It's About to Get Real - Edina, MN

31 year old had gyno since I was 13 or 14. Basically a little more than half my life. I was OK with it for the most part throughout my late teens and twenties because I was pretty muscular otherwise. I could wear muscle shirts and wife beaters and still look good. My gyno from under the shirt just made me look like I had massive pecs. But the biggest problem was when I had to take my shirt off. I couldn't create an illusion then. It was obvious I had gyno.
So for the vast majority of my life I refused to do activities that required taking a shirt off especially when women were present. I tried solving the problem by focusing on bench pressing and other chest exercises and although I could bench up to 365 at one point I could not get rid of the female breast apperance.
After realizing exercising the chest was not enough I turned to anti estrogen pills. The pills seemed to reduce the symptoms a tad but it was still obvious I had man boobs. To make matters worse when I stopped taking the pills my symptoms seem to come back even more pronounced.
Desperate not to let this condition ruin another summer of my life I started looking into surgery last year about this time.
I researched the procedure online for a couple months then started searching for surgeons. I saw 5 surgeons in total over the last 7 or 8 months. I decided to pick one based on the best combination of price, skill, and method.
So here I am. A week in a half away from getting rid of a condition that has tormented me most my life. It's a little surreal to be honest. Hopefully everything goes well and I can provide some positive feedback for others suffering from gyno like many on this site have done for me.

Just a couple more days out from my surgery. Feeling a little nervous and anxious. Even getting a little cold feet but there is no turning back now.
Everything is paid for,my ride to the surgery is arranged, and my time off from work is in place.
Only thing left to do now is wait for the day which sucks because it's all you think about.

So surgery was completed today. I went to the facility approximately 8 am and was discharged around 1pm.
The wait time for the surgery to get started was slow. It started about 45 minutes later than scheduled for. It wasn't to bad but I was craby and annoyed because I was tired, dehydrated, and hungry.
The nurse brought me to a pre-op room first. Had me change to a gown and inserted an IV in me. Then the anesthesiologist came in asked me some questions and left. Finally the doctor came in made his markings and answered my last minute questions.
Once in the OR I was laid down on the operating bed and put out like a light right away. Next thing I remember was waking up in the recovery unit with a nurse asking me a bunch of questions like how are you feeling and my pain level.
Not gonna lie the pain was worse than I expected. It felt like I had an anvil on my chest with a slight burning sensation. I would probably score the pain 4 or 5 out 10. Still not too bad. They gave me pain medication right away and that helped.
I did end up with drains which I did not want one bit but the doctor told me if needed them then he was going to put them in. So not a huge surprise and in all honesty I barley even know they are there.
Once home I ate a bunch of food my dad picked from a restaurant for me and then I took a much needed nap on a recliner. After I woke up I felt much much better.
The pain subsided quite a bit but I'm still uncomfortable moving around. I can feel my chest pulling with every little movement. I'm hoping my range improves fast. I wouldn't drive the way it is right now.
Doctor said I can shower Friday and my post op and drain removal is scheduled for this coming Tuesday.
I'll keep you guys posted.