Monday, October 29, 2007

E For Excellent!

So recently I went on a quest to find me a corset. Not one of the cutesy Victoria's Secret ones, but an actualy corset. I was really looking to find a vintage style one from like the 40's or 50s. I found this really great website called Pandora's Choice. (www.pandoraschoice.com if you're interested) They have all vintage style lingerie, from the "bullet bra" to the lace frilly panties to corsets. In my search to find this I aso decided to find out what my actual bra size is. I have been wearing a 36DD lately, but I have found that those were becoming small. There are several different ways out there that people tell you to measure for your bra size. The best source I found was on the site for a plastic surgeon. He had developed a chart based on the circumference of your rib cage (measure under your breasts) and the width of your actual breast. (measure that from armpit to breast bone while laying down measuring over your nipple) If you're interested in finding out your size your can go to his website www.drpechter.com. A little over half-way down there is a link to the chart. So, anyway, I go about measuring myself. I get to the part where I have to measure the width of my breast and find that it is measuring 12 inches!! 12 INCHES?!?!?! ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME?!?!?! So that means I have been lugging around 2 feet of boob on my chest? No wonder my back hurts! No wonder I am 20 pounds overweight! It's all in my damn chest!!! I, my friends, am an E cup! So after much thinking about this latest dilemma, I have decided that I want a breast reduction. I have done a lot of research on it the past few days and it is definitely something that I want to have done. The only major drawback is that most doctors won't do it on a woman who is still in her childbearing years who plans on having children. There's something to do with breast milk production. Apparantly if the nipple must be detached to do the procedure then the woman may not be able to breast feed. While I would love to be able to breast feed my future children, I think that having this procedure done is far more important at this juncture. I mean, who knows how long it will be before I even have kids, 10 years before I am done? Am I supposed to put up with a bad back, headaches, curved spine, just because I might not be able to breast feed someday? I don't think so. Now all I need to do is get me some health insurance, cause lord knows I won't be able to pay for this on my own. My new job does offer health benefits, but I am unsure as to what they would cover. Unfortunately the literature they give you to start out with isn't very descriptive. For instance, they have a basic plan and a premium plan. All they tell you about either is that the premium costs $20 more a month than the basic. What am I getting for my money here? I'll pay $20 extra a month if it will cover the cost to chop my boobies in half! Yes, folk, I said half! I want to go back down to a C cup. I can buy the cutesy little bras again!! No more granny bras. No more having to order off the internet cause stores dont carry bras in Gargantuan! Plus, I am only 5'1". I think a pair of C's would suit my frame so much better. I was a C cup for many years. And then they started growing and growing and growing and growing.....you get the picture. Hopefully someday soon I can actually get this done. But until then, I am E for EXCELLENT!!

1 comment:

  1. Candace-I know 2 women personally, in my family who had reductions, and neither has had kids yet. I'm sure it comes down to your choice and if you want it, you'll be able to have it done.
    Nicole

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