Re: Good Morning

[Guest guest]

Dear jackie, I know exactly how you feel, I went through this too, I

didn't want to get out the implants at all...I felt that the posts

were often discouraging also, like people still seemed sick so what

was the point. I am still having really bad days too...so I am not

going to deny the fact that that is sounds discouraging, but for me I

had to feel I had at least tried, and done everything I could to get

better. Well I did..now I am working on my health. I suggest you

really need to talk to your husband about what his priorities are, do

you really want to be married to a man who values your breast size

over your health? that is not the kind of man I want. I am single,

but I was dating someone and when I told him the truth he seemed not

to care too much about the implants, just that I was ok. Well Jackie

it takes time to get well after implants, and I may not ever be what

I was, but I am glad to be alive and feel i will get better

eventually, and with the implants I would never have that chance. You

need to live with your decisions...pray about it and do what you need

to do for yourself not for your husband. If he can't love you without

your implants he really isn't worth much is he?

Remember also that 12 year old implants are way past there life span

and you need to replace or get them out anyway...good luck and

godbless you in this struggle...I can totally understand how yu feel

In egroups, " Jackie " <poopie@t...> wrote:

> Hello ladies,

>

> Hope this note finds you all well. I've been reading your posts

and I can't honestly say they have been helping me but I'm still

reading. I believe the reason is because I'm sitting in denial. I

know in my heart that the implants have to come out and yet I go thru

periods each day that are a little discouraging to say the least. I

know I'll deal with this, its just going to take some time.

>

> I do have some positive news tho. I finally spoke to one of the

woman from the Women's Implant Centre here in Vancouver yesterday and

she was able to answer alot of my questions including cost of

explantation. It seems our medical system here in BC WILL cover the

cost of removing the implants so I don't have to worry about that

cost. They have a list of some excellent Dr's that will perform this

if my PS gives me the usual sales pitch about not being satisfied

with my body afterwards. She gave me the option of trying my PS

first and then if I'm not satisfied I can go and see them for a

recommendation. I have booked an appointment tomorrow with my GP to

get a referral to my PS and I have booked an appointment with my PS

on January 16th to discuss removal and the cost of a breast lift. I

have started the ball rolling.

>

> My husband doesn't want to discuss this with me, he says it gives

him the shivers. I asked him what does, the idea of me being flat

chested or the thought of the operation, to which he replied " I don't

know " Has anyone ever lost their husbands because they went back to

being small chested? Probably. What a stupid question eh? Anyway,

I'll deal with it as it comes up. You all have a great day and I'll

see ya real soon.

>

> Jackie

[Guest guest]

Jackie,

So glad you are doing well. Who did your explant?

Thanks,

[Guest guest]

Good to hear from you Jackie! I am so glad things went smoothly for

you and that your doing so well. Boy my explant was so hard it amazes

me when I hear of women who it goes so smoothly for, I guess it just

goes to show that no two women are alike and that all breast implants

are not created egually.

Well stay in touch and let us know how things are going for you! keep

us up to date. I knew your hubby would still love you with or without

big boobs, I think it is mostly our own image of ourselves that tells

us otherwise. Since I no longer have big boobs I still feel and look

sexy, I still get tons of compliments, I still enjoy a great sex

life, even better now that I am married to such a wonderfull man, and

not one person has ever made any remarks like " what happened to you "

or anyhting like I imagined they would. ANyhow just goes to show you

how our minds can mess with us right?

I am getting ready to make my move to Idaho next Tuesday and it feels

so weird to be unemployed, but I already have some interviews lined

up at the big trauma center in Idaho Falls, hopefully I will get the

job in the ER since that is my ture love, ER and ICU.

Ok enough of my rambling now.

Take care sweety and god bless everyone on this group!

In @y..., " Jackie " <poopie@t...> wrote:

> Hello all,

>

> I hope all of you are as well as can be expected. I'm looking

forward to getting back into my usual daily grind and keeping up with

the emails here. I've been taking it easy and staying off the

computer so as not to put any extra stress on my arms and shoulders

which seemed to contribute to my tendernous in the past week.

