Pointing South -Newark, DE

I remember the first time I went to Nordstrom and got fitted for a bra... I'd been stuffing myself into old bras that used to fit, including the bra I got from being fitted at Victoria's Secret: a 36D. My Nordstrom bra? A 34F. I was astounded at how much better everything felt, but the size has steadily creeped up, along with the accompanying issues. Cue graduating college, getting into a relationship, gaining weight, breaking up, and losing weight, I'm currently at a horrifying 32F.

I didn't think I'd never really get approved for a breast reduction, but I recently started looking into, checking out the stories here, and decided that, since most consultations are free, it couldn't hurt to just try it. So I did. My doctor took my photos, my measurements, and estimated that she could remove about 500cc from one, 600 from the other. So, yeah, definitely uneven. Everyone in the office kept talking about how I'd likely need months and months of medical documentation of back pain, that I'd need to try going to a chiropractor or different pain medications, so by the time I left the office, I was feeling pretty hopeless. I'd just have to settle for saving up the money to pay out of pocket and get it done when I hit 30.

And then I got a call from the office. They told me my authorization was approved.

... APPROVED?!

I got the call in the break room at work and nearly burst into tears. While I had my fingers crossed, I never honestly expected that I would get the approval. And now my surgery is scheduled and I'm counting down the days that I can finally feel normal.

I've never had any surgery before so I'm pretty nervous overall. Hence actually joining the site so that I could more closely interact with everyone and read more stories. I'm very, very excited. 50 days to go!

Nipples pointing south... sigh. I don't ever remember having breasts that didn't look like this.

Figured I ought to update a little about my consultation!

I was the first appointment that morning at 8am. I arrived a little late because of some early morning traffic, but I didn't have to wait very long. I was taken back to the exam room where a nurse took my blood pressure (so far everyone was extremely pleasant). Waited a little longer while I looked at the framed photos and awards on the walls, all of which were for the main doctor at the office (not my doctor) which seemed a bit odd with two other doctors who worked there as well. Either way, Dr. MacRae came in and was just as nice as everyone else had been. We talked a bit about my issues, any pain or rashes I had, my size, pretty standard fare. She explained the surgery to me, then had me undress for pictures and measurements. Once I got my clothes back on, she estimated that about 500cc would need to be removed from breast, and 600cc from the other, which would probably bring me down to a D. Which is fine! I feel that, for the most part, I LOOK like a D, but it's only when I'm not wearing a bra that you can see that all that cup size I've got just comes from the length. She also said that I'd most likely need six months worth of documentation for insurance approval (disappointing!) but was very sympathetic about how annoying for insurance companies to drag their feet when women are legitimately having issues. Overall, I had a very good impression of her and felt pretty at ease.

After the actual consultation, I spoke with one of the scheduling assistants who answered a few more of my questions and told me that they would try and submit my authorization to the insurance but that I should probably schedule an appointment with my GP to get the documentation part started, just in case. She was also super sweet to me. So far really pleased with everyone here!

My consultation was July 23rd, and by August 2nd they called me to tell me that my insurance was approved. Scheduled my surgery the following Monday and now all I have to do is wait. 47 days to go!