I had been considering having a BR for many years. I'm 45 and what finally pushed me to take action, was that last summer during my annual mammogram, they found a big lump (4 cm) on my left breast, which thank God, the biopsy revealed it was non cancerous. I had my BR done 2 weeks ago and it has been great so far. I really haven't been on any pain and I think I'm healing pretty good. I have an appointment tomorrow with my ps and I hope the pathology report is ok. My ps found several other cysts on both of my breasts. I am not sure if this is something common for someone who has a lump though. I only wish I had found this site earlier!! I love to read the experiences from you guys and to know I'm not alone!! I don't have any pre-op pics but I was a size 36DDD on the right breast and 36D on the left. Needless to say my breasts were very different in size from each other. These are my 2 week pics.
Updated on 6 Dec 2013:
I had my 2 week post op on Wednesday and everything looks good. I found out my ps took 200 grams from my left and 475 grams from my right to even out my breasts since they both had completely different sizes. I feel fine and just with some discomfort, except when I get in the car. All that bouncing makes me very sore, but I think is normal. I'm still VERY happy with my surgery. It was totally worth it!!
Updated on 11 Dec 2013:
I'm almost 3 weeks post op and going back to work. I started to see a red spot on my left breast and my ps was afraid it could be an infection, so he sent me some antibiotics. It looks like a rash to me but it is better to be safe. I have lost almost 8 lb after my BR without even trying, I think it's because I have not been hungry at all. Still have alot of discomfort when I move around too much, so I hope to take it easy at work LOL! My phone, just won't post any pics but I can't seem to make it work. I'll try again later on. Happy healing everyone!