POSTED UNDER Breast Reduction Reviews
48 Years Old. Pre op breast size: 38L. Canada
UPDATED FROM Far2Big
1 year post
1 year post op
WORTH IT
So glad I had this procedure done. The immediate relief of back, shoulder and neck pain made it worthwhile. Plus clothes fit so much better.
Just have to work on my other parts. Belly still protrudes. Get the occasional “are you pregnant?” question from people. Which is annoying.
Just have to work on my other parts. Belly still protrudes. Get the occasional “are you pregnant?” question from people. Which is annoying.
UPDATED FROM Far2Big
4 months post
Last follow up appointment done!
Had my follow up appointment with the plastic surgeon on December 18th. She said everything is healing well. The red scars will fade to white and that I wouldn't need to see her again unless something else came up. From beginning (date I first saw the plastic surgeon) to the final appointment was 6 months. So glad I went ahead with this process.
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UPDATED FROM Far2Big
3 months post
3 month update
I think everything is healing well. Right breast still a bit boxy and have a hard/fibrous lump around the nipple.
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Z
Looks like you are coming along nicely! I had mine done just a few days before you and I still have some hard bumps in places too. At my 3 month follow up my doctor said they're just scar tissue and they should go down. I've been massaging gently once or twice a day and I do think they're getting less noticeable. It definitely takes a while for everything to smooth out! Isn't it awesome though being able to breathe fully! I wasn't nearly as big as you were but I notice such a change in my breathing. I can really expand my chest now!
F
Thanks! Yes it is so nice to breathe. I can lay on my back without feeling like I am being suffocated. I used to sit my boobs on a shelf so that I could expand my lungs before. And I don't have to "carry" (lift and hold) my boobs when I am walking around the house or trying to run a bit anymore. And my shoulders and arms don't feel like they are being ripped off anymore. And I don't have daily headaches! I went back to the chiropractor a couple weeks ago as my back still isn't right, because I think with the weight off my chest, it needs realignment.
When I had my last appointment with my plastic surgeon, she said the hard bumps were fat necrosis and just fibrous, and that it may go down a bit. Right now it feels like a flat golf ball under the right nipple and a smaller lump near the side boob. My next follow up appointment is in mid-December, so will see what she says then. I would like the lumps to go away, but if they don't I won't worry about it too much-it is a small price to pay for having that weight off my chest and being able to fit into regular bras and clothes.
Z
Oh the bumps I have are more like a hard little pea. Like little knots. My back is better but I still have some issues in my neck. I think unfortunately after so many years of extra stress, it may take some time to work those issues out. But I'm hopeful that with some good ongoing therapy it will get better, now that the extra boob weight is gone! I can't get over how light my breasts feel- there's just no weight on my chest!
F
Yes, I agree I think it will take a bit of time for my back to get back to "normal". But I think it may be beyond being totally fixable - I am sure the weight of my pre-surgery boobs destroyed it. And yes, so nice to have so little weight on my chest now. It's amazing. So grateful that I had to opportunity of having this surgery. I believe it will mean I will have a better quality of life as I get older. And now when I see women with really large breasts, I think- oh, she should have a breast reduction. I just assume they are in pain all the time.
Funny you should mention seeing women and thinking they need a reduction. I do the same thing. I didn't think I stared at women's breasts but since my reduction I certainly notice women who would benefit from BR surgery. I dare not say anything though!
F
Yes I certainly wouldn't say anything to them either!!! I just think, well maybe their huge boobs don't cause them pain. Or that they will eventually plan a reduction. Or, maybe they will just suffer in silence until the day they day. I have also been looking at the breast augmentation implant and explant profiles. I can't imagine why anyone would want a breast augmentation. Almost everyone complains of the weight and illnesses the implants have caused them over time.
A big motivator for me has been watching my mother become more and more disabled. She has an autoimmune disorder that causes muscle pain but as she's become less active and gained weight, her breasts have gotten so large and heavy that they are literally pulling her over. I can't believe with all the doctor's she's been to that no one has ever recommended she consider a reduction. Now she has enough other problems that she probably isn't a good surgical candidate. It's too bad she didn't do it years ago when it would have really benefited her. I didn't want to end up in the same boat! I figured it's only going to get worse if I wait.
Doctors not doctor's
I felt the same way - if I delayed surgery or decided not to go through with the reduction, the pain would only get worse. It's too bad your mother has to suffer like that.
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