Bye Bye HH's & Hello D's! - Green Bay, WI

Hello, my name is Kaitlin, I'm 17 years old, and am new to this. If my review is boring, I apologize. Ever since 5th grade, I have always had rather larger breasts, for my age. I hated wearing bras until 6th grade, I finally grew to wear one. I was first measured at a 36D, may I remind you I was 11. I will admit I am a little on the bigger side...not fat, but as my grandma would say, perfectly plump! Ever since I've had these puppies, I have been too big to fit into junior shirts, too small for the plus size shirts, but perfect for the pants! The shirts I would find, absolutely plain...black, grey, & red were the colors I usually wore.

I have always been very active. I have played basketball, volleyball, soccer, and have done track and field since 5th grade, and when out of school, gone to the YMCA for summer programs. I never gained weight really, but yet my boobs still grew. I went from a D to DD to DDD to F, to an H and finally, to an HH. Since 8th grade, I've gained a little weight. Ever since 6th grade I have gone to the chiropractor 2x a week just about every week. In gym class or recess, I would always be made fun of for my chest going up and down when I run...and that was with a regular bra w/ under-wire, and a sports bra over it.

It made me feel very self conscious of appearance, never really showed cleavage. In my eyes, I look like an upside down pear! Sexy right? I don't think so.

In early September, my grandma came up to visit me. I was talking to her about the pain in my back all the time. Not sure really how, but she must have talked to my mom about it, because one night my mom randomly said, "Kate, i scheduled an appointment with a plastic surgeon for Thursday...if you don't want one, I'll cancel it." Which I of course did not cancel. At the appointment the receptionist asked my bra size, once I told her my size (38HH) her eyes widened. Pretty funny. After we watched a video about breast reduction and got the surgeon's opinion on it, we said yes. So he took pictures of them for the insurance company to see, and sent them in. After 3 weeks of waiting...we got a letter saying they would cover it. THANK GOD! Since then, we planned the surgery for Friday, December 7th. I just had my pre-operation appointment on Tuesday. I am planning on going to an average C. The surgeon said he wants to put me in proportion, and that's all that matters. Hopefully everything works out for the good...I'm dreading the drainage stuff though! If anything, I'm more nervous about the needle with anesthesia than the post-operation. Wish me luck! Its just in time for Christmas!