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20 Years Old, 32H and Ready for my Spot on the Itty Bitty Titty Committee.
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I'm not really sure how to start this but I'm gonna try my best. I'm really happy to have this forum to be able to share my experience and hopefully help some people here and there. I'm Shayna, I'm 20 years old, and a 32H. I stared puberty at 12 and from the time I went from 5th grade to the end of 6th grade I was already a C cup. Can you imagine a 13 year old with a C cup. Needless to say I got a lot of attention early on. I've always been a rather petite girl, right now I'm 5'6, I wear a size 4 or 5 in jeans depending on where you buy them and I weigh about 136lbs-140lbs at my heaviest. I started noticing how different my body was compared to the other girls my age when I was in 8th grade and we the girls started to get comfortable changing in front of each other during gym. I refused to do it because I was so self conscious about the size of my breast like they were noticeably larger than everyone else's, I was a DD. No joke. I had grown 2 cup sizes, it seemed like, over night. I failed gym because I refused to participate being that anytime I would do simple movements I would bounce and juggle all over the place and I'd get looks from the boys and snide remarks from the girls. I wasn't bullied per say, i mean my identifier was "the girl with the big boobs" and my nickname was Boobs McGee but I had a good group of friends and a very good support system but that didn't stop me from feeling uncomfortable. One day when I was 14 I decided I was done with it. Big boobs wasn't all it cracked up to be so I started to google ways to make your boobs smaller and exercises to shrink your boobs. You know, hopeful 14 year old "I want these things off of me now" google searches. I started to use the treadmill in my basement and lifting weights and stuff (I was raised by my Dad who was a bail bondsman/ bounty hunter so the basement was basically a gym) but nothing worked. I continued doing my research and I finally came across a link to a blog about a girl who had gotten a breast reduction and I was FASCINATED. I wanted one as soon as possible. I had to have one, so I made my Dad set up an appointment with my doctor so I could talk to her about it and see what I had to do to get this done. I was now 15 and I was measuring a 34DDD. I told my pediatrician what I had researched and how I really wanted to get one being that I was so huge. I had grooves in my shoulders from the straps of my bras and my skin had become so irritated that I had a bra basically tattooed in my skin. She gave me a Physical and told me that I'm kinda young for this type of procedure and that since my breast we're still growing it would basically be a waste to get one. I was heart broken. She told me that I'd have to wait until I was at least 18 or until my breast were the same size for a year. Well my boobs didn't stop growing until last year. I had just gotten a job at Victoria's Secret and as a part of my training of course you had to learn how to do fittings. Of course I was the girl everyone wanted to measure because I'm kinda petite and I have a very large bust and who doesn't like a challenge? I ended up measuring a 32H and I was not shocked at all. I mean was I shocked bras went up to that size and higher, yes but I also knew I was bigger than what my bras were because I was spilling out sll over the place. I finally went to my big girl doctor and asked her what I had to do to get the procedure done. She told me that I was most likely a good candidate for the reduction but there's a couple of hoops I'd have to jump through first. I'd have to show need for the reduction for the insurance to approve it. I'd have to build a case. So she said I'd have to do 3 months Physical Therapy and lose atleast 5 lbs. She gave me a list for Physical Therapists in my area and that day I made an appointment to meet with them. I met with my Physical therapist the next week and she assessed me and approved me for the therapy. I would have to meet with her 3x a week for an hour and a half to do stretches and strengthening excerpted to help my spine. She said that I had a slight curve in my back and that I favored my left side more and that she wanted to even that out while also relieving my muscles surrounding my spine. By the time I graduated my therapy the muscles in my back were a little better but I was still very uncomfortable. I went back to Dr. T (my actual doctor) who referred me to a surgeon who didn't accept insurance at all and referred me to a surgeon that did accept insurance, just not mine. My grandma finally found a surgeon who accepted my insurance and was close by and could get me in for a consultation. I received my consultation paper work and was scheduled for one the following week. I was very excited but also extremely nervous. Luckily my Grandma and my Aunt came with me to keep me calm. When we got to the office there was a mix up with my paperwork and it turns out I was supposed to be there on the 20th not the 26th and they labeled me as a no call/ no show. They apologized because the wrong date was written on my paper and rescheduled me for the 4th. Unfortunately my Grandma and Aunt couldn't come with me that day and I had to go by myself. I was nervous but I ended up being okay because the staff took good care of me. They talked to me the whole time and took my mind if my racing thoughts. When it was time for me to meet with Dr. Del Corral I was led to the examination room and asked to take off my shirt and bra and put on the gown that tie closed in the front like, kinda like a robe. I waited for the doctor for what felt like 5 minutes but I was distracted by my phone of course. After a knock the doctor came in and introduced himself with a handshake and a smile! He asked me a couple questions about myself, if I was in school, what my major was, what I was there for etc. After that he did a quick examination of my breast, checking for lumps or abnormalities and stuff and then started to explain the procedure to me. He asked me if I was okay with him taking pictures to add to my portfolio and to send to the insurance company for my case and what not which I didn't mind. I'm pretty comfortable with my body in the mental sense. All about body positivity and being happy with yourself no matter your size and blah blah blah. I'm a millennial, it's what I do! As he was directing me to turn this way, now that way, stand up straight etc. he was going through the procedure with me. He walked me through what the day is going to be like, what I should do the night before surgery, what I should expect when I arrive at the hospital, what's going to happen when I get admitted, how I'm going to get marked, what type of incisions he's doing, drains or no drains, what I should expect post op. He painted a pretty good picture of what to expect befor, during and after the surgery. After that he asked me what size I was expecting to be after the surgery and handed me an implant. I told him I want to be a full C to a small D. He told me the implant was 450g and told me that he would have to take out at least 500g (1lb) of fat out of my boobs. When I asked him what size I would end up being, he told me I'd fall at around a B to a small C. I looked at the implant, looked at my boobs, then back at the implant and quickly decided that HELL YEAH, I COULD TOTALLY BE A B CUP! I looked at him and was like Okay that's actually something I could work with. He laughed and continued to go a little bit more in depth with my post op stuff and asked if I had anymore questions for him. I said no and he told me that if I had any questions to call the office or email him with my concerns if I had any later. He told me that my insurance takes about 30 days to review my case and said I would receive my paperwork then. He shook my hand and told me he'd see me soon. I was so ecstatic I did a little celebratory dance in the room. I could wait 30 days, Pshh I've waited this long right?
