No More Messing Around with the Girls, They Have to Go! - New Mexico

Hi Ladies! Let me introduce my self. I am a 43 yr old with Huge breast almost the the same age. My breast started taking over my body in the fourth grade when I wore a 32C cup. As I continued to grow so did they!! My story is not much different than others that I have read except that I have not seen a cup the same size or bigger then mine. Right now my shoulders and back have the burden of holding up not one but two very large and heavy 46L's! I have been wanting a reduction since I was 16 but for some reason I can't remember the doc wanted me to wait. (not so thanks doc)

So here I am with my mind made up to finally do it! October 29th I had my lastest back and shoulder pain attack. (I have pain all the time but attacks are so much worse) I couldn't even lift my purse without the pain shooting up my neck and down my arm and the next day up my into the side of my head to the point I couldnt turn my head. I told my husband that weekend that enough is enough, I was going to look into getting it done. The following day I called my insurence, and they said all I had to do was make an appt with my primary care provider to get a referral to a surgeon, if they both think that I qualify for it then they would cover it. (I so Love Triwest and my husband who served 20 years in the navy so we can still recieve the coverage)

I was resurching on line and came across this websight. I am very happy to have found RealSelf, I realy didn't know what to expect from the surgery but thanks to all of you brave women who have shared your stories and pictures I am more calm. I have to admit that the first set of recovery pix I saw scared the **** out of me and I cringed and just about turned off my laptop never to turn it back on again, but the reassuring words helped change my mind and now I am ok with the fresh post-op style I hope to be sporting.

Well I followed the dirctions I was given and tomorrow is my very first appointment with my primary doc. I am excited but like the entry from Not Sure...My boobies are a part of my life, everything I do,I do around them. We have been through a lot together! All though they do not totaly define me I will miss them. I have realized and need to keep in mind, I will not be getting rid of them totaly just slimming them down a bit. I will still have them. Hey maybe I will have a boobies-be-gone party and celebrate the fact that they have had a good life and it is time for them to move on... Anybody wanna join me? I will post what the doc says tomorrow. Have a good night ladies.

Yesturday I had my first appt. My Primary care was understing and thought that getting a BR was a great thing to do. So know I just wait 7 to 10 days to hear back from my insurance company. I am getting more excited but I have to keep reminding myself that there is still a change that it will come back denied. I dont want to think about that, I will be upset. I also have all kinds of thoughts running through my head stuff I probably shuld not be focusing on as much I am but i can't help it. Stuff like what if the doctor realy doesn't do a good job and my breast come out looking bad. thoughts aobut my husband who is a booby man not want me andy more because they are smaller. He realy is not like that and would not do that which makes the thought even more ridiculous but i still have it. I think my biggest thought is not being totaly asleep when they start the to procedure and I lay there not able to say anything. I am sure after I talk to my PS I will feel better about things. I will tell my husband about my fears of him and that will help also.

Wow that was realy fast i got my approval today and I scheduled my first appointment with the PS for the 21st. I am realy excited, more than I thought I would be. I want today to be the day I met the PS. I have looked him up and survays filled out by others who have used him or good. he gets 3 or 4 stars out of 5. I didn't get to see the comments left just the star. I am a little bummed I would like to see what others have to say. I will not hesitate to call a another doctor if I am not comfortable with him. Now that I have approval i will post pictures soon.