Breast Reduction: Stories

I had my breast reduction on Jan 14th 2013. Im 30 years old, 5'7 and 135 pounds. To be honest Im not sure what my size was before because I was squeezing into my bras, refusing to by bigger sizes...but I was somewhere around a DD-DDD. I wasnt always large..I actually was completely flat until I was 18 years old..and then they started to grow..by the time I was 19 they were a B..at 20 they were a perfect C..and by 21 they were a small D but still perfectly shaped and perky..I wish they could have stopped there but they didnt...by the time i was in my late 20's I was wearing DD bras and up until recently I was barley fitting into a victorias secret 34DDD ...I still had nice shaped breasts but they were majorly sagging and I hated the way they looked in everything!!! I was constantly throwing fits on frustration every time I tried to get dressed.

I told my surgeon that I wanted to go down to a a full B/small C....he was well aware that I wanted to go significantly smaller. So far I think they look great shape wise, but hopping they get smaller!! RIght now they perfectly into a 34D victoria's secret bra that I still had from 10 years ago. As Im writing this im almost a month post op..My surgeon says I should have a better gage on my size around the 6 week mark and that I still have swelling...

its been exactly 1 month post op....went into victorias secret today..tried on a bunch of sexy bras and lingere, had so much fun..everything looked amazing on my new boobs: )...i fit perfectly into a 36C in VS brand....also strolled into macys...fit perfectly into 36B...that made me very happy...i didnt buy anything yet, since im only a month out..

im at 6 weeks and im feeling frustrated: ( i dont know if its in my head but i feel like they are getting bigger!!!:(((( im prob imagining it but i hate not knowing exactly what is going on. Its frustating to look in the mirror and still feel like they are large...not medium but LARGE...the thing is, i havent noticed a decrease in size since my surgery, ive noticed a decrease in swelling, ive noticed that they dropped, but they size is still the same, i thot w the swelling going down they would slowly be getting smaller as the weeks go by...i have an apt w my surgeon on monday and I cant wait to get all these questions answered!

Feeling a little better this week then I was last week. I had an emotional breakdown last week, feeling like I still look large on certain days, Im also expecting my period so im sure that has something to do with it. I am realizing that on certain days I am just more swollen then others. I did have a post op apt today, Im 7 weeks and my PS seemed pleased and said everything is healing wonderfully, and that yes I am still swollen and prob will be for at least another 2-3 months. He also said that I should expect my incisions to look worse before they look better, so they might become even more raised and red in the nxt couple months as its part of the healing process (that should be fun ugh: ) I was given the OK to sleep without a bra YAY! and i can now wear whatever kind of bra i want, no more sports bras thankgod, but not to purchase any bras for a least a month maybe two. I also got the OK to start running again but no more then 5k and to wear two sports bras for extra support and to not mess up the "internal sling".... So i guess im gonna try and chill out and not have these little freak out moments and just look foward to how they will be looking in the months to come...

i have felt so swollen this past week that i havent even wanted to post new pics...just got my period (finally!)...hoping that it was the reason I was feeling extra swollen and extra sore..and that i "deflate" and continue to see progress...

Today is the two month mark..cant wait to get to three...I havent seen a drastic diff since one month mark, but they are starting to soften a bit, the hard lumps are starting to dissapate..

went running for the first time since my surgery...i got the ok at 6 weeks, I waited 8.5...im sure that they are going to swell as ive heard thats what happens but im just glad to be back at the gym!

if you look at the profile pics that i posted a few weeks back (week 4)and compare with the ones i just posted (week 9) you can def see a difference as far as shape and "drop"

Hey guys, so i just wanted to share something a personal note..as far as being with someone after the surgery and my thoughts on it....so i am single, i know a lot of you ladies are married and obviously you would tell your husbands about the surgery....last week i was intimate with my ex, first time being intimate since the surgery...I did NOT tell him about the surgery, and he was not able to tell...A.) it was dark so he couldnt see anything and B.) guys are stupid; ), lol i dont think he even noticed that they are smaller! if he did, he didnt mention it. I am choosing not tell my ex or any man i am with for tht matter that i had this done...I feel like men get freaked out, and even tho the breasts look better all they see is the incisions. I am hoping that I can get by for the next couple months while the incisions are healing and eventually if all goes well, they wont be that noticable. Lets see if I can pull it off; )

and I just wanted to add...despite my fear of him noticing the incisions...felt so much better not having big giant boobs flopping around; )

