I am 18 years old and have been dealing with my large breasts for a long time! I didn't always used to be big, it just seemed to happen quickly in middle school. All throughout high school I have struggled finding clothes that fit me properly, not to mention bras and bathing suits! My boobs always were a huge insecurity of mine, especially when it came to boys. Anyways, my mom knew how much my chest made me self-conscious, and always made it clear that a breast reduction was an option, but i always said no because i was scared to get surgery. finally, i graduated high school and randomly began looking into surgery, and decided that i wanted to seriously consider it. I told my mom, and she totally supported me, and she agreed that the summer before college would be the perfect time for the procedure. I later found out that my dad was also behind me 100%.
So, I went in for a consultation with my P.S. (who, weirdly enough, is the dad of one of my classmates), and he told me that insurance would automatically cover it, which surprised me! Now, i just have to work out my summer plans to fit the surgery in, but I'm pretty sure it will be in late july/early august! I'm really excited about it, but at the same time super nervous because I've never had surgery before. I really want to get down to a B/C cup ideally, but anything smaller than i am now is GREAT! I am currently a DDD/F, not really sure because it seems different every time i get a bra! But yeah, i just am worried that i will get the surgery and be unhappy that i didn't go small enough. i mean i know that sounds bad, but i am seriously SICK of big boobs and i would go completely flat if i could! my only real worry is telling my friends, and i know that sounds petty, but i don't think that they would really understand why i need this. most of them are small chested, but my best friend is a D cup and constantly complains about her "big boobs" and I'm like PLEASE you have no idea. So anyway, if anyone has any advice about calming the nerves or not worrying about results, PLEASE SHARE!! thank you all so much for your wonderful posts, they have helped mr so much!! good luck to you all!! :)
Updated on 20 Jun 2014:
Hey everyone! So i know that i just posted yesterday, and my surgery is still over a month away, but i seriously cannot stop thinking about it! Im just so ready to get rid of this bur del. You all feel me, right?? Im so excited to go bra and bathing suit shopping at target and victoria's secret and not freaking specialty stores. I have so many clothes in my closet that i never wear but i will soon!! :)
But anyways, i think i will post some pics as the surgery comes closer so i can compare before/after. Also, some advice on recovery-- I am getting the surgery about 4-5 weeks before i move into college. Is that enough time to heal so i can get back to my normal routine? Just wondering.
P.S.- i have never had surgery before, never had to stay in the hospital or anything and i am kind of freaking out. i mean, i know its not that big of a deal, but i just don't know what to expect. any tips?? Thanks again :) Good luck to all of you!
Updated on 20 Jun 2014:
**burden ^^ oops
Updated on 17 Jul 2014:
I just did the math and my surgery is in 11 days. ELEVEN. Less than two weeks. And I am seriously starting to freak out. I'm super nervous, but also crazy excited for the results. I think the nervous is outweighing the excitement right now, which sucks. But whenever I think about going to Victoria's Secret and being able to actually fit in a bra that's on display and not buried in a drawer somewhere makes me so excited!! But really, on a more serious note, I've never had surgery before, like I said, and I am legit freaking. I've seen Greys anatomy. I know what can go wrong. I'm being irrational, I know, but I can't help thinking it. Any advice on how to calm the nerves?
Also, I was worried that I didn't fully communicate what size I wanted to end up with, so my mom called my PS the other day and his assistant looked at my file and said that based on my height and weight he would probably take me down to a full B or maybe a small C cup, which is exactly what I wanted. YAY!
Anyways, if anyone has any advice on how to stay calm and not totally freak out for two weeks, I'd love to know. In the meantime I will be preparing to watch a plethora of wes anderson movies during recovery, which should be entertaining on drugs. Wish me luck
Updated on 27 Jul 2014:
wow this is nerve wracking! I'm really excited. its almost midnight and i can't believe i only have to live with my boobs for one more day. its crazy! but I'm so ready, but so freaked out at the same time! I just told my sister and she told me that she wanted to come home to comfort me afterwards (she's out of town) which i thought was so sweet! still have to tell my brother... don't know how he will react. my family has been so supportive so far that I'm not worried. Anyways ill try to post some before pics tomorrow, sorry i haven't yet, just haven't gotten around to it! :)
Updated on 28 Jul 2014:
Updated on 29 Jul 2014:
Hey guys! I had the surgery today and it went great! I gat to the hospital at 5:30 am for a 7:00 surgery. My mom and I went into the pre-op room, and I went into the bathroom to change into the hospital gown, I immediately strayed sobbing. I wasn't sad, I was excited but SO scared! Since I have never had surgery before, I had no idea what I was going to feel like. I didn't feel like that at all until then, and I really didn't think I was going to cry but I guess the reality of the situation hit me all at once. So, my mom and I sat for a while and filled out some paperwork and then they wheeled me into the room they take you to right before surgery. I was still very teary-eyed and couldn't stop crying, but everyone told me it was going to be ok and they were very nice and understanding. They put in my IV (which didn't really hurt) and then my P.S. came in and marked me up. He asked me if I wanted to be a C and I told him to go a hot smaller if possible and he said okay. The anesthesiology nurse gave me a sedative and told me it would kick in fast, and I could feel it within seconds. I don't remember anything after that.
I woke up as they were wheeling me to the recovery room and I couldn't really pone my eyes. My mouth was really dry and the nurse brought me some ice chips, which helped. I stayed there for a whole and then they took me to my room where my mom and dad were waiting. The surgery was supposed to take 2 hours, but it ended up taking around 4, so I woke up at like 2 in the afternoon. My ps said that he took 650 from one and 700 from the other, which apparently is a lot! The leftover anesthesia kept the pain down at first, but I started hurting as the day went on. It took a while to get the pain meds, but they finally gave me some morphine, which didn't help at all and made me throw up. They ended up giving me some loritab which made the pain go down but I was still sore, especially when I stood up.
At one point I ate some cornbread and a crumb fell down my bra, and I reached in to get it and I couldn't believe how much room was in my bra!! My boobs literally weren't touching at all in the middle. That's new. I can already tell the difference, as my boobs don't hang over the side if me when I'm laying down. I'm pretty swollen and there pretty hard, and there's definetly swelling under my armpits (he did some lipo to get rid if the extra fat that would have been disproportionate to me new boobs!
So basically that's it's so far, I'm still in the hospital and I'm spending the night and my pain level isn't too bad. I can't wait to shower and see the full results! Thanks everyone for the support and advice, I will try to post some pics later on! :)
Updated on 29 Jul 2014:
Sorry for all the typos! Hard to type/proofread on an iphone. Anyways, I think y'all get the gist.
Updated on 31 Jul 2014:
I came home yesterday around 12 and ever since then I've been feeling pretty good! I've been walking around the house a lot and i really don't have a lot of pain, except for when i wake up in the morning. its really annoying to sleep on my back though because i never do. The loritab i was prescribed doesn't really do much, it just dulls the pain a little, so I've been taking advil with it, which has helped. other than that, theres no real news. haven't taken off the bra an gauss yet so i haven't seen anything, but i'll update ASAP! :)
Updated on 9 Aug 2014:
So it's about time I posted an after pic... everything looks SO GREAT and I love them!! I've been trying on old clothes and I'm literally overjoyed!! YAY! :)