13 weeks post op - Atlanta, GA

My name is Anna and I am 40 yrs old. I am the mother of 4 year old twins who i adore. The years have not been kind to the boobies and lets just say they are south of the border and extremely large. I am large too though at 230lbs. I need to lose weight also which for some reason i just cannot motivate myself to do. My back and neck hurt constantly and I actually think I am leaning forward all the time. I can't wait to take my bra off at night, but then when i do i find myself holding them up with my hands as they are just too heavy to be hanging there on their own. They are very sad excuses for boobs and they make me sad. I can't stand to look at them and even though i know my husband loves me and doesn't care i feel i need to hold them up even in front of him. I have recently lost 15lbs and know from past experience it does not matter how much i lose they are always going to be huge and saggy.

I have been contemplating having it done for years and just never really felt as if i deserved it due to the fact that I am fat. But you know what.. I do deserve it as does everyone else. We do not deserve to not be able to walk into a store and buy a bra that is under $80 that actually fits. The last 2 bras i brought had 4 hooks and eyes and were over $100 each and although they are pretty lace they are basically just scaffolding.

So... I did some research and found a Dr that has really good reviews, great before and after pics and is Board certified. Better yet he accepts my Insurance. I had my initial consultation yesterday. He said that he will take about 500-600 from each one. I am hopeful that the insurance company will allow me to have it done. I do have a $1500 deductible but it will be so worth it.

Fingers crossed that I can have it done around the start of November. They said that they usually hear back from the insurance company within a few weeks and then i can schedule it for a couple of weeks out. I am so excited and cannot wait. I see where lots of women on here are apprehensive that they are doing the right thing. I am not. I know I am doing the right thing. I can't wait to be able to sit and stand up straight. And to be able to wear halter necks. I feel like I am carrying a bag of groceries around my neck every-time I have tried to wear one.

Once I have had the reduction I plan on losing about 50lbs. I have always been large and cannot imagine being 120lbs.. Although I am large I have always stayed very active and used to do a lot of mountain biking before the kids came a long. Not so much since as its hard with them. But we also snowboard (in season) hike and play disc golf. I would love it if after I have lost my weight I go down to a B or so... I am so over the boobs I can't begin to tell you. In fact I just went for my first Mammogram today also. Thats not a nice experience for those under 40s women that have not had one yet. It just made me hate my boobs even more having them pancaked between too slabs. In fact I am just totally ashamed of them. I think I already said that.. But I am.

Well that's my story and I will let you know what happens and when and when I know that I am able to have it done I will post pics. For now.. The less people see them the better :)