6 Months Post-Op - I am fully healed and loving my breasts - Woodland Hills, CA

I've been lurking on this site for months now and decided to start sharing my story. This site has been a big help for me, so i'm hoping that by sharing my story, it will help others as well.

Im in my mid 40's and I've always had big boobs ever since I was a young girl in grade school. I've always been known and teased as the girl with big boobs. I've had back problems and headaches for the past 20 years and they seem to be getting worse as Im getting older. My weight goes up and down by about 25 lbs, but my boobs dont ever seem to get much smaller. Im tired of not being able to wear a strapless dresses or tops and i'm constantly busting out of my bras.

In May 2012, I got serious about this procedure and decided to talk to my primary Dr about it. She said I would probably qualify since I was so big (38 DD). Within 2 months I had an appointment to go to a class on the surgery. I went to the class with several other women that were interested and after that class we were told it would only be a matter of weeks before we would get a call from the PS for an appointment. They were right and by the next month I had my appointment with my PS. I have Kaiser and there are only a handful of Dr.'s to choose from. I chose the one with the longest waiting list, plus I did some of my own checking and asked around. My Dr. was very nice and took his time with all of my questions. He thought that I was a good candidate, and I felt very comfortable with him. That was in August and he said I should be able to get in by November. Well that didn't happen, when I called in September they were all booked up. So, I decided to wait until after the first of the year. I called in early January and they called me back with my date of February 8th! Holy smokes, I was not prepared for that quick of a date. So since then, I've been obsessed with this site and the whole procedure itself. Im sure my husband and my family are already sick of hearing about it.

My pre-op appointment is next week and I have a lot of questions. I wanted to buy some kind of a sports bra for after the surgery, but what size do you buy? Is that what you wear right after the surgery? Im hoping to go from a DD to a C.

Wow, time has been going by so fast, especially since I got the call with my surgery date. So much to think about and pre-plan. Tomorrow is my pre-op, and I have a list of many questions. I wanted to lose weight before my surgery, but it's just not happening. Im hoping I might lose a few after the surgery : O Did anyone lose weight? I ended up getting sick this past weekend, with a bad cold. Im almost over it and I guess its better to have it now then to have it too close to the big day. Its almost surreal, and my mind is all over the place. Am I doing the right thing, what If I am making a big mistake. Am I gonna miss the big girls that have been a part of my life since I was a young girl. Man, us girls are crazy sometimes, its hard to turn off the brain!

I will update more after my appointment tomorrow.