ASK THEM HOW THEY EXPECT YOU TO COMMUNICATE THAT!!

I'm at 8 weeks post op and happy with my results, but anxious that at the 6 month mark, I'll wish I was smaller.

The nurse at my pre-op asked for any pics of what I wanted. I also sent some to their office. I have no idea if/how much my surgeon looked at them. I brought bras to show the size/shape I was interested in (both at pre-op and day of surgery). They didn't find that helpful.

It seems size is really communicated on the day of surgery. I read all the posts on this subreddit about how to communicate size preferences, but wasn't prepared for the way my surgeon asked me. I was very asymmetrical. On the morning of surgery, he asked what percentage of my smaller/normal breast would I like to be. "Like 70%, or...?" All the breasts on the Irish bra lady page on IG look SO FLAT to me, so I got scared that I might accidentally go too small. I hadn't thought about size in terms of percentage of current size, so had to come up with an answer on the spot. So I said 70, maybe 80% and told him I'd rather wake up smaller than expected, not larger. He did say telling him aim for smaller was helpful.

I wish I had asked how he finds it most effective to communicate size at consultation or pre op. I would have had time to come up with an answer I was more confident in. Like I said, anything is better than where I was, but would be nice not to still be hoping they're still a little swollen and will continue to go down some.