18 Years Old, 32G, 12 Days Pre-op - Honolulu, HI

I guess I'll remain pretty straightforward for now.

Age: 18 (Just finished freshman year of highschool)
Weight: 170 lbs.
Height: 5'5"
Current bra size: 32 G
Body type: I have a small rib cage so my breasts are not separated at all (basically coin slots), long torso, wide hips, average/short legs. Pretty curvy. I have more weight on than I usually do, I usually sit around 155 lbs. (actually, perfectly gained the freshman 15) and even then I'm pretty filled out.

What I hope to see: 32 C? Although I'll take the smallest I can get. I know I'll get smaller after I start losing more weight because I'll be able to exercise more!!

Why BRS?

The usual: teasing, back pain, appearance. Teasing isn't so bad, I have thick skin and know how to defend myself, but having breasts described medically as "pendulous" isn't good for a young girl's self-esteem, you know? Although, when BRS first came on my radar as a 32DD in 10th grade, teasing was the worst. I was in JROTC and the boys would make comments about how I must have to wear 3 sports bras or my boobs would give me a black eye. I adopted a wardrobe of baggy sweaters and only ran when I had to. Back pain is my main reason now. All up and down my back hurts and I have to get my boyfriend to massage me pretty often. I can't stand up straight or sit up straight without my shoulders feeling like they're lifting weights. When I run, I feel like I've strapped 15 lbs. of sand to my chest. Either I strap it so tight I can't breathe or they bounce and repeatedly hit my ribcage, straining the breast muscles and my lungs. And, of course, large-cup-size-small-ribcage-girth bras are expensive because they have to be made well to be supportive (we're talking $80-$150.) Not to mention hard to find. Pretty much exclusively Nordstroms has in-store bras my size. I guess online stuff is available but bras are kinda things you need to try-on in person. I've broken down in tears while bra shopping because it's so frustrating.

So there it is, now all I have to do is wait. I'll keep this updated.

Some pre-op photos.

I went in for my pre-op today and learned that "because I'm so young" I'll be kept overnight. My only worry is that Dr. Lee didn't sort of dismissed me when I said I've had bad reactions to dissolvable sutures in the past when I had a mole removed. I was there alone and I was super anxious so I didn't push it, but later my mom brought me to the patient advocacy office and they said they'd get back to me. Hopefully we can get this sorted out before the surgery...