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Ready to explant!
UPDATED FROM gingerelle
5 days post
5 days post-op!
gingerelleJune 26, 2013
WORTH IT$2,500
Feeling great today! I showered & was able to lift my arms long enough to wash my hair :) Pain is very minimal, some things are just uncomfortable if I move in a way that moves the muscles underneath my breasts. I had my second follow up appointment yesterday, incisions are healing well & I was cleared to wear a sports bra. Much more comfortable than those bandages/strap! I still have a crease underneath my right breast, I suppose from the capsule. I had hoped it would go away when I had the explant, but I guess not. I go back to work on Monday, & have another follow up appointment on Tuesday, so I'll update my review then. xo
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UPDATED FROM gingerelle
3 days post
My miniature rant.
gingerelleJune 25, 2013
Today has been a really good day pain wise, & I haven't taken any pain medication since yesterday. Everything else is irritating me today. I don't have a headache anymore, but my stomach is very bloated & I can't eat much of anything before it upsets it & just makes me feel off. It doesn't really hurt, it just doesn't feel good. I'm itching so much I might go crazy. I want to yank the bandage & compression strap off. I'm so tired of sitting up to sleep, & relying on my boyfriend to help me change, open bottles of water for me, take food out of the cupboards, etc. I'm definitely thankful these are the worst of my problems, but I needed to vent somewhere! I'm just extremely uncomfortable today. :( Again, the pain in my breasts is very minimal, & I feel pretty good. I was able to shower & check myself out some more, still very pleased with what I have left! ;) Hopefully tomorrow is a better day. I have another follow up appointment, I will update this again afterwards. Thanks ladies for all of your support & giving me a place to feel comfortable enough to gripe about the little things today. XO
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June 25, 2013
The itching has been driving me crazy too. I took benadryl and it helps. I have been failing at letting people do things for me. I even went out and pulled weeds in the garden today....... I am awake because I have a hard time sleeping on my back. I feel your pain. I know next week at this time its gonna be better! I hope your appointment goes well. Its all gonna be worth it (it already is) vent anytime!! Makes me feel like I am not alone.
June 25, 2013
Oh, Michelle! I didn't think about Benadryl. I had to buy some in case I had to use suppositories, which I didn't so now I'm left with those & the Benadryl. Great suggestion! I know it will all be worth it. I think I'm just having a bad day. But each day seems to be better! I wasn't going to complain on here tonight, but I know how many reviews I've read where I was glad I wasn't the only one with those thoughts either, so I figured I'd document everything I'm thinking, even if it seems small! It's been really nice talking to you & other women who had their explants around the same time since we seem to experience the same things. Soon enough we shouldn't have much to complain about! ;)
June 28, 2013
I hope the benadryl helped. I get my stitches out tomorrow and I can't wait. It has been wonderful having this website to talk to you and the others for me as well. I think its important to document so other women like us can go through this informed and not afraid. It really helped me be prepared.
June 25, 2013
I hope your appointment goes well today. You look great. Lots of boob left :o) Fingers crossed for me lol. Where is the itching? I've heard a few ladies complain of this. I dread it happening to me too. I can't bear itchiness. Hope it gets better for you soon x
June 25, 2013
Thank you! I was very surprised to see that I had this much tissue left. At least I can say they're all my own now! ;) I was itching terribly last night, but it was my underboob & not the incision itself. As suggested by someone, I took a Benadryl & it seemed to help enough that I could go to sleep. Or maybe it put me to sleep? Either way I slept pretty good last night & am not itching yet today! The wrap & compression strap aren't very comfortable though. How are you doing? You go in on Monday, right?
June 28, 2013
Glad the itching has eased for you :o) and you've got a good night sleep. I'm doing ok thanks. Yeah its Monday. I was getting restless earlier this week. With going in the hosp for a pre-op, I just wanted to do it there and then. Now I'm on Friday, I'm nearly here so feeling relieved. I think I'll be sprinting through the hospital door! I'm hoping I'm surprised too re more tissue than I thought but will see how things go. You look great! An yeah 'they're all yours' :o) that must be such a fab feeling! X
June 28, 2013
Good luck on Monday!! When I went in on the 17th, my husband kept saying "aren't you nervous?" & I kept saying NO!!! I was so excited....you'll be sprinting in the door, too!!
