28 Year Old Mommy of Two! G to C...1800 grams/4lbs removed!- Texas

I can remember being very flat chested and wanting large breasts so bad and then BOOM...puberty hit and it was like I went from an A cup to a D cup overnight! I remember wanting a breast reduction as far back as high school because I just couldn't wear all the cute little tops that all the other girls could. I was 5'3" and 125 pounds with breasts way too big for my frame! As I entered my 20s and was planning my wedding I gained around 10 or so pounds and went to a DD. Of course I had to get the top of my dress taken out! Then pregnancy.... Hello G cups! Surprisingly, these big o things weren't even good for breast feeding! Ugh! Finally, I'm 28 and these stinkin' G cups just weren't goin' anywhere so it was time to call in the special forces! I was ready to get rid of these back, neck, and shoulder pain causing, non-breast milk producing, button popping, spilling over, good for nothing breasts! Surgery was today and despite the pain I'm in, I'm already very happy with my decision! My PS said she removed about 900 grams from each side and after the swelling goes down I should be in the C range that I wanted to be in. The pain immediately after surgery was pretty intense but it has subsided quite a bit already and I'm not even 24 hours post-op. The girls are lookin' "high and tight" per my husbands request lol! He also said I am now part of the "Itty Bitty [RS bleep] Committee!" Ha! I'm not quite small enough for that but compared to what I was carrying around, it sure does feel like it. I still have my drain tubes in and I think they'll be removed at my post-op appointment on Wednesday. The drain tube sites are pretty painful but ice seems to help a lot! I'm bandaged up pretty good but they didn't put me in a surgical bra or tell me to wear a sports bra. It seems to me that a bra would cause more pain so I'm pretty happy with going braless for now. I am beyond excited to see the end result and go shopping clothes that fit properly and clothes that I've never been able to wear! Bye bye back, neck and shoulder pain and bye bye slouching! ????????????

Day after surgery and doing good! Ready to get these drains out! Pain isn't that bad as long as I stay in the recliner and don't move around a lot. I've only been getting up to use the restroom and if I need to get anything else I do it at that time. My hubby is taking very good care of me and I am so thankful for that! Post-op appointment tomorrow at 1:15pm so I'll update again after that. :)

I had my first post-op appointment today! They removed my drains and said that everything is looking good :) I did have a little episode after they took my drains out where I almost passed out. I blacked out, got really dizzy and nauseous and I got really pale. The nurse ran and got me a Dr. Pepper and made me drink about half of it and then I was fine. All I had eaten before that was a salad and I guess it wasn't enough and my blood sugar dropped too low and I guess combining low blood sugar and pain meds is a big no no! Getting my drains removed wasn't as painful as I had anticipated. A little pinch and they were out! They also took all of my bandages off so all I have now is the tape on my incisions and an ace bandage that they wrapped around me. When they removed my bandages I saw the bruising which didn't look that bad but I didn't get a real good look either. I'm going to shower later and that's when I'll get a real good look at them. PS checked to make sure I had feeling in my nipples and I do. They actually feel pretty much the same as before as far as sensitivity goes. I was up and out and about for about 2-3 hours and I'm definitely feeling it now! I felt ok at first but I could definitely tell that my body was telling me that it was time to rest again and now I'm feeling pretty sore. I think some of the soreness also has to do with being wrapped up now. I was just bandaged up with nothing putting pressure on me but now I have the pressure from the ace bandage and I think that's causing some of the soreness. I'm going to switch to a sports bra after my shower and see if that helps. Next post-op is in two weeks! :)