish you the best on healing and you are anyway don't beat yourself up , ypu did a good thing for you ,we all did :) good thoughts to you xxxox
September 8, 2012
I am 98 lbs also. You took them out quick. Let your skin contract kind of like giving birth. I started putting vitamin E on my boobs. Also a friend told me to take flex seed capsules for the breast muscle. Give it time. We're here for you.
September 8, 2012
hi vanity,grace,verdeluz,i am now five days post op i read all the posts and it really makes me want to weep about what we have done to our bodies. i question myself all the time about why the hell did i allow my body to be abused in this way.How stupid was i. noone pushed me,encouraged me to have implants.Five years ago i was so adament i wanted them and nothing was gonna stop me. So hey ho i had silicones, almost hated them from day dot but i was not brave enough to stand up and say hey what have i done? I lived woth them and the misery for five years,not beong able to hug my kids properly etc. we are all going through such a journey. We have to stay strong and support each other when the goong gets tough. We have all made this stupid mistake but lets not beat ourselves up about it.Lets hope it makes us stronger people,we have to accept the way god made us,warts and all! love the skin your in. what a rollercoaster eh?please vanity stay strong dont lets those implants take over your life. You dod a really brave thing and had them out. Time is a good healer,dont forget it can take at least six months for everything to settle. i am wrapped up in bandages until next thursday and i am terrofied about what is underneath. I really want to stay strong, i dont want these silicones to beat me,I have a sort of anger against them and myself for being so foolish, thinking these false bits of crap would really make me feel better about myself. I am trying to turn this anger into something positive. But are going to be darks clouds hanging over me too at times, this site ,you girls(my friends) will keep me strong, pick me up when i'm down. Embrace it, face it full all. we will all get through this,some quicker then others. Big hugs to all of you out there x x
UPDATED FROM Grace in palm springs
Hi girls it's been 7 weeks and 4 days, saw my dr....
Grace in palm springsOctober 7, 2012
hi girls it's been 7 weeks and 4 days, saw my dr. tuesday she said they are fine and i ask about the massaging the scare tissues she told me not to massage them cause she said it's invasive to the area and i forgot to ask when or do i need to do that later on ,but she did want me to just leave them alone and wear the support bra for a bit longer and she'll check again in 2 month so this is my info i know its so strange most of your girls are advice to do the massage ...... do you ladies have the tenderness around the area too ?? and the upper body strength i find i am still not as strong to pull or lift do you girls feel this too ?? if so please tell me , i take ibuprofen here and there and protein drinks , vitamins and food :) of course lol.... just to make sure the body is getting enough all that. i hope you ladies are getting enough proteins.sometime i just don't have the appetite when you have those down days...but reading the updates on all of us helps so much thank you girls :)
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October 7, 2012
You had drains? I didn't, the dr decided I didn't need them.
So I'm curious about the massaging too. 2 days ago I started feeling discomfort on both breast same area. I'm wondering if it's scar tissue. I'm gonna call my dr tomorrow. It's been 6 weeks for me. He won't see me again until 8 weeks.
Now educate me about the capsule removal and what not? I'm so confused. My doctor said he took everything out. Again I only had them in for 2 months.
October 7, 2012
hi verdeluz34 ,i did, dr. took the drains out the next day and she did the capsule removal, i am sorry if i am misunderstood i think thats when the dr. clean or wipe the area to remove the capsule so to avoid the fluid so it seal up better i think ,i know some dr. don't do that i am not sure why i am sorry if i am confusing you i may not even explain it right. i think when your dr. said he took everything out is that what he meant ?
October 7, 2012
I don't know :( I mean I don't have anything in. He said he took the implant out. The drains he said he would know once he went in if I would need them. I'm afraid to google stuff and get depressed.
