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Happy and Sad - Philadelphia, PA
UPDATED FROM pamcella12
3 months post
almost 10 wks
$3,599
Well, its been just about 10 wks. this monday will be the exact day. i'm very happy with my small, and saggy AA's boobies because i don't have the pain I described before when i had the implants. I guest you can said. its bitter sweet. I didn't necessarily hate the size or the implants themselves but i could no long handle the pain. i made a conscience decision to have them remove in the hopes it will remove the pain. and thank God it did!!! I admit, i do miss filling some shirts but actually i fit in a lot of cute shirts now even better with my small boobs. before i had a lot of cleavage hanging out that i just couldn't find the shirt that worked with bigger boobs. now i don't have to worry about that besides if i want them to like bigger, i just put my inserts in my bra and wow i get a instant bigger boobies. I thought i might consider a breast lift because i definitely don't like the saggy appearance of my breast but I just don't know anymore. this site was awesome and i'm glad i found it. thanks realself!
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UPDATED FROM pamcella12
2 months post
Little over 6 wks
Well, i felt i needed to up date everyone on my progress. I'm doing pretty good, now. But at first i thought things weren't going so great 5 wks post-op. i mean. i week ago my left breast was hurting a lot around and behind my nipple especially when i wore a tighter fitting sports bra and it still felt like there was fluid. I started thinking, seroma. Plus,I noticed that when i made a muscle that my breasts tissue lifted up. it felt like it wasn't fully attached to the breast bone. its kind of like when the implants were under the muscles still but only they weren't. the muscles felt detached. i wasn't sure if this was normal and that i needed to give it more time. However, i was more concerned with the pain so I called my PS with the complaints. I spoke with the receptionist and she said she'd get back with me. she told me, that the PS said it was normal and I needed to give it more time and if i was that concerned with it, I could make an appointment to come in to see him. I felt like a pest a first and I said i'll give it a little more time, however, i didn't mention the muscle thing because i was more concerned with the pain because the pain seemed to be getting worse at this point.
I thought about it for a couple of days and decided to make an appointment with my PS. this was on a Friday so they couldn't bring me in until next Wednesday. by then it would be a little over 6 wks. however, on Monday I got my period and than my breast were feeling little better but i still kept the appointment because of the other issue. However, during the next couple of days while waititng to see my PS, the pain was practically gone. so i thought it was probably due to the period and maybe some fluid from surgry. On wed. my ps confirmed it and told me that it takes up 6 - 8 wks for fluid to go away sometimes and this muscle thing as well. and based on his assessment I was still retaining a little bit of fluid. which is why the pockets where the implants were are still closing and over time i wont be able to lift up my breast tissue up like that, basically, in a nut shell. he explained it better than me but I understood it completely. i felt at ease. plus i was feeling much better which was a true testimony that things were looking better. I will see him in Nov. so if any questions arise from now til then i know he'll be there to help me. I thought he would be upset with me because I felt i was wasted his time. but that wasn't the case. he was very professional, respectful, and understanding about my concerns. after the visit i didn't feel like a pest anymore.
Thank you, Dr. Brenman...
I thought about it for a couple of days and decided to make an appointment with my PS. this was on a Friday so they couldn't bring me in until next Wednesday. by then it would be a little over 6 wks. however, on Monday I got my period and than my breast were feeling little better but i still kept the appointment because of the other issue. However, during the next couple of days while waititng to see my PS, the pain was practically gone. so i thought it was probably due to the period and maybe some fluid from surgry. On wed. my ps confirmed it and told me that it takes up 6 - 8 wks for fluid to go away sometimes and this muscle thing as well. and based on his assessment I was still retaining a little bit of fluid. which is why the pockets where the implants were are still closing and over time i wont be able to lift up my breast tissue up like that, basically, in a nut shell. he explained it better than me but I understood it completely. i felt at ease. plus i was feeling much better which was a true testimony that things were looking better. I will see him in Nov. so if any questions arise from now til then i know he'll be there to help me. I thought he would be upset with me because I felt i was wasted his time. but that wasn't the case. he was very professional, respectful, and understanding about my concerns. after the visit i didn't feel like a pest anymore.
Thank you, Dr. Brenman...
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September 13, 2013
YOu look amazing!!! I hope for results as good as yours!! I am in the same boat with regards to getting rid of my implants due to pain (sub scapular, neck and upper thoracic). NO doctor can figure out what is going on so I made the decision to get rid of my plastic. I am getting deflated on the 26th of this month as I have saline implants and my doc wants to get rid of the extra 3 lbs up front I am carrying. I am freaked out cause I have huge implants 650 and 700cc! so I will have significant sag and extra skin but I am hoping I can mentally cope. I am having a lift in november. I love your result and I hope things are going well for you. It will only get better, and if the pain is gone or significantly reduced, its worth it right!! Quality of life is so much more important than vanity. Much love and healing nrg sent your way!
