Question:
I have very large boobs, will I lose them??

I am still waiting on insurance approval, but I was wondering, I have very large breast right now, always have been a busty person, will I lose them, or will they stay pretty much around? I have lost weight off and on in the past and I have lost as much as 50 lbs and never went down in the boobs. I never changed bra sizes, just didn't have the "3rd" boob in the middle. Has anyone else experienced this?    — teedegee (posted on November 16, 2003)


November 15, 2003
Hey Girl, I wore a 44 D and should have been a DD before surgery, now I wear a 36C and oh how I love it!! I still have plenty of boobs..Good luck with your surgery. I know its the best decision I ever made for myself. Open RNY 9/12/02 down 125+ lbs
   — Sharon1964

November 15, 2003
Hi.... I was a 44 DD day of surgery 9 months/-105 pounds ago and I'm a 38D, after my mammaplasty tomorrow morning I'm hoping for nice firm 36C's.......Wow...I can't wait! Good Luck!!!!
   — Hazel S.

November 15, 2003
I have always wanted a breast reduction, was a 48DDD. After surgery they headed south and deflated. I was then a 36DD. I had a lift and they are now a perky 36DD. I'm so glad I didn't get a reduction back then.
   — ZZ S.

November 16, 2003
I was always busty a 38D at 135lbs. When I had my surgery I was a very very full 44DD. I am now a very soft 36C. In all the time that I had lost weight before I never lost my boobs. I was sure that I wouldnt. I have lost 100 lbs so far.<p> My sister was never busty when she was thin. She gained boobs as she gained weight.She had rny 11/00 and has lost about 130lbs. She did not lose her boobs. She is still very busty. So my answer is no two people are teh same. Some will lose their boobs soem will not. I jsut wanted to point out even with the same genetic makeup, we had different results.
   — kaysjourney

November 16, 2003
I was a full 40D at the time of my surgery and now, 105 pounds later, I have only gone down to a 38D. I have a lot of flesh under my arms which hangs over the sides of my bras, so I tend to wear those that are full cupped. I have a feeling that if I went for a fitting at a corsetry store I might go to a 38C or a 36D. They are however, deflated. I am not all that upset about it. My extra abdominal skin is far more bothersome.
   — Fixnmyself

November 16, 2003
Teena, I weighed 365 lbs with a BMI of 64 when I had my surgery. I wore a size 56F bra. Yes, I had VERY large boobs. Today - 16 months later - 183 lbs less of me, I wear a size 36C bra. AMAZING! I would never have believed it if I didn't see it every day! Everyone is different tho - some of us totally lose all of our boobs, others don't. The cool thing, tho, is watching this amazing transformation of our bodies! Blessings, dina
   — Dina McBride

November 16, 2003
I started out at almost 292 wearing a 46DD which to me was hidiously large. I was hoping to lose down to a B or C. So far I am at 183 and still in a 38D... still too big for my preference, because when I do my cardio work out, my bra straps hurt me. As far as looks go, in my clothes I get lots of compliments on my proportionate figure. Naked, they aren't toooo terrible but I would like to get a reduction just so I won't hurt when I exercise and they won't go south too bad. The truth is... some women lose everything up top and end up getting breast implants even after having very large breasts. Then others of us never lose them at all. I hope this helps some.
   — Happy I.

November 16, 2003
At 265 I wore a 40DD, at 130 I wear a 34C. When I was thin in my younger days I wore a C, so I think that is just my standard boobs. This sort of thing varies in everyone, you will never know until you get to goal.
   — RebeccaP

November 16, 2003
Teena, My surgeon's exact words, when I asked, were that they would become..."pathetically pendulous." So, we'll get 'em picked back up! I can't wait for the day that they are getting in the way of the active lifestyle we will have when no longer carrying around all this extra weight! Good Luck! Susan
   — Susan R.

November 16, 2003
Oh my oh my...how I thought I'd never lose in the chest area. I had/have a lot of flesh around my chest and am one of those that hate to see overhang on the sides of bras. I wear a wider bra to help support that area which means I still have to have at least 3 or 4 snaps (not very sexy, eh?). In the past month or two though I've noticed that my breasts have really changed. It almost looks like someone chopped off the very front & just reattached the nipple...they are full closer to the body (although saggy), but FLAT at the outer part - nipple area. It is odd looking to me but easily masqueraded with good bras. What I look like naked bothers me, but not enough to regret surgery. Down 92 in 6 months, I'm giving my body plenty of time to adjust before I do the plastic surgery stuff. Good luck!
   — Diane S.

November 16, 2003
Hi! Before WLS, I wore a 46II (always big busted), and didn't lose any of the "bust" portion until after the 100lb mark (seemed like). When I reached goal, I was wearing a 36G...a very flat, very LOOONNGGG 36G...I had a breast reduction 6 1/2 months ago and I'm now a very nice 36C. I LOVE IT!! Good luck! Denise 316/157
   — lily1968

November 17, 2003
I am down 83lbs and I lost mine at some point suring the last 20lbs..
   — M B.

November 17, 2003
I was a 44DD before surgery 3 mos ago. I have lost 79 pounds, and while I have lost 5" around in my chest, I have not yet lost a cup size, although they have headed south! Boob lift, here I come!
   — beeda

November 17, 2003
I was a 44 barely C before surgery... i have lost 60 pounds so far, and haven't lost any that I have noticed. I think everyone is different though. :-)
   — Katrina K.

November 17, 2003
Depends upon your genetic structure and how you store your weight. Pre-op I was a 50 DD and post-op, I'm a 40DD, so I haven't lost any in the cup size.
   — Cathy S.

November 17, 2003
Hi there, My boobs were the first to go. I went from a 38DD to now a 34B. They are not at all saggy though and actually match my body pretty well (i'm a size 4/6 now compared to a 24). I think it just depends on your genetics. Look at your mom or grandma. Good luck!
   — kandi S.

November 17, 2003
I love boob questions, don't you?? I started as a 46-48G, sometimes H...minus 95 pounds later, I am a 36-38J...LOVELY, huh? My "around went down" & "my cup went up"! Best of luck Teena!
   — Amy A.

November 17, 2003
i all my life had been large chested, not in the h,i,j catagory but big enough.at the time of surgery i was a very full 46DD. even in the past when i had lost over 50lbs my cup size never changed. now 130lbs lighter with about 45lbs to go to goal i am sad to report that i have gone down to a 42C. they are no longer full and suppel, kinda deflated like. i don't mind loosing the band size but have gotten used to my whole life being in the D department. if/when i have all the reconstructive surgery i need/want i plan to have implants to at least DD again if not bigger. sounds strange but after having a large bust all my life i miss them and my husband teases me, walks around calling me C cup i hate it. best luck to you. kimberly open distal rny 11/12/02 -130lbs
   — kimberly T.

November 18, 2003
Hi i was a 46dd ( which would be bigger if walmart sold bigger cup sizes) i am 13 months out and sad to say have lost what i once had all my life i am down to a 34b ( which also stinks is i am 1/2 to one cup size bigger on the other side..lol ) they were the last to go too like the last 20 pounds musta been all boobs or something! i never thought they would go anywhere b/c they never did even with a 65 pouns wieght loss 7 yrs ago!. so yes i was surprised and very disappointed when they left, now i dont know what to do b/c ive not the funds for a lift, and im almost positive select blue wont cover them, makes me mad too b/c i could of had a reduction done b4 WLS , but im glad i didnt b/c who knows what id have now, tho they sag to the belly button and back at least they look so so with a bra on..LOL:)
   — brandy H.




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