Revision: Petit, 5'3" 113 pounds, pectus carinatum, asymmetry, 295cc/385cc Inspira SRF exchanged for SRM 375cc/400cc

And I'm pain free! I may be flat as a board but cosmetically pleasing breast are not a good enough reason to live in pain. I am so happy I got them out. I did explant under local with my orginal plastic surgeon Dr. Boudreaux. He had me only pay for OR supplies which was $500. He took out implants only, leaving capsules because they were thin. I was able to see the size of my implants. They were massive, have no idea how he fit them on my small chest wall. I was completely awake, only took a Xanax before and it was totally fine. I felt the numbing shot and that was it. I guess I will have to make an explant review. I was hoping I may have acquired a little more breast tissue over the year, and that maybe the implants stretched my skin to be a little more even. I'm 2 days post explant but it doesnt look like I was left with much but that is ok. I am Me again. And my right breast and shoulder pain is completely gone. Worth it! I have learned to love my body through this process. I hope my daughters never have to go through anything like this. Thanks for following me on this journey ladies.

Y'all I have been having so much pain for almost 2 months now. My primary doctor doesn't know what to do. She's referred me to rhematologist for possible autoimmune issues. But over Christmas I developed a massive knot in my back that would not release for weeks. My right shoulder, kneck and chest are killing me. I get radiating pain down my breast, ribcage and arm. My plastic surgeon wanted me to do PT to help deal with what he calls "post mastectomy pain syndrome" basically nerve pain. I've tried PT for two weeks but I can't deal. Pain is worse. I found a painful lump in the armpit that was bothering me. Ultrasound said it was a lymph node. After weeks of begging my regular doctor to order an MRI to see if I have damaged muscles or nerves in my neck that would be causing this pain I'm going today for MRI. At this point I'm wondering if it will show nothing because it seems like all tests are negative and all medical professionals are confused by my pain. In my gut I believe it's the implants. I believe taking them out is the right decision. I'm half the person I was before them. I can barely function as a mom and nurse. I have to take the risk if getting them out. Because I can't live like this. Beauty is nothing compared to living in pain. Please pray that I have complete healing and pain relief. My surgeon is taking them out under local on February 4th for only $500 which covers supplies. I hope none of you ladies who get implants ever have to go through anyone like this. All my medical providers say they can't say implants are causing my problems. I really think when I pulled that pec muscle I did a lot of damage. But finding Facebook groups online where woken with implants have a lot of the same symptoms....I wish I had been warned. I know it may be "rare" to have problems like this but I wish someone would have told me. I need my life back. Below is a picture of my physical therapist dry needling my pressure points. And then a before and after....how strong i used to be before implants...now I can't work out with out pain.

I've really come to terms with going back to the way I looked before. I do hope I'll be a little more even the smallness and flatness is no price to pay compared to the pain my breast/chest muscles cause me. Looking at these pics I acknowledge Cosmo my surgeon gave me a great outcome but no one told me how these would "feel" like a foreign body swished beneath the pec muscle. I just hope not too much damage has been done and my muscles and body is able to function like it once was. I also hope I don't have too much stretching since I haven't had them that long. I'm hoping my surgeon can do local anesthesia because I don't want to go under general again right now.