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31-yr-old 34 I or J, Wants to Be B. - Minneapolis, MN
UPDATED FROM A.M.Y.
3 years post
Second time around.
WORTH IT
So, after a few years, I realized I still wasn't very happy. I'm still a DDD, I still have some back pain, I still can't find cute bras... So I asked the VA for another consultation. I went in, and this time it was a different doctor, as Dr. Choudry was no longer at the Minneapolis VA. He took a look, and immediately was asking why I hadn't had liposuction on the sides, and what cup size I was at now. He then explained that I should NOT be DDD, because there was only about a C cup worth of breast tissue- but the 'pocket' of supporting skin and tissue was not tight enough. So, I have been schedualed for a re-do. Unless I lose some serious weight between now and then, it'll just be a lipo on the dog-ears, moving the nipples a little higher, and lifting the whole mass higher, taking out the skin as we go, and maybe just a little bit of reduction. If I -do- drop the weight, he might take more, but I'm not counting on that. New date- 24 May!
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UPDATED FROM A.M.Y.
2 years post
Over-due update.
Wow. I guess this is LONG overdue, isn't it? So... lessee. I did go to Nordstrom and VS, and got pretty much the same size; 34 DDD. Not at ALL what I wanted, but certainly better than what I'd been. Mostly, I was unhappy because it STILL cost me a good $60 to buy a bra!
And then around 6 months ago? I kinda stopped wearing bras, because I still had the shoulder-pain, and because more recent studies have shown that bras can actually increase sag. Wow! I've been wearing re-usable nipple covers when I go out. That's been nice, though I have to be careful what shirts I wear.
Even more recently, like in the last month and a half, I've been making a concerted effort to lose weight with my wife. I'm down about 10 lb so far! As part of this, I've been looking at sports bras, and this lead to me re-measuring, and then going to the store and trying on, and... I'm a 36D now. So, there's a lost cup size somewhere. (Band went up, but 34DDD should equal 36DD). That's not bad, and at least I'm down to $20 bras now!
The bad news is I still don't have any real sensitivity in my nipples, and the back pain is starting to return. I think core exercise would resolve the back pain now, and I'm currently doing bodyweights from a free site called darebee. The other bad news is that I haven't taken as many pictures as I meant to take.
And then around 6 months ago? I kinda stopped wearing bras, because I still had the shoulder-pain, and because more recent studies have shown that bras can actually increase sag. Wow! I've been wearing re-usable nipple covers when I go out. That's been nice, though I have to be careful what shirts I wear.
Even more recently, like in the last month and a half, I've been making a concerted effort to lose weight with my wife. I'm down about 10 lb so far! As part of this, I've been looking at sports bras, and this lead to me re-measuring, and then going to the store and trying on, and... I'm a 36D now. So, there's a lost cup size somewhere. (Band went up, but 34DDD should equal 36DD). That's not bad, and at least I'm down to $20 bras now!
The bad news is I still don't have any real sensitivity in my nipples, and the back pain is starting to return. I think core exercise would resolve the back pain now, and I'm currently doing bodyweights from a free site called darebee. The other bad news is that I haven't taken as many pictures as I meant to take.
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