October 7, 2012
from what i've read , some dr. just don't do it . don't be depressed i think its because its in there for such short time that might be the reason you didn't need it , i had them for 4 more days more than your's , my dr. just wanted to be sure and i think that's just what she prefer to do the procedure . you looked great by the way :) , my scare tissues are hard i am just gonna do what she said not to touch too much let them heal my dr. she's been doing this for 30 plus years , i think she know's what she's talking about , who knows maybe she'll have me start massage them next time i see her , i'll let you know , if you hurt too much call him please , let me know.
October 8, 2012
I cried a little. Sigh what a mess. Im going to call him tomorrow. They don't hurt too much. Of course I'm probably over reacting. I have taken it so easy and not even started to work out because I don't want any problems. He did say he didn't need to put the drains. So maybe that capsule thing wasn't there? Or too thin for removal? Who knows. I'm beginning to feel so mad at him for leaving me with all these darn questions.
October 8, 2012
i know that the dr. who put mine in wasn't gonna use drains he told me it was gonna take him about 10 ,15 minutes to take them out , so its what they prefer to do or they think needed to be done . don't worry you been so brave and great ,keep it up and us posted but rest too . write down the questions & answers and let us know , hugs
October 8, 2012
You look really great, Grace! I don't think you and verdeluz need to worry about the capsule. They don't form that quickly (2 months). Every time there is an operation on the breast, it creates scar tissue regardless. I asked my doctor about scar tissue affecting mammograms as she usually leaves the capsules in if they are thin, and she says it's not a problem. Breast reductions leave a LOT of scar tissue inside, and don't pose a problem. Are you worried because you feel lumps of scar tissue in the breast? I understand that this is expected and softens over time.
October 8, 2012
thank you NervousGirlie , i agree . for me right now is to heal up and hope and pray to get my strength and energy back little by little , i know it takes time , so patient is what we all need and time. and what you said about the scare tissue is so right :)
October 8, 2012
Hi grace :) you look fabulous!! I was reading about your upper body strength. I'm not to much ahead of you in surgery dates. I've been working out. It was really hard at first very weird feeling, and week. I did discover If I wore an Extra Tight sports bra it made a HUGE difference on how my chest felt. I only do that when I'm working out though. I'm thinking its going to take us ladies a good year to fully be recovered. I know to us 2 months seems like a long time LOL!! But my Doc says 2 months is nothing. Still got a ways to go to be healed, you'll get there :) and again I have to say you look GREAT! :)
October 8, 2012
hi ya elle can you send me a post later how to use that shiatsu pillow please xxxxxxx
October 11, 2012
you look great! i want mine out! did you have above or under the muscle... mine are above and the doctor said I would have extreme sagging....
Thanks!
October 11, 2012
hi Kristen1234 thank you and good for you. mine were under the muscle . if you've read other stories you've seen that's what dr.s all said and it is true in some , if yours are big and in there for some time, but check out Firehorseoflove her's looked sooooo great so there....i would have to disagree with your dr. :) they will always tell you that , so i wish you the best for what ever you decide , keep us posted :)
I am 6 days post op and I want them out. I'm 5'6" 115 lbs, had 330ccs saline and they just aren't for me. I paid good money for a doctor in Beverly Hills who did an AMAZING job, recovery was easy....and I still want them out.
I want my children to know the REAL me. Insecurities are a part of nature...they make us appreciate what we are SECURE about ie. beautiful smile, cute laugh, caring heart.
Women are just TOO hard on themselves....why put your life in danger to go through surgery, to have comlications with implants?
I'm scheduling explant in 2 weeks. My doctor is fantastic and did not judge me....he said he wants me to wait the 2 weeks and see how I feel then.
Its a waste of money...paying for someone to put something foreign in your body.
Shame on me...I knew better. I had my reservations before and I did not listen to them. Boobs do not make you happy girls. Close friends and family and partners and children and sharing life experiences with them make you happy.
I'm turning to people who love me, not judge me....who will help me pick up the pieces while I'm emotionally devastated over my mistake.
It's an expensive lesson to learn...but I'm excited to have ME back :) ...no boobies and all!