Day 4 post op

I've been reading reviews in this forum since I booked my operation in January and it's been a massive help in preparing me for the journey I'm about the embark on, my operation date is May 14th woooo!

I'm 23 years old and live in the UK and am currently a size 32E. I've had large breasts since I was about 14, no went from an A-D in the space of about 6 weeks. I've wanted a breast reduction for as long as I've had big boobs, they hindered my life so much when they arrived and I stopped participating in a lot of sport. I'm a size 8/10 and feel that they are completely mahoosive for my frame - I disguise them really well with minimiser/non-padded bras and avoid wearing bras that are my actual size. All my bras are about a 32D/DD - horrific I know but I do anything to create the illusion that they are smaller.

For me, it's probably not just the fact they are large, it's the fact they are so saggy, probably like that of a middle aged woman who has had children. Unfortunately, I've never been blessed with perky boobs and therefore I have known no different, it was only until I was older and seen other girls boobs and thought to myself, 'oh dear, mines do not look like that.' People started noticing and I've been self-conscious about them since I was young. The back pain is already chronic and I'm only in my early 20s! I've been wanting this since about the age of 16 but my mum would not agree to it or fund it and finally, last year I think she got the message when I had a crying-meltdown and explained exactly how they made me feel. My mum agreed to the operation but only when I finish Uni, which is in 4 weeks time...boob reduction 5 weeks (I was not hanging about!) My main goal for surgery is to give my boobs a proper shape, like the shape of a boob and not a flat, rectangular thing that sits on top of my abdomen! Size wise, I'm looking to go to a 32C/D, no larger and no smaller! My surgeon says its quite hard to determine sizes with breasts that are so sagged as you're not really a bra size at this stages you're sort of just fitting them in to a bra that will contain them. He said he goes for what looks natural for each person but said that due to my frame size, he wouldn't go any smaller than a C (I have big hips so below a C would probably emphasise them!) my other goal is just to be happy once I have them, I feel that I've been held back in doing things on holidays with my friends and being self-conscious with my boyfriend and I really can't wait to enjoy no back pain and being able to wear backless tops, bandeau bikinis and strapless dresses.

I am SO excited for my operation :) I'm meeting with my surgeon for the 2nd time on Wednesday for my pre-op it just wish it was my operation! I need to get my final questions together but I'm already feeling pretty confident as I've been bombarding him with questions via email since January!

I'll hopefully get a bit of a better idea of the type of bras I should be getting for after my operation, I've had a look online but we're pretty restricted in the UK. I wanted to have 3 or 4 but the surgical ones I've seen are about £35-£40 each, I might just buy one of the good ones and go for three cheaper ones. Has anyone else had any luck in the UK finding good supportive bras for after the surgery? I'd ideally like something front fastening!

Also, I'm going to start a pre-op diet as of tomorrow and try and get my fitness levels back up so I'm in a good position for recovery. Can anyone recommend an eating plan that is ideal? I was thinking lots of protein, veggies, fruit etc.

All of your healing pictures are amazing and they are so so motivating, thanks so much for all the help hat I've got from this forum before and I hope my post will inspire you to post or encourage this operation if you're already thinking about it.

Good luck to all the ladies who are going under in the following few days and happy healing to those of you have already did it xx