The One!

Found him.

I had an appointment with Dr.Sean Rice today. It was amazing. I was SO comfortable with him. He was 100% professional. Here are the things I liked about this surgeon, these reasons also set him apart from other surgeons:

1. When visiting his website I noticed that he had Breast Reduction in a section separate from Cosmetic Surgery. He has it listed under Reconstructive Surgery. This was a good thing. I visited some other surgeons websites and they a) didn't have Breast Surgery listed on their website (but performed the surgery anyway) b) If they did have it listed they did not intentionally make a distinction between that and cosmetic surgery. So, going in I had a good feeling with him to begin with.
   
   
2. His office looked very much like a doctor's office. He was in scrubs and it felt like I was going to a doctor, not just a plastic surgeon.
   
   
3. He answered a lot of my question with patience. He even talked openly about breast-feeding possibilities for the future. He said there was a lot of literature out there talking about this but he cannot promise or make a guarantee that I will be able to breastfeed, because there are other reasons that a woman may not be able to breastfeed and you just can't be sure. But he did say "Consider the possibility that you may not be able to breastfeed" as opposed to "Go into this thinking you won't be able to" - which is what the other surgeons said. He even told me how much would be reduced without my prompting. With both other surgeons I had to ask.
   
   
4. He didn't draw on me. That meant a lot. He explained the incision process and all that on a piece of paper. I only had to take my shirt off for measurement reasons and even then he barely touched me. He left the room when I was undressing and closed the door (both of the previous surgeons didn't do this) and he gave me a gown (the other didn't do this either).
   
   
5. When I was waiting in his office they were playing a recording of a session when he appeared on TV. He was answering questions about plastic surgery and taking calls etc. Clearly, he is reputable.
   
   
6. He gave me an information package about plastic surgery in general and also material specifically on breast reduction. Neither of the other doctors sent me home with information.
   

Overall, he just made me feel completely at ease. He was totally professional, very respectful and he felt like he cared for his patients. He is available all of January and February, which is perfect. I could definitely get it done during reading week. I'm even considering coming back from Scottsdale early to get it done in January. Something I need to think about.

I am so excited that I found this surgeon! I had such a good feeling with him even before I saw him and I definitely think he is the one!