5 weeks post op.! Columbus, GA

9/25/12
A few things about myself, I am 23 years young. I'm 5'7 and around 145. I am currently a 40F, wearing Layne Bryant bras. Bra makers are all over the board in my opinion so maybe that will help someone reading my story. My husband and I had our first child almost 9 months ago and I breast fed for 6. I had originally planned for a year but became so self conscious and depressed about my breast I decided to stop early and see what I could do about getting a breast reduction. My insurance is Tricare Prime and I asked my primary care doctor for a referral to see a PS. I had my consultation on 9/17/12 just 4 days after on 9/21/12 I recieved approval that my surgery would be 100% covered! The consult was great, Dr. Cochran and his stuff were very kind and made me feel very comfortable. I did so much research before I went to the consult I had a list of 41 questions. He answered every single one of them without hesitation. My surgery is scheduled for 11/13/12. Trying to work around my husbands schedule has pushed it back a few more months than I wanted but I am beyond excited to have the surgery.

For those wondering why I chose reduction surgery, I have always had large breast, I was a DD/DDD before baby and was basically tortured my entire middle school and high school life by kids teasing me saying I "stuffed" my bras. And I wore water bras. If those little brats only knew the truth.. It wasn't until after I had my daughter that I really started letting the size bother me. I want to be a role model for my daughter, and even the most conservative clothes, my boobs are all over the place. I don't want to be "that mom" that always has her boobs in people's faces, although I can't help that they are big, I can at least do something to make them smaller again. I will have my preop appointments scheduled in the next week or so and will update when those will be! I have to say, everyone story here has been the calm to my storm. I have googled and researched and then googled some more. Anything and everything about the surgery I wanted to know. This page eventually became my 1stop shop, and I thank each and everyone of you for sharing your stories. I will upload my before photos as soon as possible and would love to hear everyone's thoughts.