Thomasina in NH

Hi Maggie-I have been off line for weeks...finishing my wedding plans for July 8th. Just read up on how your doing. Great to see how good you look. I am into a 34C and am so happy. Remember I wanted to be a B cup and was only down to a D at 6 weeks (9 wks now)? It really doesn't matter anymore to me if I get any smaller. I have been wearing tanks with a bra built in for short periods of time and feel absolutely great. Pre br I would never wear tanks unless they had wide top straps to cover wide bra straps lol! Now I'm in spaghetti straps with bra on or with a built in. I do still experience some aching in my left breast when just wearing the built in tank for to long. I also still have some "numbness" in left side of breast, are you experiencing that at all? This really has been the greatest thing I have ever done for myself. I had to go buy a new wedding dress as the one I already had could not b altered down to my breast size because of all the lace and beading in that area--who'da thought I'd be happy about having to buy another dress lol! Love the new one even more than the first. It is a size 6 and needed absolutely no altering-my first one was a 10 due to my breast size and the whole dress was altered down to fit the rest of my body--crazy. I have bought some awesome tops and strapless dresses for the Honeymoon, also some adorable nighties I have never been able to wear before-cant wait to wear them for my Husband lol! I have still been wearing a sports brat and long t-shirts to bed so the nighties are going to be an awesome surprise for Scott on our honeymoon. Anyone reading this that's on the fence, even though I had a tough few weeks with pain I would do this again in a heart beat. This was worth all the pain and then some. Enjoy the Summer Maggie and hope to chat soon.

I was a 32DD, my surgery was April 23rd and I wanted to be a bigA/smallB. I am 3 wks and 2 days after surgery and I'm measuring as a D :-( hoping lots more swelling to go away. Hopefully we both end up with what we want but I'm learning from reading here that it cold take up to 6 months to know tru size. Yours is the first story reading tough that is smaller right after surgery than what you want final result to be. Good luck and make sure you are patient and careful with recovery. You will start to feel better and want to be active but remember to still take it easy. Again good luck.

HI Marla, thanks for sharing so much. I had my surgery on the same day as you in Lebanon NH. I wish I had found this site earlier. Reading through many of the stories here has been helpful even if after the fact. Good to know some of my fears and feelings were not just me being crazy lol! I am 44 and was a 32DD and am hoping when all is over with healing/swelling I will be a B but so far measure as a solid D. Its been a bit depressing which is what sent me looking for answers on the net for how long b4 knowing my true size will be. I see that I just have to be patient on that question. I have been lucky about being able to rest but am getting so bad at it now that I am feeling better. I still get tired easy and rest a lot but do find myself doing more around the house, though I am very careful not to lift or reach. I want the best outcome possible so trying to be patient. Your Pics look great and I am so happy for you and your results. I am so looking forward to shopping in my own closet as well. There are lots of nice tops in there that used to be tight or nice dresses that I bought and thought I looked good in at the store only to get home and hate how the girls looked popping out the top or sides in my own mirror lol! Look forward to continue reading your posts and so happy for your sharing. Again thanks and glad you are doing so well.

Hi Ladies, I am 3 wks and 2 days after my BR. Just joined today and have enjoyed reading through all of your comments. I don't seem to have been as lucky as Maggie on the pain level but can honestly say I am very happy I did this. I wish I had found this site b4 surgery but I didn't have much time to even look for something like this. I had my group appt on April 17 and my surgery on April 23rd. I opted to pay the $10,500 myself and am waiting to see if my Insurance will reimburse me. After suffering yrs of back/shoulder and neck pain and it being suggested to me by my Dr from a pain clinic finally at 44yrs I was afraid I'd come up with some reason not to do it. I was a 32DD and am hoping to be an A/B (with the support of my Fiance) which is what i asked for, though at 3 weeks I put on a D bra and it fit?? I am hoping I have a lot more of shrinking to do which is what brought me to the internet. I have kept the tight bra on I was fitted to and only take it off to wash it. I also slept in my recliner and just got back into bed (with lots of pillows) last week. I think my surgeon did great and incisions are healing well. I have had a bad cold for over a week with 1 day of not being able to keep even water down but now it is just cough and sore throat. I get fatigued very easy but am very lucky to be able to be home and resting as much as I need. I am not good at the sitting around watching soaps though and have started doing things around the house but nothing to crazy. I want the best outcome possible. Glad to hear so many good things about BR, but I am wondering if anyone can tell me at what point will I be the size that is final. I have had some depression emotions at the size I am right now and resentment towards my Dr thinking she decided to make me a bigger size than I wanted to be. Then I snap myself out of it and try to talk myself into being patient---just wondering how long that patience needs to be? Again I am very happy I did this and even the size they are today is better and looks way better than I have in years---but hoping to get smaller. Thanks for any comments. Also I had my surgery done in Lebanon NH and everyone there has been fantastic.

sorry scar not scare in one of my sentences. Also wanted to tell you I had 360g removed.