>

> I thank everyone who responded with kind encouraging words to my

explant message. Its been one week now since the explant and I am

still totally amazed at how good I'm doing. The tendernous has

almost gone and I'm due to have the tape off my breasts tomorrow.

Can't wait. I still love my new body and have no regrets at either

having the implants or having them out. I have a wonderful

supportive husband who is taking good care of me and I couldn't ask

for anything more.

>

> Life is returning to normal around here and thats a good thing.

The wedding, 2 sick family members and then my operation has kept our

heads spinning for the past 2 weeks but we are settling down quite

nicely. I will check in again soon. Take care all.

>

> Jackie

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I live in Canada and Dr. Peers did my explant. I really liked him when he did the augmentation and I still really like him now. He has an excellent reputation. Hope you're doing well.

Jackie

----- Original Message -----

From: sholsombeck@...

Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2001 1:55 PM

Subject: Re: Good Morning

Jackie,So glad you are doing well. Who did your explant?Thanks,

[Guest guest]

Hi Jackie:

No you won't be losing me when I move, I will always be a computer

nerd at heart LOL.

You weren't totally wrong about where I worked, I worked at Stanford

University's big medical center in Palo Alto California. I am a

nursing assistant/medical assistant/unit secretary/trauma registrar.

My favorite job was as an ICU secretary and I also love trauma so I

am hoping to get hired on at the big regional med center in eastern

Idaho, its a big center and it is the only Trauma center in the tri

state area there so I think it would be a great place to work. I love

working in a hospital and have been doing it for the last 9 years so

it is my true love. I wish I would have gone to nursing school but

with my daughter and being single all these years it just never

seemed possible, but who knows, maybe I will go back for my RN once I

am settled in Idaho.

Health wise I am doing pretty well, I have some bad days still, and

allot of aches and pain, but my head has really cleared up allot and

most days I hardly even notice it. I believe that you are feeling

better since your implants are gone. I feel that the textured ones

really leave you with the most damage after surgery and it just about

wiped me out so my recovery is long, but my boobs look so great right

now I am absolutely amazed, Dr Feng really meant it when she told me

the ugly scars would fade away and they are. I am going to try to get

some pictures to post so that I can show everyone how good you can

look after explant/lift.

Ok Jackie I have to ask you to be honest here...how on earth can you

have gone from a AA to being able to still fit in your C cup bras?

Did you put on weight since you first got implants?

Curious cause I am still an a cup, though I think with my small frame

they are about right for me.

Well anyhow glad your doing well and take care of yourself.

Love

In @y..., " Jackie " <poopie@t...> wrote:

> Hi ,

>

> Wow, you must be getting excited about your big move. Its sneaking

right up on you. We're not going to lose you here are we? I hope

not. I look forward to hearing from you and I still want to know how

your progressing with your health and new life. I thought you

worked at a college for some reason. Oops! Guess I wasn't paying

attention. What exactly is your profession? ER & ICU both sound

exciting.

>

> I had my tape taken off my incisions today so my boobs aren't quite

as misshaped as they were. My PS told me that I had very little pain

because the implants came out so smoothly. He said the implants were

still intact with no leakage but because the saline layer had

collapsed he made sure he cleaned me out completely incase there was

any doubt about leakage or permeability. He didn't want to take a

chance of leaving any residue in me and I was pleased with his

explanation. He showed me a picture of what I looked like when I

went to see him in 1988. hehe I'm bigger now than I was then. I

asked him if he had record of what size I was before the implants and

he found in the file I was a 36AA. He asked me why and I told him

because I'm still wearing a 36C. I've tried to fit into a B cup but

I have too much boob. I don't have any fullness without the implants

but I'm still wearing some of my bra's. I might just buy some

padding to go in the bottom of my bra's to give me a fuller look.

We'll see. At least that way I can continue to use some of the bras

I have.

>

> Here's what I have noticed since my explant a week ago yesterday.

