32 Years Old, No Kids, Neck Pain..

I am around your breast size. 44DDD but have been measured at 44 H-I, so I have no idea. I am having my reduction on January 24. I know EXACTLY how you are feeling. I am scared by some of the things I have seen and read on here. But I started avoiding them because I'm not letting anything stop me from doing it. I have degenerative arthritis in my spine and have already had 2 back surgeries. It is now going into my upper back and neck. My Mother was in a wheelchair at 55 because of it. I am 48 and desperate to not share that fate. I would love to keep in touch with you and maybe be able to talk about what we are feeling, learning. If not, I wish you the very best of luck in your recovery and results!

Use CAUTION when reading too much on line! Prior to my BR surgery I "researched" on line also to see how others did post op. I was so nervous after reading many of the horrifying stories that were posted. I had my surgery Nov 22, 2016 & didn't experience any of the horrifying results that others posted. I didn't experience any of the pain or complications that others had posted. Yes I had some discomfort but I only used my pain meds for the 1st day, after that Tylenol worked great. My suggestion to you is try reading less of what's on line! Listen & follow your Dr instructions. You'll be amazed how much better you'll feel. I'm 5 weeks post op & very pleased with my results & everything about my surgery so far!

I'm having mine January 30th, I'm 58 and 50H Can I be a member of your group.

I was getting scared by all the complication stories too. So I started ignoring them. If I start to read anything bad I stop immediately. The most important thing you can do for yourself is to go into this with nothing but positive thoughts. If a complication should happen, deal with it then, but it will do nothing but cause worry and stress and will most likely not even happen. That's just my 2 cents worth anyways. Take care and best wishes!

I had mine done on Nov 24th, best thing ever!!! I had no complications at all. Really just more discomfort than any pain. I went from 34 G/H and now at 36C/D. I still have swelling so I'm hoping the size goes down some more and settles at a C, I would love a B, but a C is just fine :) You will be so happy you did this! You will feel so much better!!! Best of luck on your surgery & recovery!

I am feeling the same way, my surgery is the 24th. I think it is totally normal to feel like this. Although I am not second guessing my decision. I've wanted this for almost 30 years now. But I am definitely feeling like I can't wait for it to just be over with!

my surgery is today- I've been up all night researching and watching video's this is a big thing, and now I'm finally at it it can only just start to appreciate how much this has played on my mind the past few months. Im still second guessing everything but i think, deep down, it will be ok. Goold luck, its ok to be afraid. (34G, 24 years old)

I was not helpless for six weeks and I doubt you will be either! I think you will be surprised at how easy recovery is. You just need to take it easy! You will be able to get up, walk around, do easy chores... For me, my back pain IMMEDIATELY went away, which was completely amazing. I have been dealing with complications and I still say that recovery is a breeze and I have no regrets. You will probably not have complications, so imagine how easy it will be for you!! Best of luck!

Hope you are doing OK - hang in there and stay positive!

I was told I'm letting go of my "get out if jail for free card" boobs are a strange thing in today's society- there incredibly political and somehow up for public verdict and discussion.

I haven't dealt with any of that, but I also haven't told that many people. Your friend's husband sounds ignorant. Of course it wasn't malicious but of course that didn't feel good, either. I'm sorry you are dealing with that. That cartoon is really disturbing. Like, REALLY. I have dealt with the stigma of large breasts for my whole adult life. The assumptions (I grew them on purpose to steal your boyfriend is my favorite, followed closely by 'only stupid women have big boobs'), the comments, the stares.... All of it is very much over with now that I have had my surgery. And my attitude has changed; I feel better. Less like a victim of my body. Screw the naysayers and negativity. You are being true to yourself. That is an amazing choice to be able to make and I applaud you for it!

I know exactly how you feel. It's wrong how we are treated because of our breast size.

Girl I've found the best thing that you can do in the face of stigma is to be openly confident and not give a [RS bleep]. I've found that usually people are naturally curious about the surgeries that I've had but at the end of the day they really don't care as long as what I do doesn't affect them. People are bogus because on one hand they talk about down about breast reduction and on the other hand they also talk about how some large breasts are "ugly" or "cow-like" or whatever so it makes 0 sense. Go tell your friend to tell her husband that every-time a man say some snarky dumb remark about [RS bleep] he doesn't understand an angel looses it's wings. Guess that means there no more wings on any angel. NO one should make you not feel good for spouting some ignorance about something that they know NOTHING about. He's a looser. If someone says "whaa I'd kill for the size of yours" that's just a reaction to the grass being greener on the other side. You can always NOT respond, silence with raised eyebrows gives you the upper hand in the conversation. Talking about things confidently let's people know that you you're proud and made the perfect decision. You can always say "Wow it sounds like you're unable to understand my perspective and that disappoints me." See how they handle that one. Or "Your response shows me that you weren't really listening to my story" Sometimes we need to tell people that they aren't empathetic and sometimes it's just too much work/not our job. We are celebrating you!

One question I can't seem to find a answer how do I get insurance to pay for breast reduction