First step.......done. (Now with Pics!!!)

[NotFedup]

The big moment- he asks me to take my shirt off, and place my hands on my hips while sat on the table. I do this and he has a feel, he then asks my to lay down and take my pants down   this bit was very embrassing esp as thigns just seem to "get smaller",

yes your right EVERYTHING seems to shrink and you know that theres nothing you can do about it.
on my appointment they also took a sample of breast tissue through a syringe and that was very uncomfortable but was fine straight afterwards.

[GynO_DuDe]

I got the courage reading people's experinces on this site so went to my GP a month ago he was totally cool about it, recommended me to a surgeon at my local NHS hospital and a month later I saw the surgeon which was actually today that I saw him he said it's not a problem removing the gland in your breasts and getting it back to normal, he told me the usual risks of infection etc etc when you have operations but I said, i'll take the gamble and go for it! he said i'll be asleep during the operation and should only be their for 1 day (have the operation and can leave) then he said I wont be able to go to the gym for atleast 3 weeks after the surgery ... and meanwhile carry on losing weight for the operation day.

So all in all, doing it on the NHS was a good friendly service so far 1 month since I went to my GP then to my consultation. Going to wait to get my letter for the surgery date now, I hope it's pretty soon. I would LOVE the fact if the surgery is done by February next year so i'll have no breasts for my 20th birthday it'd be the best present ive ever received! lol

[Hate_It_37]

Halloween!!!!! Bugger, didn't think of that, but can't think of a better day to be having my "Ghoulies" squeezed. Just hope it's a warm day, either way those students can go whistle  

Thanks for the info Rockstar, classic quote that one....sheeesh.

GynO_DuDe, looks like things are moving along nicely for you with the NHS, I just hope mine carries on being so smoothe.

Anyway, Friday night 7:30, best start making myself look respectable and get to the pub.

Cheers guys.

J

[NotFedup]

good luck fella  

[Hate_It_37]

Well Halloween came and went, I didn't get my 'ghoulies' examined which was a result.

My Surgeon gave my chest a thorough examination, he also poked and prodded my stomach, kidneys and liver. He gave my internal organs a thumbs up for no underlying problems. He sent me for blood tests and requested an Ultrasound scan.

I had the scan this morning, the sonologist (I think this is the correct term) told me that there were no worrying health realted issues and that she (another she    I really wish there weren't so many women involved in this process. Plus, she was cute too) would pass the results back to my Surgeon.

I now have to wait for another appointment to go over the results of blood and ultrasound. This is worrying as I'm struggling to come up with excuses as to why I'm off work so much. I'm seeing the same Surgeon for the removal of a small lump on my back, but this excuse is running thin. I'm seriously considering telling a very good friend about this. Have any other guys here managed to do this totally covertly, or do most of you talk it over with others?

On a lighter note to anybody too nervous to go to get help, everytime I've had to remove my shirt (GP > Surgeon > Sonologist & assistant), it's got just a little easier. I guess it's because it means I'm one step closer to getting rid of this hideous burden, I liken it to the way a pet will let you examine their injuries without biting you (I hope that makes sense).

Notfedup, how's the recovery going mate?

Gyno_dude, how's your NHS experince going?

I'm going to start a post in the diary section so that it will show a clearer timeline that can be expected on the NHS.

J

[NotFedup]

hi fella
the healing is going great
the scars are almost gone and im surprised that there is a slight bit of bruising still there but doesnt hurt.
Im loving not having the moobs and really look forward to my shower every night so that i can wash my chest as it feels very strange not washing flappy boobs  

Hope it all goes well for ya mate and try to be patient.
I wasnt and had to get it done and dusted this year.
Thats why i decided to pay out my own pocket.
Reflecting back it was a holiday to Poland and Dr Baranski was my tour guide of the best holiday ive had in my life.


Kepp us upto date with yours and we'll all be here to offer advice and help

[NotFedup]

http://fat-lad.magix.net/

look in vacation photos and i think this is what you will achieve with surgery.


as you look exactly the same build and condition as me.
and i had the same kind of results

[Damn_those_mams]

Ok, to clear things up, this is my original story and I used to post as Hate_It_37..... I am now 44 and intend getting this shite fixd.

A few notes to bring my story up to date...

After the tests the surgeon wrote two similar letters on 28/11/2006, one to my GP and one the the NHS Consultant Plastic Surgeon, a quote is written below;

".....His routine blood tests show mildly raised serum cholesterol, but otherwise normal. His ultrasound confirmed bilateral Gynecomastia.
On examination he has quite a lot of surrounding subcutaneous fat, and for this if he wants a good cosmetic result it would be better if he had liposuction combined with excision of the breast tissue. Unfortunately we cannot offer this and I am happy to refer him to the plastic surgeons"

The next correspondence was from the Health Commission Wales (Specialist Services) on 21/02/2007. The general tone of the letter was that surgery had not been approved, I was being returned to the care of my GP, The reason being that my BMI was over 25, and I could appeal if I so chose.

