Embarrassing Illnesses

I am 18 an have had this problem since I can remember. I was lucky to have close friends who I confided in about it an realised I wasnt the only one. My 'big left' is now something that although I wish I didnt have but something that im not gona let get me down. I have had a few sexual partners an none of them have ever cared about my breasts infact men who like big breasts are catered for an men who like small breasts are too cos ive got one of each ! Dont let it be a problem just make it part of you.

Hi Again,
I totally agree with the last comment. It's been 3 weeks since i had breast reconstruction for my asymmetric tulip breasts. My surgeon has done an amazing job in reshaping, uplifting, reducing my breasts however the scaring looks bad. They said that will fade in time to come. On one side i have no sensation or feeling and consequently i have been unfortunate to get a complicated wound. The surgeon did warn me about this before hand.

Like the last lady said…. ok i am a lot happier with the out come of the surgery but i still act like i still have the condition. For example i cross my arms…i wear baggy tops.. i still feel ugly and unattractive!! I need gok's help or something! It's ok having the surgery and going through all that but the way i feel inside is very unconfident! The worst thing is… it's written all over my face.

I also think the media like this show should be a more on going thing. I've got to say it did give me an urge ( and my mum) to see a doctor and lucky for me i was placed on a waiting list to have it sorted out.The media should share more illnesses like this to the public. I for one would be happy to support anybody needing any advice and where they could get the best professionals help. I think for me, it would help being able to share it with somebody. It would probably make me feel much better as nobody understands how it mentally and emotionally scars you.

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Hi im 28years old,fistly, WOW, I didnt realiase how many of us women have been affected by this crappy thing!!!! I noticed my breasts werent even when I was about 16, i grew up in a small town, and i told know one, not even my mum, i never had a boyfrined until i was 21! when i left the town, i went to a randomn doctor for a referral to a plastic surgeon in sydney, had the consultation then went on a public health waiting list for approx 12 months!my left was an A cup my right was a d cup, so i got an implant in the left breast, this changed my life!!!! I have been able to live "normally" for the past 8 years!!!I finaly told my mum 5 years after my operation, she was so upset that i hadnt told her earlier. The one advice to tell the younger girls is PLEASE TELL SOMEONE,there is no need to do this alone!!!! x

I am 18 and have noticed a huge difference in the size of my breast over the past few years. I feel that it would be too awkward to go to my male family doctor (who I have known for years) about this problem.
I would say that my right breast is a D cup and the nipple points to the right and my left is about a F cup and has a normal pointing nipple. I have tried putting two cup boosters in my smaller side of my bra, yet there still remains a huge difference.
I usually place my bra half way up my breast to try to make my breast look the same size.
This problem makes me worry about whether or not people can tell the difference in my breast size and from time to time people often say "whats that" and I pretend my boob has just fallen out my bra a bit; but really the difference is showing and I need to tuck it in more.
I hardly go on holiday/swimming so haven't had to find away of hiding this problem. However, I will be going away with friends and family in the near future and do not want people to see the big difference in my cup sizes.
When I was younger, I had in-nipple on my right, smaller breast and don't know if this is a contributing factor.

Can someone please give me a idea as to what I should do?

I am now 27 but when I was in my teens I really thought I was the only person who had this problem. I was a DD cup on one side while the other didn't develop at all. I truly thought I was deformed. I really feel for anyone who has to go through this as i know how it affects every part of your life and your development from a girl to a women. For me, I couldn't get physical with boys, I couldn't go on holidays or wear certain clothes.. Everything ended up being a big secret. I didn't realise how common it was back then as there was no Internet etc. When I was 18 I got my first breast augmentation and I have had 3 operations since. There is still a big difference in how my breasts look but in a bra you wouldn't see the difference so that to me is heaven after years of shoulder pads and chicken fillets shoved down my bra! All I can say is that it does get better if you just keep on working at accepting yourself, whatever way you are.. Nobody's perfect. Don't hide away from who you are, you have nothing to be ashamed of. It doesn't matter what issue or how many issues you have, if you just work on accepting yourself all those issues will slowly fade and you'll begin to see the beautiful woman you've become(wonky boob and all!) If I could do it, believe me, anyone of you reading this can. X

Recently I posted a comment on this website about how hard it is to speak up about such a problem, my boyfriend is 21 and im 4 years younger, i found it so hard to tell anyone. But one day i decided i had to go to see a doctor, they then went on to tell me that I need to tell a parent.. i found this extremely difficult, however i told my mum.. which was proberbly the hardest thing i have ever had to do, i then went back to the doctors with my mum, they referred me to the hospital, they have said the only thing they can do is to operate, which in the long run is proberly the best thing. I also had to tell my boyfriend about this problem.. it was so hard, we both shed a few tears.. but he's still with me. He understands and loves me for who i am.. not for what i look like. So all i have to say to all of you, tell someone, dont keep it bottled up.. i now feel like a weight has been lifted from my shoulders when you no in a years time, you'll be exactly the same as anyone else. I can go swimming, wear a bikini and not feel like a freak. So just tell someone,its the best thing that could ever happen! Good luck.x

Its great to know I'm not the only one with this problem however, if mine were just different sizes I'd consider getting a prothesis thing but they're not just different sizes they're different shapes :-(

My right one is a really wierd shape and kinda points down like that woman on the video and my left one is more a normal shape but a lot smaller. It's really hard as I cant wear a normal bra that fits properly so the right one hurts a lot of the time because I cant get the right support because I have to have one that makes them look a bit more normal :-(

I also want to get fit but can't excersise other than doing weights because any running etc really hurts because its like I'm not wearing a bra :-(

Thinking about it its more the shape of the right one that bothers me. I want to have surgery to make it a normal shape but I'm really scared of the pain and I cant afford it :-( also worried that if I have children I wont be able to breatfeed – not that thats a problem looking like this because no man would want me :-( I dont know what to do and my doctors really horrible I couldnt go to him.

I'm 16, my left breast is a D and the other is about an A/B. They're also completely different shapes and the nipples are different sizes. It's been like this for years and i've had enough now. I have no confidence. When people say I'm pretty all I can think is "you wouldn't say that if you saw me naked". I never feel like I can be with a boy properly because I'm so self conscious about my body. I'd like an enlargement in the right side but I don't know what age you'd have to be or if I could have it done on the NHS or not?

I'm 19 and has it been only this year that I have noticed that one breast is bigger then the other. They both fit a D cup but at the same time when I am naked it's noticeable. I just want to say like many brave women have already on this site is that it is nothing to be ashamed of!! It's not your fault we developed this way and you are the person you are for your spirit not breasts, the best thing and i know it's hard is to embrace what you have :) Learn simple tricks with bra paddings and what clothes look best on you to help boost that confidence. As for the male issue….well April has said it all, in my experience I have learnt that the men you truely feel happy with, the ones that make u laugh and feel safe are the ones who will not give a damn and are worth keeping around. I have encounterd some funny looks during sex but you have to realise they were scum in the first place if sex was all they wanted. I mean in the end, the act of making love isnt based around your breasts…they are there for you to nurture your future babies :)

i am 14 i have one breast bigger than the other and i hate it !!ones a b and ones nothing really . i have stretch marks on themm and my nipples havent fully formed i hate seeing me naked it makes me feel sick and when im with a boy i just want to cry because i know if he found out he'd over react :'(