Least favourite body part

When I was in high school it was my large feet and calves. I'm long over that. My large feet proved to be an asset in yoga and the calves are inconsequential unless trying to fit into high-calve boots, but it is NBD to find lower boots.

Currently, the least favorite part of my body is my fibroids, but I'm not willing to give up my uterus to get rid of them, and am waiting for the decrease in estrogen at menopause to shrink them. I'll be 55 in Dec, so any time now...

Meh, I hate it all! Too short, hair very fine and thin, nose too big, feet too wide for their size, tummy not flat (4 kids and a total abdominal hysterectomy for fibroids will do that!), workman’s hands (wide and stumpy like my feet!), boobs too big, no butt to speak of….shoulders too broad and square,

Legs are ok, except I’m too short so they’re short too, even if decently shaped and slim.

I’m a mess, what can I say! 🤷‍♀️

On the other hand, I’m healthy as a horse at 60 with no medical issues so I guess it’s served me well enough - I’d just change the aesthetics 😂

My back, because it's beyond redemption and being bed bound every now and then is a fact of life. I don't dwell too much on it, though. My motto in all things is "accept and adapt", so I'm past hating my back (or any other part of my body for that matter) because I would rather have a bad back than have a bad back AND feel miserable about it. Looks-wise, nothing. I just don't think too much about it. Loose skin and lumpy fat deposits? Meh, I've lost a *kitten* ton of weight, so what else do you expect? It's either that or diabetes, and I know what I like better.

39flavours wrote: »

@springlering62 lol, I'm not sure how I'd feel if I had been in that situation, being given reverence and respect for the size of my bosom! Probably it would have triggered my righteous feminist side and annoyed me quite a bit! Luckily I don't have much issues with staring, I generally stay away from public spaces when I can and do a good job of avoiding eye contact and slouching and wearing loose high necked clothes to hide my chest when I can't. If I win the lottery then a breast lift and reduction will be the first thing I do, once I've got to my goal weight so I can see what's left to be dealt with.

Sounds like it might be possible to get a reduction covered due to pain. It can be a lengthy process, which works for you as you are not at your goal weight yet.

https://www.plasticsurgery.org/news/blog/is-breast-reduction-covered-by-health-insurance

...In our practice, it has become increasingly difficult to obtain insurance coverage for breast reduction surgery. Insurance companies frequently require 2-3 documented reports from other referred specialists before they'll consider covering it. Also, the insurance companies commonly request 6-12 months of documentation and treatment by either a physical therapist, chiropractor, dermatologist or orthopedist.

What does this mean for a patient who needs the procedure due to chronic health problems caused by macromastia? Keep yourself updated on policies during this process, as the insurance company's criteria are this year might not be the same next year.

If you feel that you are a candidate for breast reduction surgery and are requesting coverage under your health insurance, it is important that you contact your health insurance carrier and have them forward to you in writing their criteria for coverage. Every insurance company has different, independent criteria and indications. While your neighbor down the street may qualify for the procedure via one insurance carrier with a seemingly less severe situation, you may not be given the same answer by yours. On average, it takes between 3-6 months of preparation, including secondary consultations with other healthcare providers and possible therapy (physical therapy or chiropractics) to qualify for insurance coverage for breast reduction.

How do you handle this? Notify your primary care physician as soon as possible concerning any symptoms which may be related to your macromastia. It is never too early to start the process. Please contact your plastic surgeon's office with any questions you might have that relate to breast reduction surgery and coverage through your health insurance and they can try to help guide you through the process, so that you can obtain the care you need.

I have a story to tell - tl;dr version is: it has changed, and sometimes even depends on my mood.

Here's why:

In my younger years I was fairly happy with my body overall, but always hated my little "alien belly" as I called it. I could have a great bikini body in the morning - but one sip of water and * poof * little alien belly.

Yes, I still have the "alien belly" but a number of years and too many pounds later, it's the least of my worries. Looking in the mirror, I hate my "saddle bags" now. They are NOT love handles, and basically take any curves I might otherwise be able to pull off and go NOPE, YOU SHALL LOOK LIKE A SAD PLUM with twiggy arms and legs.

But then there are the "new" parts of my body - alterations from - in my case - injuries. I have a rather NASTY looking ankle and lower leg now, and my legs used to be my pride and joy. Not only is it ugly as sin (think slightly deformed, nasty scars up and down both sides, plus holes from the pins in the external fixator) it ALSO functions like butt.

I can't wear heels, I can't run, I can barely jump (and very limited), and if I use it too much it swells and discolors and looks even nastier than it already does.

Oh, and then there's the constant, every single day pain.

NEXT in line are my eyes - several concussions later in life, and I have Strabismic Amblyopia (basically, it looks like a lazy eye much of the time). Drives me bonkers - doing some therapy to correct it, which helps it look better to others, but actually makes it harder for me to ignore the non-convergent images).

Thing is, both of the injuries are because I do cool stuff and have some amazing stories to tell and many yet to live. So, while I hate them from a beauty/vanity perspective, I love why they are there (if that makes any sense) and at least the leg, can wear it proudly (while constantly being embarrassed at the same time - go figure).

The saddle bags - not so much, but I know I ultimately have control over them. It's my choice not to be more strict with my diet and lose the extra weight, so while I hate them, I also know it's my own dang fault and hating them won't change anything unless I change my actions first.

My alien belly - guess I'm just at that age there are enough other things, if that was my only thing left to pick apart I doubt I'd care much at all anymore.

Lietchi wrote: »

My other 'lesser' areas are peanuts compared to those. Well, perhaps my 'resting *kitten* face' deserves a mention too, apparently it scares some people off, lol.

RBF for me too. I wish I had one of those mouths that always looks smiley instead of being told I'm "sullen" or "angry" when my face is simply neutral.

I could do without the family tendency to facial thinning with age. My grandmother looked like a skull with skin over it by the time she was 70 and I can tell that I'm heading in that direction too.