I had mine done 10 years ago and didnt skip a beat, except I "restrain the girls " for running and riding with a regular fitting sports bra first and a tighter one on top…
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I have them. I got mine when I was 19, I’m 27 now, and I’ve never had any issues with them whatsoever. I was a C and went up to DD. They are saline, and under the muscle. As long as you invest the money into QUALITY sports bras you’ll be good to go 
I mean you’ll be paying somewhere around $70 a bra but, you have to protect your investments 
I also compete in triathlons and half marathons and I still have no issues. No back problems, none of that bs. They have never bothered me riding or anything either.
Recovery time for me was about 3 weeks. I felt pretty good right away but there is no reason to rush anything, i.e. picking up gallons of milk, pulling open heavy doors, etc… I stopped taking my vicodin after the 3rd day. I was able to lift my arms up to wash my hair the next morning after the surgery. I’m sure people vary on that type of thing though. Mine also came with a warranty for the first 5 years.
And, if you want them, get them! Do NOT let anyone talk you out of them!!! I haven’t regretted mine for even one second, no matter how many people told me it was a dumb idea for all sorts of different reasons. I went in there for my consultatation, doc opened the briefcase full of implants of all different sizes and I went straight for the biggest ones he had, the 500’s. The day of the surgery I was so excited, I couldn’t wait for them to put me under and get to work already. I think those T.V. plastic surgery shows make the surgery seem much more dramatic than it actually is. You don’t wake up screaming in pain and moaning. I woke up, didn’t know where I was for a min then I realized it and I looked down and said “Oh, I’m done???” The nurses laughed and said “Yeah, you’re done!” It just felt like some one sitting on my chest, not really painful, and I have 500’s overfilled to 525cc’s and I have not had any kids so I didn’t have the extra room in there.
Good luck in your decision!
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I say see if you can get them hooked up to an inflation cartridge and then you can save the cost of a Hit Air or Point 2
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That won’t help if you land on your back.
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Not much to add here except I can sympathize with you. I couldn’t believe how small my breasts became after pregnancy-breastfeeding-weaning. Good luck.
Ancient thread alert but i’ll pile in. Got mine 10 years ago with no issue. Am a 32 DD and got the gummy bear ones under the muscle.
Not everyone has such a good experience. I have not had breast augmentation, but my room mate did. She was a hot mess when she came home. Bruised up and had a hard time moving and was very uncomfortable for over a week. Took her multiple weeks to be able to do normal things without pain. Just like with childbirth, everyone is going to have a different experience. Some women bounce right back and some are in pain/uncomfortable/etc for a decently long period of time. Hopefully you are the former and won’t have any issues, but understand that may not be the situation. Take things easy.
I do know plenty of women who are athletic that have done implants. I think the only time I’ve ever seen one pop was a video of lady fishing who caught a swordfish that hit her and popped her. Not a common occurrence! You should be fine riding with implants. Just make sure to protect them and don’t ride until your body is ready for it.
Methinks GPJoe is a bot. 
^^^ Yup.
All the same, glad this thread got revived. I’m a breast cancer survivor too after double mastectomy, and riding again with one implant, and the other side rebuilt with a flap after a failed reconstruction. I also have lymphedema. I don’t compete like I did when I was young, and don’t aspire to much other than going around a Novice course again… Although I do ride young horses. But my implant and surgery and abdominal strength haven’t held me back at all. My bones are a much bigger concern when falling off than implants - the implants are in there much more securely than you might realize. Even the lymphedema is manageable around the barn… Although I did get bucked off a few years ago and broke my lymphedema arm in three places. Not good… my implant was fine though, and I wasn’t wearing a body protector or anything. Even the arm got figured out without too many complications, and I am riding again. It’s nice to read other survivors are out there kicking butt too.
One of the few positives about mastectomy and reconstruction was downsizing, and my experience with my body while riding. I was 34 dd prior to cancer, and dealt with awkward bounce, ill fitting garments, and feeling self conscious. I’m between a b and c now, and nothing moves even with no bra (reconstruction post cancer is pretty different from regular implants). Sitting trot is tough with decreased core strength, but it’s nice to have zero bounce.
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I have the gummy ones not under the muscle. My doctor preferred to not go under the muscle. He also said they do not need to be replaced every 10 years. That was the “old” kind. Ive had mine for 14 years and no issues. Fallen off a plenty of times, no problems.
this is no longer the case, implants now are expected to last a life time. you can run over the silicone filled ones with cars and they don’t rupture. i wouldn’t be worried about eventing with them.
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Do you really? I’m not sure that I’ve ever met another rider with it. I have it in one of my lower legs. I haven’t been doing as much serious riding since it started three years ago, mostly just for fun, but I have found things more difficult, even just simple stuff like boots and half chaps fitting, and the prolonged standing associated with grooming. I’m hoping to get back into it once I settle down in a more permanent location. I’d like to get a young horse to start and bring up to novice or training for the enjoyment, although I worry about my consistency with how bad some of the ulcers have been on my feet lately and how long they take to heal. I’m terrified to end up with a break like your arm…I can’t imagine they can put a cast on a lymphedema limb?
It gives me hope to hear someone else is making it work!
Sorry, not useful input to breast implants!
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@SMK - so sorry to hear you have lower extremity lymphedema… Mine is upper extremity in my right arm, and in my chest and shoulder (latissimus). Breast cancer required removal of all lymph nodes and a lot of radiation.
I was pretty unsure when I was first diagnosed, as they gave me a laundry list of cautions and restrictions. No lifting anything over fifteen pounds and maintaining perfectly clean skin with no breaks or scratches… I had two toddlers at the time who demanded to be carried, and love being in the barn, so it was all REALLY discouraging. Over time, I just started living life again… I break a whole lot of “rules.” But everyone is different… Just figure out what you can get away with. I seem to do fine lifting (I muck everyday and move hay and feed and whatever I need to). getting dirty hasn’t caused infection yet, but I try and be a little cautious about wounds. I do stay in compression sleeves and a gauntlet 23 hours a day though - it helps immensely. I just save old or stained compression sleeves specifically for the barn… As they do get trashed. I do get ulcers on my chest as compression is hard to figure out there during the day… I sleep in a fitted pads and a binder though, and it helps a ton. That has dramatically reduced ulcers.
The broken arm was a complete panic situation. I was riding alone and the horse got me good while mounting… I remember sitting up after hitting the ground and looking down at my right wrist, thinking I was probably going to lose the whole stupid arm. Bizarrely though, it never swelled. All fractures were clean and not displaced, so surgery wasn’t necessary. Lucky lucky lucky. We dealt by using a Velcro cocked wrist brace over the compression sleeve… All three breaks were near the wrist. A cast would have been impossible.
That’s encouraging for those of us who are still waiting for their boobs to grow in! :lol:
