You're here one minute spilling your heart about a problem that you've lived with for a decade and then the next minute you're through surgery and never to be seen again. Well here's my story... Feel free to skip to the end for cliff notes and pics
The 90sThe first memory I have of being teased was when I must have been about 11 years old. We had just finished sport and taken showers etc when a guy in my class pointed at me and said I had 'burger nipples' ... at 11 years old, I was a little bit like 'what the f**k' - at the time I was more concerned about growing my first pube and the length of my nob than the size of my nips. So I was more confused than anything, but for some reason that moment sticks in my mind.
Secondary SchoolS**t starts getting real. I remember covering my moobs during a swimming class and feeling ridiculously insecure for the first time ever. The old crossed arms routine fooled noone and the moment I let down my guard I had a comment from some kid about the size of my nipples. There was some light relief in the fact that this guy's nips were so small they were practically invisible and someone else was kind enough to step in and point that out to him
But unfortunately, from this point on my insecurity became pretty deep seated. I began to avoid changing rooms and showers pretty regularly - whenever I found myself in the 'horrifying' situation of having to get changed, I'd make myself scarce and hide in a corner somewhere.
UniversityIf there was one time I wish I had got rid of this it was between secondary school and university. I had half a dozen relationships during my time at uni that were ended because of my insecurities; I found the best way to deal with my moobs was to treat girls like crap and make them feel like it was their fault and not mine.
I was at the age where I'm starting to have sex and my god have there been some awkward 't-shirt moments' ... gynos know what I'm talking about!!
At some point during Uni I managed to figure out the life saving technique of rubbing your nipples in a fury to make them contract - this gave my chest a better contour. It also gave me the confidence to take my shirt off for 30 second stints before having to top up again. Unfortunately, doing this requires a lot of attention, and going floppy was an unwelcome addition to the embarrassment.
Anyway, at University I met my girlfriend of 5 years. For the next 4 and a half years she never commented on anything, my initial floppiness was put down to 'condoms' and my reluctance to remove my top was due to 'pectus excavatum' (hole in the chest), not something I care about in the slightest.
Spilling the beansAbout 2 months ago I finally plucked up the courage to tell the misses what's been on my mind all these years. To be completely honest, the embarrassment of keeping something so secret from someone I love so much was enough to bring me to tears. I had been on this forum a week before and had never considered surgery - but it didn't take long to realise it was the only solution - hiding insecurities is one thing but hiding surgery was a bit too far, so I felt that I had to tell her.
Anyway, she seemed to think there wasn't a problem; she had never noticed a problem in the past and didn't think I needed surgery. Of course I felt very differently and while she was a little worried for me at first, she came around to being very supportive. So I ended up booking a consultation with
Dr. Karidis; and below, I'll list off some of the most useful information I can think of for those in the same position that I've been in.
Consultation with Dr. KaridisFirst impression: Holy shit I'm in the same clinic as other people getting boob jobs and rhinoplasties. This certainly was a surreal moment - I never considered myself to fall into this category but I guess it is what it is, this is beauty surgery and it certainly hit home.
The Consultation: It cost £75, it's not cheap and it's certainly not long. My consultation with
Dr. Karidis lasted around 10 to 15 minutes. I didn't feel like this was a problem though, as I had read so much information on this forum that I felt pretty comfortable with everything. Some interesting info that isn't mentioned too often:
1.
Dr. Karidis offers local and twilight anaesthetics. I
believe these are less expensive than general anaesthetic. (I'm going with GA)
2.
Dr. Karidis' diary is flexible. If you are desperate to have surgery sooner rather than later, you may find spots to squeeze in if you ask his secretary kindly enough!
3. Write down your questions. It's probably obvious, but I went in thinking that I could remember everything that I wanted to ask. For me, there was so much to take in from the whole experience that I couldn't remember anything.
4. Karidis is pronounced 'KAH-REE-DEEZ' not 'KARRY-DIS' as I initially thought
I will update with info on the surgery and post surgery once it happens. Apologies for the long winded story, it was particularly therapeutic for me going through everything leading up to this day
Cliff notes:- Got moobs at 11
- Still got moobs at 24
- Going for surgery with Karidis
Pics:My plan by August 11th is to be in the best shape of my life and to take it from there, the first two pictures are in my slightly tubbier days. There are so many things that I can't wait to do after all this is over.
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