19 on the Journey to Getting a Long Awaited Breast Reduction! - Denver, CO

The big day is approaching, and though my mind is dominated by excitement, there are some minor thoughts that have been giving me the tiniest bit of worry, though I haven't doubted my decision for a millisecond. I still can't really believe this is happening. I got the week off from work, (I work as a delivery person for a sub place for the summer) but when a co-worker asked if I was going on vacation, I found it difficult to give him a straight answer. He's only a year older than me and I've known him for a total of three days so I said it was something like that. That is the only thing that has started to make me a little nervous even though I know that thinking about what other people are going to think or say to each other is the last thing I should be worried about, I can't help it. When I first told some of my best girlfriends about the surgery I was going to have they said things like, "don't get too extreme because everyone will notice" or "what are you going to tell people?" and "you could just tell everyone you started using a different bra?" that last one made me laugh. To all these statements I told my friends that I wasn't going to dance around the issue; I'm not ashamed or embarrassed of this operation, I am through the roof excited about it! I told them that if anyone had the balls to ask what the deal was, (and judging by ballsiness of the people I go to school with to comment on me having big boobs to begin with, I imagine this might be a frequent occurrence) I would just tell them straight up what I had done and why. But I guess I just try to be a straight forward and direct kind of person, but I sometimes forget that that makes some people uncomfortable. Now, I'm at the point where I don't know how direct is too direct. I'm not worried about the people at school; I've developed the sort of relationship with them where pretty much everything is always out on the table, but since I just started this job, and it is with a bunch of guys that are either in high school or about my age, their reactions are also making me nervous. Hopefully it can go somewhat unnoticed by them for the short amount of time I have there. If anyone has any opinions or advice on how to go about answering the crude question of "where'd your boobs go?" I would very much like to hear from the women who can actually relate to this situation!
I also find myself thinking about the guys in my life that aren't just poking fun at my breast size. Being that this was my first year of college, I met my fair share of male suiters, but I never really dove into anything serious. However, I find myself worrying that these guys, whether I think of them as friends or the couple I could see as having potential to be more, will completely lose interest in me after my procedure. This may sound odd or crazy to some and honestly, I don't care to a certain degree, but it would be a blow to my self confidence if this happens because it will prove that these guys truly were only interested in me because of my breasts. My mother always says that I am oblivious to the guys that stare at me in the grocery store and now she keeps joking that after my procedure I won't have to worry about guys anymore. She says she's joking but you know what they say about jokes being a safe way to tell the truth. One of my "friends" at college also made a point several times throughout the year to say that guys only went after me because of my boobs-great friend I know. Anyways, that was a bit of a rant but I wanted to get it off my chest (haha) because there aren't many people around here I can relate to because the people I usually talk to haven't had breast reduction surgery, and this problem in particular could sound a bit ridiculous. It may sound ridiculous to you too, I don't know, but in case it doesn't, I thought I would share.
On a brighter note, with my surgery coming up in 8 days (!!!!) I find myself purposely not thinking about it because then I will get too excited and then time will inevitably slow down! I had my pre op a couple days ago and it went very well, I got my prescriptions and finally got my dad to get the payments in order (he's been a bit awkward about the whole thing as you can imagine, along with my three older brothers-it is truly a male dominated world around here). I'm trying to eat healthy and get some exercise in, which is hard because I'm always working now, but hey, anything to fill the time! I can't stop looking online at all the pretty little free people bralettes that I'll be able to wear after my operation, and all the things I have now that will look so much better when I have a smaller chest to put them over! My mom and I talk about all the things I'll be able to wear, and all the things we're going to have to shop for after the operation which doesn't help with my not getting too excited. Despite any minor thoughts I have about boys or what other people are going to think, they are all completely insignificant because I have wanted this done since I was 13 and now it is finally happening and I am ecstatic.
*If I find any photos that show some before I'll put them up!

I am 19 years old and just finished my first year of college. I have been bothered by my large breasts since I was 13; I always had much bigger boobs than the girls in my grade and I felt self conscious (I have been in the D range since I was 15 and am now either a DD or DDD depending on the store). I had to live through the snide comments from boys that I thought would go away once I got to college but it turns out boys never mature when it comes to the natural occurrence that is boobs. Today, I still have to deal with nicknames like "[RS bleep] McGee", I have to worry about making sure I'm covered when I talk to male professors, and have to worry about whether a guy is talking to me because of my dazzling personality or my dazzlingly big boobs. Not to mention, I can't run or play tennis without enduring extreme discomfort. These are only a few of the issues I am not prepared to deal with for the rest of my life. I looked into breast reduction for the first time when I was a junior in high school but I didn't have the time to save for recovery due to my competitiveness with tennis. Also, when I first looked into it I met with a doctor through the children's hospital; and this man was less than encouraging. All he spoke of were the downsides to breast reduction; I think he doubted my maturity and reasons for wanting surgery. This time around, I have the time to get surgery and I am going through a plastic surgeon who has changed my entire experience, and I now have my pre-op coming up on July 16th, and surgery for July 30th and I am beyond excited!