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Hi guys! I'm 20 years old and as you can most...
Hi guys! I'm 20 years old and as you can most likely put together, I suffer from gynecomastia. I'm posting on here to give another viewpoint on the condition and how I've struggled with it over the years. I'm also posting to tell you guys about the highly acclaimed Dr Nurein who will be the one to carry out the surgery to remove the gynecomastia.My case of gynecomastia isn't extreme but I have truly suffered the psychological effects of it so I understand how a lot of you are feeling, I'm hoping after reading this you feel you are not alone in this and that there is support ready and a way to rid yourself of these life shackles.
Here's my backstory in how I most likely triggered the condition. Growing up I had suffered from depression, so during years of puberty (where a lot of boys suffer from gynecomastia), my diet was messed up. I barely ate and when I would eat it would include a large amount of saturated fats. This created a massive misbalance of hormones thus the permanent and larger growth of breast tissues.
The depression was really taking a toll on my life and it progressed to a stage I had to be actively seeing a counsellor, however I decided to hit the gym along side of that to help me cope and feel better in myself. Little did I know that I would be playing with a double edged sword doing this but I'll get to that soon.
I actually only very recently discovered I had gynecomastia at the age of 20. I only found out so late was due to me refusing to look at my body. Back in school other students would always point and make comments on my large birthmark on my body and on my slightly deformed leg shape medically known as varus I believe; back in the changing rooms. Paired with the depression it was just making everything worse. So I found out about my chest not being right after I started working out and building muscle and a friend of my commented on how my chest seems to be growing faster than all my other muscles. So I started to pay attention to my chest in the showers and I realised something was off.
At first I thought it was fat so I just upped the intensity of my gym work outs both in weight lifting and cardio. I was building muscle at a moderate rate, however... I'm building chest muscle due to bench pressing etc. This is pushing out my chest more and more making it more and more obvious that something was off about it. Time passed and the rest of my body is progressing but no change in my chest. I started to investigate online and I had found out about gynecomastia. And I'll be honest, up until my meeting with Dr Nurein I refused to believe I suffered from it. I had taken the stance that it was pseudo gynecomastia, so jut deposits of only fatty tissue that gives the appearance of true gynecomastia. But yes I was starting to get very down as I was consciously thinking about my chest, noticing how it would bounce when I walked, how I could always grab a lot of mass with my fingers and how it would sag more and more as time passed since a chest workout as that would normally tighten my skin around that area.
Now came the stage I'm currently in where my confidence is taking a heavy hit. I was already anxious about removing clothes infront of people due to other "imperfections" but I could just about cope with them. This however just made it worse. And my issue is that because of my gym routine, I'm in shape which just makes my chest look incredibly out of place and obvious to anyone who looks. I even considered just putting on a lot of weight in fat just to make it look less obvious.
This confidence issue resulted in a massive strain being placed on my relationship with family and friends. I never go swimming with them anymore and I feel so bad when I'm asked why and I'm scrambling to get a excuse together. I've also skipped out a lot of holidays, rather staying home alone than being faced with the dreaded pool scenario or having to get changed infront of others in a shared hotel room. The time when it was the worst (and when I told myself to go see someone and have my chest fixed forcefully with surgery) was when I was onstage with my band. We do give high energy performances and paired with stage lighting and the heat the audience give off, it gets very very hot very fast. We were in a indoor venue and playing to a fair few people, when the heat go so bad I needed to take off my top and I had my hand on my shirt ready to do it; but then every insecurity came rushing back into my head and how there was a lot of people watching. That triggered a panic attack which ruined that performance and night for me.
I now had to fix my chest, it was affecting me more than my birthmark or legs ever did. After searching online for surgeons for a while I found Dr Nurein whom which Mathew from a company surgery group got me very quickly in touch with and was very helpful in moving me forward towards the surgery.
The time came when I was entering Dr Nureins' office and we had our consultation. We sat down and discussed how I was feeling and what I hope to gain out of this surgery. From talking to Mathew and Dr Nurein I realised that this is more than just a job for these people. They understand fully how gynecomastia affects it's sufferers and they took the time to get to know me and how I personally have been affected by it. I was given the impression heavily that they take pride in knowing they are doing more than fixing something cosmetic they are truly changing someone's life. I even go on to quote being told, "this procedure is more than cosmetic, it's life changing". Dr Nurein also did a examination of my chest and he was able to confirm it was 100% gynecomastia which up until that point I refused to believe it was. He was also able to show where the gland was and its size. He was also very efficient at answering all my questions and went on to explain everything from how he performs the surgery down to the type of thread he uses for stitches.
I'm now currently saving funds together to undergo the procedure which should hopefully take place around June. The cost of the procedure can look scary to some but I tell you that it will be worth it and from my experience Dr Nurein and seeing his surgery result images I am excited to see the results of his surgey on me.
