Breast implants
I'm considering a breast lift and panni removal... I'm getting my first consultation this week. My breast reconstruction would be covered because of my breast cancer surgery. I would never consider implants...I just want my boobs to be the same size and they would perk them up as a bonus. My best friend had implants 20 years ago and she needs to get them out- ten years is the time limit. She is unable to get them out because she is so ill (something called RSD) that she just can't even manage an elective surgery. Also, all of these surgeries are costly and if she doesn't replace the implants with new implants she will be concave if you know what I mean. She would NEVER replace the implants even so. They are not the best idea. At our age even thinking of another surgery every 10 years is crazy!
I am so sorry to hear about your friend. Yes, 10 years is the limit - I never knew that until I had already gotten so very sick. It never occurred to me that it might be my implants that were ruptured. I'd never have implants again, either - I'd rather be alive and concave than have gorgeous boobs as a corpse. I think having replacement surgeries every 10 years is crazy at any age. But I know many young women don't think that way (or they think their implants will last forever). I don't know what I would have done at that age, had my surgeon told me this (which of course he did not).
I hope your friend can get well enough to have surgery. If it is $$, she should consider having an MRI to determine if her implants are ruptured. If they are, this should not be considered elective or cosmetic surgery. My insurance covered my implant removal - both implants were badly ruptured. And, my implants were 20 years old. If your friend's implants are silicone (as they probably are), and 20 years old, they are probably ruptured
By the time I had my implants removed, I was waking up with hives (literally). I carried an epipen. I could not walk across my living room floor because my feet didn't go where I told them to go, and I was in such pain - I remember that well! I called my internist and just cried. I had graduated from law school with honors at 49 years of age, and then was too sick to do anything. Within a period of just a few months, my life was going from one specialist to another to try to find out what the heck was wrong with me. Every test came back positive - it was numbing. The neurologist called me at home to tell me that the spinal tap was positive along with the MRIS and I had MS. The rheumatologist told me that I had lupus, because of all the tests she took and clinical signs. It was not until I mentioned to a guy I was helping with some legal research, that I even considered my implants. I had not even met this man - he was referred to me and my contact had only been by telephone. I knew he was a lawyer, but did not know that he was also a medical doctor. He asked why I was so sick, and I told him - he asked me if I had silicone breast implants - without having even met me in person. He told me to go get an MRI to see if they were ruptured. I did and they were.
If there is anything I can do for your friend, please let me know. I would talk with her, if she would like. This can be very frightening.
Oh - I am no longer disabled as I was. I am no longer on Social security disability, and I no longer carry an epipen. My blood tests have been normal the last 5-1/2 years. My MS symptoms also disappeared. It may be coincidence, but I doubt it.
I hope your friend can get well enough to have surgery. If it is $$, she should consider having an MRI to determine if her implants are ruptured. If they are, this should not be considered elective or cosmetic surgery. My insurance covered my implant removal - both implants were badly ruptured. And, my implants were 20 years old. If your friend's implants are silicone (as they probably are), and 20 years old, they are probably ruptured
By the time I had my implants removed, I was waking up with hives (literally). I carried an epipen. I could not walk across my living room floor because my feet didn't go where I told them to go, and I was in such pain - I remember that well! I called my internist and just cried. I had graduated from law school with honors at 49 years of age, and then was too sick to do anything. Within a period of just a few months, my life was going from one specialist to another to try to find out what the heck was wrong with me. Every test came back positive - it was numbing. The neurologist called me at home to tell me that the spinal tap was positive along with the MRIS and I had MS. The rheumatologist told me that I had lupus, because of all the tests she took and clinical signs. It was not until I mentioned to a guy I was helping with some legal research, that I even considered my implants. I had not even met this man - he was referred to me and my contact had only been by telephone. I knew he was a lawyer, but did not know that he was also a medical doctor. He asked why I was so sick, and I told him - he asked me if I had silicone breast implants - without having even met me in person. He told me to go get an MRI to see if they were ruptured. I did and they were.
If there is anything I can do for your friend, please let me know. I would talk with her, if she would like. This can be very frightening.
Oh - I am no longer disabled as I was. I am no longer on Social security disability, and I no longer carry an epipen. My blood tests have been normal the last 5-1/2 years. My MS symptoms also disappeared. It may be coincidence, but I doubt it.
i have not considered implants due to this type of thing-and money!
i just want to say thank you tho for this thread- it has been interesting to read.
i hope someday to have a panniculectomy (did i spell that correctly???) but i doubt that will even happen!!!!
i just want to say thank you tho for this thread- it has been interesting to read.
i hope someday to have a panniculectomy (did i spell that correctly???) but i doubt that will even happen!!!!
