Finally Made the Connection... - Iowa
I have suffered for many years (almost 12) with...
I have suffered for many years (almost 12) with neck and shoulder pain. Just recently it has escalated to include mid-back discomfort and numbness in my left arm and hand. The kicker is that I've been being treated for these symptons since 2003, but just recently made the connection between the pain and the size of my breasts. I've known women who have had the same symptoms but there breasts were so much larger than mine (I'm a 34DDD, but I measure around at a 34C)it never entered my thinking that my breasts were the culprits, I thought only E-G breasted women had messed up backs!! I am hopeful that my insurance company will pay, I meet all the criteria that I know about....the above symptoms, shoulder grooving, rashes, failed physical therapy, and recently failed pain medication management. I am NOT doing this for vanity reasons at all..due to my 34C measurement status(34DDD is because of the fullness of my breasts) I do not look large busted in my clothing at all, people who have known me for years have been very surprised to know the actual size of my bra. I am scheduled for a consultation/recommendation with my on the 15th of this month and then I will see a PS on Dec. 29th. Praying for insurance coverage, if I can get mine paid for than my husband and I have agreed that we can pay for our 17 year old daughter to get one, I don't want her to suffer any longer.
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I'm so sorry you've had to endure so much because of your breasts! I will keep my fingers and toes crossed for you that insurance comes through! Keep us posted!
I had my surgery 8/17/2011 and have been so happy with it. I had been a 34H, though I could wear some 36DD. I would fall out of the DD, but they were much easier to find than the H so I would squeeze in to it.
I am now about a 34DD, a bit bigger than the C I really wanted, but much better than where I started. And I've been told that there is a chance I still have some swelling in there and may go down a bit yet.
Good luck with your appointments. Keep us updated, please!