POSTED UNDER Breast Reduction REVIEWS
38F to C - New Zealand, NZ
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Posting here because this site has been so helpful...
Kiwigirl33June 14, 2016
WORTH IT$15,000
Posting here because this site has been so helpful in my BR journey! (especially @Topheavy, thank you!) I'm in my early 50's now, have wanted this till at least my mid 20's but was too scared of something going horribly wrong (in hindsight I think my anxiety was based on a feeling of 'not deserving' this rather than reality).
I'm now a week post-op and things couldn't have gone better. Almost no pain, great hospital, great surgeon, really happy with how things are looking even though it's early days. He took off a kilo! I thought my breasts would halve in size but I'd say they've gone down by at least threequarters. First few days I thought he'd taken a bit too much but I didn't really mind. Now my mind is starting to adjust back to reality and I can see that there's still plenty there! Just not used to normal sized breasts!
One of my great discoveries has been the HealthJourneys meditation audio (they call it meditation but it is really hypnotherapy) - there is a specific one for surgery that is used in US hospitals. It has a heap of five star reviews, one of which is from me now! It calmed me down a lot in the week before surgery and I'm listening to the post-surgery tracks now, twice a day. I'm convinced it's helping me physically as well as mentally - and that it's at least partially responsible for my very low discomfort levels (never went above a 2 on the 0-10 pain scale, surprising the nurses). I swam for the six weeks leading up to surgery and I'm sure that's helped too.
I was still anxious so asked for additional tranquilizer before surgery, and got Hypnovel, which was brilliant - basically remember nothing from being drawn on by my surgeon! You have to ask for it specially, though, NZers! Ask your anaesthetist if it's possible, if you're anxious about the procedure itself. Very happy I've done this! Can't wait to get exercising to get rid of my newly visible gut tho!
I'm now a week post-op and things couldn't have gone better. Almost no pain, great hospital, great surgeon, really happy with how things are looking even though it's early days. He took off a kilo! I thought my breasts would halve in size but I'd say they've gone down by at least threequarters. First few days I thought he'd taken a bit too much but I didn't really mind. Now my mind is starting to adjust back to reality and I can see that there's still plenty there! Just not used to normal sized breasts!
One of my great discoveries has been the HealthJourneys meditation audio (they call it meditation but it is really hypnotherapy) - there is a specific one for surgery that is used in US hospitals. It has a heap of five star reviews, one of which is from me now! It calmed me down a lot in the week before surgery and I'm listening to the post-surgery tracks now, twice a day. I'm convinced it's helping me physically as well as mentally - and that it's at least partially responsible for my very low discomfort levels (never went above a 2 on the 0-10 pain scale, surprising the nurses). I swam for the six weeks leading up to surgery and I'm sure that's helped too.
I was still anxious so asked for additional tranquilizer before surgery, and got Hypnovel, which was brilliant - basically remember nothing from being drawn on by my surgeon! You have to ask for it specially, though, NZers! Ask your anaesthetist if it's possible, if you're anxious about the procedure itself. Very happy I've done this! Can't wait to get exercising to get rid of my newly visible gut tho!
Replies (8)
June 17, 2016
What a wonderful experience for you in all venues of procedure and recovery! I am scheduled August 16, 2016. From 36M to ??? I am not certain but I do know 950 g and 1000 g being removed from breasts. Did you have drains? Your healing process appears just as close to ideal as possible. Outstanding!
July 3, 2016
Thanks! Healing process started out ideal but as you'll see from more recent posts, it's kinda slipped from there a little bit... Yes, I had drains for two days. They were painless coming out, thankfully! (Came out just in time as the insertion points were starting to bother me). I had a kind of 'blood purse' where everything flowed into. Unbelievably gross (but fascinating) when it was emptied!
November 5, 2016
Hi I'm also in NZ. I'm booked in Hamilton December 16. Who was your surgeon
UPDATED FROM Kiwigirl33
8 days post
"A masterpiece"... "intimidatingly perfect"
Kiwigirl33June 16, 2016
Actual comments from friends on viewing my 9-days-post surgery breasts! What can I say... couldn't be happier. Thanks Mr Glasson!
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June 16, 2016
Wow, that is marvelous. I'd settle for no longer freakish, and normal looking, LOL. It must feel great to know you look that amazing.
June 24, 2016
Well... not that I actually feel "intimidatingly perfect" - but I feel pretty damn good! And normal looking was all I was hoping for too.
UPDATED FROM Kiwigirl33
17 days post
A charity for your old bras!
Kiwigirl33June 24, 2016
www.upliftbras.org send bras to women in need, from Bali to Fiji to Cambodia. Among their comments on bras they would like: "E cup plus, any size, likely to be the only properly fitting bra a woman gets in her life"! Imagine that... Much better than chucking them in the bin!
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July 3, 2016
thank you so much for sharing this! not only am I excited to have several large bras to donate, I also have two kids worth of (obviously large) nursing bras to donate. I can't stand wasting anything and it's often so hard to find the right place for some things...thank you and good luck with your healing! I don't have surgery for another 12 weeks (which sounds so far away but I'm guessing it will come super fast).
July 15, 2016
Just brilliant. Trust you clever kiwis to keep us on track. Have a whole stripey bag of 'big gal bras' that I'll see about sending. Thanks. Heal well.
Congratulations on your fantastic results. Looking good and it will only get better as you heal.
Thank you:)