41 Years Old, No Kids and Ready to Do This! - Savannah, GA

Hi everyone! I can relate to a lot of the stories here and have been following (stalking if you will lol) for a few months. I have been large chested forever. I went from nothing to a B/C cup the summer between 2nd/3rd grade. Yep, that's around 8 years old. By the time I was in 7th grade, I was already a DD. I wasn't overweight at all as a child, so it was all boobs. Nothing like having grown men look at you in ways they shouldn't when you're 14 years old!
I had shoulder grooves by the time high school with back pain, shoulder pain, your typical pain. It continued throughout high school and well beyond. I ended up being a DDD by around the age of 16 and stayed there for a while. My weight has fluctuated over the years but my boobs have never reduced. Matter of fact the last 5 years or so I've actually grown. I'm now a H/I.

The last few years I've exercised and been successful to a point but I know I can do more with less boobs! I've got a friend who works for a PS and she has encouraged me for the last few years to get a BR. My sister had a BR several years ago and had a less than desirable result. Discouraged me from even looking into it for a long time. I finally went to a PS about 7/8 years ago and they basically looked at me and said I needed to lose weight. Didn't even mention about sending in my request to insurance. So I gave up at that point. My sister and I talked recently and she said that even though she didn't heal well and her nipples aren't exactly symmetric, she loves that fact her boobs are smaller. Sooo I took the plunge and went to the PS the end of May. Dr. Paletta was so nice along with his staff. They took pics, measured, and he decided what he would take out of each. As like everyone else, one boob is bigger than the other so my left they are taking out around 1000 grams and the right around 800! He actually listened to me and knows a don't want to be very small. My ideal size is a D, on the larger side.
His staff called me to go over what the insurance expects and we went over what I have done to "help" my pain. We decided for me to go to my PCP to make sure they have my pain documented, I got my chiropractor to send over what he had, and they submitted my request. Just less than 2 weeks later she called me and said I was APPROVED! I couldn't believe it! I have to pay my deductible up front but that's it. Well worth it!

I'm excited, nervous, and a little scared. I have had my boobs so big for so long, I'm afraid how I'm going to look after. But that just gives the incentive to get back into the gym and hopefully without back pain and the fact that I had to wear 2 sports bras!

I have been to my preop appointment and feels like I signed my life away. Lol. I got my prescriptions that I will fill later this week and my dos and don'ts. Lots of meds they say isn't good to take 2 weeks prior to surgery. I talked to the Dr about being sensitive to certain bandaids and actually I had marks below my left boob from the EKG leads so he got to see firsthand how my body does with adhesives on my skin. Normally I have to ask for paper tape and stay away from anything with latex. I don't have an allergy to it, just sensitive. Other than that, I'm good to go!
I'm now searching for some shirts to wear after surgery. I'm not having lipo under my arms (not needed, barely any fat/breast tissue, basically the only place fat doesn't exist it seems. Lol) so I'm hoping my arm movement won't be hindered too long. Anyone have any issues with putting on shirts without help??

I tend to stay dehydrated so I've been upping my water drinking. Once I get into the habit of it, I do better. I just want to heal nicely and not have any problems getting my IV in. I have horrible times with blood drawls usually. Last time I was stuck 3 times to get what they needed. Sadly, I'm use to it. I'm trying to be prepared.

Only 10 days to go now. It's getting more real with every day!

Took some pics last night. One shows a huge reason I'm getting the BR, the "all of a sudden" rash. Yesterday morning nothing, last night, rash. I wore a sports bra for about 3 hours yesterday morning and that is what did it. Totally ridiculous! I should have known with this heat here!