Shari//Re: Made a choice

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You have a candid, touching story to tell, Shari. Yet, you included a

point that might not seem pertinent to you. You talked about nursing

your child for 9 months. THAT is the REAL PURPOSE of these mammary

glands we have....Doesn't matter what size you are, you can usually

produce milk for your child that will be so much better for them than

formula. Bigger boobs does not mean more milk. I was Bessie the Cow

as a 36A....course I turned into about a 38C during the dairy months,

then reverted back....drat! We get brainwashed into wanting to look

like a " standard " in respect to boobs, instead of enjoying what we

have and using them as intended. My point is, we lose focus of what

boobs are really all about. Your story reminded me of that...the real

purpose. I hope you'll dwell on having done the right thing for your

child and leave those pictures in the drawer. Your boobs did what

they were supposed to do and sounds like they did it well, so....in

my book, you're a heck of a woman, with SUPER boobs! I feel sorry for

women that have implants and can't nurse their babies safely. They're

missing one of the greatest experiences of their lives. Glad you

didn't miss out! Love, Annie

PS-Bet that baby didn't pay any attention to those scars!!! They were

his/her beautiful bottles!

>

>

> You sound so much like me w/ the whole " boob " self confidence

thing. Heck I

> was 24, 105 lbs and had a nice petite figure but was a 34 AA - not

even an A!!

> Man that ticked me off and how totally ugly I thought my boobs

were then.

> Of course now I am almost 34 and you know what they say about

hindsight... I

> am not bashing you or trying to change your mind but their was one

thing about

> your post that made me want to respond. Back when I thought

my " boy boobs " ,

> as I liked to call them, were so ugly there wasn't near the

research and

> support that you can find now and I commend you for doing as much

as you are so you

> can make the best decision for yourself. Back then - you pretty

much went by

> what the doctors said and trusted them. I didn't have a PC that

long ago and

> all the stuff on the newer implants had not started hitting the fan

yet. One

> thing that caught my eye and keeps making me think about you is

the " ugly

> boob " comment you made. I felt the same way and never once thought

of how mine

> would look if I had problems or needed them repeatedly operated on

or needed

> them removed. My PS actually talked me into the armpit incision as

they would

> leave no scars of my breasts and they would look so perfect nobody

could tell!!

> I was so excited.

> I will be 34 on the 19th of November and have only given birth to

one child.

> I had 4 breast operations - the initial implantation and three due

to

> complications, the last being complete removal of both that were

leaking. That is 4

> sets of scars... first the armpit incision (it was popular back

then - they

> are visible when I wear tank tops and are about 21/2-3 inches),

then under the

> nipple to replace a rupture (half way around the bottom), then

under the

> nipple again to remove and replace both implants due to severe

capsular contractre

> then replace then - same scar but slightly larger, then of course

removal

> which was at the under the breast crease (I would say 4-5

inches). I did NOT

> have a lift at removal as my doctor said I didn't need it as my

implants were

> only 250cc's and under the muscle). I don't have any stretch marks

of any

> significance in my breasts after my pregnancy and consequent 9

months of breast

> feeding but boy oh boy do I have some ugly scars. If I had needed

a lift they

> would be much worse. Talk about ugly boobs. I cry every night

wishing I had

> what I used to think was ugly before - I actually keep pictures I

took the day

> before my surgery in my end table at my bed. I don't want to scare

you it is

> something that I never, ever thought of prior to my initial

operation and I

> thought I would bring it up. I am sure you have heard it all by

now and I am

> hoping that you are one of the lucky ones that don't have to live

the nightmare

> and have a good experience.

>

> I wish you well and hope if you ever need any help, God forbid, or

have any

> questions, you will come back to us!!

>

> shari