The Bachelorette star Rachel Recchia has gone through with her breast-reduction surgery, and now she's sharing an update on her recovery with fans.
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"I did it!! [Thank god] for @genevieveparisi R.N.," Rachel, 27, captioned a TikTok video of her pre and post-op experience with her roommate, Genevieve Parisi, that she posted on Wednesday, March 8.
In the video, Recchia shared footage of her "last day with boobs" before dressing herself and then arriving at the medical facility with Genevieve by her side.
Rachel then dances in her hospital gown, poses with a nurse for a selfie, and leaves after a seemingly-successful operation.
Rachel also filmed Genevieve responding to the sound of her bell, showing that Genevieve was ready to assist her roommate whenever necessary.
After the two women returned to their shared Los Angeles apartment, the pilot wrote in the comments of her post, "I am doing well, thank you so much. I'm doing better than I thought I would."
Genevieve, meanwhile, gave another "update" on Rachel's health after surgery.
[Rachel is] just resting up and being the most low maintenance patient ever," Genevieve wrote Wednesday on Instagram, which just so happened to be Rachel's 27th birthday.
"She purposely scheduled surgery yesterday so she physically couldn't celebrate today, so here we are," the Bachelor in Paradise 8 alum explained.
Genevieve also wrote, "My Pisces princess, Happy birthday. I can't wait to celebrate you once you can leave your bed. I love you so muchhhh."
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RELATED LINK: 'THE BACHELORETTE' COUPLES NOWRachel reposted Genevieve's shout-out on Instagram Stories and captioned it, "I'm 27 years old, I've [sic] no money and no prospects. I'm already a burden to my parents and I'm frightened," quoting Jane Austen's Pride & Prejudice.
Rachel revealed earlier this month she had decided to have the breast reduction surgery.
And last month, Rachel shared on social media how she was considering having the operation, believing it may "change" her life for the better.
Rachel said she started thinking about going under the knife to decrease the size of her "really large" breasts at age 17 when she was a competitive cheerleader.
"I was having really bad back problems and I was having to go to a chiropractor at age 17," Rachel explained via TikTok.
Rachel recalled wearing "three sports bras at once" to try to alter her appearance and chest size.
"I even recall this memory of when I was looking online for chest-compression bras... so I could hide [my breasts] not only when I was working out, but just in school as well," Rachel admitted.
Rachel then passed on the surgery in college because she learned the recovery time was too long and she wouldn't be able to fly for a month.
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"I also had to go to a physical therapist. So at this point, I'm already paying to go to the doctor, paying to go to the physical therapist, and I'm basically calling up my insurance to try to even see how to start beginning this entire process."
Rachel ultimately wasn't approved by the insurance company.
"All I wanted in my 20s was to just enjoy my body and to be able to be proud of it and like it. And I feel like I spent all of my teenage years and my early twenties just really trying to hide my body," Rachel lamented.
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Rachel explained that's why The Bachelorette viewers often saw her "covered up" on the show.
"I would always try on outfits or dresses... and always being like, 'When I get my boobs done, I can wear this.' I got to the point where I have so many tops and bras, and just bathing suits that are saved for when I get this [surgery]," Rachel said in the video.
"I didn't know when it was, but all I knew was one day, I was going to get it and I was going to be wearing little tops."
Rachel previously said that she supports a person doing whatever "makes them happy or improves their quality of life."
Rachel told Us Weekly in December that she's "grown so much" since competing for Clayton Echard's heart on The Bachelor's 26th season and then starring on The Bachelorette's nineteenth season.
Rachel also revealed on the "Bachelor Happy Hour" podcast at the time how she had begun dating again following her broken engagement and split from The Bachelorette 19 winner Tino Franco, "I'm obviously taking it slow."
When Rachel spoke to Becca Kufrin about her love life, she said she'd only be interested in a stint on Bachelor in Paradise if her bestie Michelle Young would join her on the beach in Mexico.
"I will not go without her," Rachel said.
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Rachel explained how she just wants a commitment from a man and to be done with dating.
"The fact that I find myself now in the same position [as I was in before The Bachelor], I'm like, 'I don't want to do this.' I wanted to find my person," Rachel lamented.
"I want to get married, I want to start a family. That's where I'm at in my life. I don't want to go back to the streets, and now I'm forced to! Literally!"
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