Breast Reduction age 40 with children

Booked in for reduction/ lift next week ,
Thought it would be good to share my story to possibly help others.
My breasts have ranged between a dd and h over the last 25 years and this is something I’ve wanted my entire adult life for many reasons!
I’m a mum of 4 so my boobs have done their thing lol time for them to be pretty so I can have some confidence and start to love them instead of loathe them !
6 more sleeps wish me luck !

So today I finished packing my bag for my night start at Dolan Park bromsgrove 19-21 sept.
I’m a mum and haven’t spent any time in hospital at all apart from for a night after the birth of each child! I’m worried most about the recovery time more than anything else as my 2 youngest children are autistic and won’t understand that I’m off limits for a while! Hubby has taken a week off work from my surgery date then family will come to stay to help me with bathing , dressing and general helping around the house with the kids !
The lack of control is starting to make me anxious !
So , bags packed and all ready today
I’ve purchased 2 extra special bras (forgotten the name) I’ll list that in the comments
Thought it would Be good to get a photo of what my breasts look like in them now and take a pic after surgery to see the difference !
I don’t mind my boobs in a bra but out of one all droopy and gross I totally detest them !
The twins have done me proud, they have given my babies the best start in life. Time for me to happy with how they look and hopefully reduce the strain on my neck and shoulders !

So it’s been over 12 hours since I woke in recovery. I felt sick which is common and was given anti sickness. I had a fair bit of tightness in the sternum but apart from that pain was minimal. I was given oxygen to help clear the anaesthetic from my system but oxygen makes me feel nauseous ????
It soon pasted and I was back on the ward having a glass of water and a cheeky peak of the twins for the very first time

Dr Seno came to see my briefly to say he was happy with how things went and to check my nipples nice and pink he said and that he’d be back in the morning to check up on me x
So far the pain has been managed well and the nurses here are super lovely and genuinely caring x
I’ll update more before leaving to return home on Saturday

On the evening of surgery my left breast was really swollen and painful and the drain was collecting lots of fresh blood.
The night staff at Dolan park hospital were amazing and really made me feel at easy about it while they called dr seno for what was to be done.
I was given some pain relief and fluids through a drip as my blood pressure was extremely low.
All night they changed my ice pack and checked my bp heart rate and temperature
At 8am this morning Dr seno took me back to theatre to find the bleed and get it sorted.
I had a hematoma.
I came round shortly after and have been taken care of today by a lovely nurse called Sharni
Everyone here is so kind