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Provider Review

• 6 May 2017

My Breast Story I thought I would share with others my experience of my Breast reduction and lift with no breast implants. Since I was 13yrs old I have always had big breasts. It was like I went to bed one night and woke up the next day a DD cup. I am 41yrs old now and have had 4 children and throughout my pregnancies my breasts have gotten as big as a 10F AND 10G cup. As you could imagine I was now just walking around with very deflated, saggy breasts. I was wearing a 10DD or 10E depending on the bra. But my bra I felt was only ever filled with saggy, droopy loose skin, no breast tissue at all really. For at least the last 10yrs I have seriously done my research into a breast reduction. I researched and investigated before and after photos and stories, costs. Surgeons/Specialists. Pro’s and Con’s, you name it I research it. I was sick and tired about not being able to buy bras and a swimming costume for my size without paying a fortune for them, let alone having to wear clothes that suited my size not what I wanted to wear. I have suffered with bad posture and have always slouch over to try and hide my breasts, as since I was about 14yrs old I found at school I was just always known as the girl with the big breasts. I have suffered with lower back problems, a sore neck and continual headaches due to bad posture and neck and back pain. Finally, I decided it was time to book in with a surgeon and ask all the questions I needed to ask to be able to make an informed decision and to find out what the surgeon thinks could be achieved for me. To decide whether a breast reduction is the right thing for me. From my initial contact with Dr Choy, I could not praise him or his staff enough on their communication their willingness to answer all my questions and to ensure I was able to make an informed decision about my surgery. After all my questions had been answered and I was sure I was making the best decision for myself and my health and wellbeing my operation date was set. I had no concern regarding the surgery itself, I just knew that I suffer from post op nausea and vomiting and it was one thing I wasn’t looking forward too. My only other concern is if I did suffer with pain post-op how I would manage it as unfortunately I have never been one to be able to take strong pain killers due to how they make me feel and nausea and vomiting. It was operation day, and sure enough I woke to nausea and vomiting, with an antiemetic given a couple of times this soon settled. For the first 24hrs I didn’t take any pain killers at all, I can only assume that the anaesthetic was still on board. Sure, I felt a little uncomfortable but I certainly was not in any pain at all. Day 2 came and I attempted some Panadeine Forte, not because I was in pain but thought it was going to come and thought why not have pain relief on board before it does, this was taken with no success due to hallucinations and nausea and vomiting. So, for probably around the first 5-7days I just took regular Panadol and nurofen, not for pain but I would just say that I felt tender around all my incision lines. Around the first week mark I started to feel like my ribs where very very bruised they were so tender. No pain in my breasts at all. My biggest issue was the no sleep, the first 48hrs seemed fine and I would assume that was due to the anaesthetic still being on board, but since I am a side sleeper I struggled immensely sleeping on my back and finding a comfortable supportive position. After the first week, I bought a boomerang pillow, which I am still sleeping on today and I am 5weeks post-op. Knowing how much of a blessing this pillow is I would have brought it pre-op had I have known. For the first two weeks, my incision lines where all covered with dressings so all looked fine. At my two-week check-up, these dressings where removed and steri- strips applied, all started to look a little overwhelming when looking at my incision lines and how the scars looked but what a blessing I could now completely shower and get my breasts wet. Another week past and my steri-strips come away and fell off as they should. Still I felt concerned looking in the mirror my scars looked prominent and bulky and dark, by week four I found that dry skin and what I assume was glue came away from my incision lines, not in large amounts just a bit here and there. But what I then noticed was that my incision lines looked so clean and dry and not prominent or overly dark at all. I was genuinely happy with how they looked. To look at my areola I would not have known without looking closely that they had been surgically removed, repositioned and attached back on. At week 5 I am very happy with how my breasts have healed and the way my breasts look. I am excited to go bra shopping shortly and clothes shopping. I have worn my compression bra 24/7, besides when I have showered. A little more about waking up post-surgery. I woke with two drains one to each breast. Which were removed the next day before I was discharged home. I had no issues at all with them the biggest concern was remembering to take them with me every time I got out of bed. By day two my breasts where very bruised, which I expected as I also bruise quite easily and my bruises usually take a while to disappear. Let’s just say my breasts where very swollen and blue, purple and yellow. At week 5 I still have some slight yellow bruising that just runs down my front incision line. I am about to have my 6-week check-up and am looking forward to getting back into my exercise regime and getting back to work. I took the 6 weeks off due to my job and what is expected of me in my position. If I had a desk or office position I would have probably returned to work at week 2-3. I hadn’t exercised due to the type of exercise I like to do and to be honest it wasn’t probably until around week 4 that I found my energy really return. I cannot be happier with my decision and am looking forward to the next part of my life and good health. I can now shop for pretty bras and clothes that I choose to purchase and want to wear. I can exercise without having to feel like I need to tape my breast down to stop the jiggle and pain caused. I would highly recommend Dr Choy and his team. I couldn’t be happier.