2 weeks and counting....The days are zooming by and I still have so much I want to do. Like take a whole series of "before" photos, for my own record... photos in outfits, clothes that are too tight etc.

I met a girl yesterday who had had a reduction almost 18 months ago. She was shorter than me and quite small build, but she had a G cup before the reduction. She's now a nice perky C cup and she's so thankful she did the surgery. Her surgery actually costs her very little because she had private medical insurance - where as I do not. Its a shame that it will cost so much,but I think still think it will be worth it.

She let me see her scars - she had the anchor method... scars around the nipple, down the breast and then a big scar running in a semi circle under the whole breast, from underarm to middle of her chest. I wont have that big scar underneath the breast, but even so, you can barely see it (unless she holds her breasts up). The scars around her nipples were slightly noticeable but barely. And the scar running down the breast was barely there. Unless you pulled the skin tight, you couldn't see it at all! And they weren't red at all!

It was quite reassuring to see these well healed scars. The first 12 months will be the worst.She told me about her first few weeks healing, and all the scar care and treatment.

She had only good things to say about pain afterwards. She had a bit of a bad reaction to the morphine so didn't have alot of that, and didn't even take alot of pain killers in the days afterwards and yet she said she had minimal pain. However, she did warn me that having the drains removed was probably the most painful thing... mostly because she just didn't expect it. eeek something to NOT look forward to.

She said she avoided lifting things heavier than a kilo for the few week or so and needed someone to help her shower and wash her hair etc. Another reason whyI'm glad I'll be home with mum. But went back to work after 4 weeks, and was running and playing sport again after 3 months.