Hi, I'm posting to share my story and help other men like me who had this problem called Gynecomastia.
I had gynecomastia when I grew fat when I was a teen. I am now 25 years old I think I started to have this when I was 12.
It really made my life miserable. It lowered my self-esteem and going to the beach or the pool half-naked is a no-no.
Other boys would tease me by touching my "Man-breasts" and then laughing while I was left with an empty smile to hide the embarrassment.
I would then wear big clothes and lean forward to hide it. Over-time, my posture worsen to the point that my GF was then calling me "Kampanerong Kuba".
It gotten to the point that I became paranoid that every time my GF would tease me I would get mad and scream at her.
And every time I was at the pool and my t-shirt got wet that I kept thinking that other men are looking at my chest and then laugh.
But I never thought that I will live like this forever. I researched, I even tried this drug "tamoxifen" I got it from another site, it is for women with breast cancer to I think dissolve the breast tissue. But the side effect were your eyesight will be blurred. I kind of felt the tingling in my chest so I thought that it is effecting but it is not. I stopped it because my eyesight is worsening. To this day, I don't know the effect of that when I grow old.
I only resorted to the drug because I still don't have the financial capability for a surgery. As much as possible I don't want to spend money for my condition.
And then it finally hit me that the only cure is surgery.
I went for help to my parents but they did not understand me. Till my aunt talk to my father to give me money for the operation.
I took some guts because they can't help laughing from my condition, again, the empty smile to hide the embarrassment.
I went to the most obvious place for aesthetic surgery, Belo.
I think I paid 36k for the operation, I consulted the doctor and he told me that he will do Lipo. He said all I need is lipo, Although my research tells me of different types of gynecomastia and mine was fat and gland, but the "doctor" told me that all I need was lipo.
So off I went for Lipo. I wouldn't discredit the job that belo did to me because it gave me SOME confidence because it minimized my gyne.
But after a few years, I began to notice that my chest is still not flat and all the effort I put in lifting weights is not working. I would often just look at my chest in the upper-half because when I look in the lower half the illusion will be broken.
So I began researching again.
Thankfully I saw the posts of Sadgyneguy about Dr. Benny Herbosa, of his work, and the cost of the operation.
He was the cheapest and with the most positive feedbacks from the posts that I was reading.
So I emailed him and he replied.
He was very accommodating and he understand what I was going through, so i went to his clinic in makati med for a consultation.
He was different from the doctors in belo, He really knows what his talking about and how he will do it. And basing in the procedures that I researched on how "really" to operate on gynecomastia, what he is saying is the same.
Unlike in belo, they didn't even know what a gland is. All they know is Liposuction. They even suggested to me on "tummy tucking" the breast sort of like a breast lift! @&%#!
After the consultation, I began saving for the operation. It took me I think 3 months (sorry if I'm always not sure, I have a bad memory) to save up. the operating cost got higher but I was expecting that because of how long I saved up for the operation.
I had my operation just today at 7am at Humana in Makati, were operating room cost is cheaper.
I just had local anesthesia because Dr. Benny said that is all that is needed and is much cheaper.
He is not even into money, he just wants to help. He even told me that I could pay him the balance the next month because the cost just got higher and all. He didn't even count the money when I handed him my down payment. He's a real nice guy.
The operation you will get is first grade. That is my opinion but it won't hurt you if you visit him and try and asses for yourself.
I am now writing this so I could help everyone with the same condition and the same trauma that I went through.
Not being able to do things normal men could do. That just sucks man!
All in all, The one motivation I always say to myself going through all of this is
"I'm just trying to become a normal man."
Just that. and never ever give up.
Have a nice day!
Topic: At last! no more gyne! (Philippines) (Read 50934 times)
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