So Happy with my Reduction!!! 30G to D

Not too personal at all! I’m a nurse so nothing is tmi for me haha. My right side was numb for the first 24 hours (which was actually welcome, because the left one HURT!) but it came back after that. Both sides have full sensation and honestly it’s probably even better than pre surgery. there’s no guarantee but I think most women retain sensation. dr Bergman is a great surgeon so if you used her I’m sure she’d give you her honest guess based on your goal size and how much tissue needs to be removed

That reduction community on Reddit is super helpful if you have more questions or concerns, it really was amazingly helpful for me

Are you asking me what a breast reduction is?

https://www.reddit.com/r/Reduction/

As I mentioned it was fully covered by my insurance. I am unsure what the full cost of the procedure was as I wasn’t billed for it

What ins do you have?

Anthem BCBS.

Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield.

So it really depends a lot on your insurance...mine (Anthem BCBS) didn’t require a referral, I was able to just make an appt with a plastic surgeon. I had a consultation visit with her where she reviewed my history (they wanna know about back/neck pain, PT, chiropractic treatment etc) and did an exam and took photos of my chest, my skin irritation, etc. She submitted everything to insurance for me. They approved it right out, but she also told me that if they denied it she would personally appeal it. Some docs are more willing to go to bat for you. Luckily mine was. Ultimately a lot of insurance companies use a calculation called the Schnur sliding scale that looks at your body surface area (BSI - there are calculators online you can use to find yours) and tells you what the minimum required amount of grams they would have to remove for it to be covered.
Ultimately the minimum requirement for my BSI was way lower than what I wanted removed so it worked out great.
Good luck to you and I hope you can find a great surgeon and get coverage!

Some insurance may need you to get a referral from your primary.

I was 34 at the time of my surgery. And in pretty good health overall. It’s hard to say exactly when I “fully” recovered because the full healing and recovery process takes quite a while, really up to six months. I was up and walking within the first few days post surgery, but still very restricted especially with arm and chest movement, and was fatigued for a few weeks. As far as when I was back to my typical functioning, I would say about 5 to 6 weeks, when my surgeon cleared me to start exercising again. But I still had some residual soreness and itching etc. even after that. I’m over six months out now and really now feeling like I don’t have any residual pain or discomfort.
The actual incision scars will take probably at least a year or more to fade, and some individuals’ incision scars never fade fully.

5 years...