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Visible ribs between boobs - does anyone else have this?
December 12 2007 at 10:21 PM Louise (Login Louise1982)
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I have lost weight but I'm sure I've been lighter than this in the past without such obvious ribs between my boobs. In a push up bra it's pretty much hidden but topless it's fairly obvious and the boobs appear closer in my before pics (about 1-2cm) than my after pics (more like 3-4cm). I'm not even that skinny (BMI 20) but have almost no fat left on my upper body. Have found a few pis to illustrate what I mean:
It's not as bad as this but these are the central ribs I'm referring to (the other bones near the shoulders that this girl demonstrates are also more pronounced than I'd like):
http://mamavision.files.wordpress.com/2007/05/ribs055.jpg
My boobs are kind of in between the 26 year old on the far right's before and after pics:
http://www.brava.com/acog-poster-session.asp
Does anyone else who is not super-skinny have these obvious ribs or has Brava pushed the fat off them somehow? Do people who are super-skinny have them or am I on my own?
Has anyone else developed this with Brava use? The ribs between boobs are almost as obvious as on the girl pictured but luckily I have more breast tissue, the shoulder bones aren't as obvious. Maybe BMI is inaccurate for me as all my fat is on my legs.
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livinonaprayer
(no login) Re: Visible ribs between boobs - does anyone else have this? December 13 2007, 12:37 PM
My ribs are not showing more than before Brava, but I have not worn as long as you. I have little upper body fat too - all on the thighs down to knees. My ribs show under my boobs but not between. Is it the area where the two domes meet in the middle? Would it help to reverse your domes or angle their placement? Do you think the suction is too strong or using the other machines too may affect it? The 26 year old looks good though. The other girl is just too skinny. Too bad we can't have the fat go where we want it. I'd like to lose another 10 lbs. to hopefully get some of the fat off my thighs, but I'm worried it will probably end up coming off the top instead. I'm also hoping it's better to lose the weight while on Brava instead of after. I probably should have lost it before I even started. How much longer do you have? I'm only on day 18 and the end seems like a long way off but each day isn't bad - I'm just in a hurry. I'm shooting for the end of March or Mid April so that I won't have to deal with it in nice weather. Thankfully, the second cycle is much easier.
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Louise
(no login) Re: Visible ribs between boobs - does anyone else have this? December 13 2007, 5:49 PM
Hi Livinonaprayer,
Thanks for your response, it may just be due to weight loss, at least I haven't got raised calcifications! It is down the middle where the cushions sit but I'm so small they barely fit me as it is, there's no room for movement (although I guess using them upside down may alter it slightly) I do suck it on as hard as I can bear it then let a little out when I can't take it and suck again after a few mins. I generally have it slightly looser overnight so I can get to sleep. There were other girls before I started that were taking tylenol for it but I don't think it can be good for you if it's too painful. I already had the visible ribs before I started adding the BB.
I intended to do 26 weeks as this was the maximum recommended by Brava but because I had a few short sessions or broken sessions when I visited hubby abroad I thought I'd add a bit to be sure. Aim to be done Jan 30th then going to leave them totally unmolested for 2 weeks so I can retake the measurements before I do my 2nd cycle. I'm going to do a trial of 1 hour BB (which is what they recommend) then hopefully 14 hours Brava average for another 12 weeks or so, then I need a proper break. Thought I may as well have the break over summer, will try to so some GY-type and Pansyclub massage to have the maximum tissue ready for cycle 3.
After a second long cycle I may have to consider that I've got what I'm going to get from it and see if I can use the Noogleberry longterm to maintain a little extra - supposedly you start off pumping with a handpump maybe 30 mins 2x daily and get to a point where you can cut down to 1-2 x weekly which isn't too much trouble. I respond well to suction and get quite big in a short time now but want to see what I can get with no maintenance first....then there's the herbs....
The one good thing is that in clothes I do look better in the evening than in the morning, at least I can see what is too big. I don't think I'd want 250cc more.
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Alcest
(Login Alcest) Re: Visible ribs between boobs - does anyone else have this? December 13 2007, 9:10 PM
Hi Louise,
I believe I have the same problem as you---- However, they aren't actually "ribs". You're talking about where your ribs meet in the center of your chest in that strip of bone right? That's your sternum. At first I was confused as to what you were talking about with ribs between your chest but when I saw that girl's picture I understood you meant sternum.