I'm not really sure how to start this but I'm gonna try my best. I'm really happy to have this forum to be able to share my experience and hopefully help some people here and there. I'm Shayna, I'm 20 years old, and a 32H. I stared puberty at 12 and from the time I went from 5th grade to the end of 6th grade I was already a C cup. Can you imagine a 13 year old with a C cup. Needless to say I got a lot of attention early on. I've always been a rather petite girl, right now I'm 5'6, I wear a size 4 or 5 in jeans depending on where you buy them and I weigh about 136lbs-140lbs at my heaviest. I started noticing how different my body was compared to the other girls my age when I was in 8th grade and we the girls started to get comfortable changing in front of each other during gym. I refused to do it because I was so self conscious about the size of my breast like they were noticeably larger than everyone else's, I was a DD. No joke. I had grown 2 cup sizes, it seemed like, over night. I failed gym because I refused to participate being that anytime I would do simple movements I would bounce and juggle all over the place and I'd get looks from the boys and snide remarks from the girls. I wasn't bullied per say, i mean my identifier was "the girl with the big boobs" and my nickname was Boobs McGee but I had a good group of friends and a very good support system but that didn't stop me from feeling uncomfortable. One day when I was 14 I decided I was done with it. Big boobs wasn't all it cracked up to be so I started to google ways to make your boobs smaller and exercises to shrink your boobs. You know, hopeful 14 year old "I want these things off of me now" google searches. I started to use the treadmill in my basement and lifting weights and stuff (I was raised by my Dad who was a bail bondsman/ bounty hunter so the basement was basically a gym) but nothing worked. I continued doing my research and I finally came across a link to a blog about a girl who had gotten a breast reduction and I was FASCINATED. I wanted one as soon as possible. I had to have one, so I made my Dad set up an appointment with my doctor so I could talk to her about it and see what I had to do to get this done. I was now 15 and I was measuring a 34DDD. I told my pediatrician what I had researched and how I really wanted to get one being that I was so huge. I had grooves in my shoulders from the straps of my bras and my skin had become so irritated that I had a bra basically tattooed in my skin. She gave me a Physical and told me that I'm kinda young for this type of procedure and that since my breast we're still growing it would basically be a waste to get one. I was heart broken. She told me that I'd have to wait until I was at least 18 or until my breast were the same size for a year. Well my boobs didn't stop growing until last year. I had just gotten a job at Victoria's Secret and as a part of my training of course you had to learn how to do fittings. Of course I was the girl everyone wanted to measure because I'm kinda petite and I have a very large bust and who doesn't like a challenge? I ended up measuring a 32H and I was not shocked at all. I mean was I shocked bras went up to that size and higher, yes but I also knew I was bigger than what my bras were because I was spilling out sll over the place. I finally went to my big girl doctor and asked her what I had to do to get the procedure done. She told me that I was most likely a good candidate for the reduction but there's a couple of hoops I'd have to jump through first. I'd have to show need for the reduction for the insurance to approve it. I'd have to build a case. So she said I'd have to do 3 months Physical Therapy and lose atleast 5 lbs. She gave me a list for Physical Therapists in my area and that day I made an appointment to meet with them. I met with my Physical therapist the next week and she assessed me and approved me for the therapy. I would have to meet with her 3x a week for an hour and a half to do stretches and strengthening excerpted to help my spine. She said that I had a slight curve in my back and that I favored my left side more and that she wanted to even that out while also relieving my muscles surrounding my spine. By the time I graduated my therapy the muscles in my back were a little better but I was still very uncomfortable. I went back to Dr. T (my actual doctor) who referred me to a surgeon who didn't accept insurance at all and referred me to a surgeon that did accept insurance, just not mine. My grandma finally found a surgeon who accepted my insurance and was close by and could get me in for a consultation. I received my consultation paper work and was scheduled for one the following week. I was very excited but also extremely nervous. Luckily my Grandma and my Aunt came with me to keep me calm. When we got to the office there was a mix up with my paperwork and it turns out I was supposed to be there on the 20th not the 26th and they labeled me as a no call/ no show. They apologized because the wrong date was written on my paper and rescheduled me for the 4th. Unfortunately my Grandma and Aunt couldn't come with me that day and I had to go by myself. I was nervous but I ended up being okay because the staff took good care of me. They talked to me the whole time and took my mind if my racing thoughts. When it was time for me to meet with Dr. Del Corral I was led to the examination room and asked to take off my shirt and bra and put on the gown that tie closed in the front like, kinda like a robe. I waited for the doctor for what felt like 5 minutes but