After years of hating my large saggy breasts and been refused NHS treatment for this due to it being a 'low priority' operation I have decided, at 51 years old, enough. I don't have an exact date yet for the surgery but I'm hopeful for this month so will keep a diary of events in due course. I am so excited to be able to wear normal sized clothes! Updated on 19 Jan 2015: I was lucky to have been given a date very quickly and am now 3 days post surgery. Day 1 was horrendous, I had a lot of pain which was managed with morphine, day 2 was better, my drains came out on day 3 and I was able to go home. I was in hospital for 2 nights over the weekend and my surgeon visited me every day. He is rather paranoid about infection, particularly as I have a dog so has me on a large dose of anti biotics as a precautionary measure. He doesn't want me to touch my dog for 3 weeks! I find this hard as my little pooch doesn't know what he's done wrong, but in all fairness seems to sense I'm not right in myself. I also have to wear long white thigh length surgical stockings for 3 weeks! My breasts are very swollen and feel tight taped up. I am having this removed in 8 days by my surgeon and can't shower until then. I also can't tell properly my size and shape. At the moment I am managing on paracetamol but have been given Tramadol in case I need it. My first night at home was comfortable and I slept ok. I'm going to rest lots, even if I feel fine as I know from experience that if I overdo I will pay the price of extreme tiredness, so pacing myself is my plan. I'm very pleased I had this surgery and know I will be so much happier once it all settles down but I'm very impatient and want that to happen right now! Updated on 19 Jan 2015: Updated on 20 Jan 2015: I'm still all taped up and this can't be removed for another 7 days so I still have no idea what I look like. I went for a short walk today to get out of the house and put my soft cup bra on over my tapes for added support. I know I'm still swollen and have a fair amount of added tes etc but I can't help feeling I'm not a lot smaller than I was, which is a bit disappointing. I was hoping for a small mound and I feel like a have a large hill, albeit uplifted and pointing in the right direction! Updated on 20 Jan 2015: I'm very fed up now. I want rid of the dressings and thick tape holding up my bust. I've read lots of reviews where people comment on the feeling of 'lightness' after surgery but I feel like I've had a big weight strapped to my chest. Furthermore the dressings over my drain sites are horrible and I'm sure I smell (although I'm assured I don't.) Updated on 25 Jan 2015: It's been a roller coaster few days for me but I'm finally seeing light at the end of the tunnel and feeling so much better. It's another two days before my dressings come off but I'm confident the results will be worth the wait. I'm not taking any pain killers at the moment and I can actually sleep comfortably on my side which is a big bonus as I didn't expect to be able to for ages! I've also been trying on lots of clothes which no longer fit me and managed to make lots of empty hanger space ready for a shopping spree when I'm up to it. Next update will be the grand reveal! I'm excited to see my new pert bosoms! Updated on 28 Jan 2015: I'm now 12 days post op and yesterday had my dressings off. I don't know how to feel at the moment. My breasts still seem large, albeit much smaller than they were, but not small enough for me to feel comfortable with yet. I'm told there is 30-40% swelling so I have to wait for that to subside. I also feel as though my breasts are very wide and boxy, which is distressing. My PS told me he took as much as he could do without compromising the blood supply, of which I'm grateful for. I can't post any photos. I wish I felt happy but I'm very down about this today. I don't regret the surgery though. Updated on 29 Jan 2015: Another reviewer commented that her naked breast pictures had been used on a [RS bleep] site called xhamster.com. I checked this site and found several pre surgery images obviously stolen from sites like this including some images from hospitals with surgical markings on the breasts! It saddens and sickens me to think people would do this but I have now removed all my images from my review. I asked the real self owners to remove my account and although they will, my review will remain as 'per our terms and conditions '. Fair enough then, if my review stays, so should this warning. Nobody would like to think their images are being perved over and especially at such a vulnerable time as having surgery. The site is truly horrible but it's very real and thankfully I found out about it in good time. Updated on 31 Jan 2015: After 2 weeks of ups and down, plus the hideous knowledge that maybe my images were stolen I feel so much better. My new breasts are settling in and fit my body well. Sadly I won't be exposing them on here but there are plenty of ladies willing to do so. Updated on 8 Feb 2015: Does anyone know what the options are for breast reduction which was not small enough? I still have lots of swelling apparently but there is still an 8 inch difference between my over and under bust measurement. I have a lovely uplift, minimal scarring and no loss of sensation in the nipples but to be honest I don't care about any of that if men still talk to my chest, which they still will. Updated on 10 Feb 2015: Today I will be seeing my PS to discuss my concerns about still having too much volume in my breasts. He is very approachable and such a nice caring person I feel very bad about having to to this but I need to know my future options.