25 Years Old, 5 Foot 10, 34J UK (34M US)

So as you can see from the pictures attached, my biggest problem are my BrEASTS! I’m 25 years old wearing 34M US bras. I am originally from the UK and moved to Atlanta January last year (2017). I think my biggest breaking point apart from quite clearly looking at them was the inability to buy a bra in the US. If I wanted to buy a new bra I would either have to wait until I went back to the UK or would have to import. Both of these options costing a lot of money and still being in pain having to wear them.
I don’t know if this blog will help anyone but this site was basically my bible for years and every review/experience helped me make decisions from whether this was the right decision for me to who will be the right doctor for me, so anything I say will hopefully be helpful in some way, shame, or form (just like breast’s, right?)
I had a very successful consultation last Friday with Dr. Song at Prima Center for Plastic Surgery, Atlanta. From the moment I walked in, I was comfortable. I didn’t feel rushed and I was half expecting to be in and out in under 20 minutes not feeling comfortable with the information I received and having more questions than I begun with! But that was not the case! I was greeted by a lovely lady at reception and instructed to fill out some new patient forms and then passed over to another lady for measurements and to talk a little. She completely put me at ease and was extremely professional from the moment I walked in. Dr. Song also was very professional when taking measurements and on the breast review side of things. We then sat down where he showed me a PowerPoint presentation of the surgery, talking about risks, method types, as well as before/after pics from his previous surgeries. He went into a lot of detail of the 2 types of surgeries that could be done, one being a traditional approach which involved keeping the nipple attached to the blood supply where he believes he will be able to get me down to a large C/small D (music to my ears!!!!). Another approach being a nipple graft which basically involves cutting away the nipple from the blood supply, getting you down to as small as you want, and reattaching the nipple obviously then losing nipple sensation etc. He was honest and recommended the first method and stressed that patient safety/risk is a high priority for him and I totally believed his every word. When he asked if I had any questions, I pulled out my massive list of notes on my phone and was pleasantly surprised that he had answered most if not all of them. Another couple of pointers to mention from the consultation - he told me an anchor incision would be used for my procedure. He also does side lipo included with the price, he sees this as a must. Does not use drains (yay). And included in the cost would be another pre-op visit, the surgery itself, pain medication, surgical bras after surgery as well as some to take home if I wish, and either 1 or 2 post-op visits (can’t remember how many).
After the above, Dr. Song gave me his card and told me to email if there were any further questions I had (this was another massive selling point for me - he cared!). I then sat down with another lady where we went through pricing, finance options as well as dates that Dr. Song had available for surgery. My husband was with me and we came to a quick agreement to take his first opening (April 27th 2018). It was nice to see my husband have total confidence as well.
We left the surgery very happy with our experience and have another pre-op visit scheduled for April 9th. Already having nightly dreams of a life without these monsters!!

Went for my second and final pre-op consultation 2 days ago and I just can't wait to get this procedure done! I received a lot of helpful info on what to prepare the night before/morning of surgery as well as surgery day. I was given a goodie pack to leave with including prep guidelines, prescription for medication (pain and nausea meds), along with antibacterial body wash to use in the shower the morning of my surgery. Again, I was given lots of opportunity to ask questions and this time I brought my husband into the room so he knew what to expect in terms of caring for me.
Some prep/recovery tips I was given (in case this is helpful at all to any of you):
1. Remove all jewelry before surgery
2. No make up for surgery
3. No nail polish/acrylics for surgery
4. Remove contact lenses, glasses, dentures for surgery - Wear glasses to get you to surgery, but will have to be removed for procedure
5. Come to surgery with loose fitting trousers and a button up/zip up top as it will be difficult to lift arms for anything over head.
6. Buy button up pajamas for healing
7. Buy some zip up training bras (still unsure what sizes to get)
8. Buy some antibacterial soap (like dial) - scented will be too harsh while recovering
9. Clean your house/Do your laundry before surgery date. Moving around too much will be difficult after surgery
10. Bring a cushion for the drive home to place on your chest under the seatbelt
11. Do not ice breasts during healing process (not really sure why)
12. No eating or drinking anything after midnight the night before surgery
13. Minimal activities for first 4 days after surgery - Walking around apartment recommended to keep moving
14. Sleep on back elevated 30 degrees
15. No heavy lifting, pushing, or pulling for a minimum of one week
16. After first week lifting restricted to 5 pounds or less
17. After surgery soft diet - water, sprite/ginger ale, coke, juices, soup, jell-o - no spicy greasy foods. Normal diet may continue after day of surgery.
18. No smoking or being around smokers 1 week after surgery
19. Keep surgical bra and dressing on until first post-op visit (one week) - No showering in this time
20. Lots of movies/games/entertainment around!!
One thing I'm not looking forward to is not being able to shower until after my first post-op visit which is a full week after my surgery date (poor husband lol). I think I've pretty much covered everything - Is there anything you guys can think of that may be helpful that wasn't mentioned above? Specifically things that I may need to pick up/buy beforehand?
If anyone has questions, feel free to reach out. I loved this site for making the decision to get my surgery and hoping that my blogging will maybe help someone thinking about it one day.

Starting to look at picking up everything I may need to buy in prep. Not really sure what size of zip up training bras to buy? I'm hoping to achieve a large C/small D but after surgery with the swelling etc, I'm not sure a large will do. Does anyone have any suggestions on best place to go and possible sizes to look at getting based on your experiences? Do I want to get a fitted one or one which will be more loose?