62 is not too old to have a reduction! - Fayetteville, AR

It has been 2 1/2 weeks since my reduction. I'm still very pleased. It's so exciting that my breasts no longer hang to my knees (ok, I'm exaggerating). I still have swelling on the sides, but it's going down every day. My incisions are healing nicely and the bruising is almost gone. By the end of the day, I'm pretty tired, but that is improving as well.

I have been a yo-yo dieter most of my adult life. Each time I lost weight, my breasts stayed pretty much the same size. But, when I gained the weight back (plus a few extra pounds) they got larger. Finally, I had reached 38G and my shoulders, back and self-esteem were killing me! In fact, I always felt like my boobs were the first part of me to enter the room. With the encouragement of my husband, I started to research plastic surgery. I found a wonderful surgeon and made an appointment. After a lengthy conversation with both of us, he took me into an examination room. He was very thorough with his exam and told me that he believed that I would have a case for my insurance company to pay for the procedure. After a misunderstanding with them (they first refused the surgery because they thought I was asking for an augmentation! Guess they didn't read very closely) they approved the procedure and would pay 100% as long as it was an outpatient surgery. Everything went very well. I'm extremely pleased with the outcome, even though it has been only a week. I saw my surgeon today and learned that the pathology on the removed tissue has indicated that I have changes that increase my chance of breast cancer 4 times. He referred me to a breast cancer surgeon. According to my plastic surgeon, he will go over all of the genetics (I have a family history of breast cancer) and explain things that I can do to reduce my risk. So, if you or someone you love is considering this surgery, I would recommend that you do it! Why? You will feel better almost immediately! You deserve to NOT be known as 'that girl with the big boobs'! And, you may learn something that will effect your health in the future. Best of luck to those of you who have made the decision to take this step. It is SO worth it!