I understand the large breasts. I'm 5'2", in the summer between 7th and 8th grade I went from tomboy to B to C to D in 9th, by the time I graduated from high school I was 120lbs and a DD. My mother, sister and cousins would tease me about "sharing" with them because I obviously got the full figure from my dads' side. I have never been able to wear a button down shirt nicely. Only if I sew it closed and can slip it over my head. Then it defeats the purpose of a button down because it is too loose at the waist. In college I got up to 180lbs, size 16, by 20, I went to a size 6, the weight settled for six years at about 135, about a size 10, 36DDD or 36EE if I could find it. With my first son I lost weight in the first trimester, then gain a total of 20lbs, so 12lbs over what I started. With the second son I lost 6lbs in the 1st trimester, ended up 17lbs over what I started at delivery. So I didn't have much to loose after I had the boys. After the second one I had the Norplant place for birth control, it had just came on the market and they did not know long range side effects yet, I gained 45lbs-55lbs in 18 months. I would go into my doctors office and ask him if the Norplant help you gain weight like birth control pills. He said, "You are just over eating" and I would reply, "with a 2 month old and a 20 month old?". He would say, "your not getting enough exercise." and I again would say, "with a 4 month and a 22 month old?" Finally at 18 months he took out the Norplant at my request and my weight gain slowed way down. By then I was back up to 180lbs to 190lbs. Every time I gain weight it would be in the breasts first, every time I loose weight it would be in the waist first, until this last rapid weight gain that happened. When I was thirty I was approved for a breast reduction from my insurance. At that time I was measure at a specialty bra store and I was a 42JJ. I don't look like I have that much breast tissue because now I am balanced out. I chickened out of the surgery because of the probability of loss of nipple stimulation. I am having a lot of problems with stomach adhesions from 2 c-sections, hysterectomy and gallbladder surgery before the laparoscopy surgery was available. I mentioned a breast reduction to my doctor and his first reaction was to ask me if I had ever seen the scars it causes, I persisted, then he brought up my health, then he said I knew how to get it approved, but he wasn't happy. I haven't started on getting it approved yet, But if I had it done I think I would want them to remove as much breast tissue as possible, going in from the side, then putting in implants under the muscle tissue, I think I would love being a full C or small D. My sister feels then I would look fat because I wouldn't have the breast to balance out, you think at 42 almost 43 that I would be used to them getting in the way, but I'm really tired of it. And for those of you that say-"what I'd give for that!" I'm telling ya- when your back and neck start hurting and the 10th guy that you don't want attention from won't look at you face when he comes up to talk but only your breast, then the girls that can wear the cute clothes, and the umpteenth time they get in the way. How is it put? We always want what we don't have?!? I guess in the most talkative way what I'm trying to say is....in some cases a six to seven year wait might not be bad, it would defiantly take the impulsiveness away from it, who knows, Twiggy might come back in style and everyone will want to be getting reductions, maybe they should design something like the mens, when they want to be big, they just pump up! (oh I know I am soooo bad!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