I get up every morning determined to both change the world and have one hell of a good time. Sometimes this makes planning my day difficult.
- E. B. White
Thank you. I was a bit taken aback by the ferocious retorts I got on the *main* thread.
I suppose if you have or want implants you don't want to hear about the downsides.
My nurse told me that sometimes the panni (easier spelling, no?) is covered by insurance, if it is coded properly. I hope so. I would like to eventually have one too - but that is assuming I lose the weight I need to lose. I have a long way to go!!
I suppose if you have or want implants you don't want to hear about the downsides.
My nurse told me that sometimes the panni (easier spelling, no?) is covered by insurance, if it is coded properly. I hope so. I would like to eventually have one too - but that is assuming I lose the weight I need to lose. I have a long way to go!!
i am currently one of the 45 million uninsured Americans!
you have just had your surgery- it takes time to lose- you didn't put it all on in one month did you???!!!
says me the impatient one!!!!!!!!!
personally i don't go out to the main boards except when steered there like darlene's thread about kirk dying. it has gotten so ugly out there!!!
you have just had your surgery- it takes time to lose- you didn't put it all on in one month did you???!!!
says me the impatient one!!!!!!!!!
personally i don't go out to the main boards except when steered there like darlene's thread about kirk dying. it has gotten so ugly out there!!!
I get up every morning determined to both change the world and have one hell of a good time. Sometimes this makes planning my day difficult.
- E. B. White
We NEED healthcare reform desperately. In this country, nobody should be uninsured.
I know I didn't put it all on in one month. If you think I am impatient now you should have seen me when I was younger . Hah!
I didn't know Kirk but I'm sorry to hear of his death.. It seems like he was pretty young, too.
I like this over 50 board. We have something in common (like we all are not really over 50 at heart?)
Breast implants are a touchy subject, and many women don't want to hear about risks. Part of that, frankly, is the PR by plastic surgeons and manufacturers who dont' want to admit to any risks. With any other surgery, the subject of risks is not that sticky - but implants are different.
My internist came to believe in the danger that implants can pose - by watching me. She said later that she thought i was going to die - she watched me deteriorate in front of her eyes, and she wanted to know why. That is why she was so persistent and kept sending me to specialists and taking test after test. I still go to her. When you find a good doctor, you have to hang onto 'em.
I know I didn't put it all on in one month. If you think I am impatient now you should have seen me when I was younger . Hah!
I didn't know Kirk but I'm sorry to hear of his death.. It seems like he was pretty young, too.
I like this over 50 board. We have something in common (like we all are not really over 50 at heart?)
Breast implants are a touchy subject, and many women don't want to hear about risks. Part of that, frankly, is the PR by plastic surgeons and manufacturers who dont' want to admit to any risks. With any other surgery, the subject of risks is not that sticky - but implants are different.
My internist came to believe in the danger that implants can pose - by watching me. She said later that she thought i was going to die - she watched me deteriorate in front of her eyes, and she wanted to know why. That is why she was so persistent and kept sending me to specialists and taking test after test. I still go to her. When you find a good doctor, you have to hang onto 'em.
I know I'm late with my 2 cents, but thought I'd throw it out there anyhow.
I had a breast lift/reduction done almost 2 years ago, after I maintained my goal weight for a while. At that point there wasn't much to reduce, but the lift increased my comfort level tremendously. The plastic surgeon tried to talk me into "just some small implants, to improve the general shape of the breasts. We can put them in at the same time you have your lift". I never considered it, but not for the reasons you've outlined. I had visions of these two perfectly formed orange sized bumps resting on my ribs, as my skin continued to lose its elasticity and the little that was left of my natural breasts continued to gravitate downward.
There's not much there, but it's all mine, proportional to my size, and healthy. I never thought much about the complications of implants (and me a nurse!), but thank you for putting the info out there. It may well save the life of one of our sisters.
Candy
I had a breast lift/reduction done almost 2 years ago, after I maintained my goal weight for a while. At that point there wasn't much to reduce, but the lift increased my comfort level tremendously. The plastic surgeon tried to talk me into "just some small implants, to improve the general shape of the breasts. We can put them in at the same time you have your lift". I never considered it, but not for the reasons you've outlined. I had visions of these two perfectly formed orange sized bumps resting on my ribs, as my skin continued to lose its elasticity and the little that was left of my natural breasts continued to gravitate downward.
There's not much there, but it's all mine, proportional to my size, and healthy. I never thought much about the complications of implants (and me a nurse!), but thank you for putting the info out there. It may well save the life of one of our sisters.
Candy
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