I am seriously looking into a breast reduction at this time. Since this will be a new experience for me, I thought it would be a neat idea to keep a Diary of my ups and downs with all of you. I hope to also include any information that I find out.

To get us started though, let me explain my reasoning behind my decision. As a young lady in Junior High School, I started out a carpenter's dream; flat as a board. Back then, I couldn't wait to start developing. Well, when it was time for me to enter 8th grade I began. As with most young ladies I started out with a Beginner's Bra. But by Christmas Vacation I was really feeling like it was a tourniquet to wear it. So my Mom and I went bra shopping over the vacation. It was so great to wear a bra that really fit. However, it was a total nightmare when I returned to school again. Everyone accused me of wearing falsies or stuffing my bra with Kleenex's. I had to live with the nightmare of other girls stealing my bras during gym classes and being teased horrendously the rest of that year. By the end of 8th grade I hated it.. and decided I hated big boobs and by this stage I was entering the C-Cup group.

When I entered High School the next year, I felt even more ackward. It seemed that everyone I met from the male gender only had eyes that could focus on one part of my body... Yes.. My boobs. The kids all gave me a nickname that lasted throughout high school... 2 ton, 2 tit Taylor. You could see me coming at the opposite end of the hall just by the boobs. I truly hated that comment, but learned to laugh with them just to keep from crying. Well, High School ended finally, but during the last couple of years suffered helplessly with Migraines.

I then worked for a short while, met a wonderful man and married him a year later. We got married in July and by January I found out I was pregnant. I was happy and excited to experience all the new feelings involved. Shortly after that, about the end of my first trimester, I was already showing a bit and my boobs began to grow yet again. I had known they would swell a little bit, but was not anticipating it to happen this early. Needless to say, they continued to grow throughout my pregnancy. By the time I went to deliver my daughter, I was wearing FF-Cups.

My neck and upper back were constantly aching, and the migraines were much worse than before. At first I thought it was due to carrying around a 10+ lb. baby. After she was about 3 or 4 months old, I finally ended up going to a Chiropractor. At which time I was told that a good portion of the pain was not due to my precious princess, it was due to MY BOOBS! As treatments went on, and years and more children later, I was recommended to search out info about Breasts Reductions. Since the weight of my then DD's was causing the bra straps to cut into my shoulders and strain the nerves and muscles across them. I did a little research then, but due to the fact that my dear husband really liked my size, I felt it only fair to keep them around. (What a woman doesn't do to please her man.)

Well, I have since then heard this recommendation many times over the years. As many here know, I am now 44 years of age. I have been having real sharp chest wall pains now for the past 2 years. We (my doctors and I) could not figure out what was causing them, since my heart was in good condition and wasn't any part of the problem. Finally, I went about 2 months ago to see my OB/GYN for yet another check up and decided I was tired of this pain. We discussed this for a short while, when he stated that he felt that the cause to the pain was due to the size of my breasts. I am now a DDD-Cup and very rarely wear any bra due to the strain on my shoulders and neck. I had tried all the different types of solutions I had heard over the years... wider strap bras, support bra's, etc. So I finally decided, I was tired of the pain due to these honker's any longer.

So on August 30th, 2001; my husband and I met my first plastic surgeon to discuss a Breast Reduction. I had already discussed it with my husband, and he agreed they were no longer any fun. Mainly cause they always ached and he couldn't play with them much due to the tenderness. So he gave me his opinions.. and his concerns, and we decided that I would tell the doctor no smaller than a C-Cup Reduction. (I'm sure I will have to re-learn how to balance myself whenever I walk or bend over.)

I was very, VERY nervous when we arrived. But his nurse quickly helped me to feel comfortable, and he was also very nice. We talked a little about what my reasons were, then did a brief medical history. He then asked if my insurance would pay for it. I had done some searching and calling our insurance rep, but wasn't 100% at this time. He then proceeded to tell me all about the surgery. What it all involved, how it would be done, did I want my nipples to be touch sensitive (yes sir), drawing diagrams and explaining all the pre and after surgery conditions. I was, to say the least, Flabbergasted. I never really realized what all was involved with it. But he explained it all so well, that I had already felt very confident with him as a surgeon. Plus he was recommended to me by my OB/GYN who I trust implacably.

So, for now my surgery date is scheduled for January 4th, 2002; unless the insurance company denies payment for some reason. It will be at 2 pm and I will stay overnight at the hospital. This gives me some time to find out as much as I can over the Internet. So as this experience transpires, I would like to keep all of you updated. Please join me in learning all I can at this time about Breasts Reduction Surgery. My first pages will be a diary, which I will try to add to weekly. After that, I will add on information as I find it. So please, be patient and lets all walk down this path together.

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