advice please :-)

Hello, I’m Nicole and 26 years old. I have my consultation with my surgeon dr traynor in 4 weeks, At Newcastle clinic. I’m so nervous/excited. I’ve hated my boobs every since I can remember, like really hate them. I have 2 children and pregnancy has definitely made my boobs even worse. No one has ever seen me without a bra on not even my long term boyfriend & father of my children, because I just have no confidence with them what so ever which is why I’m so nervous about meeting the surgeon as obviously I have to get them out lol. I know it’ll be fine and he see’s so many boobs ect but I still feel super anxious about it. But then I’m also really excited because I know he’s the person who’s gonna fix them and give me some confidence. It’s gonna be surreal I can’t wait to feel comfortable with my own body and comfortable enough to take my bra off infront of my boyfriend, & wear any sort of clothing and not have to worry how horrendous my boobs are. Have any of you had dr traynor? How did you find it all?
How many sports bras do you need for after the op and how do you know what size sports bras to get? Is there anything you’d recommend to make the healing process better? Sorry for all the questions I just wanna be super prepared in my mind and I absolutely love this forum it’s helped me get a real understanding of things I didn’t have a clue about xx

I was exactly the same as you. I hated my boobs and no one has ever seen mine, not even in my long term relationships, I am the only one who has ever seen my natural boobs so I felt like I was gonna be sick when I went to meet my surgeon cos I knew I was gonna have to show him. In your BA journey you are gonna have to get them out a few times, and yes it’s awkward but it’s not awkward for them because it’s their job! I was so embarrassed but after youv done it the first time it’s not so bad! I am now 27dpo and feeling soooo good and confident about my new boobs, I’m not embarrassed to show people now and I never thought I’d say that!
I bought 2 bras for after my surgery so I could change into a different one whilst one was getting washed. They usually say buy 1 cup bigger for every 100cc you go, e.g. If your a B cup and getting 300cc then you need to buy DD post op bras cos that would be 3 cup sizes bigger.
My healing process was a breeze, nowhere near as bad as I expected, I took 2 weeks off work and just relaxed the whole time but I have been mobile since day 1, I had 375cc overs, iv heard that unders is a more painful recovery but I can’t really help much on that! Just don’t overdo it and try do too many things during recovery because sometimes it feels okay to be doing certain things such as walking around and cleaning etc.. but you feel the effects of it later on in the day when you start to become sore so just take the time you need to recovery properly, also if you have kids then make sure you have a lot of support around you to help out, I don’t have kids but I know a few people on here have struggled with lifting their children and things like that.
Hope this helps! Good luck xxx

Aw I’m glad you’ve been in my shoes so you know how anxious I feel about it. But your so right it is there job and once I’ve got the first surgeon consultation out the way I won’t feel as awkward having to show them. Awww so happy for you I can’t wait til I can say the same thing and not be embarrassed to show people them. Ah ok yeah I get it now thanks very much that makes sense 🙂 glad your recovery was good for you, hope mine is too. I’m currently on maternity leave so hoping to get booked in for my op before I go back and my boyfriend will be off work to help with the kids and il have my Mam round and stuff too so I will defo take it easy with lifting them n stuff. Thank you very much & thank you for your help/advice 🙂 xxx

Hi Nicola, your words resonate with me as I too have never liked my boobs but half accepted them, then after first baby they lost what little ‘oomph’ they had ..then after second baby I now call them chimpanzee t!Ts. I can’t stand to touch them let alone my husband. It makes me cringe! I’m dreading the whole process and recovery but I’ve got to take drastic action now as life’s too short to feel this way. It has actually de-sexualised me I believe to the point I don’t want intimacy with my husband and I’m sick of 2 size bigger bras..Go for it ! Xx

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