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really need a breast reduction!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Charlottesville, VA

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I am 25 years old and I weigh 222 lbs. I am 5'6in ...

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sweetlovelynae88
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I am 25 years old and I weigh 222 lbs. I am 5'6in . I am currently in a 38 H. For once I want to have a conversation with someone without them looking at my chest instead of looking me in my face. I am happily married so I don't really need to be on the search for dating. my husband loves me the way I am but he understands that I am in pain. I have a twin sister. In my eyes she is very beautiful she has the perfect body that I wish I could have even her boobs are not as big as mine. for once I just wanted to look like I'm her twin again. all I ever wanted was to be normal like most girls beable to go into a store and try on a bra on it fits or try on a shirt and it looks beautiful on them. It hurts my feelings to see girls coming to my job and they have the most beautiful clothes on and I wish I could wear that. I used to work at footlocker every customer that I talk to you always say the same thing does that hurt your back? you got some big boobs. even my friend family. not realizing that it really hurt my feelings to hear that I couldn't stand standing in front of mirror looking at myself because all I can see is my boobs in my head I would think that I was really really ugly when deep down inside I'm probably beautiful but I can't get past the fact that my boobs are large like I'm a old lady it hurt my feelings the other day when me and my sister were in the laundry mat and I was calling her name and the guy thought that she was my daughter and then just last week we were at some place and a lady thought my brother was my son. me and my twin are the same age.but a lot of people think this is my daughter and it hurts my feelings when we were in high school you look like twins so the time people couldn't even tell which one we were now everybody can tell which one we are I'm always known as the big ones which really hurts my feelings my husband and my sister my brother but when I look at myself instead of feeling like God my boots with big also like wow look at my sexy self in this dress and I'm working ;) I want to be able to take a picture and not just take a picture of my face I want to be able to take a picture of my whole body. I've tried everything diet pills exercising yoga it got to the point I was dying so well that I ended up getting pregnant but I ended up having a miscarriage so now that I'm not pregnant anymore I wanted to actually get the breast reduction done. So I'll give for 2014 I actually got me my surgeon I'm trying to get insurance pay for the breast reduction so I'm waiting for them to approve me.

sweetlovelynae88's provider

Chris Campbell, MD

Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

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August 8, 2014
Good luck on your Journey I was denied first time around I needed to prove it be medical necessity which I did Its a life changing ordeal Be sure to get more then one surgeons opinion and see who can get you down to the size you want GOOD LUCK I got ITTY BITTYS Bs
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August 9, 2014
if you don't mind me asking how big were you before the surgery. I'm waiting for my insurance to cover it too I'm hoping that I don't get the denied because I've been really having bad back pain. and how long after you got approved did you have the surgery
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August 10, 2014
I wore a 38DD but hung over top and bottom and sides. They took 900gms from my right side and 600gms from my left side. SO im A 38B/C I had started my journey in Jan 2014 but first I got denied I thought I would get a second opinion while I had to file a appeals and I went with my second surgeon. And it was in April 15th so not that bad. I suggest you call your insurance company and see if they cover it or any clauses in the policy deems it to be proved medical neccesity.If you need anything JUST HOLLER I saved my Letter I sent in along with one of my family physcians and the Plastic surgeon sent one as well.If I had your email I could forward them to you so you could study up on what to do for a appeal the First Plastic surgeons office didnt work with appeals so I was on my own. Most insurance companys run off the Schnur Sliding Scale chart which is on the internet.Good Luck and keep us Updated
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August 9, 2014
I had to stop and read your post because while I am 5 4 and a half and weigh 235, a 42H or 42I. So far I've been told to lose weight. Well I've wanted to get this done for years and years and haven't been able to lose weight while the older I get the more out of shape and risky surgery gets and the harder my recovery will be. I would like to go very small but am worried about how big my stomach is comparatively. Your are taller and lighter weight than me but I wonder if your PS discussed any of this with you?
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August 9, 2014
no not at all. He didn't even tell me to lose weight I guess because when they were asking me questions I had told them for that i tried working out and yoga and nothings helped. if it helps any I was referred to a chiropractor and the chiropractor referred me to the surgeon. I used to be 235 pounds so I understand what you're saying the reason why I really lost any weight because I haven't really been eating as much as I used to.
October 21, 2014
I've lost weight and I was an HH cup. Losing weight DOES help.
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August 9, 2014
So Sorry about your Miscarriage. No matter WHAT we are TOLD = Losing Weight is NOT THE ANSWER as Far as I'm Concerned ! I'm glad I had my reduction and Hope that You are happy with Yours too ! The Older I got = the BIGGER I GOT _ especially thru and after Menopause. I Carried around Big Boobs for about 45 years ! WAY TOO LONG of a time !
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August 9, 2014
thank you and I know it wasn't my time. But you are right about the losing weight I thought it was very silly. when I was reading some of the reviews that other women wrote. it's harder to lose weight especially when you have larger breasts even tho you may lose weight you're not going to lose weight in your breasts as much.and yes that's exactly how I feel it's been too long I'm ready for them to reduce me. and how long did the pain last for you once you got the breast reduction
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November 12, 2014
Did you have your surgery already?
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December 2, 2014
No not yet not til December 26 I have 23 more days
January 26, 2015
Well done you look amazing , i felt the same you always look bigger with big Boobs, so pleased i had mine done, Well i will be even more pleased in a months time once the swelling and pain has disappeared , i feel smaller all ready and can not wait to shop new Bras. xx
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January 26, 2015
I feel the same way. I already bought a cami bra and it felt good to buy something from walmart. Well good luck. I hope the healing process is good. I have some pain still so far its been a month.
UPDATED FROM sweetlovelynae88
4 months pre

waiting game!!!! :(

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sweetlovelynae88
just playing the waiting game.......I'm waiting for the surgeon to send the pictures to my insurance company so that they can approve the breast reduction surgery. I'm not sure if they sent them yet when I called it was Thursday they said that they hadn't sent them. so I'm pretty sure they sent them now but I'm waiting for the insurance to approve it. I am being very impatient not going to lie because I've been waiting for this for so long. like I can't wait to get it over with so I'm just sitting here most of the time. I try to sleep the days away hoping that it make it go a lot faster

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UPDATED FROM sweetlovelynae88
4 months pre

apologize for my reviews

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sweetlovelynae88
I'm sorry if you're reading my reviews and they don't make no sense because im being really lazy and don't feel like typing all of this in so I'm using my mic on my phone but that's probably why some of the sentences don't make sense.

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