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39 Years Old, Finally Took the Plunge After 20 Years! - Bath, UK

UPDATED FROM leonaloo
1 month post

6 weeks post op

leonalooOctober 29, 2014
WORTH IT$8,600
Hi ladies - just over 6 weeks and feeling great! So pleased I did this, I am back to normal exercise, been swimming and even playing rugby with the kids! A few stitches STILL coming out - but have taken to pulling them myself with tweezers - doesn't hurt and satisfying :) As you will see from photos, my scarring already starting to calm down and they . Any questions or help needed, please feel free to ask! All the best, L xx

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BunnyMayhem
October 29, 2014
They look really great and I can see already that fluffing out a bit. Reassuring to read your surgeon not worried about the wound problems you had. I noticed a small area last night at t junction below nipple so going up to see nurse. Judy Evans used to work in our hospital in Plymouth,she had a good reputation. Thanks x
leonaloo
October 31, 2014
Hey Bunny - thanks for your kind comments. How are you getting on? Think it's completely normal, they do look a bit car crash for a while :)
charlestonlc
October 29, 2014
I am a 30 G/H and am planning on a reduction early January. Your results look great and full. I'll be going down to a D-cup and am very nervous about losing a huge part of who I've come to be. My one question is about your nipples - their placement looks mostly symmetrical but your left is so oblong and not the same shape as your right. Is that something that's expected to adjust itself? I'm so concerned about my nips in this whole process.
Bee35
October 29, 2014
I was a 30G and have only made it down to a 30F however even that has made a huge difference ... I would love to have ended up a 30E. My nipples also are not identical however I had a problem with the right side and the scar tissue is still pulling that nipple down but it is slowly releasing as the hard areas under the skin grow softer ... I was told to go back to PS in 8 months to see if a revision is required but to give my body time to heal first. A turning point for me was when I realized that, if I had any issues, my PS would be able to put them right / do a revision at a later date. Best of Luck ... it is worth it, especially for large breasts on our tiny frames.
charlestonlc
October 29, 2014
I just read your story, Bee35 and I am amazed. You are such a trooper and your positive attitude is great. If you can do so well at 60, I can only hope that I can do it at 23. Your nips don't look bad at all, by the way! I'm beginning to wonder if I would rather reduce further down to a C cup, it seems that recovery might be easier with them smaller? I have time to think about it though.
leonaloo
October 31, 2014
Hi there. Do you know what? It did take me a bit of adjusting - even though I was desperate to be shot of them - because they'd been a part of me for so long! But I'm already totally over it - your boobies are still there, just in a smaller more amazing form :) Re the nips - my PS pointed it out in case I was worried (I hadn't even really noticed!!) and she said don't worry it's quite normal - it's to do with the nerves or something. But she was quite adamant and said 'I cut a perfect circle - they WILL be a perfect circle!'. Just takes time I think....
leonaloo
October 31, 2014
I totally agree Bee - see my reply above too :)
Bee35
October 29, 2014
You look great ... what a difference!
leonaloo
October 31, 2014
Thanks Bee, so sweet of you. How are you getting on?
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MoonPye
October 30, 2014
I am also right about the same recovery time... my surgery was Sept 18th. I'm so happy I did it also!! They removed just over a pound on one side and a pound on the other. Unlike you, I couldn't wait to get a look. Medical stuff does not freak me out a bit, for whatever reason, and I was taking pictures of them the day after the surgery, ha ha. My surgeon was laughing, she couldn't believe I wanted to see them so quickly. I see so many stories on here of women going home almost immediately after the procedure... now that would have freaked me out! I stayed one night in hospital and totally glad I did. Congratulations to you!! It's exciting to find someone at the same time as me. I'll get around to posting pictures eventually...
TimsWife
November 3, 2014
What bra size are you now? I go for my initial consult on Tuesday, Nov. 4th and I'm really nervous. I'm a 36G and would like to be a 36C. Oh, to be a C-cup!
leonaloo
November 3, 2014
Hi there - oh god, it is SO good to be a C cup I can't tell you! I got measured at the weekend, 36 C.... You'll probably find most decent surgeons won't promise a cup size, but will make sure they know your ideal and get as close as possible whilst keeping in mind your overall shape etc? Hope that's helpful! X
UPDATED FROM leonaloo
21 days post

My before pic - better late than never!

leonalooOctober 6, 2014
3 weeks today and I am almost back to normal. Moments of discomfort, especially first thing in the am and when doing lots of walking, but really am pretty much back to day to day life now, and it feels brilliant! Still a bit worried that I've gone almost too small, they don't quite fit a C cup (I know, never thought I'd be saying that!!), but PS assures me they will round out and drop and that I'm perfectly in proportion now. My scarring still looks very messy, still can't sleep on my sides :( and missing my swimming, but really those are my only gripes! Hope all you post op girls are going great guns and lots of support to those of you who are awaiting the big day. I promise you it will be be so worth it! X

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Jm13
October 6, 2014
Looking good!!! Do you know how much was removed?
leonaloo
October 7, 2014
Thanks! Bless you. Well initially PS said 500 g from each side, and then at post op appointment when she looked back over the notes she said 2.5 lbs! So I'm not entirely sure, I just know it was a lot!
qweee4321
October 8, 2014
leonaloo
October 8, 2014
Thanks so much for your kind and helpful comment. Clearly you are someone who has never had to experience the discomfort of massive puppies that hang like heavy bags of sugar around your neck and cause your boss to say things like 'I'm not surprised you have back pain when your [RS bleep] are so massive'! Hearing your insightful opinion has made all the pain and nerves of major surgery and the last 3 weeks of recovery worthwhile.
Paytond
October 8, 2014
Wow what an ass
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Holliexox
October 8, 2014
They look AMAZING and FAR much better than the before pictures. Keep your head held up high. This place should all be about the positives and you have been so brave to have his surgery. They'll always be one bad grape to spoil the bunch. Xx
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murjee12
October 29, 2014
You look amazing! I hope I can look the way you do soon. My surgery is Monday. I think they are perfect size now. Don't feel discouraged by the size. You look great!
leonaloo
October 29, 2014
Thanks so much sweets - good luck with your surgery!! Please try not to worry, of course you will be nervous, completely natural, but honestly it will be worth the discomfort of the next few weeks. I saw on your page that you are scared of the GA - I was too - more scared of that than anything. The nurse said to me that it's most peoples biggest fear, but that she'd been in theatre for 25 years and never heard of it happening. And the Anaesthetist told me they monitor you incredibly carefully and not too worry. Good luck! Can't wait to hear how it goes [RS bleep]
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murjee12
October 29, 2014
Thank you for telling me that. I really needed to hear that today! I really do hope I make it out looking the way you do. I really want to be as small as I can. I am so sick of boobs and figure I can now buy padded bras if I want to.
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sydingmanney
December 1, 2014
So I was just looking at your before picture and it seems like we are both coming from the same relative size and shape. Your post-op size is what I'm really really hoping for. I would love to be not-quite-a-C. I'd be happy with a medium to full B-cup. It's great to see someone of the same size. It makes me think that my goals are actually attainable! You look great!
UPDATED FROM leonaloo
15 days post

Anyone Else had numbness and pain in their leg??

leonalooSeptember 30, 2014
so yes - I have this! On the right leg, it was as if I'd had a local anaesthetic above the knee - feeling slowly returning but REALLY painful. Apparently it's from this pad that they use to earth you during surgery - was just wondering how common it is?

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Holliexox
September 30, 2014
I got that!!!!!!! I had my mum rubbing my leg for a few nights as it was very sore for me too. I think it was my left leg.... Very strange but disappeared after a few days x
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