45 year old Mother of 5 - Redlands, CA

I had large saggy D's since I was quite young. in 2003 I decided to have a much needed breast lift I was 34 years old. The lift went well it is amazing what the difference a lift can do but I felt I didn't have the fullness I wanted. In 2004 I went with 600cc implants. at this point I have had them for 10 years and had gained about 40lbs over the 10 years and I am now falling out of a DD. My life has changed drastically we live on 2.5 acres and have 5 horses and enjoy riding a lot. DD's are not comfortable what so ever while horse back ridding. I'm have now become tired of not having bras fitting my clothes choices are limited I feel. I am not a small built lady so my choice of dumpy unflattering clothes sucks. I feel all people ever notice is my big boobs and I hate it so I have decided to have my implants removed and a breast lift done. I have an appointment on 3-21-14 and I am so excited

Well I had some questions for my PS about my size after my implants are removed. He explained that he would just be doing a lift, tightening up the skin which would lift my breasts also. I explained to him that I did not want to remain a D or DD. He decided he would empty my implants by puncturing the side and letting them drain. With this we would have a better idea what my actual breast size is and how much tissue I have. This was a great idea he did the procedure in his office and instantly I had soft natural feeling breasts. The saline would continue to drain inside my body and absorb over the next day. I got to sleep comfortably on my stomach for the first time in 10 years.

So I woke up excited to see how much smaller my breast would look after the deflating of my implants..... Went to put on my old bra and no difference really, I was fitting in a 38 DD instead of hanging over the top of it. I was not a happy camper, now I put on my shirt and I looked just as big as before. It's time to call my PS and see what he thinks..... I called to make another appointment and Pam ( the financial person) explained it would be an additional $2000 for a reduction, I was devastated. I called my husband crying I told hime I was going to cancel and just have the implants removed I wasn't doing the lift, no sense in wasting all that money and being the same damn size. So we made another appointment to show the PS how I looked after deflation and talk to him about what I wanted. The PS said I would probably be a D after the lift because I had a lot of breast tissue. I told him I wanted to be a mid C no bigger and he said I would have to have a reduction, and if a C was what I wanted I'd be happy with the results. So here I go a removal and reduction now I was excited again, more money but like my amazing husband said, " it's what will make you feel better then it will be worth it."