Re:Re: cabin feaver

[Guest guest]

Maureen, I am about to enter flat-chesteddom too! Like you, my weight loss

pretty much obliterated all of my breast tissue, leaving me with just some

losely hanging skin-knee-socks. UGH! My PS already told me I will likely

wind up either an A cup or a small B. When I consider that at my biggest, I

was

wearing like a 52 I (eye) bra, this will be quite a " new " experience. So,

just to get a better physical sense of what is to come, I went out and bought a

couple of bras, one in an A cup one in a B cup, put them on and squished my

chesty knee sockies into them, and you know what ???? I think I looked

FANTASTIC! Then I started noticing all the famous fashionistas who were more

compactly endowed. Like Gwynneth Paltrow, and Debra Messing, and (my absolute

favorite) Kidman, and Kate Hudson etc. Hey not such bad company there!

LOL! Now if only I could afford Chanel, a la , life would be

perfect!

Anyway, I am determined to not enter the realm of implants, though honestly I

am trying to prepare myself for a jolt re my new breast-size. I am sure I

will have some adapting to do! As much as I am trying to anticipate this new

body image, frankly I won't know for sure how I'll feel until I have

" arrived. " I expect I will be fine. I do acknowledge that for us women,

breast

size and our feelings in that respect are big issues. Even for someone like

me, who has always been well-endowed and who has ALWAYS said, as far back as I

can remember as a young woman, that I wanted to be flat-chested. When I was a

teen, the big show on TV was " The Avengers " and to this day, Emma Peele is my

body ideal -- tall, very slender, lithe, athletic, and SMALL breasted!

So, in a very real sense, I will be coming very close after breast surgery to my

ideal body type.

I am dearly hoping that I don't find myself experiencing in real life that

cautionary warning of hell being that for which we have always wished! The

way I am approaching it is that having small but perky breasts has got to be a

HUGE improvement than having these things that get caught in my waistband.

LMAO!

Hope you are mending well from your breast surgery. Your post couldn't

have come at a better time for me, as this whole boob issue has been on my mind

lately. Just think, we will BOTH go braless with abandon this summer!!!

YIPEE!

Lucille

In a message dated 12/15/2003 1:28:33 AM Eastern Standard Time,

Graduate-OSSG writes:

> I too am home today having had a breast reduction this past Wednesday.

> Since I had almost no breast tissue left, I'm flat chested now. Everything has

> changed about me having lost 140 lbs why not them too. To be truthful they

> always got in my way and most men talked to them and not me. You know what I

> mean?

> The weather outside here in Vegas is, yes, gloomy, gray, raining and

> windy. I tried to eat a boca burger but it didn't like me. I have lost my

> appetite. Never said that in the past;). My lights are flickering so I'll

sign

> off for now. And it helps me to put some positive affirmations around so as

to

> remind me of how far I have come. Maureen

>

[Guest guest]

How you ultimately look will also be based on the experience level

of your PS.

I had almost no breast tissue to work with and I was told I was

going to end up a B if lucky. I decided not to go to the PS mostly

used by ppl in my support group and broke off from the gang to visit

the Chief of PS at a major hospital in Chicago. When I went into

surgery he told me it would take approx. 3 hours. I began to wake

up and thought I was in recovery until I notice a big light overhead

and I glanced over at my surgeon who was just taking his gloves off

and he winked at me and said, " Yep...you are still in OR...it took

me 6 hours to form you the way I wanted. " He massaged what little I

had making every bit of breast tissue count for something and placed

my nipples in a perfect spot to give me that " Glyneth Paltrow " look

instead of " small dogs nose " or that " ski-slope " look I saw on many

of my GB friends. (You know the drill. All of your friends that had

breast surgery grab you, drag you to the john and rip their blouses

off to show off their new tata's.)

That was a year ago and I can't tell you how happy I am that I

searched out that type of plastic surgeon. He also would not

combine the breast job with a braekioplasty (sp) because of the time

he was sure he would have to dedicate to my chest area. I was

disappointed at first but thrilled at his decision once I saw the

work he put into it. Without asking him to, he cut around the sides

and took off some of the drooppy skin and tightened up that area

also.(You can see a bit of the results on my " flexing " pic in the

Photo's section.)

When he came into my room for a visit and we looked at the results

of his artistry and time he said, " Now, aren't you glad I didn't do

two surgical procedures at once? " My answer was obvious.

If for whatever reason (money, insurance purposes, desire, yadda

yadda) you have both procedures done at once, make sure the PS is

willing to put in MUCH time to do the best job on your boobs and be

willing to work past the other surgeries he has planned for the day

should he run into difficulties. We have VERY little breast tissue

to work on at the end of the day and a ton of skin to remove. It is

no easy feat to get it right.

Carol G.

> Maureen, I am about to enter flat-chesteddom too! Like you, my

weight loss

> pretty much obliterated all of my breast tissue, leaving me with

just some

> losely hanging skin-knee-socks. UGH! My PS already told me I

will likely

> wind up either an A cup or a small B. When I consider that at my

biggest, I was

> wearing like a 52 I (eye) bra, this will be quite a " new "

experience. So,

> just to get a better physical sense of what is to come, I went out

and bought a

> couple of bras, one in an A cup one in a B cup, put them on and

squished my

> chesty knee sockies into them, and you know what ???? I think I

looked

> FANTASTIC! Then I started noticing all the famous fashionistas

who were more

> compactly endowed. Like Gwynneth Paltrow, and Debra Messing,

and (my absolute

> favorite) Kidman, and Kate Hudson etc. Hey not such bad

company there!

> LOL! Now if only I could afford Chanel, a la , life

would be

> perfect!

