Hi there! I realize this article and it's subsequent posts are "old news" now, but after reading through it all, felt compelled to reply. I just wanted to say that I too, found myself feeling just as you did about my tuberous breasts. I had no idea they even had a name.. I just thought I was a freak, and there hasn't been one day, since I was about 14, where I've woekn up and thought "I look great!" Instead, no matter how the rest of me looked, I always focused on my breasts.. I felt such shame.. the thought of telling *anyone* was absolutely mortifying to me. I can't tell you the number of nights I cried myself to sleep, wondering "why me?" Like a lot of women with this condition, I've never felt normal. I've avoided wearing a bathing suit for YEARS because there would be no way to hide my breasts in one. I'd never worn a bra without having it heavily padded. I did all I could to avoid being "found out" and I *know* that my feelings about my breasts (and consequently, about myself) held me back, not just from relationships, but from life in general.
Someone who commented on the article mentioned that having tuberous breasts meant she'd never know what it would be like to have "sagging." Well, not all tuberous breasts are small enough to avoid sagging. In fact, it's been my experience through the research I've done, that they tend to sag right from the get go- as it's just the way they develop, and no amount of excersize or eating right is going to stop that. Hell, I'd gladly take saggy boobs at 40, just as long as they looked normal, you know? Anyway, a few months ago, I went onto Google, hoping to find some answers. That's when I stumbled upon the term "tuberous breast deformity" for the first time. I began reading and checking out photos. It was such an incredible feeling to realize that I wasn't alone- and that there was a name for the way my breasts were. So, at the age of 29, I finally had the courage to go see a doctor about them. He confirmed my suspicions. I then researched and eventually went for a consultation with a plastic surgeon who told me he could correct my breasts and give me what I'd been praying for my entire teenage and adult life. Now, 4 months later, I'm two weeks post-op and am *so* glad I went ahead with the surgery. It wasn't, and hasn't ever, been about having "big boobs." I just wanted to feel NORMAL. I feel like this is a new beginning for me, and I encourage any woman with the condition who has been affected negatively by their tuberous breasts to seek out help. There's NO shame in doing something to improve your self-image and self-esteem.
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Hi there! I realize this article and it's subsequent posts are "old news" now, but after reading through it all, felt compelled to reply. I just wanted to say that I too, found myself feeling just as you did about my tuberous breasts. I had no idea they even had a name.. I just thought I was a freak, and there hasn't been one day, since I was about 14, where I've woekn up and thought "I look great!" Instead, no matter how the rest of me looked, I always focused on my breasts.. I felt such shame.. the thought of telling *anyone* was absolutely mortifying to me. I can't tell you the number of nights I cried myself to sleep, wondering "why me?" Like a lot of women with this condition, I've never felt normal. I've avoided wearing a bathing suit for YEARS because there would be no way to hide my breasts in one. I'd never worn a bra without having it heavily padded. I did all I could to avoid being "found out" and I *know* that my feelings about my breasts (and consequently, about myself) held me back, not just from relationships, but from life in general.
Someone who commented on the article mentioned that having tuberous breasts meant she'd never know what it would be like to have "sagging." Well, not all tuberous breasts are small enough to avoid sagging. In fact, it's been my experience through the research I've done, that they tend to sag right from the get go- as it's just the way they develop, and no amount of excersize or eating right is going to stop that. Hell, I'd gladly take saggy boobs at 40, just as long as they looked normal, you know? Anyway, a few months ago, I went onto Google, hoping to find some answers. That's when I stumbled upon the term "tuberous breast deformity" for the first time. I began reading and checking out photos. It was such an incredible feeling to realize that I wasn't alone- and that there was a name for the way my breasts were. So, at the age of 29, I finally had the courage to go see a doctor about them. He confirmed my suspicions. I then researched and eventually went for a consultation with a plastic surgeon who told me he could correct my breasts and give me what I'd been praying for my entire teenage and adult life. Now, 4 months later, I'm two weeks post-op and am *so* glad I went ahead with the surgery. It wasn't, and hasn't ever, been about having "big boobs." I just wanted to feel NORMAL. I feel like this is a new beginning for me, and I encourage any woman with the condition who has been affected negatively by their tuberous breasts to seek out help. There's NO shame in doing something to improve your self-image and self-esteem.
January 29, 2010 - 11:40amThis Comment
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