49 Yrs., 32 DDD, No Biological Kids, Can't Wait!

My story is slightly different than other people's. I was flat-chested as a kid, when all the girls in my class were developing. I prayed to God to get breasts, and he answered my prayers! I got breasts when I was 15. Well, he never stopped answering my prayers, because now I'm a DDD! I'm 5' tall, about 118 lbs. I go to the bra store to get fitted every few years, since I was in my 30's. First I was a C, then I grew to a D, and last year, my bra was digging into my skin so much I got fitted again. DDD?!? And still a 32! I made the decision to get a breast reduction right then and there.

I told my doctor about my back, shoulder, and neck pain, and she wrote a letter of recommendation. Got a consult with a surgeon that my doctor recommended, and she said I was a good candidate. That's all I needed to hear. My surgery is in a week and a couple of days. I've waited the whole year for this; I could not be more excited!!!

This site has helped me so much. Thanks to everyone past, present, and future for helping me along.

I had my pre-op appointment today. I made sure to drink a lot so that I'd have a sample ready in case they needed one. Guess what? No urine sample needed! No blood work either. It took 15 minutes. Dr. Halperin came in, took a look at my boobs, and asked again what size I wanted to be. I told her, as I had before, a B, but I understood that I would maybe get a C, and I was fine with that. I told her I wanted to be as small as she could make me, and she said, "A B, pretty small. Okay!" Yep. Pretty small. She said that she doesn't use drains, and that the stitches were dissolvable. Wear a sports bra 24/7 for 3 weeks, and that was it, good to go. I had brought along the 3 surgical bras I had gotten from Amazon. She said those were fine, but I really just needed a snug sports bra that zipped or snapped in the front. Hmm...should I return the ones I got? I might.

Surgery will take about 2 hours, recovery about an hour, then I can go home. It's at a clinic, not a hospital. She made it seem like it wasn't a big deal, but thank goodness for this site, because I know what will happen in the weeks and months afterwards! Maybe she downplays things because she does this every day, or maybe she doesn't want to scare people. Or maybe it will be a breeze! I planned this knowing I'd have the entire summer off to recover. I got a prescription for Oxycodone (she said that's only for the first couple of days, then I can switch to Motrin), and an anti-nausea patch to put on the morning of the surgery. Nothing to eat or drink, including water, hard candy, or gum, after midnight the night before surgery.

I rented a recliner to sleep in for a month, an idea I got from this site, and I'll take a pillow the day of for the seatbelt on the ride home. I'm ready!

I'm renting a recliner to sleep in for a month. My question is, where should I put it?? In the bedroom so I can just sleep in it at night, or will I want to have it in the living room for naps and to watch TV?
What have others done with their recliners? It would have been great to rent two, ha ha! Thanks for any advice.