TheGreenHoodie

Still Pinching Myself After March 6 - San Francisco, CA

Dang, sorry that was SO LONG!

They don't get the "crustrations", either, LOL

Missy, it's funny, I just posted about this yesterday--the reasons why I waited so long to have the surgery done (most of my issues was good old-fashioned guilt complex!).

I had reached the point where I was so tired of the giant breast routine (somewhere in the neighborhood of a 36F or so at 5 foot 6 and 150 lb), I started making (sort of) "jokes" about taking a butcher knife to them! I really would rather have zero breasts than the burdens I had then.

I went thru years of the same frustrations you describe, problems with cardio, "outgrowing" my tops, clothes not fitting, looking obscene in V-necks, etc. As to guys, I had a good and bad experiences, but the good news is, some guys just really appreciate big boobs. Unfortunately, they DON'T understand what it's like with all the "baggage" the big ones come with, trying to dress yourself fashionably, deal with the back and neck pain and the shoulder grooves.... And then there are the guys that seem to regard a large rack as some kind of freak show!

In my case, I found out that breasts are made up of fat and breast tissue. Mine were almost exclusively breast tissue, making them VERY heavy, and almost impossible to reduce through hard exercise. I hope you don't feel as if there's something you're doing wrong, because sometimes they just don't budge despite weight loss--and I had lost 25 lb.

Anyway, I thought about the procedure only vaguely for a few years, thinking insurance would deny me, I could try to lose another 20 lb, etc...and then I started noticing elderly ladies with gigantic bosoms, and all I could think of was: THAT WILL BE ME. So finally last December I decided to go ahead and check it out with a surgeon. The surgery consultations are usually at no cost, so the only obstacle for me there was total embarrassment and being "seen" by the doctor.

I'm happy to report that a PS with a good reputation for breast surgery should make you feel comfortable. After December, I had another initial consult or 2 with a couple of surgeons, and in February 2012 found the right one. My surgery was March 6, and I couldn't be happier! I wish I'd done it sooner. Best of luck to you in your decision-making process :)

Hi, Charngo -- Glad to hear you're happy and everything went well. I had nausea from the stoopid antibiotics I was on for 10 days. I found that a few tbsp of yogurt beforehand or just after taking my dose helped. I also have these little antinausea sublingual pellets--called Acidil by BOIRON. They're homeopathic and taste pretty okay. Those really seemed to work when I got queasy.

For the people who had surgery early this month--how is your swelling progressing? It seemed at week 2 I was doing really well, but coming up on week 3 my left hooter is like a ROCK. It's not purple or blue anymore, just a sickly yellow. The right one looks like 80% normal. Has anyone tried ice packs to bring down swelling? This is starting to freak me out a little.