my left breast is really starting to piss me off....def has more volume then the right....nothing drastic but i notice it especially from the side...having a day where im feeling big: (...does anyone else have these days, one day you love the results and the nxt day your nit picking, feeling like your not as small as you want?? did i have unrealistic expectations in my head??...i am finding that yes i look better in clothes and yes i can wear alot things that i wasnt able to before..(something as simple as fitted white vneck, before i had "butt cleavage" "uniboob") however, i am finding that there is a handful of things i still cant wear...that are meant for girls with A or B cups...lol i was picturing myself looking like jessica alba, or being her (breast) size but alas, not the case..part of me feels like i should shut up and be grateful that i have such a good result..but the other part of me just a has a preference of smaller boobs, realizing maybe it just isnt possible to get a breast reduction and have boobs as small as someone like jessica alba, especially for someone like me who had DD-DDDs

also, i went running outdoors today, something that i love to do and have been dying to get back to. ive been running on the treadmill (boring) for the past couple weeks and have not noticed any significant swelling....but tonight after running outdoors.. they feel sore and swollen? unless its in my head; ) ugh i guess ill save outdoor running for 6 month post op, its just not worth it! i know its irrational but i feel paranoid every time i run (even lightly jogging on the treadmill) that im going to mess up my results, even tho my PS said it was ok, and the docs on this website say its fine to run after 4-6 weeks...what is wrong w me: /

looking back on my comments..i see that i started to freak out right around this time last month...and im feeling exactly the same way right now: sore, possibly swollen and definitely neurotic...which means, my period is around the corner!... hoping i wont have an emotional breakdown like i did last month; )

so has anyone done "the pencil test" since having their breast reduction? I used to be able to hold a whole pencil pack under there! ; ) now my right breast wont hold the pencil..left sometimes depending on the day.

just wondering if anyone else is experiencing swelling and extreme soreness 1-2 weeks before their period...the first month i didnt notice, prob cause i was already sore and swollen, second month i noticed, noticing it even more 3rd month..they feel so heavy and sore right now: (

So im a little over 3.5 months... and i just wanted to say that i feel great about my breasts. I think the swelling on the left breast is slowly starting to give, its still bigger then the right but I think they are both gradually getting smaller...I would post pics but im waiting till i get to the 6 month mark to post, so that any changes will be more noticeable. I am still a 36C in victoria's secret but it fits a bit looser then it did before, the cup is a little bunchy/extra fabric..however 34C is still to small...In other brands I am a 36B....Anyway i wanted to post something postive..last time I was freaking about my breasts because my period was around the corner...and yes they really do swell that bad! I am noticing that the scars are also slowly starting to look better....I cant wait to reach 6 months! its funny tho after you hit 3 months you do start to lose count a bit....

So just for fun I decided to put a little bit of cover up on the scars...and i thot it worked like a charm..I would feel totally comfortable walking around in broad daylight infront of someone, and know that they wouldnt be able to see my incision lines...i know that wearing cover up on my scars is not practical, but as i am waiting for them to fade its def a neat little trick that works.....i will post more pics (with out cover-up ha; ) when i hit the 6 month mark...as far as the condition of my scars...they are slowly starting to fade and flatten but of course still noticable

hey guys, im almost 6 months post and wanted to update...so for me not much has drastically changed after the 3 months mark...the scars are fading more and more which is great..im very curious to see how they will look 1 year post. for me my size did not change much after the first month of surgery..i was a 36C 1 month post op and I am a 36C 6 months post up. The only thing that did change was that they dropped into place and look more natural. Although i have to say I didnt mind having them so perky in those very early weeks.

I am noticing that my posture has improved. I am walking with my shoulders back, and my back more arched. This is not something that I purposely try and do, my posture just naturally changed on its own, i dont know if its a confidence thing or because my body is no longer carrying all that weight.

its summer in NYC and it is sooooo great to throw a tank top on, or a sundress w no bra and walk out the door. its so nice to be able to actually enjoy the hot weather, and wear little things and not have to deal w boob sweat and trying to conceal them in the hot weather. I havent been to the beach yet but I already bought a bunch of new bikinis and cant wait to wear them.

as far as nipple sensitivity my my left nipple is prob as the same as it was before but the right one is about 10 times more sensitive , in a good way but im still getting used to it..sometimes even when i brush up against it on accident its like whoa...

im still a little insecure about the scars, although you cant see them in the dark i still get subconscious, its almost an involuntary thing...when my boyfriend goes to touch my breast i feel myself pull back a little...this is also an adjustment and im sure ill get over it...

My left breast is still bigger then the right i will post more pics of my profile shots, because you really cant tell from the front, not even in person...i guess its not that big a deal, but def something that I will discuss with my surgeon when I am a year post op. If its something that liposuction can fix great..if its more invasive such as reopening the scars ill pass...all in all I am happy, they are half a cup size bigger then i would have liked but in gen im very happy w the results: )