my breast reduction journey

so I have been lurking on Real Self for a few months now and I figured I would finally begin my journal here. my name is Melissa, I am 26 years old and I want to get a breast reduction. I've always had big boobs, since I "blossomed" (lol) around age 16 and I've always half joked about needing a reduction but now I really do need one. right now I'm 5'1 and 171 lbs. I'm on weight watchers and so far I am 9 lbs down from my highest weight EVER, 180 lbs.

I was never this heavy. I gained weight after I got clean from a heroin addiction in July 2014. I got on methadone and unfortunately replaced the drugs with Ben & Jerry's, causing me to go from around 145 to 180 in the course of 2 years. I've finally broken the habit of binge eating crap and am slowly losing the weight but unfortunately I feel completely uncomfortable in my body now, mostly due to my breasts.

I look at myself in the mirror and I can see that if my boobs weren't so big, I wouldn't really mind the weight gain as much as I do. sometimes I feel like 75% of the weight went to my boobs, even though I know that's not possible! even though I definitely want to continue losing weight, the rest of my body looks decent and proportioned still. my breasts ruin it!

besides the way I feel about how I look, my back hurts so bad and I'm sick of lugging around these things. I always daydream about how I would look and feel with smaller breasts and I know it would feel like a load off my back, literally and emotionally.

I'm a 38L (US sizing)/38HH (UK sizing). I think I would want to get a full C. even though I'm on the heavier side right now, I'm a small girl and I think a full C would be perfect for me and my build. I just don't want big boobs anymore.

I know I want to do it, but I have a few questions and reservations. if any of you have any experience with any of the following situations, or any opinions or advice to give me, I would greatly appreciate

* since I want to lose almost 30 pounds, should I wait until after I lose it all? some of my friends tell me that I may lose my boobs when I get down to my goal weight and I may not need to get a reduction after all. my mom says they likely won't go as small as I want them to and they'll be more saggy after the weight loss. she says that getting the reduction before I lose the entirety of the weight wouldn't be a big deal as long as I don't GAIN weight after the reduction. should I a) lose all the weight first and THEN schedule a consultation? b) go to a consultation and just lose weight before the surgery? or should I just try to lose as much weight as I can, but just go for it and get the surgery ASAP?

* like I mentioned in the beginning, I used to be a heroin addict and I am now on methadone maintenance. I am on 65mg a day. I do not do any recreational drugs EVER, I don't drink alcohol or smoke cigarettes. will doctors be put off by me being on methadone?

* I have hepatitis C. I just did a physical and blood work a few weeks ago and my viral loads are there, but low. my liver and everything is in good shape, my doctor said. will it be hard to find a doctor willing to work on me? I plan to do the treatment for hep C sooner than later but I don't have health insurance right now (I'll be paying for my surgery with cash, I've been saving up forever)

thank you to anyone who takes the time out to read my post and/or answer my questions! I will keep posting in here as my journey progresses ??