A first-person patient narrative about getting breast implants for confidence and appearance, then experiencing lasting health and body changes after an emergency C-section during her fourth pregnancy. The speaker frames implants as initially positive but notes persistent postpartum problems after the surgery.
I guess the first part of that is why I got implants or when. And I originally got implants because it was something I always wanted. I always, as a younger girl, always wanted that more womanly look. So I decided I would wait until I got engaged to make sure my husband really loved me for me. And then so as soon as I got engaged, I went ahead and got implants because I wanted to fill out my wedding dress. And I loved my implants. I really got a lot of confidence from them. I felt like I always looked the way I should. But this was before babies. Fast forward 10 years and I still had my implants and was pregnant with my fourth baby. And that baby turned into emergency C section because she was a breech baby with her cord wrapped around her neck twice, which we did not realize. I never felt good after that, and my body never went back to the way it was.