I have two bumps that have swollen due to the Brava on my left side...Don't know why i'ts just two, don't know why just that side. They are tender and I've also gotten a blister on each bump. They don't look too horrible unless the lighting is a certain way on them. Easily hidden in most lighting. And my sternum bone has always been prominent because I am skinny. My ribs show too.
So your sternum hurts as well? Mine does too. Sometimes I have to lean over for a few minutes to take the pressure off of it and that often helps. Then I can lie back down and go to sleep...
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Seri_Flamehair
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SENIOR MEMBER yeouch December 15 2007, 8:29 AM
I feel sorry for that girl. she is anorexic or dang close to it. bmi of 5 or less
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Louise
(Login Louise1982)
SENIOR MEMBER Re: Visible ribs between boobs - does anyone else have this? December 15 2007, 6:00 PM
Sorry about the pic of the girl, it was the only one I could find that demonstrated what I meant.
Alcest - no I don't mean the sternum, I mean horizontal visible ribs between the boobs! I occasionally get a swollen sternum if I airlock really tight but I have no regular lumps or bumps that are new. My boobs just seem further apart than previously and I can see the ribs running horizontally around my back to my chest then they disappear under each boob and then reappear in between and join the sternum. My shoulder bones stick out a bit as well but not as bad as the girl pictured although the ribs look almost as bad as hers (but with boobs on thank God!). I'm not sure if this is what happens when your body naturally prefers to lose weight from the upper body or if Brava is kind of gathering all the tissue from the waist up into the boobs!
dandelion
(Login dandelion1) Re: Visible ribs between boobs - does anyone else have this? December 18 2007, 3:18 PM
i def. have ribs showing in between. i have a normal bmi of 22-21 about i think, im 5'6 and weigh 120lbs so im definitly healthy, not even 'skinny' looking just normal. i'm not particulary heavy on the bottom either, im quite evened out but for some reason my ribs stick out between my boobs (lack of boobage, im 32a). I,ll see if brava helps or intensifies this
December 12 2007 at 10:21 PM Louise (Login Louise1982)
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I have lost weight but I'm sure I've been lighter than this in the past without such obvious ribs between my boobs. In a push up bra it's pretty much hidden but topless it's fairly obvious and the boobs appear closer in my before pics (about 1-2cm) than my after pics (more like 3-4cm). I'm not even that skinny (BMI 20) but have almost no fat left on my upper body. Have found a few pis to illustrate what I mean:
It's not as bad as this but these are the central ribs I'm referring to (the other bones near the shoulders that this girl demonstrates are also more pronounced than I'd like):
http://mamavision.files.wordpress.com/2007/05/ribs055.jpg
My boobs are kind of in between the 26 year old on the far right's before and after pics:
http://www.brava.com/acog-poster-session.asp
Does anyone else who is not super-skinny have these obvious ribs or has Brava pushed the fat off them somehow? Do people who are super-skinny have them or am I on my own?
Has anyone else developed this with Brava use? The ribs between boobs are almost as obvious as on the girl pictured but luckily I have more breast tissue, the shoulder bones aren't as obvious. Maybe BMI is inaccurate for me as all my fat is on my legs.
Author Reply
livinonaprayer
(no login) Re: Visible ribs between boobs - does anyone else have this? December 13 2007, 12:37 PM
My ribs are not showing more than before Brava, but I have not worn as long as you. I have little upper body fat too - all on the thighs down to knees. My ribs show under my boobs but not between. Is it the area where the two domes meet in the middle? Would it help to reverse your domes or angle their placement? Do you think the suction is too strong or using the other machines too may affect it? The 26 year old looks good though. The other girl is just too skinny. Too bad we can't have the fat go where we want it. I'd like to lose another 10 lbs. to hopefully get some of the fat off my thighs, but I'm worried it will probably end up coming off the top instead. I'm also hoping it's better to lose the weight while on Brava instead of after. I probably should have lost it before I even started. How much longer do you have? I'm only on day 18 and the end seems like a long way off but each day isn't bad - I'm just in a hurry. I'm shooting for the end of March or Mid April so that I won't have to deal with it in nice weather. Thankfully, the second cycle is much easier.