At this point I just thought F**K IT ALL, and buried my head in the sand, piled all my weight back on and sank into the despair that we are all to familiar with.

I think it must have been around this time that I had a small (probably drunken) outburst to an amazing friend who encouraged me to try again. He even offered to lend me the £4k to go under the knife, but I declined as I'm terrible with money. Oddly I would rather have these things than lose a great friend because of a lengthy repayment process.

October 2008. My memory is sketchy, but I obviously revisited my GP who wrote me a very good letter to help in my appeal to the Health Commission, explaining how keeping my body mass up was the only way to help me hide my chest.

November 2008. An appointment is scheduled with the same Plastic Surgeon I was referred to via the NHS, but in a private capacity in Spire Cardiff.

I was in a pretty dark place around this time, I'd recently lost my father, I was approaching 40, had ZERO direction in life and felt someone had hit my pause button, I was waiting for life to start. I can actually remember the details or reasons, but I didn't act on either of the things in Oct and Nov of 2008.

Fast forward to Oct 2011, I meet a great girl, the third date approaches and I nearly cancel as thoughts turn to the dreaded shirt off situation. The worthless feeling tells me that I don't deserve to be happy and would be better off alone than have to reveal my shameful secret. I'm so glad I didn't cancel though, when the time came that I had to explain why my t-shirt never came off she was very understanding and said it didn't bother her, while I totally believe her I still hate them and want rid.

Which brings us to today, and with her fantastic love and support I'm getting this done one way or another.

I gradually lost about half a stone since Winter, and 2 weeks ago  started seriously watching my intake and getting out on my bike, that saw off another half a stone.

I started off at 21st 8lbs, I'm now down to 20st 7lbs and intend getting down to about 16-17st. And naturally I have to get some serious cash into the pot.

Even now I'm still not completely ruling out seeing what the NHS can offer me, but either way I need to get my weight down.

Anyway, enough of my ramblings for now, thanks for reading. J.

[KSS24]

Nice one on meeting the girl, you're a bigger man than I. I myself have never even bothered to get involved in a relationship just because I never want to have that conversation (of course now I won't have to as I had surgery nearly a week ago). I found it hard enough to talk to my family about it before I decided on the surgery.

Good update mate, I wish you the best of luck with your dieting and exercise and really hope you can get the money together to get the Op done. I'll be looking out for updates in the future.

[Era]

Hi mate congratulations on meeting a nice understanding girl, my girlfriend of 7 years dumped me 6 weeks before surgery, i moved on pretty quick and met a fantastic girl 2 weeks later who im currently with. She's so understanding about the whole surgery thing and has really helped me feel great about myself and life, ive never been happier.

My advice would be to lose all your weight and get healthy while saving up to go private. It would really be devastating to you to get it done on the nhs and come out with a poor result, its just not at all what you need. I know getting the scratch together is tricky but you will never get more value from spending that kind of money on anything else. I know things look worse as you lose weight but it will be better for your skin to lose the weight gradually especially because your a little bit older you don't want to be left with loose looking skin.

I could have done with losing about another stone before surgery its doing my head in now looking down and seeing this round belly hanging off my waist and my large love handles. I cant wait to shrink into my chest haha.

[Donut]

Hey, I'm on the long-haul of saving up too, same age, also busy losing weight (only have a couple stone to lose as never been too far overweight - just trying to get back to size 32" jeans from the 36" I'd slowly crept up to!)

I made a thread on here and update it when I've saved a bit more... Keeps me focussed!

Good luck

[Damn_those_mams]

Cheers guys, thanks for the feedback. My girl is great, I often think I don't deserve her, but she's a keeper.

@KSS24... I've never spoke to ANY of my family about this in all of the 26 or so years I've had it, I just wouldn't know where to start. Looking at your before pictures I'd say I was similar to you, but with a load more body fat. Your results look great though, you must be stoked. Just stay patient with the recovery and I reckon you can make the most of your new body later in the summer.

@ERA... Sorry to hear about your ex, but I guess these things happen for a reason, and it looks like life is rocking for you right now.
What you said about loose skin does bother me, I'm concerned that because of the breast size, coupled with my age, I might end up needing skin removal. I really hope not.

@Donut... Good luck with your saving and weight loss too. I'd say I'd race you, but that would be foolish. I'm a firm believer in steady weight loss, it took me 20 or so years to put all this flab on, I can't expect to lose it in 2 months by following some fad diet. And I recon my skin will thank me for it too.

While I have a captive audience, can I get some feedback on another thread I've started please?
It won't let me post a link to it for some reason, even though it's the same site. It's in the Compression Garments section> compression vest confusion

Many thanks, J.