Embarrassing Illnesses

My right breast is almost completely flat and my left breast is a B-cup. It's completely humiliating going out in public, and whenever I wear a swimsuit, I feel like everyone is staring at the unevenness of my breasts. I'm also extremely self conscious of what I wear, and whenever I'm around boys, I feel ten times more uncomfortable than I would around girls. It's my highest insecurity, and it's causing me to not interact with as many people as I'd like. Everytime I go on a date, it never lasts because I feel so insecure that the boy will notice! I would very much like a breast augmentation to fix this, so I can feel like a normal person and be less paranoid and insecure. I feel like I'm living in a box sometimes and I'm walking on eggshells and I just want to feel free!

I'm 34 and had 2 operations to correct asymetry, the results have improved my appearance, but there is still a level of asymetry, and my self confidence and self esteem have been extremely affected by this since I was about 12. I still have major issues about getting into relationships, I feel ugly and unattractive.I think what women in this situation need is a counceling , operations can help but its what you believe about yourself in your mind that is harder to shift. I don't think doctors or people who don't have this affliction really understand the kind of negative affect it has on a woman. I think the channel 4 show helped in letting people know the cosmetic surgery that is available to help people in this situation, but I'd also like to know if there is any type of counceling service out there to help people overcome the pschological affects of asymetry?

for about 3 years now i have realised that my breasts are different sizes it hasnt really bothered me until this year, and now my breats and 2 sizes apart and you can really notice the difference naked or even with a bra on! im a really confident person and i really hate having odd breats its the only thing holding me back from getting close to people! i feel like i cant ever have a boyfriend because of it! im nearly 18 and all i can think about is how i could afford a boob job! im a 34C/D on one boob and 34A/B on the other.. its really getting to me and i no everyones body is different.. but im a size 12 and my curves dont effect me! i really hate it! and cant wait to have surgy but £4000 its such a lot of money! and people will just think im a big boobed blonde if i get them done but its really not like that!

OMG, im so close to crying. I cant believe there are actually women out there with the same problem as me. I have one breast that is almost a full D while my other is just barely a B. Its affected my self esteem, relationships and even ex bfs have told me im deformed because of how mad they were at me. Ive been to the point where i wanted surgery but i have 2 children and if anything were to happen to me under the knife….
Anybody else get extrmely jealous when they see naked women on tv or wherever with perfect boobs? makes me wanna hit em!! i know its wrong but thats how bad its gotten.

Come on girls, lets keep our heads up high and i know we can all get through this. I have come to realize with men that the person who truly loves you wont care…trust me

im 16 years old and very asymmetrical. my left boob is a 32D and my right one is barely a C. its so embarassing, im really self concious in bathing suits or even just plain t-shirts. i have a boyfriend and he doesnt understand why im so insecure about taking off my top. i try so hard to cover it up but its getting harder and harder. i dont know what to do!

I'm 18 and have had severely assymetric breasts since I was about 13. It does affect my entire life- I've never had a proper relationship and have very low self confidence. My weight has also become a bit of an issue (I'm just under 13 stone) because I won't look good if I lose weight because I'm very lopsided.

I've been to my doctor twice:first to ask her if there was anything that could be done- she put me on a waiting list to see a psychiatrist (apparently I would have had to have pretended I was suicidal for them to even consider me) but was turned down. Now, I may be wrong, but shouldn't a medical professional at least look at the defect before they turn down the surgery to correct it? Also, does everyone have to pretend to want to kill themselves before the NHS will take any action? I don't think so…

The second time she actually brought it up as a possible cause for my anxiety problems (well dur!!) and doing weights on one side might help. I don't believe it will ,and until I pluck up the courage (and £4000) to go to a private plastic surgeon, I am stuck with this disfiguring and highly upsetting problem. I'm starting University in a week and all I want to be is normal…

To all the girls that are dealing with breast issues. I know it is hard to deal with the self image issues especially when it seems like so many are so young. I to have asymmetrical breast. Maybe for the better I didn't care until my 20s. Then I soon figured out that anyone worth their weight wouldn't judge me simply on my breast size. Fortunately I and all of you too have more to offer the world than a pair (matched or not) of breast. I just wanted to say that if you are worried about what future lovers will think or say. DON'T!! Anyone that truly loves you won't care even when they finally notice.
P.S. I found this website in my search for more information on my sisters breast cancer, health and wellness helped me put this issue into perspective.

Im 16 now, and for around the last 3 years i have really started to notice that one breast is extremely larger than the other. I havent spoken to anyone about this and i cant. Im dating a 20 year old guy who i really like and as most 20 year olds he has had a lot of experience with different girls breasts, i cant take my bra of to him and i think he might have thought i was a freak for it, he says there only boobs, but i just cant come round to it. Do i go to a doctor? What do i do.. i really hate this. One breat is 34b and the one in around 2 cup sizes smaller. I cant bend over or anything like that :/ if only this issue was spoken about more often and it would feel more normal instead of feeling not normal!

i am 14 and i have asymmetric breast but it is realy easty 4 u to notive i have never had a boyfrien coz im two embarassed
just incase they find out somehow and tell everyone
and i can get plastic surgery till im older
i have had so many thought running tro my head thinking should i cut them off

I am eighteen years old and I have extremely asymmetrical breasts. I first noticed it about three years ago, and I thought that I would outgrow it, but I never did. My left breast is about an E, or bigger, and my right is about a C. My condition makes me extremely self concious. I can't wear a bra, bathing suit, or even a shirt without coming to tears. I just want to be normal, I don't want to have to deal with this.

Everyone always comments on my big boobs, and every time they get brought up, I feel so akward.. not because I have big boobs, but because they don't know. I have never had a boyfriend because I am so scared that they will notice… I felt so self concious at prom, because I always am in fear of people noticing.

I finally told my mom about a month ago, and we went to the doctor. The doctor suggested a breast reduction and I am soo happy that I am finally getting this fixed. My appointment with the plastic surgeon is in September and I am so excited! Finally, I can maybe be able to wear a bathing suit, or even just look in the mirror without crying. I am so happy I finally told someone and I am getting this fixed.

I only hope that I don't have to wait a year for surgery, I don't think that I could wait that long… but I'm still hanging in there. =)