27yo Free Nipple Graft 9/4/18 Size 46K to Hopefully a DD

I applied for a breast reduction around December 2017 and Dr Strinden was the provider suggested by my caseworker. I am extremely pleased with him so far as well as his office staff. I received the call on Tuesday 8/28 that my surgery will take place on Tuesday 9/4/18 and I am super excited!

I was a size 42F in 5th grade- Yes, 5TH!- and have gotten much bigger since then. The last bra that fit well was a 46K and now I'm spilling out of it so its safe to say that I am bigger than that now. I have 3 children and my breasts are extremely large and heavy and have quite a bit of sag as well. My PS has informed me that due to the size of my breasts, he will be doing the free nipple graft technique, which I am totally fine with. I have been exploring this site for months and there just isn't much info out there regarding the FNG procedure, so I decided to document my own journey in hopes that I can help someone else with similar questions/concerns.

I have been informed by my PS that with FNG, there is some risk of loss of pigmentation in the nipple/areola, especially in women of color. Honestly, this is my biggest concern with the procedure. If I do have hypo-pigmentation, it won't be the end of the world as long as I don't have nipple loss-which apparently is a slight risk as well. I'm not as concerned about nipple sensitivity, because frankly, when they're this big there's not a whole lot of erotic sensitivity anyway. But anywho, I'll include a few before pics and I'll try to keep you guys posted as I complete my journey to join the itty bitty [RS bleep] committee lol!

My goal size is about a DD but hopefully no bigger than a DDD as I do still want to be proportionate and I'm a healthy woman. I am currently wearing 2 and sometimes 3 bras at a time for support so to be honest, anything smaller than I am now will be a blessing to me! I just want to get rid of the constant neck, back, and shoulder pain and grooves!

I added a few BEFORE photos but they don't really do any justice as far as showing my size because as I said before, I have on 2 or 3 bras in those pics

I haven’t slept a wink but today is the day! I’m nervous but ready! I’m headed to the hospital now and I’m pre registered so hopefully things will move pretty quickly. I’m not sure how long the surgery will take either but ignant I get a chance to update after I ask, I’ll let you guys know. I am having the free nipple graft technique. I’ll update as soon as I can!

So my PS said surgery went well. I feel so tiny! Haven’t been able to see them of course but they feel really really small! I’ll have my dressings changed tomorrow morning and drains removed after 48 hours. He doesn’t know the weight removed but says the scale only goes up to 10 lbs in the OR and more than that was removed FROM EACH SIDE! Geesh! I knew they were heavy but man! I’m in a bit of pain as my meds wear off and for some reason I can’t feel my fingers on my left hand but hopefully that will return by morning. I’m admitted for overnight observation so I should get to go home tomorrow. Will update again soon