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36 Yrs & 34HH...Take Away My TaTas Journey - Houston, TX
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I love this website...it is answering so many...
NutyDJune 8, 2014
$7,000
I love this website...it is answering so many things that is pondering in my heart. I tend to be a joyous person but there is this lingering that I can't shake. I feel slightly ashamed because I couldn't "lose the weight" as a doctor told me when I went eight years ago just to ask about breast reduction. I am around 196 and a VERY VERY VERY active person. At this time, I am fine with my body but I need the lifestyle change. Meaning, I HURT....everything HURTS....every 1/2 marathon...crossfit class. I hate being dependent on pain meds. Burning my arms from breast tissue. And truthfully, I halfway don't care if the doctor took everything off and just left a nipple...I am just exhausted of being hindered. I don't see my breasts as part of me...they are a like an abstraction and I want to be whole.
I don't tell people I feel like this. I laugh and joke. But there is such a fear which people brush away. I know I have body weight to do when I get post op. I want to have a active lifestyle and not have to overthink a burpee so I don't pull my back.
There is such a vunerablity I am hitting by saying I need to surgery to help me. I tend to over think and over react but I am also coming to this thing naive. I don't know what I need to do to make my healing better...I am a baby....So that is my truth right now....less than a month away and I'm doing whatever I can do.
I don't tell people I feel like this. I laugh and joke. But there is such a fear which people brush away. I know I have body weight to do when I get post op. I want to have a active lifestyle and not have to overthink a burpee so I don't pull my back.
There is such a vunerablity I am hitting by saying I need to surgery to help me. I tend to over think and over react but I am also coming to this thing naive. I don't know what I need to do to make my healing better...I am a baby....So that is my truth right now....less than a month away and I'm doing whatever I can do.
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UPDATED FROM NutyD
19 days pre
My Ego is Pressuring Me...
NutyDJune 11, 2014
So question...did any of you find it easier to lose weight after the reduction or did your body stay the same. I am scared to death of having the big gut once the breasts get downsized. Like it is haunting me in my sleep. I know I have serious work to do post-op. How long before you were able to workout? What level of exercise? Can I get back to jogging or walking?
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June 11, 2014
I definitely have been better able and more emotionally motivated to work out after my reduction. i do see my belly more now but my self esteem has soared upward so much after the procedure. I am 20 days out and have been to the gym 4 times already. I've lost about 7 pounds in addition to the 3.5 pounds taken from my breasts. This has been partly due to a lack of appetite from anesthesia but also from eating very healthy and being as active as the girls will let me. They do tell me when I have done too much.
June 11, 2014
Thank you so much...that relieves me so much.....I really want an active lifestyle and don't want to wait two months to get there...I do a lot already so i just want to get back to my normal life...
June 11, 2014
Hi, Nutyd, I'm considering this PS for my BR surgery. How much did he quote you for your surgery, if you don't mind disclosing the fee. Thanks.
June 11, 2014
I'm really concerned about the hospital/surgery center costs because another PS office quoted me at over $9,000 in surgery costs.
June 11, 2014
hey lady...I don't mind disclosing but the truth is that my insurance is funding most of the costs. I was having a hard time finding a PS that Aenta covered and he came recommended to me from a nurse friend who is also going through the procedure. I am going to have to come out of pocket around $2000 but truthfully, my insurance ain't the best provider out there....I don't know the actual cost. If you want me to I can call in the morning and find out...I am just worried about what I have to write the check for...
June 11, 2014
Hi NutyD :-)
I tried the weight loss path first to see if that would help. I lost over 30 pounds in two years and my breasts were still humongous!!!! It was just the way that they hung..loosing weight wasn't going to take care of my issue. I too was nervous about having surgery to solve my issue but there really was no other option. I had surgery 8 days ago and I'm telling you it was the best decision I made!! I am so happy I decided to go ahead with it. It is seriously life changing!
As far as the weight loss I am going to be very honest, and this is just my journey. I gain weight by just looking at food. Before the surgery I was working out like crazy because I knew after surgery I wouldn't be able to for awhile. For the first 4-5 days after surgery I didn't really have an appetite and I lost weight. But now that my appetite is back I am having to watch everything that goes in my mouth because i cannot work out so I am not burning any calories. I've gained two pounds back. I tried to go for a walk a couple days ago but according to my surgeon I cannot do any activity at all so walking is now out! So just know that you are going to have to watch your diet closely after surgery until you're cleared to work out.
Good luck with making your decision!!!
UPDATED FROM NutyD
14 days pre
Two Weeks and Counting....
NutyDJune 16, 2014
I am praying on this surgery...my down payment is $2000 and I am $600 short....but I am going to make a way to get it....HOWEVER this post is not about money (its about stress) but also, what do I need to get pre op to be prepared for post op? I have seen a couple of things but does anyone have a list?
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June 16, 2014
I have the same fear about my body as well. I think it is normal for us to feel like this. But in my opinion and looking at some pics here, it seems as though women appear slimmer after the surgery. I hope this is the case for me.
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