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Removal of my Implants under a local with sedation- Spain, ES
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Hi can anyone reassure me i am doing the right...
reed69July 29, 2012
WORTH IT$1,800
Hi can anyone reassure me i am doing the right thing! I had implants put in 5 years ago under the muscle. I went from a 34 A to a 34 C or in some bra´s a D!!! I only wanted to be one size bigger but i had my op done in Spain and the language was a bit of a problem when i had it done-- really stupid i know. I am 5 ft 4 and weigh 8 stone. I have never really excepted my new boobs-- however my husband has and was VERY happy with the result. I always felt they looked false and am always embarrased on the beach as i feel everyone can see they are false. I now really want them out BUT the more people i tell they are in shock as they all say how fab my body looks. I am so scared at not excepting my tiny boobs again. Did anyone else out there have the same fear? I really want them out but now it is getting nearer to the time i am getting confused. BUT i know i want to feel more natural again but am i ready to except the more natural me? My husband supports me whichever decision i choose.
UPDATED FROM reed69
20 days pre
Well I am not that good at writing after reading...
reed69August 15, 2012
Well I am not that good at writing after reading everyone else´s post-- anyway here goes! As all the ladies mention --this site is so helpful. I would definately be lost without it. I just wish my explant date was tomorrow as every day it gets nearer to my date i am getting more scared. I think it is because my explant will be under a local with sedation and i really do not know what to expect. I am trying to stay positive and say to myself that my recovery will be quicker then a general and i will be able to return to work sooner and get on with my life. I am so so aprehensive about how my boobies will look post explant and will i even like them. BUT i do know i hate these false things in me and cant wait to be rid of them and to be able to hug my kids without feeling these implants. To roll over in bed and not be reminded of these false lumps inside me that hardly move when i move! To be able to go swimming and not feel my muscles tense around the implant (mine are under the muscle) and not to feel the same tension when i do any exercise. I just wish i had done it soooner. I will try to remain positive and love the skin i am in whatever the outcome.
I am so confused about the removal as some say the capsular needs to removed and others say it is not neccessary. My surgeon says it is not neccessary BUT thanks to this site i have my pre op check on the 29th and have a load more questions to ask her so hopefully my mind will be more at ease after that. Thanks to all the girlies who have joined this site as my journey is getting easier. I no longer feel alone x
I am so confused about the removal as some say the capsular needs to removed and others say it is not neccessary. My surgeon says it is not neccessary BUT thanks to this site i have my pre op check on the 29th and have a load more questions to ask her so hopefully my mind will be more at ease after that. Thanks to all the girlies who have joined this site as my journey is getting easier. I no longer feel alone x
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August 15, 2012
Reed69 I felt just like you :) I felt like no one around me understood and if I told someone I wanted them out they thought I was CRAZY. I was worried what my husband would think of my new breasts, but finally decided its not about everyone else it's about me :) I felt soooo fake and always tried to down size them with smashing sports bras and no reveling clothes. I even cried a lot cause I felt I had no one to talk to. This site has helped soooo much :) best decision I ever made :) I bought a new sorts bra called the "handful bra" it's the best!!!! I am wearing it now and I love it!!! I finally won't have to hide my breasts anymore when I go places :D
August 16, 2012
Hello Elle1991. i am so nervous now, so i have contacted my surgeon and moved my pre op appointment forward one week. I see her next Tuesday. It cannot come soon enough. She is still trying to convince me to have smaller implants. I know she is going to tell me how terrible my boobs will look post surgery and show the pics of my non existent boobs--god i hope i dont cave in at the last hurdle. Do you mean from your post you bought a sports bra-- please please tell me where you bought it-- so keen to be organised after the event. I told another couple of people today and that did help. Gotta stay strong. Thank you [RS bleep]
August 17, 2012
My first bra I bought at Wal- Mart with a zipper in the front.Makes it easy on and off. Your doc may supply you one in the begining. Mine did not,he asked me to pick one up with a fastner in the front. The bras im wearing now are called the handful bra. www.handful.com your can search a bit and find them cheaper then there main web site. I purchased it before i had surgey and am now wearing it which i LOVE. Its a sports bra or top with some support and push up :)im actually sleeping in mine also for atleast another week or 2. I just posted some more pics also :) hope this helps :) BIG HUGS! :D
August 15, 2012
Hi Reed, This member here had hers out under local, and she describes it in the comments: http://www.realself.com/review/north-east-england-breast-implant-removal-silicone-implant-removal-after-18months-wait?utm_source=notification&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=RevUpdd&utm_content=review_url
Glad to hear you have the surgery booked. It's going to go great :) x
August 16, 2012
Hi andi22 many many thanks for this link , i have messaged her so fingers crossed she makes contact with me. Hope your doing ok x
August 16, 2012
Hi again, I just read your latest update. I do know just how you feel. A couple of weeks before my explant, i was going "I don't want to do it!!" I really thought about cancelling altogether or opting for replacement, but I knew really what I wanted to do- to get rid of them. I still cried before going into surgery though, I was so scared.