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Louise
(no login) Re: Visible ribs between boobs - does anyone else have this? December 13 2007, 5:49 PM
Hi Livinonaprayer,
Thanks for your response, it may just be due to weight loss, at least I haven't got raised calcifications! It is down the middle where the cushions sit but I'm so small they barely fit me as it is, there's no room for movement (although I guess using them upside down may alter it slightly) I do suck it on as hard as I can bear it then let a little out when I can't take it and suck again after a few mins. I generally have it slightly looser overnight so I can get to sleep. There were other girls before I started that were taking tylenol for it but I don't think it can be good for you if it's too painful. I already had the visible ribs before I started adding the BB.
I intended to do 26 weeks as this was the maximum recommended by Brava but because I had a few short sessions or broken sessions when I visited hubby abroad I thought I'd add a bit to be sure. Aim to be done Jan 30th then going to leave them totally unmolested for 2 weeks so I can retake the measurements before I do my 2nd cycle. I'm going to do a trial of 1 hour BB (which is what they recommend) then hopefully 14 hours Brava average for another 12 weeks or so, then I need a proper break. Thought I may as well have the break over summer, will try to so some GY-type and Pansyclub massage to have the maximum tissue ready for cycle 3.
After a second long cycle I may have to consider that I've got what I'm going to get from it and see if I can use the Noogleberry longterm to maintain a little extra - supposedly you start off pumping with a handpump maybe 30 mins 2x daily and get to a point where you can cut down to 1-2 x weekly which isn't too much trouble. I respond well to suction and get quite big in a short time now but want to see what I can get with no maintenance first....then there's the herbs....
The one good thing is that in clothes I do look better in the evening than in the morning, at least I can see what is too big. I don't think I'd want 250cc more.
Edit Message Delete Message
Alcest
(Login Alcest) Re: Visible ribs between boobs - does anyone else have this? December 13 2007, 9:10 PM
Hi Louise,
I believe I have the same problem as you---- However, they aren't actually "ribs". You're talking about where your ribs meet in the center of your chest in that strip of bone right? That's your sternum. At first I was confused as to what you were talking about with ribs between your chest but when I saw that girl's picture I understood you meant sternum.
I have two bumps that have swollen due to the Brava on my left side...Don't know why i'ts just two, don't know why just that side. They are tender and I've also gotten a blister on each bump. They don't look too horrible unless the lighting is a certain way on them. Easily hidden in most lighting. And my sternum bone has always been prominent because I am skinny. My ribs show too.
So your sternum hurts as well? Mine does too. Sometimes I have to lean over for a few minutes to take the pressure off of it and that often helps. Then I can lie back down and go to sleep...
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Seri_Flamehair
(Login Seri_Flamehair)
SENIOR MEMBER yeouch December 15 2007, 8:29 AM
I feel sorry for that girl. she is anorexic or dang close to it. bmi of 5 or less
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Louise
(Login Louise1982)
SENIOR MEMBER Re: Visible ribs between boobs - does anyone else have this? December 15 2007, 6:00 PM
Sorry about the pic of the girl, it was the only one I could find that demonstrated what I meant.
Alcest - no I don't mean the sternum, I mean horizontal visible ribs between the boobs! I occasionally get a swollen sternum if I airlock really tight but I have no regular lumps or bumps that are new. My boobs just seem further apart than previously and I can see the ribs running horizontally around my back to my chest then they disappear under each boob and then reappear in between and join the sternum. My shoulder bones stick out a bit as well but not as bad as the girl pictured although the ribs look almost as bad as hers (but with boobs on thank God!). I'm not sure if this is what happens when your body naturally prefers to lose weight from the upper body or if Brava is kind of gathering all the tissue from the waist up into the boobs!
dandelion
(Login dandelion1) Re: Visible ribs between boobs - does anyone else have this? December 18 2007, 3:18 PM
i def. have ribs showing in between. i have a normal bmi of 22-21 about i think, im 5'6 and weigh 120lbs so im definitly healthy, not even 'skinny' looking just normal. i'm not particulary heavy on the bottom either, im quite evened out but for some reason my ribs stick out between my boobs (lack of boobage, im 32a). I,ll see if brava helps or intensifies this