46, 2 Kids, 5'9" 144 Lbs 36DD Want Breast Reduction!! - Austin, TX

Just wanted to share one more photo for comparison. Not much of a difference? Can you see a difference?

Hello all! It has been a few weeks since my last update do I will include a few pics too. Unfortunately I haven't really taken any yet but I will get on that this week.

I am Feeling great and spent a long weekend out at the beach with my family. The best part was I had to get all new bathing suits. My others were too stretched out and big in the top. It was so nice to have my breasts fit in every bathing suit I tried on. Nothing was spilling out of the top or the sides which is new for me. Very exciting. I still have not started exercising again. I'm waiting for my doctors appointment next Monday before I get back into my exercise regime.

I am sleeping much better mostly on my side. My back no longer hurts and I'm pretty active. Even being in waves at the beach was not painful. I even went paddle boarding.
I'm holding off being professionally measured because my right breast is still swollen. Plus I'm hoping to go down a little more in size - I'll be devastated if they haven't gone down much at all from my original 36 DD.

I have a few old bras that I can still fit into. But I also have some that are way too big.

I'll update again after I get some newer pictures.

Hello all!

Today Is exactly 2 weeks post surgery. I feel pretty good and have most of my energy back. But I'm still very sore and numb in that Lipo areas. All my kids are home now so it's pretty crazy at my house. I have way over done it since Saturday and so yesterday I was exhausted and very sore.

My breasts feel relatively good ...there is feeling in the nipple and that incisions are healing nicely. My big fear is that I did not go small enough. Originally my left breast was slightly larger now my right breast is larger I think the doctor did that to compensate. Or I'm still very swollen which I'm hoping and praying is the case. the shock of the reduction has subsided and now I look in the mirror and think that I really don't look that different. The thought of going through all of this and then basically being the same size is devastating. Someone please tell me I'm still swollen.

The Lipo recovery has been much much more challenging I'm still numb in my bum and lower back. All the bruises on my body are lighter and very slowly starting to fade.

I have gotten 2 lymphatic drainage massages )basically very gentle massages.). The masseuse says I'm still very swollen in my lower back. The massages seem to be helping a lot. I'm sleeping a little bit better. I've weaned myself off the Advil p.m. & all prescription pain meds. But last night I was so sore I did take one of the prescription pain medication. It helped tremendously.

A few questions for the experience ladies:
1. when will I be 100% back to normal?
2. When will the swelling go down?
3. When will I start to see the results of the lipo?
4. Is it unrealistic for me to be driving my very active kids all over town at this point? (already doing)

Honestly the recovery is worse than the surgery itself. We spend a lot of time and energy worried and concerned about the surgery itself. a better use of all that anxiety is planning and preparing for your recovery. realistically probably three weeks. Thank you everyone for your input and help I really appreciate it! Hope that everybody is healing very nicely!