June 29, 2013
Thanks Verana. 2 more sleeps! :o) I remember when songbirdie said is was 57! I have to be there at 8am and I'm first in. So happy I don't have a long wait! First thing I'll think of when I come out is food! :o) Speak soon x
June 30, 2013
Hehe good for you Verana :o) Its a long time to go with no food so I look forward to a feast for sure x
UPDATED FROM gingerelle
1 day post
One day post-op!
gingerelleJune 22, 2013
Last night was a little rough. I slept in incriminates of about a half hour, not so much because I was in pain, but because it was just awkward. I'm in a lot more pain today, but it's still pretty tolerable. I just got home from my follow up appointment, & everything looks great. I've got more natural boob than I thought I did. They're a little sloped, but I think it'll fluff up in time, & even if they don't I'm still pretty impressed with the results. My right incision is much uglier than my left, but if that's my biggest issue physically, that's alright with me. I have another follow up appointment Tuesday afternoon. I can shower today but I don't think I will. I have to put on a liquid bandage each day, & wear bandage with a strap across the tops of my breasts to push them down a bit & hopefully keep the bottom of my breasts from creasing. All in all, I'm happy. Sore, but happy. ;)
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June 22, 2013
Amazing - you don't have any bruising, or not much, and teeny scars! How fabulous. My implants were so bad the incisions are about 3" long, under the boob. That's where I wanted them, since I knew he's have to dig those ancient capsules out, and fight with the tangle-y one....hopefully in a year they'll be faded, and I'll start Scarguard as soon as he lets me. I'm so happy for you, & you look great.
June 23, 2013
Awe, thanks a lot! I was a tad discouraged by my right breasts incision at first, but it took a harder hit because of the capsulotomy & additional scar tissue behind it. My initial BA scars looked so good, I can only hope these heal almost as nicely. I did not need drains! I was happy to wake up & not see them. How are you feeling?? I can't believe the pictures you posted. You must be feeling better after getting those out of your body!
June 23, 2013
I do, thanks. I didn't want him to leave the capsules in my body, and now that I saw them in pictures, I'm so glad that's standard procedure for him....I wouldn't want that mucky calcified shell still in. Now everything in there is me!!! Feeling good, sore, but in sports bra today...6 days...couldn't stand that Velcro compression wrap one more day, although it did feel better sometimes! Now the sports bra feels good. Back to work tomorrow...hoping in a few months that my scars are almost invisible too, like some of the gals on here! Good luck to you :) You look great.
June 24, 2013
I just got into the Velcro compression yesterday. It's not bothering me yet, but I will probably be happier in a sports bra. I'm just hoping I feel good enough to go back to work on the 1st! Good luck to you going back tomorrow, I'll be sending positive thoughts your way! :)
June 24, 2013
Thanks, it's just desk/computer stuff, mostly (reception at retirement place), but after being in sweats for a week, it'll be weird to be dressed!!
June 22, 2013
You look awesome already...and this is the 'worst' they will look! :-D Isn't it freaky how they feel like they are just kinda hanging off your chest? Like they might fall off? lol. And they feel soooo soft and squishy!
June 23, 2013
Yes!! Yesterday I swore they were going to fall off! The undersides are so soft & my right one no longer has the crease from the capsule in it, & it's just as soft as the left. Great feeling. My doctor was concerned what my reaction would be to their unveiling, but I was pretty happy. & I've learned from this site that they are pretty amazing self healers! ;)
June 22, 2013
You look fantastic! Send the fluff fairy my way!! :)) Rest and Heal!! Congrats!! aka lil Hoots
June 23, 2013
Thank you!! I'm going to need that fairy myself! They are quite sloped, but I'm happy with the way they look. Hopefully they'll only improve.
June 23, 2013
Sloped is a great way to put it here too! Like you, I keep falling in love more with the littles...SO, love hugging again and feeling that Natural being that I lost since my 20's.. LOVE this little flathood of sistas! aka lil Hoots
June 24, 2013
Me too! I was expecting my breasts to be much smaller than they are, & was almost disappointed that they were bigger. Isn't that ironic?! I never thought I'd be able to say I was natural again. I can't wait to feel them, & not the implant. ;D
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