36 year old, Mother of 2, Breast Reduction. AHCIP covered 100%

Hi @Snobbyblog thank you so much for dropping by! I appreciate every thing said. I'm currently looking for a reclining chair to rent

Hi @bodydouble thank you for the kind words! I wish you best of luck on your Big Day! Know that you are in my thoughts and prayers :) please keep me posted.

Home recovering nicely. Don't be nervous. I had such a great experience. I so badly want to unwrap and take a peek but I will be good. Doc removed little over a pound from one side and 1 pound from the other. They are high and tight. Keep me posted on yours. I am excited for you.

I'm so happy for you! I will definitely keep you posted! So good to know t went smoothly too. Seems you didn't stay the night in the hospital

Day surgery. In by 10.a and out by 3:30. Surgery was a breeze. Doc said it was the easiest surgery he ever did. Everything fit together like a puzzle. He has been doing surgery for over 60 years so he is a bit of a perfectionist. I am here for support for you. I am a surgical nurse so any question goes.

Just came back from my first post op, drain removal and viewing. All I can say is wow. So glad I went thru with it. Beyond pleased with what I see and how I feel. I look forward to reading your post. Wishing you well.

So good to know! Thank you so much for keeping me updated. I feel so relieved and less nervous. Now I am also eager to have mine done . I'm so happy you're doing well too. You know what? So my doctor already arranged for my first post op to be 2 weeks after. So I'm guessing I may not be getting drains. I don't even remember him mentioning drains at pre op. I am a little concerned about this you know. Question did ever suffer pains in the back from heavy breasts? Is it like instant relief? This is my reason for the surgery I want to look good but also I need this pains to go. I see people give reviews about how they look they hardly mention the back and shoulder pains

I had numbness in my left arm, pain in my neck and back. The numbness was from the straps digging into my shoulder. My left breast was significantly bigger than my right. I noticed relief the next day. Now mind you pain meds were on board but I am off meds now and no neck or back pain. Numbness is gone too. Now about the drains. My friend had a BR years ago and had no drains. She felt so good she decided to decorate her x-mas tree and her boobs turned black and blue. I was a surgical nurse for a Plastic Surgeon for years and she put drains in everyone. Some docs use them some don't. Doctors also use different kinds of drains. My doc went old school with his type of drains and needless to say it freaked my hubby out but I knew what was going on and was grateful for his choice in drains. (it's a hot mess) Removal of the old style (penrose) drain was pain free and very little to no bruising. Drains are put into place just to evacuate any additional blood that may collect post surgery and reduce swelling. Rule of thumb don't do anything just lay there and let everyone take care of themselves. Pain meds will make you feel invincible and you think hey I can vacuum the house its no big deal. DONT!! That is when you pop a vesicle and [RS bleep] goes south quickly. My advice is chill. Another bit of advice. Load up on fiber and a lot of it. Pick up stool softeners like Colace. Pain meds back you up and it can be uncomfortable. Lastly, drink lots and lots of water. Flushes the anesthesia out of your system faster and gets the old bowels hydrated to get a move on. Hope this helps. Can't wait to hear from you.

Bonus note: I have boob gap!! Squeee never had boob gap.

Thank you so much for answering all my questions! How are you doing, hope you're much better. I cooked and cleaned today. Plan on resting a whole lot tomorrow so as to be ready for my big day! I'll let you know how it goes. Take care, lots of love and chat soon.

I will be thinking you tomorrow. I am doing great. Made the family banana bread yesterday and all was good. It felt good to get up and do something. My husband and I get usually get up every morning at 5: am to walk the dogs. I went right back in to my routine only half on Monday and Tuesday. Today I did a full walk and a walk around the block twice. Not too bad. Some slight pin prickles of pain but nothing to shake a stick at. Glad we became pen pals over our experience. Always wanted one as a kid. Good luck my bosom buddy. Haha Boob humor.

I'm so inspired by your recovery! I'll keep you posted on how everything goes. Hopefully it will be as amazing as yours. My love to your family and talk to you on my big day or should I say small day in this case ha ha! ... enjoying how we can throw in some humor :)

Wishing you a speedy recovery my friend. Hope all is well.

Hey dear! Thank you so much for checking in me. Had a slight complication. Went back into surgery. I'm good now but still a bit woozy :) I'll let you know when I'm much better. Thank you so much for your kind support my friend/sister

Hugging you right back!

Hi @ashmom0316 I live in Calgary Alberta in Canada so this was covered by Provincial health Services - AHCIP. To get 100% coverage with the government, a doctor has to recommend you for breast reduction. If you live in Canada then you can do do as I did. Go to your family Dr and tell him the huge size is affecting your quality of life . And the DR will write you up for a surgery to be covered by the government

Awwww so close huh! Happy belated birthday to you too ***hugs***