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Looking Forward to Running with No Bounce - Baltimore, MD

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I am 37 and a mother of 2 little boys. I have...

Mom of 2 boysJanuary 5, 2012
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I am 37 and a mother of 2 little boys. I have always had boobs but they were not overly large, until after the births of my sons! I now wear a 36FF and am hoping for a C cup. My surgeon is great and got me approved from my insurance after they denied me initially. My surgery is less than 2 weeks away on January 17. I am scared and excited at the same time.

I am very athletic and have always played sports and run. This last year I ran 4 half marathons and did 2 triathlons. I am signed up for a bunch more races this year. I am uncomfortable wearing tank tops and tend to overdress while exercising to hide the girls. I am ready for the tank tops and no "boob" pain running! I also do a lot of pool training and hate going out in my swim suit. In the sport of running/triathlons you see all kinds of bodies, skinny, lean, big, but the one thing you rarely see are larger chested women. I will be so happy to rid myself of this classification!

The countdown is on! I will post photos later!

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Kimmers25
January 6, 2012

Welcome to RealSelf and thank you for sharing your journey.

You will absolutely love having smaller breasts.  When you work out and run you will really notice a big difference.  The first time I went to the gym after my surgery I felt amazing.   No bounce and jiggle.  And no more having to wear two sport bras at the same time to bolt the girls down:)

Your nerves will pass and soon it will be nothing more than excitement.  I am happy you are able to get this done!

I look forward to  following your posts.

 

 

Mom of 2 boys
January 6, 2012
I can't wait until it is done! How long was it after your surgery until you could run? I've heard it takes longer than 6 weeks to bounce them without pain.
Kimmers25
January 8, 2012

I was back at the gym one month to the day of surgery.  I had minimal pain but mainly soreness for about six weeks.    I was actually loving not having the bounce after surgery.  

Mom of 2 boys
January 8, 2012
That is not too bad! I hope my recovery goes as smoothly!
Princessp
January 7, 2012
Hey my Baltimore sister, I am having my breast reduction feb 13, I am a little nervous. I wish us the best with smaller boobs. Keep me posted. I wonder if we have the same doc.
Mom of 2 boys
January 7, 2012
Hey Princessp! I will definitely keep you posted. This site has been great. I know after reading some of the stories I definitely want to tell my surgeon to go smaller! I had a dream the other night they were still big after surgery. I am nervous too!
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FelineDivine
January 8, 2012
That was actually another of my concerns pre-op. What if I said C and ended up too big. You know, like going to the hair dresser. Your inch is not the same as their inch. lol If being left too big is a concern, I hope you will express that to your surgeon. :)
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Tuesday I will be a week from surgery! I am...

Mom of 2 boysJanuary 8, 2012
Tuesday I will be a week from surgery! I am starting to get more excited at this point rather then scared. I'm sure that will change as the day gets closer. I have not been running since I know I do not have to run with these huge boobs anymore. So I am waiting until I am recovered to start my training back up. I also have had symptoms if IBS so I have completely changed my diet. It seems to have worked and I am feeling much better all around. My mom is flying in from CA next Sunday to help e and to take care of my boys for me. I plan on locking the door at night so I don't get a surprise jump on the chest from one of them. Ouch. My surgeon said I don;t need to buy anything ahead of time but I probably will pick up a few things I have read about on this site. The pillow to put over my chest for car rides to ease the seatbelt pain is a great idea. Other then that I just feel like I am waiting and I can't wait to get this going and start recovering with my new, small and perky boobs!

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I forgot to add that my insurance includes an...

Mom of 2 boysJanuary 8, 2012
I forgot to add that my insurance includes an overnight stay in the hospital that I think I am going to use! I know I am going to be miserable for the first day/week so I might as well be in a bed that props me up and have them bring me all of my meds on time, etc!

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Mom of 2 boys
January 9, 2012
Yes I am going to tell her I am more worried about being too big than too small. Also going to brig some pics so she can get an idea of what I am looking for so we are on the same page!
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FelineDivine
January 9, 2012
My surgeon actually asked me if the choice were to need to be made during surgery, would my preference be to take more or less out so of course I said MORE. :) She brought this up post surgery when were discussing the size I currently have. I think the pix you show here will really solidify it as well! :)
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