43 Year Old Breast Reduction After Tummy Tuck 2 Years Earlier - Brandon, MS

I am filled with emotions: I miss mom as everyone is celebrating, I am feeling like after getting on the scale should I just do weight loss surgery rather than get my Breast Reduce next month. The truth is I don’t mind being thick and/plus size just want to be on the smaller end of the scale. Because I am 40ish I want to increase my life span as my parents both died under 60 years old. Not growing up with healthy eating habits it is very hard for me to know what I should cook. I have cut down on my guilty pleasure of chips. Not a sweet eater and a lot of times I opt not to eat if I can't figure out what to eat or make the wrong decision because I am starved. Work out not a real problem for me I do about 30 minute workouts maybe 3 times a week in the morning before work at home and 1 hour if I have enough time to hit the gym. I go to the gym after work for about 1.5 hours if not 2 depending on how I feel. I walked this week in place of the gym because I wanted to be outside. Just to get on the scale and It looks like it is still rearing the same ugly number. I am so sick of feeling like a failure. I train family and friends and most recent my cousin and her bridal party and they think I should get certified. Truth is society may not accept me because I am not a size two although I don’t look like it I do no what to do but I have more issues. I guess. Just in tears now.

My cousin and I were having a conversation; she is also anticipating having a reduction. She states she is a 44DD and I was like “really”. Honestly the saying is very true women aren’t wearing the correct bra size. Sorry but she is one of them so I asked “have you been sized” she says yes but there is a NO way. I know I wasn’t wearing the correct bra and for a long time I purposely wore the wrong bra because I didn’t want to draw attention to them sitting at attention and filling up my neck space. Either way it is her size Bra size, it is just like your weight NO one wants to tell their true weight until they are or have gotten rid of it. Well here I sit at 38H or M, I wouldn’t want to say that but it is true. I was asked well told today if I was doing it for health rather than vanity than I should just pray and let it go. Well I am doing it for both. I am doing it because I want to feel better about looking at myself in the mirror. It is very important for me not to have the issues I have when I bend down or try to attempt sit ups. I have been honest and I said I don’t believe I have neck and back pains but truth is I really can’t say if I have or not because it is just like blood pressure when you become use to it, it becomes the norm. I do feel heavy in my back when trying to use correct posture or work out. Sometimes I can’t lift my arms over my head when combing my hair for long period. I feel the discomfort when I try to lie in certain positions and even find that my breath is taken in my sleep at times. I also feel the discomfort when having adult relations from all pressure pushing up- (hope that wasn’t too much information). So I have a problem and I got rid of the stomach so what else is left, I am praying that I have along with ever other woman who is embarking on this journey much success. I bind infections or set back in the name of Jesus.

I hope that having a breast reduction, after having a tummy tuck 2 years ago proves to be a blessing. I know you are probably saying why not do them at the same time. Well I was in a rush and all I wanted was to rid myself of the ugly stomach that was ruining my exercise. Um well truth is they both were running my exercise. They both bashed on my self-esteem but I liked my PS and I was familiar with his work. I was given some false information and was told that my insurance was not acceptable therefore; I made the choice to only have the TT. Now that my tummy is manageable I need to get my body proportion. I am praying that this helps me feed confidence in the body God gave me and whatever is wrong like my scrubbing legs and flabby arms just become UN-notice in my view.
After my first consultation with Dr. Dev. Mani with the Face and Body Plastic Center, my anticipated date of surgery is June 15, 2015. He has requested a mammogram because I am 40ish. I have scheduled the mammogram on the 20th of April. Now I am waiting on the insurance approval. There is a small issue with the Face and Body surgical center and my insurance, it’s out of network. So that leaves me waiting to see if they are willing to accept me as a patient in their facility or will I have to go to a neighboring hospital. I am praying to stay at the surgical center where I had my TT and he will do my ab lipo without additional charges where a hospital may require additional fees.
Last I have sent a list of questions to the PS and he is scheduled to have them answered and back to me by next week.
So I will see what the days to come will bring.
Hope all you have embarked on the flat side are enjoying, those of you are anticipating your date to the flat side have a great result and those still in limbo on rather to do it, just pray and getherdone.
Peace and Blessings.