I hope this blog as such really helps you guys out in seeing that you aren't alone in this and that gynecomastia doesn't have to be something you have to live with. There are some people out there who do come to terms with their body and live a very full and happy life and I have huge amounts of respect for those people and also for those like me, who can't come to terms with it as the struggle is very tough. I will post a update around the Surgery date with how the surgery went and it's results.
Here's my backstory in how I most likely triggered the condition. Growing up I had suffered from depression, so during years of puberty (where a lot of boys suffer from gynecomastia), my diet was messed up. I barely ate and when I would eat it would include a large amount of saturated fats. This created a massive misbalance of hormones thus the permanent and larger growth of breast tissues.
The depression was really taking a toll on my life and it progressed to a stage I had to be actively seeing a counsellor, however I decided to hit the gym along side of that to help me cope and feel better in myself. Little did I know that I would be playing with a double edged sword doing this but I'll get to that soon.
I actually only very recently discovered I had gynecomastia at the age of 20. I only found out so late was due to me refusing to look at my body. Back in school other students would always point and make comments on my large birthmark on my body and on my slightly deformed leg shape medically known as varus I believe; back in the changing rooms. Paired with the depression it was just making everything worse. So I found out about my chest not being right after I started working out and building muscle and a friend of my commented on how my chest seems to be growing faster than all my other muscles. So I started to pay attention to my chest in the showers and I realised something was off.
At first I thought it was fat so I just upped the intensity of my gym work outs both in weight lifting and cardio. I was building muscle at a moderate rate, however... I'm building chest muscle due to bench pressing etc. This is pushing out my chest more and more making it more and more obvious that something was off about it. Time passed and the rest of my body is progressing but no change in my chest. I started to investigate online and I had found out about gynecomastia. And I'll be honest, up until my meeting with Dr Nurein I refused to believe I suffered from it. I had taken the stance that it was pseudo gynecomastia, so jut deposits of only fatty tissue that gives the appearance of true gynecomastia. But yes I was starting to get very down as I was consciously thinking about my chest, noticing how it would bounce when I walked, how I could always grab a lot of mass with my fingers and how it would sag more and more as time passed since a chest workout as that would normally tighten my skin around that area.
Now came the stage I'm currently in where my confidence is taking a heavy hit. I was already anxious about removing clothes infront of people due to other "imperfections" but I could just about cope with them. This however just made it worse. And my issue is that because of my gym routine, I'm in shape which just makes my chest look incredibly out of place and obvious to anyone who looks. I even considered just putting on a lot of weight in fat just to make it look less obvious.
This confidence issue resulted in a massive strain being placed on my relationship with family and friends. I never go swimming with them anymore and I feel so bad when I'm asked why and I'm scrambling to get a excuse together. I've also skipped out a lot of holidays, rather staying home alone than being faced with the dreaded pool scenario or having to get changed infront of others in a shared hotel room. The time when it was the worst (and when I told myself to go see someone and have my chest fixed forcefully with surgery) was when I was onstage with my band. We do give high energy performances and paired with stage lighting and the heat the audience give off, it gets very very hot very fast. We were in a indoor venue and playing to a fair few people, when the heat go so bad I needed to take off my top and I had my hand on my shirt ready to do it; but then every insecurity came rushing back into my head and how there was a lot of people watching. That triggered a panic attack which ruined that performance and night for me.
I now had to fix my chest, it was affecting me more than my birthmark or legs ever did. After searching online for surgeons for a while I found Dr Nurein whom which Mathew from a company surgery group got me very quickly in touch with and was very helpful in moving me forward towards the surgery.
The time came when I was entering Dr Nureins' office and we had our consultation. We sat down and discussed how I was feeling and what I hope to gain out of this surgery. From talking to Mathew and Dr Nurein I realised that this is more than just a job for these people. They understand fully how gynecomastia affects it's sufferers and they took the time to get to know me and how I personally have been affected by it. I was given the impression heavily that they take pride in knowing they are doing more than fixing something cosmetic they are truly changing someone's life. I even go on to quote being told, "this procedure is more than cosmetic, it's life changing". Dr Nurein also did a examination of my chest and he was able to confirm it was 100% gynecomastia which up until that point I refused to believe it was. He was also able to show where the gland was and its size. He was also very efficient at answering all my questions and went on to explain everything from how he performs the surgery down to the type of thread he uses for stitches.
I'm now currently saving funds together to undergo the procedure which should hopefully take place around June. The cost of the procedure can look scary to some but I tell you that it will be worth it and from my experience Dr Nurein and seeing his surgery result images I am excited to see the results of his surgey on me.
I hope this blog as such really helps you guys out in seeing that you aren't alone in this and that gynecomastia doesn't have to be something you have to live with. There are some people out there who do come to terms with their body and live a very full and happy life and I have huge amounts of respect for those people and also for those like me, who can't come to terms with it as the struggle is very tough. I will post a update around the Surgery date with how the surgery went and it's results.
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