Springing a leak???
Friday, August 20, 2010Maybe you’ve heard, or maybe you haven’t… But I have apparently ‘sprung a leak’.
I woke up this morning and while in the shower I noticed that my right boob felt, er, ‘softer’ than the left one. After getting out of the shower and inspecting, I noticed it was hanging lower than usual, appeared flatter on top (unlike the ’roundedness’ of the left one) and I could feel the bag in the underside of my boob. There’s really no other explanation that… My implant is leaking. I’m fortunate that my implant are filled with saline (salt water) that my body will just absorb the liquid.
I called my surgeon’s office, and they know me because of the many, many referrals I’ve sent, and, of course, Dr. Smaili is out of town until Monday. The nurse reassured me that I would be okay until then, but to just take it easy. I have an appointment Monday morning, and at that point we’ll discuss my options and schedule surgery.
I wasn’t in a lot of pain this morning, but as the day continues, I’m getting very uncomfortable. It doesn’t look HORRIBLE, but there is a difference. And I’m honestly scared to take my bra off because I don’t want the bag to fall any more. But, as of this point, I’m okay and not in any serious danger.
Here’s a couple pics of what’s going on under my top:
It's not a horrible difference, but notice how much lower my breast is hanging.
This is my left breast. Still sitting high and nice and rounded up top.
And this is my 'deflated' right breast. Notice how low it hangs and how it is not rounded on top.
Who knows. Maybe it’s not leaking and the bag is just falling out of the pocket that it’s in. Whatever the situation, it’s uncomfortable right now. And, if you don’t know much about breast implants, these sort of problems are necessarily common, but they are not unheard of. However, usually, to damage an implant (pop it, get a leaky bag, or fall out of place) you have to REALLY hurt it… Like what they told me when I did them… You’d have to get into a really bad car accident!
I’ve had my implants for 5 1/2 years and have never had a problem with them, so waking up to such a problem, having not experienced anything out of the norm lately, is extremely WEIRD for me. I’m so baffled at what’s going on. But, what it comes down to is that I am okay and I’m on top of the situation and hopefully I’ll have surgery in a few days and be all better. (Don’t worry, I’m not gonna get bigger implant or anything… Just gonna replace ‘em.)
And thanks to everyone for the concern and well wishes. I greatly appreciate it!
