2 surgeries already.... i need help

[louie12345]

hey i need some help or some advice on what to do im going fucking crazy, i first got gynecomastia when i was 13 it was around the same time i started going to the gym, i went to see a doctor because i was pretty buff for my age not owerwheight or anything and it really stood out. the doctor and my mom (who is also a doctor) told me that it would go away in a few years. I kept working out and training and it didnt really make any difference so at 16 i had gynecomastia surgery and liposuction on my chest. The surgery was really successfull and my man boobs went away completly . after about six months i noticed that my chest was tender and my nipples were puffy, i didnt worry just stopped drinking (even though i rarely drink) and stopped doing anything that could make it worse. but they still grew and in a few months it was almost as big as before the surgery. so i went back to my plastic surgeon and asked him for another surgery which for some reason he advised me not to do, my mom didnt wanna pay for it etiher but i finnaly got it. After my second surgery my chest looked really good i recovered fast and i was so fuckin happy it finnaly went away. ok i dont know wut is wrong with my body but within three months after this last surgery my fukin bitch tits started growing again and now im 18 and their even bigger then they were before. i dont know wuts wrong with me, i had my hormones tested and their ok, i dont drink, dont do drugs, havent done steroids, dont touch soy foods.
If anyone has any advice on what i can do, another surgery is out of the question my plastic surgeon wont do it, my parents wont pay i dont have a job im still in school. im really depressed feel like fukin dyin cause of this, ill try anything, i forogt to mention i took letrozole everytime i noticed the boobs which helped a lot but i couldnt afford to take it long term and after i would stop taking it they would come back.

 

[needtogetaas]

hey i need some help or some advice on what to do im going fucking crazy, i first got gynecomastia when i was 13 it was around the same time i started going to the gym, i went to see a doctor because i was pretty buff for my age not owerwheight or anything and it really stood out. the doctor and my mom (who is also a doctor) told me that it would go away in a few years. I kept working out and training and it didnt really make any difference so at 16 i had gynecomastia surgery and liposuction on my chest. The surgery was really successfull and my man boobs went away completly . after about six months i noticed that my chest was tender and my nipples were puffy, i didnt worry just stopped drinking (even though i rarely drink) and stopped doing anything that could make it worse. but they still grew and in a few months it was almost as big as before the surgery. so i went back to my plastic surgeon and asked him for another surgery which for some reason he advised me not to do, my mom didnt wanna pay for it etiher but i finnaly got it. After my second surgery my chest looked really good i recovered fast and i was so fuckin happy it finnaly went away. ok i dont know wut is wrong with my body but within three months after this last surgery my fukin bitch tits started growing again and now im 18 and their even bigger then they were before. i dont know wuts wrong with me, i had my hormones tested and their ok, i dont drink, dont do drugs, havent done steroids, dont touch soy foods.
If anyone has any advice on what i can do, another surgery is out of the question my plastic surgeon wont do it, my parents wont pay i dont have a job im still in school. im really depressed feel like fukin dyin cause of this, ill try anything, i forogt to mention i took letrozole everytime i noticed the boobs which helped a lot but i couldnt afford to take it long term and after i would stop taking it they would come back.

do you think your doc would be ok with throwing you on a low dose of nolva ?

 

[louie12345]

im not sure ill try, you think that will help once the breast tissue already formed?

 

[needtogetaas]

im not sure ill try, you think that will help once the breast tissue already formed?

long term nolvadex yes.

 

[kx250rider]

How sure are you that your hormone workup was done right? If you saw that the guidelines are for "NORMAL RANGE", you'd see how stupidly they're written. It sounds like you have two possibilities going on... At 18, you're probably making plenty of testosterone, and if you have any problems with it being converted due to imbalances, you're also making plenty of estrogen (and pumping out plenty of gyno tissue). Another clue to that would be if you did NOT have much trouble with your skin at puberty. Boys with no acne seem to develop big gyno globs as teens, and tend to have issues with testosterone getting converted to estrogen as adults (aromitisation). I'd get a second set of blood tests, including free testosterone, and estrogen levels specifically. GET THE FULL RESULTS with the actual values of each test. Then go on the internet and ask around, and see for yourself if you think your numbers are normal or not. If that's not it, then maybe you just didn't get enough of the gyno tissue cut out in the last procedure. I have been told that as an adult, if they cut out the whole gynecomastia gland, you can be pretty sure it's gone. But at 16, your body might still be capable of creating new cells to build new gyno. Maybe someone here knows the answer to that, as I don't. In any case, I'd say that if I were in your shoes, I'd go for third surgery, and get the whole dang thing yanked out. It's not a bad procedure... Local anesthetic only. They make a small cut on the edge of the nipple, and just pull the gland out in 1 piece. The lipo is OK for body fat, but I'm of the understanding that it's not so effective for gyno tissue. And as others have said, you might need to go on a prescription to stop the conversion, if that's what's happening. If that's your problem, fixing it now might also prevent sexual problems at an earlier age than most guys, and high blood pressure, and other stuff we don't want.

You will get this thing fixed, and you'll be fine.

Charles

 

[forged71]

Well the lipo is the easy way physicians try to correct this problem but they may miss some tissue. He can prescribe the nolva or other anti e's like ntga said as for as your parents paying for another surgery if your on their insurance which I take you still are being in school their insurance if done correctly should pay for it cause its no longer a cosmetic issue if your suffering from Depression and that makes this a medical need!! So explain to your parents the problems your going through. And kx250rider said is on the money once the gland is removed you will be free of the boobs had mine removed at 30 and never had a problem after that. However I would first have another hormone work up done to be sure they are correct.. Let us know what goes..
Peace, Forged

 

[joe d]

they should be able to test to find the issue, treat the issue with long term meds, once the issue is being kept under control get the surgery again. there is something floating around also about removing a gland during the surgery but i dont know a lot about that.

 

[louie12345]

thx, a lot guys, i go a full hormonal workup done, including free testosterone, estradiol, total testosterone, LH, FSH, prolactin, cortisol, DHEA, and a whole bunch of other shit,
everything came out normal, but my estradiol and my prolactin, my estradiol is just slightly above normal, but the prolactin is almost double the upper limit.
Im waiting to see an endocrinologist but thats gonna take more than six months as it isnt an emergency and i live in canada...
my mom had her friend write me a prescription for letrozole, im taking 2.5 mg a day but ive just been wondering, if letrozole loses any of its effectiveness over time. I know that nolvadex if taken for to long without any breaks loses its effects as the body gets used to it. do you guys know anything about that ???
and for the prolatin im going to wait to get a prescription from the endocrinologist... which is a long time from now

 

[MaGilicuti]

Well the lipo is the easy way physicians try to correct this problem but they may miss some tissue. He can prescribe the nolva or other anti e's like ntga said as for as your parents paying for another surgery if your on their insurance which I take you still are being in school their insurance if done correctly should pay for it cause its no longer a cosmetic issue if your suffering from Depression and that makes this a medical need!! So explain to your parents the problems your going through. And kx250rider said is on the money once the gland is removed you will be free of the boobs had mine removed at 30 and never had a problem after that. However I would first have another hormone work up done to be sure they are correct.. Let us know what goes..
Peace, Forged

suffering from depression and this makes it a medical need? did this actually fly when you got your surgery done? was your surgery covered by your medical?