50 Yo, 17 Year Old Saline Implants, Autoimmune Diseases, Breast Implant Removal Long over Due. Portland, ME

When I originally had the BA with a surgeon in Massachusetts it was the most exstreemly painful experience of my life. Although I was an A cup and asked to be a B cup I ended up with a D cup. No wonder I was in so much pain! Because the original BA was so incredibly painful I always dreamed of explant but never seriously contemplated it because I no longer trusted plastic surgeons. Then I found Dr. Verne Weisberg of Portland Maine on Realself. The office/waiting room is more like a spa environment with the surgery facility consisting of the upmost state of the art medical equipment. Right from day one at the consultation he has been compassionate, kind, and understanding of my needs and concerns. He is by far the most talented PS and has changed my life immensely for the better. At the consultation with Dr. Weisberg I expressed my concerns and anxiety over the pain involved with explanting. Although I trusted Dr. Weisberg and his staff and they assured me I would leave with no pain, I still had a lot of anxiety due to the bad experience with the previous surgeon in Massachusetts who wrongfully put way too big implants in me (which was the cause of the extreme pain). For that reason Dr. Weisberg gave me 3 scripts, 1 for anxiety, and 2 for pain. Other than taking 2 of each the morning of surgery (as prescribed) and because I've been icing them every 20 minutes (also prescribed and thanks to mom for administering it!), I haven't had to use much of the prescribed pain medicine. Not only was the surgery practically painless (during and after) as promised by Dr. Weisberg, he and his staff were incredibly compassionate and made the entire experience stress free. Dr. Weisberg began the surgery by guiding me through a calming meditation. He was also very gentle and kind during the surgery. A couple of times when I felt pain he immediately injected more local and reminded me to think of a happy time in my life. Now you may think WOW that's over and above what any other surgeon would do for his patient but there's more. After Dr. Weisberg stitched me up and told me the surgery was complete I was so overwhelmed with relief that my worst fears of excruciating pain never came to fruition that I began to cry. He then, while I lied there on the operating table, walked around to the back of my head and began gently rubbing my temples while speaking softly telling me everything was going to be ok. He also gave me a head massage! What am amazing man/surgeon!!!! I went home feeling loved, cared for, and in no pain! That evening Dr. Weisberg called me to see how I was doing. Again, another example of the extra step he takes to make sure his patients are happy and healthy. I slept through the night that evening without any medication painfree and I feel amazing today! I also received a phone call from Dr. Weisberg's nurse today asking how I was doing. Again, another example of the loving care he and his staff provide. I want to take this opportunity to thank the most loving, caring and talented surgeon, Dr. Verne Weisberg and his amazing staff! I anticipate that my health and energy will continue to improve in the days and months to come. And thanks to Dr. Weisberg I have a new lease on life! I went into Dr. Weisberg's office scared, untrusting, and a nerortic mess and left calm, happy, looking forward to my new life, and with a complementary 30 day supply of Dr. Weisberg's vitamins. I would highly recommend Dr. Weisberg to all my friends and family with all the confidence in the world!

I'd like to take this opportunity to give a shout out to a very special person, @Mici02, for being the amazing stoic role model for me and many other women on this site! Mici02 not only inspired me to take charge of my happiness and my health, but she gave me the courage to go forth with this life changing event. In my opinion she's the pioneer advocate for all of us on this site. She has spent countless hours composing informative and supportive video/texts posts that has not only provided many of us terrified and uninformed women who feel very alone in this situation to feel a sense of belonging and comradeship, but she also conveyed that in the most loving and caring way! She was so dedicated to her cause of helping us on RS that it led to an uncomfortable, unfortunate, and unfair situation at her place of employment. Her presence on this site caused her to leave her job and have to go through the stressful and tedious task of seeking another place of employment. You're our Norma Ray Mici02!!!!! And I thank you so much for your heroic, beautiful, informative, and encouraging post!!!! It was you that encouraged me and gave me the confidence to go forward with something I wanted and feared for so very long; to remove these horrible implants! This is a pivotal life changing moment for me and I'm so proud and happy to say you were my inspiration! I'll forever be grateful to you! Every day when I think about what I'm grateful for I will think of you and send you my love and best wishes for your health and happiness! Thank you for all you've done for all of us women on RS! I anticipate that my health and energy will continue to improve in the days and months to come. And even though it's only been one day post op I feel beautiful and light as a feather mentally and physically. I feel like I have a new lease on life! I can't wait to start living my new life and I hope and pray all the other women on this site go forth with explanting without a lift, accept and love yourself, and live your life in good health and happiness!
Love to all,
Laurie xoxoxo

