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40 Year Old in TO with No Kids - Toronto, ON
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I have always been big chested, i started...
Pheonix27March 8, 2014
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I have always been big chested, i started developing at an early age and by 14 i was a D cup. Fast forward to 40 and I'm was now a 32 J or 30 HH cup, with back pain, bruises around my rib cage and awful rashes under my boobs . I really thought that this was my cross to bear but a new girlfriend of mine noticed how small i actually was one day we were at the gym and admitting that she had a breast reduction done a couple of years ago and that i should really consider having it done as it changed her life.
So i got my GP to refer me to my friend's surgeon and at my consultation she said that based on my symptoms i had a good chance of getting the surgery approved on my provincial health care. My surgeon was very nice, knowledgeable and answered all my questions.
I had my procedure on March 3rd, my surgery started at 12 noon and i was in recovery at 3:30pm. When i woke up i felt the pain in my chest instantly but the nurse immediately asked me on a scale of 1 - 10 how bad was my pain, I said 5 and they increased my morphine and within a few minutes i felt comfortable.
I stayed in recovery until 8pm and was discharged home at 8:30. I felt a bit nauseous and was very very sleepy and tired. I was given a scripe for percocet which i had to take 1 every 4hrs or 2 every 6hrs. My doctor had also put a local anaesthetic. I got home and went straight to sleep and stayed in and out of sleep until wednesday morning when i had my follow up appt with the surgeon and drains removed.
Emptying the drains wasnt that bad at all, my cousin did it for me 3 times a day and measured how much was drained from each side each time.
Wednesday was the first time i saw my boobs and i was a bit queasy about seeing the state of them and but all of the wounds were dry and i couldnt really see the incisions under the surgical tape. The prospect of removing the drains was freaking me out as i had heard so many horror stories about how it hurt, but it didn't hurt that much at all.
On Thursday i was allowed a bath and i washed my boobs gently with dial anti bacterial soap (i stood facing away from the shower and let the water fall over my shoulders) then i pat dry put new gauze and my padding and my old bra.
Its day five and i have very little pain if any at all, i still have feeling my nipples and i've taken a couple of after pics which i will post as soon as possible! i'm a bit too tired to figure it out right now lol . so far i don't regret making this decision at all. The only downside is the extreme tiredness which i'm sure will go away soon.
So i got my GP to refer me to my friend's surgeon and at my consultation she said that based on my symptoms i had a good chance of getting the surgery approved on my provincial health care. My surgeon was very nice, knowledgeable and answered all my questions.
I had my procedure on March 3rd, my surgery started at 12 noon and i was in recovery at 3:30pm. When i woke up i felt the pain in my chest instantly but the nurse immediately asked me on a scale of 1 - 10 how bad was my pain, I said 5 and they increased my morphine and within a few minutes i felt comfortable.
I stayed in recovery until 8pm and was discharged home at 8:30. I felt a bit nauseous and was very very sleepy and tired. I was given a scripe for percocet which i had to take 1 every 4hrs or 2 every 6hrs. My doctor had also put a local anaesthetic. I got home and went straight to sleep and stayed in and out of sleep until wednesday morning when i had my follow up appt with the surgeon and drains removed.
Emptying the drains wasnt that bad at all, my cousin did it for me 3 times a day and measured how much was drained from each side each time.
Wednesday was the first time i saw my boobs and i was a bit queasy about seeing the state of them and but all of the wounds were dry and i couldnt really see the incisions under the surgical tape. The prospect of removing the drains was freaking me out as i had heard so many horror stories about how it hurt, but it didn't hurt that much at all.
On Thursday i was allowed a bath and i washed my boobs gently with dial anti bacterial soap (i stood facing away from the shower and let the water fall over my shoulders) then i pat dry put new gauze and my padding and my old bra.
Its day five and i have very little pain if any at all, i still have feeling my nipples and i've taken a couple of after pics which i will post as soon as possible! i'm a bit too tired to figure it out right now lol . so far i don't regret making this decision at all. The only downside is the extreme tiredness which i'm sure will go away soon.
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