23 Years Old, 125 lbs, 32DDD/30G? to C! - Newport News, VA

In high school, I was always bustier than my friends. I weighed no less than 110 pounds up until I graduated but still had these jugs that were nearly d cups on my chest! They run in my family, so I was blessed naturally, but when I started dating my boyfriend at 17, i added the bcp into the mix and both my weight and my boobs slowly crept up. fast forward to last year at this time, i was 145 pounds and wearing a 34g (i'm assuming...i never shopped for bras and could fit into an unpadded 32g so i went with that).

i've lost 20 pounds within the past year or so, and so did my boobs...but not in the way i wanted to (as you can see from my pictures) they just became saggy and heavy. like i said, i am not a fan of shopping for bras, so I really couldn't even tell you my size. every shopping trip for a bra and/or bathing suit leaves me in tears so i've stopped torturing myself.

me getting a breast reduction never really crossed my mind because it wasn't something i could afford. i would read about it here and there but didn't explore it much because of my lack of prior surgeries and because i thought all i needed to do was lose weight and they would go back to at least a full c cup like they were when i was in high school. the damage had already been done though! i lost weight, and that did nothing. this past spring, a girl i used to be friends with in high school posted a status on facebook the day she was getting hers done so i decided to ask her more about it. she was so helpful with telling me about the facility (she got hers done at the same office that i am but not by the same surgeon) and i begun to explore it a little more after that. i made an appointment for a consultation with dr. blanchard and it went great! he explained everything to me...i went in really nervous so i didn't ask as many questions as i should have, but i've researched so much on my own and i completely felt at ease with him as he was explaining the procedure. ironically, a couple of weeks later, a friend of my sister's was telling me she had gotten one as well by dr. blanchard and how great her experience was with him! i was sure i'd made the right decision after hearing that.

my insurance (highmark blue shield) goes by the schnur scale. that puts me at needing 310 grams taken off from each breast, and my surgeon said he was more than confident that he would be able to get me to a nice & perky c with that. he does use drainage tubes, and i will be getting a lift as well with the anchor incision. after the office submitted my documentation at my consultation (combined with me calling a couple of times a week, lol) i heard back from insurance in about 6 weeks. they had agreed that my breast reduction was a medical necessity, and since i have met my deductible for the year the procedure will be covered at 100% :)

i was a smoker for a little over 6 years. it's been a little over a week since i quit, so when I go in for surgery it'll be right at 4 weeks since I've had a cigarette. i am freaking myself out that I didn't quit sooner and scared that 4 weeks won't be enough to reduce the risk of necrosis and other complications. i saw a couple experiences where some ladies said that they still got it even with stopping 6 weeks before. i know everyone heals differently, but can you guys tell me what additional steps can I take starting NOW to make sure I heal to the best of my ability?

my pre-op appointment is on tuesday. i'm so nervous because this is approaching so fast! i will try to update again before the end of the week to let you guys know how that went. i put this off for so long because i was so nervous for all the topless photos, but what the heck. we're all going through the same thing! you guys have all already made me feel so at ease reading each and every experience. i don't think i would have gone through with it had i not discovered this site.

my pictures suck so please forgive me! i didn't realize how horrible the lighting in my room was so i'll try and get some clearer ones posted soon.

if there's anything you guys need to know to be able to help me better, please let me know. i need all the advice i can get. i'm the kind that loves reassurance from others to make me feel better for some reason.

Like many others, I read my first post and now wish I could edit it due to how horrible it sounds/how much I forgot to add.

I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving weekend with your family and loved ones :) I had my consultation last MONDAY, i thought it was Tuesday and luckily I called on Monday afternoon where I then found out I was supposed to be there in 15 minutes. I work the next street over from my ps office so it all worked out well. I had hoped to write questions down so I would remember to ask but of course that didn't work out so well. I keep thinking there was so much more I forgot to ask, but I think i'm just freaking myself out still. The book they gave me has everything I need to know for the most part, so I will be okay. I was originally told everyone gets drains but in between my consultation and pre-op they decided to only give them when necessary so that is always good! I was taking a select few vitamins, but I discontinued all of those I was taking and got myself a multi-vitamin with everything in it, vitamin c, arnica montana, and bromelain. When should I start taking the arnica and bromelain to get the best results from healing? I'm pretty sure there is one you start taking sooner than the other?

I can't believe my surgery is next week! I I'm already a ball of emotions but very excited nonetheless. One thing I thought about the other day - my boobs were always big (I added a picture of me at 17, i can't believe i should be even smaller than this!), but when i started the birth control pill is when they really got out of control. I have continued on the pill since then, so do you all think that if I continue to take it after my procedure i'll get bigger? I'd hate to be putting myself down the same road of destruction.

I was looking at all types of crop tops and bralettes while i was online shopping over the weekend and it amazes me that I WILL BE ABLE TO FIT IN THOSE COMFORTABLY SOON!!!! So many things are going to change. It brings such a smile to my face, but the nervousness is still very much there, lol!

Is there something i'm missing here? I feel like my post isn't getting as much traffic/input as others :/