18 Year Old In Pain - Bend, OR

Ok, so this is going to be a really quick update (I'll explain more in the next post), but I have my consultation with a plastic surgeon in about two hours! There's been a lot of crazy/bad things that have come up in the past week so I decided to cancel my appointment a few days ago due to what has come up. But after talking with my mom she wanted me to call the plastic surgeon's office back and see if I could set up another consultation. Well I found out this morning that they ended up not canceling my appointment! Which I'm insanely happy about because now I don't have to wait another month and a half for a consultation. But now I'm really worried because I'm afraid that I'll forget to ask him (the surgeon) something since I originally though that I wasn't going to be able to see the surgeon. I'll start making a quick list now! Wish me luck!

Hey everyone! I've been back in America for a little over a month now and I've had so much to do since returning, but I just scheduled an appointment with a primary doctor about an hour ago! She (the doctor) had an opening for tomorrow, but my mother couldn't make it so I scheduled an appointment on the 27th of this month! Since I turned 18 while I was overseas, I had to find a new doctor for 'adults' and schedule a new patient appointment. I'm a little worried that she won't even listen to anything about a reduction because of my age (let alone that I'm bringing up a reduction on my first appointment with her), but I guess I won't know until the appointment day. Wish me luck and I'll keep you updated!

So I am returning to the States next week after my year abroad (so many mixed feelings). But I am excited because that means that I can finally start trying to peruse a breast reduction, however I feel like my mother has started to become unsure about me getting one mainly because of the whole insurance process because I feel like she doesn't really understand how to start applying for a reduction. I've tried sending her information about how to start the 'application process' (i.e. go to your primary care doctor and tell them you want a breast reduction) and that your doctor (if they think you're a good candidate) will help put your case together and send the documentation and everything off to your insurance company, but I still feel like she doesn't understand the whole process. Reading what plastic surgeons here on RealSelf have said, usually you need to have experienced back/neck/shoulder pain (all of which I do), indentations in your shoulders due to your bra, have gone to physical therapy for three(ish) months to help show that your back/neck/shoulder pain is not due to weak muscles, etc. to help get approved. Before I left America last August, I had been going to physical therapy for 6-8 months to help strengthen the tendons in my knees (from past injuries), but my physical therapists ended up adding exercises for my shoulders and back due to the pain that I experience in them. I'm hoping I can use that to my advantage during the application process, but we'll see. Anyways! I was wondering if you wonderful ladies could share with me how exactly you started your breast reduction process (for insurance to help cover) and that whole process if that makes any sense. What were the 'requirements' for your insurance company to cover your reduction, how much of the surgery did they cover, what was your 'starting size', how long did you have to wait, were you rejected, etc. This could help me so much if you're willing to share! Thank you so much ladies!