Hello,
I am new to this site, but I love reading your stories. I have found I can relate to many of them. I am ready to finally take that step to have my implants removed. I have a consultation appt. on Feb. 1st with a PS in St. Louis. I have no idea if I have chosen the right doctor, nor do I know how much this surgery is going to cost. Can anyone recommend a PS in the St. Louis area? I would really appreciate it!
My story: I am turning 35 next week and I really want my breast implants out! I got them when I was 21, it was the biggest mistake of my life. I now have 3 kids and because they are so big, I am very embarrassed by them. I am 5'4" and 105 lbs (then and now), I was a 34 A before BA and I am now a 34 DD. I have Mentor, textured, saline, under the muscle. I remember crying the first few days after my surgery because I wanted them out. I was sure God was going to punish me for getting them. It was also a complete waste of money and the pain was more than I ever could have imagined. At that time, I already had one child and did so w/o an epidural or any pain medication of any kind. So, I am not a whimp when it comes to pain. But, no one (certainly not my PS) prepared me for the pain or lack of movement in my arms. I think it was torture! The memory of the pain (I have since had 2 more children w/o epidural or pain medicine), my tremendous fear of anesthesia, and the lack of finances have all kept me from having these things removed. I just wish I would have never gotten them in the first place. I wish my insurance would cover having them removed. Everything about them is a "I just wish" situation. I just wish I could be me again!
I am new to this site, but I love reading your stories. I have found I can relate to many of them. I am ready to finally take that step to have my implants removed. I have a consultation appt. on Feb. 1st with a PS in St. Louis. I have no idea if I have chosen the right doctor, nor do I know how much this surgery is going to cost. Can anyone recommend a PS in the St. Louis area? I would really appreciate it!
My story: I am turning 35 next week and I really want my breast implants out! I got them when I was 21, it was the biggest mistake of my life. I now have 3 kids and because they are so big, I am very embarrassed by them. I am 5'4" and 105 lbs (then and now), I was a 34 A before BA and I am now a 34 DD. I have Mentor, textured, saline, under the muscle. I remember crying the first few days after my surgery because I wanted them out. I was sure God was going to punish me for getting them. It was also a complete waste of money and the pain was more than I ever could have imagined. At that time, I already had one child and did so w/o an epidural or any pain medication of any kind. So, I am not a whimp when it comes to pain. But, no one (certainly not my PS) prepared me for the pain or lack of movement in my arms. I think it was torture! The memory of the pain (I have since had 2 more children w/o epidural or pain medicine), my tremendous fear of anesthesia, and the lack of finances have all kept me from having these things removed. I just wish I would have never gotten them in the first place. I wish my insurance would cover having them removed. Everything about them is a "I just wish" situation. I just wish I could be me again!