For those of you that don't know my story here's a bit of info on me. I had saggy small A cup breasts before I had BA. I was 5'7' 120lbs, 33yrs old, and in the best shape of my life. I worked out daily and felt amazing. That all changed after getting implants. I went in as an A cup wanting to be a B cup and left in immense pain and very unhappy with huge ugly D cups! Then I nursed my daughter for two years, which made them even more saggy. Before nursing my daughter I got an autoimmune disease called hypothyroid. Then later, after many years of pain in my feet and hands that eventually went into my elbows and wrist I ended up in the ER with immense pain and was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis and eventually IBS. I believe these autoimmune diseases were caused by the implants. And even though I suspected that and always hated how big and uncomfortable my implants were I never thought removing them was an option. I always thought the implants were a life long device. No one ever told me I had to replace every seven years. And the BA was so incredibly painful I couldn't imagine going through all that pain again. Well now, after finding this site and the most compassionate and talented PS, Dr. Verne Weisberg in Portland Maine, and another RS user, Mici02, my life has changed immensely for the better. At the consultation with Dr. Weisberg I expressed my concerns and anxiety over the pain involved with explanting. Although I trusted Dr. Weisberg and his staff and they assured me I would leave with no pain, I still had a lot of anxiety due to the bad experience with the previous surgeon in Massachusetts who wrongfully put way too big implants in me (which was the cause of the extreme pain). For that reason Dr. Weisberg gave me 4 scripts, 1 for anxiety and 3 for pain. Other than taking 2 of all of them the morning of surgery (as prescribed) and because I've been icing them every 20 minutes (thanks mom!) I haven't had to use much of the pain medicine since the morning of surgery. Not only was the surgery practically painless, the surgeon and his staff were so compassionate and made the entire experience stress free. The office/surgery facility is more like a spa environment and I left there feeling loved and cared for. I feel amazing!!!!! The weight and pressure of the heavy implants are gone! My surgeon , Dr. Weisberg of Portland Maine is the most compassionate doctor I've ever come across. Not only did he walk me through a calming meditation before he started, but he was also so gentle and kind during the surgery. A couple of times when I felt pain he immediately injected more local and reminded me to think of a happy time of my life. Now you may think WOW that's over and above what any other surgeon would do for his worried and anxious patient but there's more. After Dr. Weisberg finished stitching me up and told me he was finished, I became so overwhelmed that the surgery was over and so relieved that my worst fears of excruciating pain never came to fruition that I began to cry. He then, while I lied there on the operating table, came around to the back of my head and gently rub my temples while speaking softly telling me everything was going to be ok. He also gave me a head massage! What am amazing man/surgeon!!!! I went home feeling no pain! In Fact, my mom and I went out to lunch and went shopping (only for 45 min.). Because of the shopping I felt a little pain when I got home. But I took some medicine, iced my breast every 20 min, and relaxed. I slept through the night with no pain and I feel amazing today! But I will pamper myself and do nothing today and tomorrow (thanks to my mom driving 2 1/2 hours to come stay and take care of me) because I go back to work on Friday. I absolutely love the fact that I feel no pressure or the weight of those heavy saline filled implants in my chest any longer! My breast are so adorable and shockingly larger than I thought they'd be. I love them!!!!!! I feel like I have a new lease on life!! I can't wait to start working out again! Boy is that going to be a completely different experience without the heavy "always in the way" sacks! I'm so inspired now to get healthy and lose the 30lbs I gained and feel healthy again! I already look like I lost weight! I'd like to take this opportunity to give a shout out to a very special person, @Mici02, for being the amazing stoic role model for me and many other women on this site! Mici02 not only inspired me to take charge of my happiness and my health, but she gave me the courage to go forth with this life changing event. In my opinion she's the pioneer advocate for all of us on this site. She has spent many hours composing informative and supportive video posts that has not only provided many of us terrified and uninformed women who feel very alone in this situation to feel a sense of belonging and comradeship. But she also conveyed that in the most loving and caring way! She was so dedicated to her cause of helping us on RS that it led to an uncomfortable, unfortunate, and unfair situation at her place of employment. Her presence on this site caused her to leave her job and have to go through the stressful and tedious task of seeking another place of employment. You're our Norma Ray Mici02!!!!! And I thank you so much for your heroic, beautiful, informative, and encouraging post!!!! It was you that encouraged me and gave me the confidence to go forward with something I wanted and feared for so very long; to remove these horrible implants! This is a pivotal life changing moment for me and I'm so proud and happy to say you were my inspiration! I'll forever be grateful to you! Every day when I think about what I'm grateful for I will think of you and send you my love and best wishes for your health and happiness! Thank you for all you've done! And thank you to the most loving, caring and talented surgeon Dr. Verne Weisberg and his amazing staff! I anticipate that my health and energy will continue to improve in the days and months to come. And even though it's only been one day post op I feel beautiful and light as a feather mentally and physically. I feel like I have a new lease on life! I can't wait to start living my new life and I hope and pray all the other women on this site go forth with explanting without a lift, accept and love yourself, and live your life in good health and happiness! Xoxoxoxo
Love to all,
Laurie xoxo