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Equally Nervous and Excited
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I have a little over a month before my surgery and...
BRHopefulDecember 20, 2013
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I have a little over a month before my surgery and although I'm so excited to buy regular clothes and bras, I'm nervous about all the unknowns. I'm a 34 DDD. I weigh 165 right now and I'm trying to get down to 155 before my surgery. I'm not sure this is possible anymore. I'm worried that if my belly sticks out further than my boobs I'll get depressed. Christmas is the worst time to lose weight, I'm actually gaining weight. I have good intentions of losing weight in January! I have 3 kids, 5, 3, and 1. I have my mom coming for a week to help and I'm hoping I'll be able to take care of my kids after that. It's going to be hard not being able to pick up my 1 year old. I'm hoping I can figure some genius way out of that situation. I have my pre op appointment in a few weeks, my doctor is very reassuring and is an expert. I'm not worried about the procedure or outcome, I'll be happy as long as things go fairly normal. I'm just worried about taking care of three munchkins and not knowing how much pain I'll be in, or them possible causing more pain. But I know that will be for a short time and it will be worth it after I get past the first few weeks. If anyone out there has survived this with little kids, I would love to read your story!
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December 22, 2013
Good luck with your upcoming surgery! It doesn't seem like it now but time will go by and before you know it your day will be here :-)
December 23, 2013
hang in there.. don't freak out.. my belly was super bloated from my antibiotics & pain killers for about a week & a half after my surgery.. it will mess up your GI tract for a bit.. buy a good laxitive & stool softner now.. :) you will do great!
December 24, 2013
Good luck with your surgery, I also am worried that I will end up with a stomach that will stick out further than my breasts, I am currently dieting, and yes I also agree that christmas is a terrible time to be dieting, I keep telling myself that its only a couple of days worth of celebrating then I have the rest of next year to concentrate on losing weight.
Have a lovely restfull christmas with your family, I look forward to hear how your surgery goes :)
January 11, 2014
Now that Christmas is past it's been a lot better. And I guess you can still loose weight after surgery! I am excited to be looking good in a regular swimsuit by the summer
October 30, 2015
I attended the reduction class today! I'm anxious about the next steps and timing!
UPDATED FROM BRHopeful
12 days pre
Pre op
BRHopefulJanuary 11, 2014
I had my pre op today and it made me really excited. I asked all my questions, my husband asked all his questions and it made me feel so comfortable with the doctor. I am excited to get the done in less than 2 weeks. Right now I am concentrating on diet and exercise as much as I can. I'm also getting the house and kids and responsibilities ready for me being out for awhile. During the day I don't think about it much, but at night when I'm trying to fall asleep, I go through all the scenarios in my head that I might have forgotten. I need someone to pick this kid up then, grocery shopping, etc. That's when I feel overwhelmed, but I'm sure I'm going to be fine. My family will survive somehow!
The one thing that has been SUPER stressful is obamacare messing up my insurance coverage. For months, literally, I've been on the phone trying to get the correct insurance set up and I was upset to find it is still the wrong coverage when I went in today. This makes me so angry, dealing with this is going to drive me insane. Good thing my new coverage covers mental health because it just ruined mine.
On a positive note, I'm happy this is really happening. I have always wanted this done and I never really thought I would be able to.
The one thing that has been SUPER stressful is obamacare messing up my insurance coverage. For months, literally, I've been on the phone trying to get the correct insurance set up and I was upset to find it is still the wrong coverage when I went in today. This makes me so angry, dealing with this is going to drive me insane. Good thing my new coverage covers mental health because it just ruined mine.
On a positive note, I'm happy this is really happening. I have always wanted this done and I never really thought I would be able to.
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January 11, 2014
You are having your surgery one day before me! Yikes, not long anymore!
January 12, 2014
Don't worry to much about the stomach thing. At first I was very bloated, but after a couple of weeks my stomach went back to normal. At first I wasn't to happy seeing my breast smaller then my stomach, after a while I felt better about my stomach. When I had huge boobs I used to feel fat even when I knew I wasn't. After my surgery about a month after I started to feel normal, and ok about my stomach, even though I did gain a few pounds during the holidays. I even looked a little pregnant in a few Christmas pictures, I was a little embarrassed when my sister in law posted them on Facebook :P my sister has always been about 20 lbs heavier then me but she's a 36b, so even though she was bigger she didn't mind wearing form fitting shirts. I never wore form fitting shirts unless I felt super great about my figure. But now that my boobs are so much smaller, I don't mind wearing form fitting tops, I'm sure you will feel the same way. I didn't have the greatest outcome but the one thing I am happy about is how I feel in clothing :) Good luck BRhopeful!
January 12, 2014
That's good news. I have to resign myself to the fact that I didn't lose the weight I wanted to, and I'm sure I'll be happy. I can't believe how much skinnier you look in clothes, it's amazing
January 13, 2014
Take lots of before pictures in your favorite shirts and then after your surgery we can check out your before and after fashion show :)
January 15, 2014
I've got three kids, 6 and 4 y.o. Twins. My mom is staying with us this first week (I has surgery last Thurs, Hubby took Th and Fri off and my mom came Sun). My little guys are in preschool mornings, so that helps, but I am guessing your 1 year old is probably home with you all day. See if your mom can take the baby out of the house somewhere so you can rest, otherwise you know what it's like when they know you're home and they can't get to you. I'm feeling like by next week I'll break ready to take on driving and light cooking duties, but we'll see--it has been really slow going so far! Try to set up play dates (at other ppls houses) for the older ones ahead of time, gives you a bit of a break anyways. Good luck on your up coming surgery!
UPDATED FROM BRHopeful
1 day pre
Tomorrow is the day!
BRHopefulJanuary 22, 2014
I can't believe I am having surgery tomorrow. I am so nervous. As I was sleeping last night I was enjoying my last days of sleeping comfortably. I put my big minimizer bra on for the last time this morning. That makes me happy. I hopefully am experiencing my last achy back caused by living with big boobs today. I made a bunch of freezer meals and bought all my kids favorite foods. The house is sort of cleaned. I'm not sure what else to do but it makes me less nervous to be busy. My check in time is at 6:15 am. I'm glad I'll be getting it over with instead of waiting around. I just pray there are no complications and I heal quickly.
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January 23, 2014
hope it sent well, we want to hear all about it! I have around 28 hrs to go!
January 23, 2014
Good luck! I am so excited for all if us! You, peedie and me.. Who else is going in?
Welcome to the community. You will definitely need help for the first few days after surgery. Remember that the pain is all temporary and will end. Mine was more soreness than horrible pain.
The biggest thing to remember is no lifting of the kiddos. You need to be very strict about that the first 6 weeks after surgery.
Take it one day at a time with the diet. Don't stress yourself out during the holidays. Do your best and make good food choices when you can. I totally get it!
Keep updating as you do through your process. I am excited for you because I know how wonderful you will feel after surgery.