Breast Reduction, current 36H, 23 Years Old - Charlottesville, VA

I was a late bloomer, but when I finally did bloom, I bloomed hard. The last time I was measured, I was a 34/36 H, which is the size bra I am wearing in the pictures, but I believe I am bigger than that now due to changes in birth control. I very rarely wear underwire bras because they are so uncomfortable, and I tend to stick to industrial strength sports bras and granny bras which really are not cute. I have been experiencing low, middle, and high back pain, shoulder and neck pain, and frequent tension headaches for a couple of years and I am really hoping that getting rid of some of the weight will help relieve this. I am fairly tall (about 5'8") and have an athletic build (broad shoulders, small (relative to my shoulders) waist, with a bit of extra fat. My boobs are not proportionate to the rest of me and make me look larger than I am.

I had my initial consult in March, and my information was sent off to my insurance. I heard a couple weeks later that I had been approved for coverage. I will have to pay ~$500 still for my deductible and stuff, but that is totally worth it. I scheduled my surgery for August 5th because I am a student and I have the majority of August off which provides me with the perfect opportunity to lay in bed and recover.

I had my pre-op appt. last week and the NP went through pre-op and post-op procedures and informed me that I will stay over night at the hospital (a 23 hr stay, still counted as outpatient) so that my pain levels can be monitored and regulated and so the surgeon can meet with me before I am discharged. I am very glad I will bot have to do the 30 mile care ride directly after surgery. She also told me that ~850 grams would be taken from each breast. I am not positive what this amounts to, but I know I have dense breasts, so I hope it is enough. The NP told me to make sure the surgeon knows before surgery what size I am hoping for (fingers crossed for a D, a DD would be ok too!) so that if there is any wiggle room once she gets in there she can make things go my way.

I am nervous about the anesthesia as I have never had surgery before, and I am a little nervous about the results. Although these boobs have been a literal pain in my neck, they're all I've known and I am crossing my fingers for good results. I don't care about scarring, but I am hopeful that when I have kids I will still be able to breast feed at least a little bit. I have weighed the pros and cons and I am ready and excited for this procedure to be done.

I have attached some before pictures!

I failed to proof read my post, so there a couple typos... sorry about that! The main thing I'd like to correct is when I said 850 grams, I actually meant 850 ccs, which is a much more standard unit of measurement for this surgery anyways. Still not sure how to conceptualize how much that is, but I will see in 10 short days!

I have 8 more days in this body. So weird to say! I have been making lists and gathering supplies like crazy. I do not want to be caught unprepared.

Some more preop pictures... I think it will be crazy to go back and compare!