26, 32I to 32D

Reading everyone’s journey has helped immensely so I figure I’ll journal my own. I’ve been wanting a reduction for years. After having a hormonal IUD for a year, my weight skyrocketed, mostly in my breasts and hips. Even after removing my IUD, the weight just wouldnt budge. I went from wearing a 32D to 32I (thats 6 D’s... wtf). I hate it. I hate looking like a balloon in anything thats not extremely form fitting, and I hate the male gaze when I do wear fitted clothes. My back constantly hurts, I have tension headaches all the time. I just want to wear whatever I want, and be pain free. I’m only 5’2 and i swear my tiddies take up my entire torso. Let me have a snatched waist without it being overshadowed by these extra large fat sacks, PLEASE.
After getting some top notch insurance thru a new job, I visited a PS for a consultation and he was extremely condescending and rude. Told me I would never be happy going so small, and that my insurance would never approve me. I waited months to hear back, and when I finally followed up, I found out he never even bothered to submit to my insurance. I checked in with his clinics insurance guy, and he was equally belittling. Told me they didnt submit to insurance for my own good because he was “confident” I wouldn’t like having such small breasts. What is it with old white men being so sure about what a woman wants when the woman is right there verbalizing her truth?
It was extremely discouraging and made me feel like what I wanted was impossible. A month or so after that, I decided to try again. I visited Dr. Galiano at NW. A complete 180. This guy was so reassuring, told me my goal size was totally attainable and would even help my chances of getting approved. He set a follow up appt for a month later and told me that by then I’d either be approved or denied, and if a denial was on the table, the follow up would be to discuss the appeal process and out of pocket costs if necessary. An actual game plan, sick.
Two weeks after my initial consultation with him, his nurse called and let me know I was approved. I legit ran to the bathroom at work and ugly cried. I don’t cry often, so that’s how serious it was. I was so happy! Another few weeks passed until my follow up. That was on 6/17/19. His nurse gave me my prescriptions (antibiotics, nausea meds, pain meds, etc) and we set the actual surgery date for 3 weeks from now, on 7/9/19. We could have even done it 7/2/19 (so soon!) but I had too much going on that week.
It’s crazy how quick and easy the process has been in the last month-ish. 20 days from now I’ll finally be flat-chested (hopefully) and feeling lighter, cuter, happier with my body.

*sorry for the awkwardly blurred photo, i have a lot of tattoos i wanted to cover up*
today was my surgery and it went so well! the toughest part was the 4 attempts to get the iv going as my veins were playing hard to get, lol. the doctor took my wishes to go as small as possible seriously, and im so happy. id like to go even smaller but know that wasnt realistic at a 32g(uk)/32i(us). he did some lipo on the sides (not too far out, just next to my breast tissue) so that my scars dont extend way far out from under my breasts. he did the anchor technique.
i was passed out by the time i got to the operating room, and woke up within the first hour that the surgery was over. got discharged the hour after. the norco they gave me did a wonderful job at managing the pain as i was up and about immediately. the friend who drove me home even took us to a diner for milkshakes before going to my house. when i got home i was even able to carry a package up all 3 flights up stair and assemble a small/lightweight bookcase, lol.
afraid of over exerting myself, i took a nap for most of the day after staring at myself in the mirror for on and off for a few ours lol.
i included a before and after. the before, in the white tee, im wearing a 32i bra with underwire made out of extreeeemely thin material and NO padding or lining whatsoever. thats all tiddy. the second photo in the tank top, im wearing no bra but several layer of thick gauze and bandaging - im even smaller underneath! i have a waist! and my torso isnt entirely covered by my breasts!
its crazy how much lighter and happier i feel. i love the way i look, and am able to admire my body without the intense feelings of dysphoria ive dealt with for years. im hoping the rest of my recovery goes as smoothly as today has been.