I met my surgeon to see if I was eligible for surgery or not mid-July. I went to WOMACK on Ft Bragg. Yes, Tricare does cover Breast Reductions, and yes, they have plastic surgeons in the military. But Tricare only covers you for medical reasons, not for vanity. And you have to have a long medical history to be considered.
I was so nervous. First of all, I was anxious that they would say no. And I was anxious that they would say yes. And the general awesomeness you feel standing in a room with your boobs hanging out while a male surgeon, a student and a nurse hang out was the best thing ever. Yes, I just love having people poking around my boobs, and attacking me with a measuring tape, and then taking pictures....it's amazing. Not.
For me it was very uncomfortable, but I know that they're all professionals and not looking at me for the fun of it. But I just didn't like it. I would rather have 1000 pap smears instead.
The surgeon told me that it may not help me with my pain, but he would do it if I wanted him to. I said yes - I was pretty much willing to do anything if it 'might' help with pain. That's a chance I was willing to take.
I was scheduled for surgery two weeks later.
The nurse explained to me about the drains that I would have. I asked what size I would be, and they can't really answer that until they're in the operating room and can see what they really have to deal with. There are so many questions that I should have asked, but I didn't know what to ask. Instead of telling you what I should have asked, just keep reading future posts and you'll probably come up with your own questions.
So off I went home with my paperwork of things to expect and things that might go wrong that I needed to read and sign. I'm the kind of person who goes with the flow, has complete trust in my surgeon, and would rather not freak out about the what if's, or the horror stories that you see online. I did look at some sites so that I could see the before and after pictures etc, but I left it at that.
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