Breast Reduction!! 22 Yrs, 34G, 130 Lbs, 5'2

I am 22 years old, weight 130 lbs, am 5'2, and had 34G boobs. From the end of 7th grade, I was a B and by the middle of 8th grade, I had progressed to a C/D so fast. 

I had awful stretch marks. I have always had extremely painful neck and shoulder pain, I had upper back pain too but I think my neck and shoulder took it all. I used posture correctors, always wore my backpack correctly, but all my pain was due to my breast. By my sophomore year of High school, I was a DD/DDD and eventually progressed to a G. 

You all know the story, I had trouble finding bras, swimsuits, dresses, I hid them all the time, I hated how I dressed but I looked ridiculous in everything I wore. All I wanted to do was be able to wear a damn bralette, which I finally found one, but my boobs would just fall out of it. I didn't dress in cute clothes, I felt like I looked ugly in everything. Tbh, I hated my fashion sense but when I saw cute clothes in the store and tried them on, I would just cry at how stupid I looked. 

I was so embarrassed and spent many nights thinking I was so ugly over these damn boobs. I have been in relationships but I was so nervous meeting men, especially once they saw the size of my chest. College was a new start for me because I wasn't known as the girl with big boobs, and while people minded their business, I was still extremely shy at making friends, something I never used to be. By the end of my freshman year, I quit wearing regular bras all together unless I had too. I was tired of the pain and uncomfortableness. Since the end of my sophomore year I have seriously been thinking of getting this procedure done when I graduate, only dilemma is I am in nursing school, would they give me time off before a new job??

I started saving money and had nearly 2/3rds saved up before the pandemic hit. Finally, the summer before my senior year, I started working 12's in the hospital and developed this god awful lower back pain that would cause me to want to sit down right away. So I talked to my parents, who were actually super supportive of my decision and knew I had this horrible back pain. So in September I called and made an appointment in October with Dr. McGuire, her staff was so helpful!!! I fell in love with her right away, she was my top choice out of the 3 I had picked out, I loved her before and after pictures the best too. She even could see having this big of boobs with such a small frame was painful and unnecessary. I originally asked for a B but she told me that was not possible without compromising blood flow, she said she would aim for a small C for me. I told her to go as small as she can and she would. I also wanted smaller nipples and she assured me they would match my new breast size. 

As much as I wanted my insurance to cover, I wanted these babies off PRONTO, didn't want to deal with the hassle and my insurance sucked. Plus, I had a strict timeline I had to follow due to clinical, graduating, work. Originally my appointment was supposed to be in January, but I was able to move it up due to the shutdown, it was then supposed to be the Tuesday before Thanksgiving and that Thursday before I tested positive for covid. I quickly recovered and ready to go again. In my next post, I will discuss surgery day and some after photos. I will post some before pictures below, I don't have a lot because I was so embarrassed.

The surgery went well!! It was really easy, my mom wasnt allowed in due to covid covid but everyone at the surgery center was so kind and helpful. They quickly helped me get checked in, I just signed forms, weighed myself, changed into my surgical gown, did a pregnancy test, basic pre surgery things. They brought me to the Pre Op area to lay in a little stretcher, they attached leads on my back to track my heart rate, SCD's on my legs to promote blood flow, took my vitals and started my IV. My surgeon came in and started drawing on my chest. She agreed, I am going to love my chest after. After that the CRNA came in, her and another nurse wheeled me to the OR, I scooted to the operating table, they all congratulated me while they were strapping me in, the CRNA asked what kind of job I want when I graduate and that was it! I woke up mumbling in Post Op and another nurse was telling me that I am all done! My surgeon estimated around 2 hours but my mom got the call after 1.5 hours that everything went great! I was in a little pain, but not that much, this is coming from a baby with a low pain tolerance! I think I rated it a 5 at first and they gave me meds and my final answer was a 3. I was in Post Op for an hour, but don't really remember much. They helped me get dress and call my mom and I just remember being wheeled out. Everyone was so nice to me in the surgery center I loved it! I slept pretty much the entire car ride home and in our chair when I got home. When I got out of the car I looked down and noticed I could see my feet!! My mom told me I cried I was so happy in the car that "I finally had small titties!!" I slept and took my pain meds every 6 hours, I was still pretty loopy all day. I did take one picture in the bathroom before I passed out. I will upload those now! All in all, I loved my surgeon, I think she did a good job, and the pain was minimal! I am going to upload some after photos in a separate upload, for some reason it keeps saying there is an error with them. I will try on a different device tomorrow!

I have tried switching wifis, using 3 different devices, chrome and safari but it’s just not letting me upload some side profile photos!! So frustrating but I’m trying guys. My first post op appointment is tomorrow (Friday), I had surgery on Monday. So I will update more then!! I have photos when I first took the bra off, the next day. They are kinda smooshed from having all the gauze and padding pressed on, now that’s not so much the case. Not going to lie, it hurt not having the support for like 3 minutes. I kinda just sponged bathed myself that day and waited until the next to fully take the bra off and shower with my mom’s help. I would recommend taking a pain pill ab 30-45 minutes before you shower! Its pretty bruised but I thought it was going to look a lot worse!! Im actually in love with how small they are!! attached is the photo I took when I got out of the car and into my house (minus the side profile), the photos in the black tanktop are from about a month ago. I’m gonna grab it tomorrow from my apartment and try and do a comparison! I’ll make another post tomorrow after my postop and I think I’m going to make a separate post on my meds/pain to make these a little shorter!