Right now I’m 6 months post surgery (cannot believe how fast time passes these days). I feel great and, well, my chest looks great. Like I’ve written before, I have absolutely no complaints about my results, which have been far greater than I could have ever imagined.
A little more than a month ago I saw Dr. Jacobs for my 5 month check in. Here are the updated pics...
Pre Op (6'2 222 lbs)
Fronthttp://i893.photobucket.com/albums/ac140/anthonyrandolph/gyne/PreSurg1.jpgSidehttp://i893.photobucket.com/albums/ac140/anthonyrandolph/gyne/PreSurg2.jpg5 months post op (6'2 213 lbs)
Fronthttp://i893.photobucket.com/albums/ac140/anthonyrandolph/gyne/Gyne%20Post%20Surgery/5months2.jpgSidehttp://i893.photobucket.com/albums/ac140/anthonyrandolph/gyne/Gyne%20Post%20Surgery/5months1.jpg6 months post op (6'2 213 lbs)
Fronthttp://i893.photobucket.com/albums/ac140/anthonyrandolph/gyne/Gyne%20Post%20Surgery/6monthspostop3.jpgSide 1http://i893.photobucket.com/albums/ac140/anthonyrandolph/gyne/Gyne%20Post%20Surgery/6monthspostop1.jpgSide 2http://i893.photobucket.com/albums/ac140/anthonyrandolph/gyne/Gyne%20Post%20Surgery/6monthspostop2.jpgI won’t be posting here anymore. I think I’ll probably just drop by every few months and add some updated pics. Hopefully I continue to drop weight with P90X and my results help motivate someone to get the surgery done.
Thanks to everyone who has posted on this great forum. If not for your thoughts and experiences I would have never had the courage to tell my parents and finally have the surgery. For anyone thinking about getting this surgery done, the one piece of advice I can give is simply to DO IT!!!!!!
Before I chose Dr. Jacobs for the surgery I met with a few other surgeons. Even if you have another surgeon in mind for this procedure, I highly recommend coughing up the $150 and scheduling a consultation with Dr. Jacobs. He easily provided the most in depth consultation and was the most sensitive about the condition. One surgeon I met with had an attractive female assistant around my age take a picture of me with my shirt off. I was mortified and furious by the lack of sensitivity. Dr. Jacobs takes all the pictures himself. That right there is an example of how sensitive he is to men dealing with gyne. To be completely honest, I actually had another surgeon in mind for the procedure before meeting with Dr. Jacobs. However, I felt so comfortable with him after the consultation that I canceled the remaining appointments I had with other surgeons.
This surgery is no joke. It’s something that will impact you the rest of your life. There are many great surgeons out there and a few of them even frequent this forum. I am lucky enough to live 15 minutes outside of Manhattan, so choosing Dr. Jacobs was an easy decision in terms of convenience. Do not, and I mean DO NOT, make your decision based on price. This is your body. This is the rest of your frickin life. You can't put a price on that. I know everyone may not be able to afford this surgery right away, but FIND A WAY. There is no price on what this surgery will give you. I went to the beach for the first time in years just a few weeks ago. I avoided beaches like the plague because of my gyne. I’m dating more women now. I’m having more sex (shirt off!). I was always afraid of how women would react to my gyne. Heck, I’m comfortable just wearing t-shirts! I haven’t been comfortable in t-shirts since elementary school. I’m more comfortable wearing seatbelts in cars! Haha. I’m more confident. I’m able to wear clothes I never would have even considered buying before. Never again will I have to fight an unfriendly breeze of wind that showed the boobs I constantly tried to hide. Never again will I have to catch someone staring at my chest. Never again will I have girls playfully grab my boobs and giggle at me. Never again will I have to be ashamed of my physical appearance. Never again will I have to look at the mirror and agonize over what I see. Never again will I have to wear baggy clothes to hide my boobs...I could go on and on all day, but you get the idea..I’m just plain happy as heck.
Years before I even heard of the term "gynecomastia" I tried everything to lose my boobs. I thought I was just overweight so I used a million different fat burners. I lifted weights, which just made my gyne even worse. I used the Chest Coach System hoping to find a miracle. I used Gnexin, the fat burner that claims to target chest fat. I added turmeric supplements to my diet. EVERYTHING. None of these things worked and were just a waste of money. Thank god for Google or I never would have learned about this condition and that surgery is the only option.
GET THIS SURGERY DONE. DO IT. If you’re still worried about your budget, then tell your parents (you should tell them anyway). During my teen years my parents thought I was on drugs because I was always seemingly depressed about something. They were really happy when I finally told them what had been bothering me for all those years, so much so that they insisted on paying for the surgery. I know everyone has different financial situations, but find a way to get the surgery done. Take out a loan and finance it (my original plan), max out a credit card or two, beg on the streets, or get another job and start saving right away. I cannot say enough how much your life will change shortly thereafter. No one should be uncomfortable in their own skin. Life is too short. Don't wait.
I was lucky enough to have Dr. Jacobs perform the surgery on me. As he put it when he called me at home a few hours after the surgery “that was no picnic..your body went through a very serious trauma”. The first 48 hrs was the most difficult. After that, it pretty much wasn’t a big deal. Even wearing the compression garments in the summer wasn’t as bad as I originally feared. The hardest part was just concealing the garments when around friends, but that is nothing compared to hiding man boobs your whole life. Bottom line, my surgery was on a Thursday and I missed only two days of work. So, missing two days of work and wearing a compression garment for four weeks was what I had to deal with. Four weeks out of the rest of my life. That’s it. It seems like a blink of an eye in hindsight.
If you want my very biased opinion on which doctor to choose, then I will unabashedly say Dr. Jacobs. Take a look at my pics again and again AND AGAIN. The results speak for themselves. Six months ago I had breasts bigger than most women and today my chest is flat as a board and looks better and better with each passing week. My only complaint about Dr. Jacobs is that he doesn’t advertise enough. I wish I found him when I was in high school instead of when I was 26! I guess that’s not really his fault. Gynecomastia is a term that every male should know about by the time he hits puberty.
Anyways, thanks for reading about my experience. If you have any questions about my anything feel free to drop me an email or a private message. I may not get back to you right away, but I promise to respond within a few days. If you’re still on the fence about telling someone about your gyne or scheduling the surgery, then I hope I pushed you over the edge. The titless side of the fence is a million times better let me tell ya.
Seriously, get the surgery done. NOW!
Topic: Surgery with Dr. Jacobs (May 2010) (Read 13112 times)
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