I would like to start off, by saying THANK YOU, to Dr. Diane Duncan. You have completely changed my life, and have given back my self confidence and esteem. Dr. Diane Duncan has significantly improved my quality of life. Before the reduction, I constantly had a back ache, neck ache and headaches. The pain and headaches I was experiencing, were due to the size of my breasts.
I was wearing the largest bra I could find, which was a 44 HH, even then I was squishing my self into my bra. I dreaded going shopping because I knew that anything I found would not fit, due to the size of my breasts.
Last Spring, I had a medical scare. My breasts were full off masses and cysts. I went through a successful procedure and everything has successfully been removed. The doctor cautioned me and explained that my breasts were so enormous that they were unable to get accurate mammograms on me, because my breasts simply did not fit. The doctor recommended that I have a breast reduction done, he said that with the size of my breasts I would continue to get growths and they may go undetected next time. A recommendation was sent to my insurance, which was denied, because the masses and cysts were successfully removed. My husband and self decided that we had no other option, but to find a surgeon and do self pay.
The search for a surgeon began. I was very self conscious and very uncomfortable, I had very high expectations and nobody seemed to meet them. I did not even meet with any of the surgeons, my friend then told me that she had a similar experience and recommend I meet with Dr, Diane Duncan. I live in Wyoming and she was in Fort Collins, CO. The day of the appointment, I was very uncomfortable, until I walked into her office and my anxiety went away. Dr. Duncan's office is very warm and inviting. While waiting in her waiting room, the salt water fish tank was was very soothing and relaxing. The staff were very inviting, friendly, and knowledgeable. Dr. Duncan was amazing, I did not feel ashamed or embarrassed, by the time the consultation was over, I knew she was the surgeon for me. She made me excited to have the procedure done. She spent a lot of time thoroughly explaining the procedure to me, she was very straight forward on what to expect, she answered all my questions and gave me information on things I did not even think of asking. Dr. Duncan is very forthcoming about all possible outcomes and does not set false expectations. I was very impressed with her credentials, knowledge and experience. Like I stated previously, I had very high expectations, which to some may seem unreasonable, however this is my body and I wanted the BEST! Dr. Duncan and her staff exceeded all expectations. Before the surgery she prepares her patients by getting blood work done and an EKG. After having my EKG done, I found out, that I had, at some point suffered a small heart attack. Dr. Duncan notified my primary care doctor, who is now closely following me. After all tests were cleared and my heart was cleared, I had the procedure done! Everything was very clean and sanitary, Dr. Duncan also removed excess skin from under my arms and tightened the skin on my back. The procedure was very thorough and my post op care was also amazing. The whole procedure went very smooth. After the pain meds from the surgery wore off the surgical sites were painful, I was given a prescription to control the pain. Before the procedure Dr. Duncan prepared me on pain expectations. Pain was expected considering the extensive amount of work that was done in me, the surgery exceeded 6 plus hours. After two weeks I was completely off any pain medication. I am also tired, however that was also expected, my body just under a major surgery and is in the process of healing.
I am thrilled with my results! I no longer feel ashamed or self-conscious. Dr. Duncan also told me that I will see the best and end results in a year, because my body is still healing. The scaring that I have is very minimal, you have to actually look for it to see its. I feel wonderful with my self and am no longer shamed to look at myself in the mirror. I can finally walk into a clothing store and try on clothing and find tons of things that properly fit. I highly recommend Dr. Duncan. My only regret is that I did not do this sooner! read more