September 14, 2013
HI! kris! I hope all is going well with you. it was a very difficult choice i had to made when i decided to remove my implants and like you the dr. couldn't figure out why i was having right sided shoulder pain. so i took matters in my own hands and had them removed. and yes, the pain i was experiencing is practically gone but not all the way. i feel the PS who did the augmentation screwed up and didn't want to admit to it. and most of the other docs i saw didn't want to throw him under the bus, either. I might be small and a bit saggy but at least i dont feel that uncomfortable feeling i used to feel when i had the implants. in fact, i can do a lot more things now with my small boobs than I could do with the implants. but I do miss filling my shirts out a little better. but i'll get over it. My PS said on the last visit that there is still some fluid retaining and that only means my breast will be even saggier. However, i thought of a lift too, but i'm not so sure it will be worth it for me. I really don't have much breast tissue, just a lot of loss skin. also, i am afraid that will get screwed up too. i'm not in any rush. good luck with your surgery. and keep me posted!!
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August 6, 2013
I can relate to all you said in your update! After my explant, it took me a full month to accept my new boobs to a point were I wasn't crying daily. Having gotten the implants when I was young, tight and perky 13 years earlier - it was truly shocking to see them sad and low! I had never seen my "mom" boobs, last time I had seen them they were cute and firm - "college girl boobs". I cried, and I cried some more. I thought about my recent divorce and how no man could ever love me now that I was a mutant. I wanted to crawl under a rock and die. This was despite the fact that I hated my implants, did not like the way they looked, had complications (capsular contracture), health concerns (breast lump), and knew that I did not want implants in my body! There was almost no physical pain from the explant, actually there was physical relief, but emotionally it was a very painful experience. They ought to prescribe some heavy duty psych meds instead of pain pills for explant recovery! Lol. Time heals things. Physically and emotionally. For 3 weeks my boobies went through an "ugly" stage with swelling, bruising, hanging. Bit by bit things get better, things firm, swelling goes down, things fluff and improve. More importantly, the mind heals. Of course, we aren't going to magically grow Kate Upton jigglers after explant, but does it matter? I also am 15 years older, I am shorter, I am chunkier, not blond, and don't have nearly as much money as Kate. But, she doesn't have my life, my 2 sweet and gorgeous children, or my friends and family. I wouldn't trade the rest of my life for her's - so why the boobs? The real me is a package deal.
p.s. transitioning to "real" bras helps so much! Please remember the compression is necessary, but not flattering. You won't even get a chance to see your boobs "at their best" (with a good, uplifting underwire bra) for a few more weeks - so it's way too early to judge!
October 10, 2013
Wondering if I wAs the only one experiencing the emotional feelings of explant. Indeed, know the decision for removal was the wisest choice,but after having them got 38+ years! really saw this as my shape. Now,a it concave and flat, the look and discomfort of recovery ( esp. Where drains were on side, there is bruising) is requiring strength to get my head on straight!
August 6, 2013
Hi Pam, It gets better. I had my implants for 23 years and had them removed because I needed relief.. relief from chronic body pain. Emotionally it has had it's ups and downs. My boobs are so small but they are Real, my bathing suit top rides up but they are Real, I can sleep on my stomach because they are Real, I have a giggle in my walk because they are Real, 90% of the pain in my body is gone because they are Real. I know this sounds repetitive but when you write all the Pros and Cons down it will help you emotionally. When I see a woman with a nice frame I look at myself and say Thank You Lord for my husband, kids and restored health. Yes I am flat and you can see my ribs if I wear a low cut shirt, bathing suit or tight anything but we are all healthier without those plastic bags in us. I pray you will find peace within yourself that our Boobs don't define us, our attitudes about life, love and friendship defines who we really are. I am sending you a Big Warm Healing Hug.
August 6, 2013
Excellent response nomoreplastic!
Pam please don't be so hard on yourself. Nobody will be as critical of you as you are yourself. And with time and different shaping bras, you will be amazed at how stunning you will look.
August 6, 2013
Thanks for the words of encouragement. I know I'm my own worst critic. I kinda always been hard on myself. But I need to change and be happy with what I got naturally. I'm taking it one day at a time, however, it's hard when I can't do much physically......:)
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