I started this journey four months ago, when I decided to visit a plastic surgeon in St. Louis. My hope was to get a breast reduction since exercise and diet change did not alleviate the neck, shoulder and back pain I'd experienced for years. Although, the doctor introduced other services he thought would benefit me (tummy tuck etc...) my focus remained on breast reduction. The goal was to use my insurance, but that failed when I was denied. They denied on the basis that there