44 Years Old, 26 Year Old Implants, Booked and Waiting for Removal. - Richmond, BC

I guess it's time to right a review. I've been reading all the reviews on this sight for many weeks now. Thanks to all of you for sharing your stories. Ill admit, though, I'm sad to have to say "good bye" to my implants. They have been a part of me since I was 19. At sixteen it seemed that my breasts would never grow. All my girlfriends were well on their way to becoming a woman and I was still quite small. My mom had them done and by the time I was 18 I decided to have mine done too. At the time, my plastic surgeon never said I would have to eventually have them removed or replaced. I assumed they would be a life time thing. I had no complications and healed quickly and was very happy with the outcome. 

I did not want to be very big. I just wanted to have something up top to balance my back end. I remember, during the surgery, my Dr. asking me after he implanted the left side to have a look and tell him if that was a good size. There was no talk of cc's or anything. All I had said, at the time was a 34B would be good enough. I'm 5'5 about, on average 130 lbs. I've been very active all my life. I think my size suits my frame. I pretty much forgot all about them, being fake and all and lived my life. I do remember early on, within the first year or so having them become firmer and going for a check up with my PS. He manually dispersed the tissue. I thought this was normal and would be a regular occurrence. I did my best to massage regularly so this would not happen however in the end I just got used to them being firm. I honestly just thought, well they are fake and that's why they are firm. At 20 I moved in with my boyfriend a at the time and when we decided to get married I told him about them. He said they looked great and loves me and them. I never really worried about them until I was pregnant with my first child at 30. So happy about being a mom, I wanted the whole experience of being able to breast feed. I remember looking up on the computer at studies about silicone implants being safe and all. My GP said I shouldn't have any issues. 

My incision was on the areola so I wondered. Well after all that anxiety, I was abel to nurse my son for six months. It wasn't easy, though. I had to consult with a nurse. She showed me how to hold the implant back while my son latched on. It seemed like I was feeding him all the time. I didn't have much luck pumping either. I remember seeing the 4 or 5 little streams get sucked by the pump. By the time he started solids I was just happy that I had a chance to offer breast milk instead of formula. 3 1/2 years later I had my second boy and was able to breast feed him for 6 months as well with no issues. After all the weight gain and weight loss during and after my pregnancies my breast shape did not change but my nipple stretched and my areola grew a bit. I guess the only thing I did not like about my breasts was that if I did not have padding in by bra, my nipples would show too much. Well at 38 and by the time my implants were at the 20 year mark I had moved to a small town after living in the outskirts of a big city (Suburbs) to raise my boys and decided to go back to work. 

I saw a new GP in this new town and had her book me for my first mammogram. I started to worry about their age and they started to feel lumpy. I never heard anything back about any abnormalities and continued living my life, so to speak. Not to long after that I was assigned a new GP, a male doctor, I did not ever feel comfortable telling him about all my issues, plus there was a language barrier as well. I had him, however, send me for an ultrasound. They only checked the left breast. On my left side I started to feel a dull ache, mainly during my monthly cycle. During the ultrasound I remember asking the tech if she could see any ruptures or anything unusual. Now remember, I'm in a small town; perhaps not a lot of experience with Implants. She said, "Oh honey, finding a rupture is like looking for a needle in a hay stack, impossible". I never heard anything about my results being troublesome but I decided to go back to my child hood doctor in the City 6 hours away. 

She did a complete physical sent me for blood work, EKG, and a mammogram at the lab where they have experience with implants. I waited for results, no one called, when I spoke to the receptionist I asked if my mammogram results came in she dug it out she said it looks good and says OK in it, so I assumed everything was okay. Well this was all in Jan, 2013. At the same time I had my doctor refer me to have the varicose veins in my legs removed. I was on a wait list for over a year. My procedure ended up being in March 2014. I was due for a Pap so I decided to kill two birds with one stone and saw my Doctor in the city. It was only at that point, it was revealed to me, the outcome of my mammogram she gave me the paper with the results on it. Yes it had a red OK stamp on it. In the report it said it was very difficult to get a good image. My implants have calcified and there is "suggestion of" a rupture on the right side. Whatever that means. I've never felt any pain on that side. My left side had a hard lump close to my rib cage. She just said hear you go you can have this piece of paper and this is something you will eventually take care of. That's it. OMG why not tell me all this soon. There I am, the day after vein surgery, still on pain meds in a daze. I have to say she did not seam like it was a big deal. I went home to heal. This did not sink in really. I had to get well and go back to work. I only had a week before I had to go back to work. 

Six weeks went by I started to feel better, started to work out then BAM I get sick from Strep Throat. I mean very sick. I never get ill for long. But this hit me hard. Body ache, hip joints, supper sore throat and a rash below my breast around my rib cage. This freaked me out. I dug my report out and started looking at removal. My health is most important. All this time went by, and I'm living my life with these leaking silicone bags. Sleeping on my stomach, lifting weights, jogging and so forth. My husband is supportive of my decision. I'm booked for Dec. 3/2014. I know I've rambled. So now I wait and freak out while I check this sight daily looking for ladies close to my age, size and age of implants to see if I may have the same favourable out come after explant. Cheers to good health!