Had 7 lbs Removed with a free nipple graft - Fort Worth, TX

I am 33. I have had all my children. I have an 8 year old and twin 4 year olds. It was important to me to be able to nurse my children and I did so for all 3 of them. Now I am ready to do this surgery for me. I am a 38K cup. Last Sept 2011 I weighed 258lbs and I was overflowing the Kcup, but it was the largest I could find.
Last January I got VERY sick with a mastitis infection (I was not nursing and hadn't for 3 years). The infection was aggressive and in the first 20 hours of having mastitis symptoms I had an open wound that resulted in surgery to remove dead tissue and a wound that was about 16cmX14cm on the underside of my left breast. Oh and a wound vac attached to me for 15 weeks.
With that I had met my high deductible at the beginning of the year, so I decided it was definitely time to have my surgery.
I met with my first plastic surgeon the week after I got my wound vac off. He was too inexperienced and didn't have the best results I could see from his pictures. Inverted nipples, lumpy misshapen breasts and said I couldn't expect they would be aesthetically pleasing when done. He was very nice and encouraging and had good information. He gave me a goal weight of 190 by Oct 1st. I'm going to be 10lbs shy of that goal, but I will be under 200 for the first time in 8 years!
The second Plastic Surgeon I met with seemed like a putz. He made me feel uncomfortable, took a phone call and LEFT the room in the middle of our conversation, didn't bother to bring his gallery to our consultation and I had no rapport with him. He also said that would be the largest reduction he'd ever done. He said I would need a skin graft of my nipple and there's a possibility that it wouldn't take and my nipple would slough off! This scared me and had me upset and worried. I left crying and feeling defeated.

I finally set up 3 more consultation appointments and the first of the 3 was THE ONE! Dr. English was congenial, took his time with me, answered my questions and I instantly liked him. I felt he was confident and could perform the surgery well. He set me at ease. So much so that I cancelled my other 2 appointments.
I'm glad I went to the first two. It's hard to do and it's a very personal surgery, so you HAVE to make sure you feel comfortable with your doctor!! Dr. English also told me I would need a skin graft. I told him my reservation and how I didn't want this to happen. He explained to me WHY it needed to happen making me understand. I told him what Dr. #2 had said about me loosing my nipple and he said he had NEVER had that happen in the thousands of surgeries he had done. The distance my nipple would be moved if I don't have the skin graft my chances of loosing the nipples goes WAY up if I don't have it removed and re-grafted on. Once I understand my fears were relieved.
So I had to have a mammogram about a week and a half ago, I went for my pre-op appointment last week and I get blood work done this week.
I'm still scared, but just more of the healing process. After the infection at the beginning of the year I have had my share of boob related problems. Hoping and praying for a smooth and easy process.
I was smoking this summer. I have quit, but just recently. Hoping that I have quit soon enough that it wont cause me any problems.
I will be adding photos of my before and after pics soon.