I was distracted by my phone of course. After a knock the doctor came in and introduced himself with a handshake and a smile! He asked me a couple questions about myself, if I was in school, what my major was, what I was there for etc. After that he did a quick examination of my breast, checking for lumps or abnormalities and stuff and then started to explain the procedure to me. He asked me if I was okay with him taking pictures to add to my portfolio and to send to the insurance company for my case and what not which I didn't mind. I'm pretty comfortable with my body in the mental sense. All about body positivity and being happy with yourself no matter your size and blah blah blah. I'm a millennial, it's what I do! As he was directing me to turn this way, now that way, stand up straight etc. he was going through the procedure with me. He walked me through what the day is going to be like, what I should do the night before surgery, what I should expect when I arrive at the hospital, what's going to happen when I get admitted, how I'm going to get marked, what type of incisions he's doing, drains or no drains, what I should expect post op. He painted a pretty good picture of what to expect befor, during and after the surgery. After that he asked me what size I was expecting to be after the surgery and handed me an implant. I told him I want to be a full C to a small D. He told me the implant was 450g and told me that he would have to take out at least 500g (1lb) of fat out of my boobs. When I asked him what size I would end up being, he told me I'd fall at around a B to a small C. I looked at the implant, looked at my boobs, then back at the implant and quickly decided that HELL YEAH, I COULD TOTALLY BE A B CUP! I looked at him and was like Okay that's actually something I could work with. He laughed and continued to go a little bit more in depth with my post op stuff and asked if I had anymore questions for him. I said no and he told me that if I had any questions to call the office or email him with my concerns if I had any later. He told me that my insurance takes about 30 days to review my case and said I would receive my paperwork then. He shook my hand and told me he'd see me soon. I was so ecstatic I did a little celebratory dance in the room. I could wait 30 days, Pshh I've waited this long right?
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UPDATED FROM Shayna.Loren
12 days post
There were some bumps in the road but...
Hey guys! Today I got my reduction and I couldn't be happier with the results! I'm ecstatic! They're perky and little and pretty I love them! The pain isn't as bad as I thought it was going to be but I'm still probably coming off of the anesthesia. My surgery got pushed back 2 weeks because of issues with my insurance but we got everything situated and they paid for the whole thing. When I got to the hospital I got checked in and dropped off with my nurse who was super sweet and very comforting. I didn't even feel her put in the IV. She was very tedious and quick as she explained what she was doing and what medicine she was putting in my IV and what it was for. My surgeon is the sweetest person I've ever met. He was very nice, made sure I knew that he was going to take care of me and that I would do great. The markings he did looked weird to me but I guess they made sense to him because my boobs look awesome. He told me when the swelling goes down I'd probably end up a full B which is perfect. Being that I work at Victoria's Secret to me they look like they'd be alittle bigger but not too much but we'll see after the swelling goes down. The side affects of the anesthesia wasn't too bad. I was able to handle it pretty well. I felt nauseous for a while and I kept fading in and it of sleep all day but nothing too horrible. I'm so excited and happy with the way everything went, I notice the weight off my shoulders immediately and I feel amazing. I couldn't be happier!
I added some pictures so you guys could see the out come. The stitches and everything look pretty gnarly so I'll take some pictures of my actual boobs later. ????
I added some pictures so you guys could see the out come. The stitches and everything look pretty gnarly so I'll take some pictures of my actual boobs later. ????
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UPDATED FROM Shayna.Loren
14 days post
2 days post op!
I made it to day 2! I'm not in that much pain at all. Yesterday I had a little bleeding problem but that was because I put my surgical bra on too tight after I took a shower. I replaced my gauze and had to wash the surgical bra bc I couldn't do the smell of dry blood with the nausea I was still having from the anesthesia. Last night I slept with an ice pack which helped the swelling and inflammation that I had from the incident so I decided to take a couple of pictures for you guys. I don't necessarily know how to really clean the wounds so they look a lot worse than than feel I promise. I don't have any drains in it's just the stitches and the clear tape stuff around the incisions. I didn't wake up with a lot of nausea today so that's a good sign however, I did travel a lot yesterday so I feel like I should stay in bed most of the day today.
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September 2, 2018
Hi I'm from the DMV area and am considering undergoing a breast reduction. I was wondering if you could share the name of your plastic surgeon? Your results look amazing! Thank you for sharing your story! - lol fellow millennial :)
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