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Only 48yrs Old Feel Like i'm older with These Boobs, 5ft 3" 145lb and Size 34H - Savannah, GA

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Ok so I have been looking on this site for over 6...

toobigboobies
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Ok so I have been looking on this site for over 6 months, I am so desperate to now have my Breast reduction surgery, here is my story. I never developed boobs till I was 17 years old then all of a sudden I had 32D's when I reached 21 I was about a 34E, I lived in England and went to see a NHS doctor to see if i could have breast reduction surgery, i was sent to my local hospital for a consultation. When I arrived i was asked to undress my top half and sit and wait behing a curtained cubicle to be seen by the doctor, there must have been 10 other ladys behind curtains, I could here the doctors conversation with the ladies that was before me. They had all had breast cancer and was in to see the doctor for that reason, this made me feel very selfish and by the time he got to me i was totally ashamed of my reasons for being there, maybe that was his plan? I left and never went back.
I became a model for 18years old and because of my shape and size I was sort after to do glamour modelling and page 3 shoots, i was never totally confident like the other girls with smaller boobs but i earned a living from it and travelled to some wonderful places in the world. at 24 I gave it up and took a new career path, i look back on those photos and my boobs look really small to me now compared to how they are today!
My life has had it's up's and down's with these boobs, yes they got me an awful lot of attention. But I got so fed up of the same slimy comments ie: oh i would love to see you run, but watch you don't get a black eye? I still get that one now even at 48yrs old!
I have had enough of them and the comments, the pain in my shoulders every single day, bad posture as i don't want to stick them out and draw attention to them, i have had Physical Therapy, massages sometimes makes its worse, my bra straps leave marks, I never wear anything other than a minimiser bra, if i go to the community pool i get so embrassed, and someone ALWAYS comments on them, the other girls stare i feel like a freak show. I am in a new area and scared to venture down to the pool because of my boobs, they make me feel fat, yes i am around 10lb over weight right now, I hate seeing myself in the mirror if i look in the mirror i always lift my boobs up, it makes me look slimmer, i never walk around naked because of my boobs and always hold them in my hands so my Husband doesn't see the way they are down to my waist now.
So I March this year i went to see my doctor, she agreed straight away without even looking at them and has put a referral in to a PS in Washington DC, but then we heard we was moving to SC, so I have had to hold off till now I am due to see my new doctor next Wednesday 27th July and hoping the referral is still there so I can now pursue my BR, I am trying to lose my 10lb before any consultation etc, just got ready for the gym as running helps me to lose weight but I really struggle my sports bra stops me breathing and my boobs hurt when i run, catch 22 but have to have the pain to lose weight. Just praying i get approved by Tricare to have this procedure.

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Michael Huntly, MD

Michael Huntly, MD

Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

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July 22, 2016
Hey! So I started trying over a year ago. I got my surgery July 15 with insurance. I was 36E I'm now 36C/36D 1 week post op. My only advice is look into more than one surgeon. The first I went to did not have a clue. He was was trying to do a figure 8 reduction that required a pucker and that would have destroyed my breast. I was way to big for that. My surgeon now did a fantastic job. He did an anchor breast reduction.
July 22, 2016
Hey congratulation on being on the other side, I took a look at your profile your boobs look great, Yes i have been doing a lot of research for good PS in my area i have narrowed it down to 3 so far, but i will have to wait till i see the doctor on Wednesday as she may want to send me to a Navy doctor as I am Tricare standard and there is a Naval Hospital here? never heard of a figure 8 reduction i will google that I have always thought I will need a anchor reduction due to my size and age etc.?
July 23, 2016
Good for you! I had it done in May and best thing I've ever done. I am also 48 yo and wish I had it done 15 years ago. So much of your experiences are similar to mine in being very self conscious. I had the keyhole incision with anchor but didn't need a lift.......only because I was never ever without a bra.......ever even to sleep. I was a 36DDD and now 34C.......it's wonderful. I don't have pics posted because I forgot to take before pics......lol. Best of luck ton you
July 23, 2016
Thank you for the reply, so pleased you are happy with your results, I just know I will be happier, how was your recovery and how are the scars? Also how did you find your surgeon? I'm so excited i think about everyday now!
July 23, 2016
Scars are really fading nicely. Using biocorneum fade cream my ps recommended. I found my p s - dr donna krummen through a recommendation by a friend who also had this surgery. Recovery was good but take it easy, really restrict your arm movement. I could have been better about that. I'd gladly send you a pic of my post op. I'm not sure I can attach a pic to this post
July 24, 2016
Yes i will make sure i have everything prepared before so i can have the best recovery without causing problems and make sure i am at my healthiest, my Husband will be great help, although I am still trying to convince him as he is worried i will hate the scars or something will go wrong? would love to see your pic, but dont know how as i dont want to put my email on here because of strange guys that go on the site I will check your profile though, thank you for your advise.
August 16, 2016
I am curious what the figure 8 procedure is also. My dr. didn't do the anchor or the lollipop and I have some puckering on my left side. My surgery was 7/6/16 and he keeps reassuring me that this will calm down within 6 months but I'm not so sure. It's not too bad and has gone down some but I don't know if it will ever totally go away.:(
August 16, 2016
Yes I must google what figure 8 is? How was you surgery done Pakken if you didnt have lollipop or anchor? just curious, I really hope your puckering goes in 6 months, having looked on here, it is amazing how your boobs can change in 6 months from surgery so don't worry just yet?
August 17, 2016
Toobigboobies, I had a free nipple graft and he only made horizontal incisions under my boobs; no vertical incisions. He removed 8lbs of tissue. I can't seem to find any info on the figure 8 procedure....not that it matters, mine is done....lol
August 17, 2016
wow 8lbs of tissue you must feel great now, I will have to google your procedure too, as i have only heard or anchor lollipop and Horndeski. How are you healing is everything worked out well for you?
August 19, 2016
I think your look gorsouse they way you are ! They are big but nut saggy , surgry will leave scars
August 19, 2016
They are saggy, i just haven't been brave enough to put a picture on without a bra or without holding them up, plus the pain etc there is lots of reasons for wanting this surgery.
UPDATED FROM toobigboobies
2 months pre

doctors appointment tomorrow

toobigboobies
Finally going to meet my new doctor tomorrow and hoping my referral is still in place so i can pursue my BR, been waiting since March due to moving house and holidays etc!
Ps the first 2 pictures are of the boobs i dream of having, will post some of mine soon once i have the courage.

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November 9, 2016

please share on how i can also get this help. Im willing to fly from Zimbabwe to get this done. Boobs are heavy. 

UPDATED FROM toobigboobies
21 days pre

Gutted but then excited

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Ok so I have been waiting 14 business days since my Doctors appointment before i could phone Tricare, I made the call and they hadn't received any referral! I cried as I have been waiting to start the process since March this year, but with moving state etc it has been delayed. But i then phoned my Nurse who said all i need to do is come in and collect a authorisation letter so i can proceed she also gave me 4 surgeon names she recommends and she has also had breast reduction and said she would show me her results when i come in she had her surgery in 2011 this as made me very excited so I am heading over there today to get the ball rolling. Just wondering if any of you have seen the following surgeons
Dr Audrey Klenke - Bluffton
Dr Weniger - Bluffton
Dr John Hensel - Charleston
Dr Huntly - Savannah
any feedback would be great thank you

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