Operation Bye Bye Boobies Has Begun! - Chicago, IL

I am a 25 year old young woman who has always had large breasts. In high school I was a C-D cup and now I am a 32F (wearing a 36DDD because it's the closest size I can buy at the store that fits halfway okay). It is almost impossible to find bras that fit my tiny frame and large boobies! I've gained almost 30 pounds in the last year due to my boobs being so heavy that it's extremely uncomfortable to work out. I'm 4'11 and I weigh about 123 pounds soaking wet. I've done dance and gymnastics since I was 8, so I've always been pretty self-conscious about having big breasts when none of my team members did. I've always been in really good shape and have been really happy with the shape of everything, but my large boobs. I stopped doing dance and gymnastics a few years ago because my boobs made it almost impossible to do anything without hurting myself or having a boob pop out, lol.

I've always thought about having a breast reduction for many years, but knew I couldn't afford it and was afraid that they would get bigger after having children. I have been having so much pain in these last few months that I have to constantly take pain meds EVERYDAY, I can no longer sleep on my stomach because my breasts are so sore, I can't exercise the way I used to, and I get bra strap digging in my shoulders and nasty rashes between and under my boobs. Ugh!

I went to see my primary doctor May 3rd complaining of really bad breast, back, and shoulder pain expecting her to prescribe some stronger pain killers. She examined my breasts and asked if I had ever considered a BR and I explained how I didn't ever think I could afford one or get the insurance company to approve one. Luckily she has been my doctor for 13 years so she has heard me complain on quite a few occasions about my boobs, lol. She immediately wrote a referral and said that there was a really great PS on the very next floor of the building! My primary doctor said that she would write up some really extreme documentation for the PS and write what ever she needed to, to help me get approved.

I went upstairs and scheduled a consultation with the PS for that very next Monday. Did I mention that the PS, Dr. Peter's looks amazing?! lol. Fast forward to my consultation on May 7th, it went great! The entire staff was extremely nice. Dr. Peter's measured my breasts, explained the procedure, and answered every single question that my boyfriend and I had. I did not have any documentation from chiropractors, pt's, or anyone because I had a lapse in insurance for a few years and couldn't afford to pay out of pocket. I figured the insurance company would make me complete the pt and chiropractor visits before even considering to approve me. Dr. Peter's said that I was such a great candidate for the surgery that she was going to send in a request with just her documentation, my primary's, and the photos and she would be shocked if I wasn't approved. She also said that my breast were very nice and full, just too large for my frame, lol.

I checked the mailbox everyday, for 10 days before I got a call from the PS saying that I had been approved!!! I scheduled my Post-op for May 29th and made it very clear during the visit that I wanted my breasts to be small for my size (B cup if possible). My surgery is scheduled for June 8th and I can hardly wait! I don't even remember what it feels like to be pain free anymore! Less pain and smaller boobies are so close and I've been reading everything possible about how to prepare for surgery. I am so excited to be able to start dancing and tumbling again, wearing strapless summer dresses, sleeping on my tummy....sigh, I could go on for days. Any tips would be greatly appreciated :)