Don't be persuaded by the surgeon, I think they all say that. Even my nice understanding surgeon said 'are you sure?' just before I went in. I think you are going to have a really good result because your breasts are very perky with the implants. Good luck and stay positive x
Don't be persuaded by the surgeon, I think they all say that. Even my nice understanding surgeon said 'are you sure?' just before I went in. I think you are going to have a really good result because your breasts are very perky with the implants. Good luck and stay positive x
August 22, 2012
Hi andi22, i am not sure if i replied to this post -- i am sure i did but it has not come up on my profile. I saw my surgeon today! I came away feeling so positive and alot stronger-- thanks to everyone on this site! If i didn´t know about this site i would have probably done something really really stupid and had smaller implants in. I have never felt more positive about the explant-- no more falses for me [RS bleep] I am worried still about how i will look after as i was an AA or an A before and my surgeon-- i am sure had to force a size C into me (only wanted a B) so i am worried about how my skin will be after as it looks so stretched in the photos and sometimes my chest does feel tight-- how the hell have i kept them in for this long i dont know!
August 16, 2012
I'm so glad you found us and are posting on RealSelf! Here's what some doctors say about explantation under local sedation (sounds very doable). I hope this helps. Please keep us updated on how this is going. I know it can be an emotionally fraught time.
August 16, 2012
Hello Angiemcc, i am so nervous now, so i have contacted my surgeon and moved my pre op appointment forward one week. I see her next Tuesday. It cannot come soon enough. She is still trying to convince me to have smaller implants. Thank you for your message. x
I will read more about the explant under a local x
I will read more about the explant under a local x
UPDATED FROM reed69
19 days pre
Hello girlies out there. Thank you so much for...
reed69August 16, 2012
Hello girlies out there. Thank you so much for your replies. Now i am really on my journey. Some days more positive then others. I am so nervous now, so i have contacted my surgeon today and moved my pre op appointment forward one week. I see her next Tuesday, the 22nd August. It cannot come soon enough. She is still trying to convince me to have smaller implants. God I hope she does not brain wash me as i know she has pictures of me before the implants were put in and they are shocking! I will be scared to look. I am holding onto the fact that when i had my implants put in i was the smallest i had ever been. I weighed 46kg (my normal weight was always was around 55kg) but moving to Spain with all the stress and the heat i lost the weight. Now i am around 51kg so hoping my boobies will have grown. Gotta stay strong and positive and remind myself why i am doing this. This site is really really helping me x
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August 16, 2012
Hi Reed
Glad you decided to start your own story. Great news about your Pre-op. I wasn't told to take a sports bra, I just had tape over my stitches. I've been shopping for a sports bra since and to be honest I had to try them on as I have no idea what size I am or am going to be once the fluid drains. I initially wore a crop top which was really comfy. I would have bought the wrong size of bra if I'd bought one Pre-explant! Ask at your consultation what they would recommend you wear/take with you to the hospital. All the best. Keep us posted. X
Glad you decided to start your own story. Great news about your Pre-op. I wasn't told to take a sports bra, I just had tape over my stitches. I've been shopping for a sports bra since and to be honest I had to try them on as I have no idea what size I am or am going to be once the fluid drains. I initially wore a crop top which was really comfy. I would have bought the wrong size of bra if I'd bought one Pre-explant! Ask at your consultation what they would recommend you wear/take with you to the hospital. All the best. Keep us posted. X
August 17, 2012
Hi Lainelou, thanks xx thought i had better write on my page too and it is so nice that girlies are taking the time to share their experiences with me-- what a lift this site gives you. How is your sickness??? I have already bought out M &S in bras! If they are no good i wonder if i can sell them on this site (hee hee). I am just praying i am an A not a AA!!! I never thought about the fluid build up as that will make them a little bigger for a while!
August 16, 2012
Sooo excited for you :) there is no wrong choice here what ever decision you make isn't wrong :) so implants or no implants its all about what makes you happy :) something that really put me over the top is when I go places I'm always looking at other women and the size of there breasts ( i know it sounds weird but im really not LOL!! ) and all the girls I saw with small breasts wareing small sliming shirts, I wouldn't do that cause I'm to busy trying to hide the size of my breasts. I can't wait to wear a fitted shirt and not feel I have to down size. I also look at a lot of movie stars (Charlze Threron) BEAUTIFUL no boobies :) I just kept telling myself how good it will feel to not have to cover up or wear clothes to size my breasts :) my best friend asked me,"do you keep going back to that Real Self site?) I said all the time LOL!! She said," I think you just answered your own question :)
August 17, 2012
Hi ya again!! yeh I am obsessed with peoples [RS bleep] at the moment! I do look at film stars without [RS bleep] and they look great. Even though they have all that money they do not go and mutilate their bodies. Look at Keira Knightley-- she is gorgeous. What was i ever thinking?? I have been married for 21 years and my hubby has always loved me without these things in-- i will stay strong and not buckle when i see my consultant-- i will only regret it once again if i have smaller implants-- going to look at that site now about the handful bra--sounds good! take care x
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I had my explant about 9 weeks ago now and so happy i did it. I had the same worries as you before, scared I'd regret it, but I can tell you I am SO much happier without implants! i'm sure you will be too, it sounds like you know really what you want to do.
I saw your other post about worrying people will notice after. I think you'll be suprised because people dont pay as much attention to others breasts as we think! Just in case I wore scarves afterwards hanging down and tops with a cardigan over the top for a few weeks and the only comments i have had are 'Have you lost weight?'. This seems to be quite common.
It's all going to be fine :) x
Hope you're feeling ok today xx