I had a tremor in my groin area for the past 2 yrs that has driven me

crazy and I have tried everything to get rid of it. 3 days after

explant I was laying in bed not able to sleep and focussed on my body

for the first time and realized I had not experienced the tremors

since surgery. I had to adhere to a strict sugarless & yeast free

diet in order to try and maintain some energy but for the past 6 mos

its been touch and go with alot of muscle weakness. Since Gord was

doing the cooking and we were eating out alot because we were

running back and forth to the hospital to see mom before her

pacemaker was put in, I was not following any kind of a diet. In

fact I have not eaten properly since surgery....well at least not the

way I had to before. I have been eating sugar and drinking coffee

like there's no tomorrow. I'm not getting the headaches and sharp

pains that I would instantly get if I veered off my strict diet for

one or two mouthfuls. It wasn't worth the pain I experienced. WW3

is not happening in my intestines after eating chocolate. I do have

some discomfort but nothing as severe as it was. The muscles

weakness is not there. 2 days after surgery I had to use a laxative

to get me going again and have been regular since but before surgery

I had to depend upon laxatives. It was awful. The heart

palpitations that were a constant reminder that something was amiss

in my body are now few and far between. They were the last thing I

was aware of before I feel asleep at night and the first thing I woke

up to in the morning. That used to frustrate me as well because I

thought I was doing everything I could to not have any palpitations.

Now they are slowly going away. My heart used to feel like it was

going to jump out of my chest and that is slowly subsiding. Do you

think this is all in my head or do you think these things had

something to do with the implants?

>

> I don't plan on staying on a course of destruction as I know its

not healthy for me in the long run but I can't believe what I have

been able to get away with this past week food-wise with little or no

reaction at all. My mind tells me I made the right decision to have

the implants removed. There were just too many things my body was

trying to tell me and no matter what I tried or how diligent I was

with my regime I wasn't making any headway. Your thoughts would be

appreciated on this puzzle please.

>

> Take care all and see ya soon.

> Jackie

> ----- Original Message -----

> From: carina063@h...

> @y...

> Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2001 10:22 AM

> Subject: Re: Good Morning

>

>

> Good to hear from you Jackie! I am so glad things went smoothly

for

> you and that your doing so well. Boy my explant was so hard it

amazes

> me when I hear of women who it goes so smoothly for, I guess it

just

> goes to show that no two women are alike and that all breast

implants

> are not created egually.

>

> Well stay in touch and let us know how things are going for you!

keep

> us up to date. I knew your hubby would still love you with or

without

> big boobs, I think it is mostly our own image of ourselves that

tells

> us otherwise. Since I no longer have big boobs I still feel and

look

> sexy, I still get tons of compliments, I still enjoy a great sex

> life, even better now that I am married to such a wonderfull man,

and

> not one person has ever made any remarks like " what happened to

you "

> or anyhting like I imagined they would. ANyhow just goes to show

you

> how our minds can mess with us right?

>

> I am getting ready to make my move to Idaho next Tuesday and it

feels

> so weird to be unemployed, but I already have some interviews

lined

> up at the big trauma center in Idaho Falls, hopefully I will get

the

> job in the ER since that is my ture love, ER and ICU.

>

> Ok enough of my rambling now.

> Take care sweety and god bless everyone on this group!

>

>

>

>

> In @y..., " Jackie " <poopie@t...> wrote:

> > Hello all,

> >

> > I hope all of you are as well as can be expected. I'm looking

> forward to getting back into my usual daily grind and keeping up

with

> the emails here. I've been taking it easy and staying off the

> computer so as not to put any extra stress on my arms and

shoulders

> which seemed to contribute to my tendernous in the past week.

> >

> > I thank everyone who responded with kind encouraging words to

my

> explant message. Its been one week now since the explant and I

am

> still totally amazed at how good I'm doing. The tendernous has

> almost gone and I'm due to have the tape off my breasts

tomorrow.

> Can't wait. I still love my new body and have no regrets at

either

> having the implants or having them out. I have a wonderful

> supportive husband who is taking good care of me and I couldn't

ask

> for anything more.

> >

> > Life is returning to normal around here and thats a good

thing.

> The wedding, 2 sick family members and then my operation has kept

our

> heads spinning for the past 2 weeks but we are settling down

quite

> nicely. I will check in again soon. Take care all.

> >

> > Jackie

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Jackie,

Thanks for the reply. I hope you continue to feel better.

Take care,