>

> Anyway, I am determined to not enter the realm of implants, though

honestly I

> am trying to prepare myself for a jolt re my new breast-size. I

am sure I

> will have some adapting to do! As much as I am trying to

anticipate this new

> body image, frankly I won't know for sure how I'll feel until I

have

> " arrived. " I expect I will be fine. I do acknowledge that

for us women, breast

> size and our feelings in that respect are big issues. Even for

someone like

> me, who has always been well-endowed and who has ALWAYS said, as

far back as I

> can remember as a young woman, that I wanted to be flat-chested.

When I was a

> teen, the big show on TV was " The Avengers " and to this day, Emma

Peele is my

> body ideal -- tall, very slender, lithe, athletic, and SMALL

breasted!

> So, in a very real sense, I will be coming very close after breast

surgery to my

> ideal body type.

>

> I am dearly hoping that I don't find myself experiencing in real

life that

> cautionary warning of hell being that for which we have always

wished! The

> way I am approaching it is that having small but perky breasts has

got to be a

> HUGE improvement than having these things that get caught in my

waistband.

> LMAO!

>

> Hope you are mending well from your breast surgery. Your post

couldn't

> have come at a better time for me, as this whole boob issue has

been on my mind

> lately. Just think, we will BOTH go braless with abandon this

summer!!!

> YIPEE!

>

> Lucille

>

>

> In a message dated 12/15/2003 1:28:33 AM Eastern Standard Time,

> Graduate-OSSG writes:

>

>

> > I too am home today having had a breast reduction this past

Wednesday.

> > Since I had almost no breast tissue left, I'm flat chested now.

Everything has

> > changed about me having lost 140 lbs why not them too. To be

truthful they

> > always got in my way and most men talked to them and not me. You

know what I

> > mean?

> > The weather outside here in Vegas is, yes, gloomy, gray,

raining and

> > windy. I tried to eat a boca burger but it didn't like me. I

have lost my

> > appetite. Never said that in the past;). My lights are

flickering so I'll sign

> > off for now. And it helps me to put some positive affirmations

around so as to

> > remind me of how far I have come. Maureen

> >

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Add me to the list of flat chested women! I was a 50 DD at my biggest, I

was never big before I got fat, I was probably a B or a C cup---but since my

weight loss I am now an A cup and it is SO weird after being so big for so

many years. I put on a wool sweater yesterday and I looked flat chested, it

was weird! But, I do like being smaller---it's certainly easier on my back!

And, I'm not hanging too badly, so that's a plus. I look forward to going

braless, I've always hated wearing a bra so it'll be a treat to not wear one

and it'll be ok! The best part, I can now go to 's Secret and get

any bra I want----they never had anything above a 38 when I went in there

before.

:-) (the one in Cleveland)

> Maureen, I am about to enter flat-chesteddom too! Like you, my weight

loss

> pretty much obliterated all of my breast tissue, leaving me with just some

> losely hanging skin-knee-socks. UGH! My PS already told me I will

likely

> wind up either an A cup or a small B. When I consider that at my

biggest, I was

> wearing like a 52 I (eye) bra, this will be quite a " new " experience.

So,

> just to get a better physical sense of what is to come, I went out and

bought a

> couple of bras, one in an A cup one in a B cup, put them on and squished

my

> chesty knee sockies into them, and you know what ???? I think I looked

> FANTASTIC! Then I started noticing all the famous fashionistas who were

more

> compactly endowed. Like Gwynneth Paltrow, and Debra Messing, and (my

absolute

> favorite) Kidman, and Kate Hudson etc. Hey not such bad company

there!

> LOL! Now if only I could afford Chanel, a la , life would be

> perfect!

[Guest guest]

I called them " over the shoulder boulder-holders " or a boa

constrictor. We all know that big " Ahhhhh " when we take 'em off! LOL

in NJ

***********************

> The very first thing I have done all my life when I got home was

rip off my " harness " --- that's what I always called my bra. HATED

the damn things always! Having big breasts, they FELT like

harnesses!

>

[Guest guest]

I got it all crossed, babygirl! I'm thrilled you have a great PS

you have confidence in. Those are going to be some fine boobs when

he is done with you

Godspeed!

Carol G

[Guest guest]

, I have two words for you: Cindy Crawford. Cindy Crawford is a B

cup (don't ask me how I know this I just do! LOL!) Point being there are

plenty of beautiful girls/women out there with small breasts (and frankly I

think

a B cup is NOT small, it's just that " we " are so used to going into the

double alphabet with our bra cup sizes.) I appreciate VERY much, however,

what

you are saying about adjusting to the change, and becoming comfortable with it.

Give yourself some more time, you are still new to the world of not having

an aching back.

There is an old saying about breast-size (and I don't mean to exclude all you

more amply endowed ladies out there by repeating this): if you have enough

to fit into a champagne glass, than you have enough!

Signed,

Someone who has a champagne glass ready to take a measurement!

Lucille

In a message dated 12/16/2003 7:54:49 PM Eastern Standard Time,

lgallagher95830@... writes:

> Maureen and Lucille,

>

> I had a breast reduction in March and went from a 36DD to a small 36B. I

> have to tell you, it's a shock. Or it was for me. I waffle between loving it

> and not. I miss the attention that I got for being " huge " with a little

> waste and long legs. But then, I look more proportionate now. Clothes fit

> better too, but it's tough. I'm having some problems with it mentally. It's

> kinda like guys and their " you know. " It defines womanhood. I'm glad that I

did

> it for one reason, that I haven't gotten one tension headache in my neck

> since the reduction. And the middle of my back doesn't hurt anymore. But I

do

> miss " the girls. " But I'm little and perky now. See what I mean? I can't

> decide whether I like it or not. LOL

>

> Just my 2 cents on the boobie issue,

> G

>