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20 Year Old Breast Reduction 32I to 32C /small D. Glasgow, GB
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Hey everyone, I am currently in hospital day 3...
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Hey everyone, I am currently in hospital day 3 post op taking it easy so I will share my story for anyone who wants to know more about this surgery or is interested.
I have always been unhappy with my breasts for as long as I can remember. I developed them very early, I remember starting to wear bras before I was even 10. By the time I was 16, I was spilling out of G cup bras and was absolutely miserable. I've never been particularly heavy - always stayed around 140 pounds, so my massive breasts couldn't even be blamed on being overweight. I was teased constantly about my breasts all through school and slowly but surely lost all my self esteem. Eventually I ended up pulling out of my Higher PE course and exam because I was so mortified to put on gym clothes and exercise with them on display to everyone in my class (there was a particular group of guys in that class who everyday without fail would make about them in front of everyone). I quit my girls' football team, netball and stopped swimming altogether, all things that I used to do competitively, purely because I was too embarrassed to be seen in swim suits or light sports clothes that showed every moment of my chest when I ran. By the end of high school, age 18, I was wearing an H cup, hiding under baggy clothes, avoiding going out at the weekends if it meant wearing girly clothes and refusing to have any sort of intimate relationship with anyone.
My breasts caused me a lot of pain - permanent grooves in my shoulders, extreme heat rashes and sometimes bleeding underneath, and began to make my once straight back hunch over - but I think even more than that, it was the psychological damage I was struggling the most with. It has never been like me to be a negative person, but the last few years I have often felt extremely down. I don't think anyone can really ever understand how much something like this can affect you as a female unless they are suffering from it themselves. Anytime I mentioned having overly large breasts or that i would love a reduction, all I got was "What are you wanting to do that for? People would kill for what you have". However, i know too well that it is not as simple as that. I felt bulky, sore, unfeminine, unattractive.. I hated the size of my breasts and more so, the way they sat. The weight of them meant that there was no way they could possibly sit up and perky the way I would like. I was so embarrassed by them that I would refuse to even wear a tshirt on its own - I always had to be hiding under layers no matter the weather. I wouldn't change in front of my closest friends or even my mum. I avoided holidays with my friends because I could think of nothing worse than wearing a bikini. I used to hide all my underwear and even go to the extent of doing my own washing so that my bras wouldn't be seen - a teenager willing to do her own washing proves how much it bothered me lol! I struggled to fit into literally any girly clothes that I wanted to wear and underwear/bikini shopping was almost impossible unless I was willing to order specially made frumpy bras that cost a fortune. I would cry over the way they looked constantly and couldn't wait until the day I turned 18 to go to the doctors and see about the possibility of a reduction.
I went in April 2013 to the doctors full of hope, perhaps a bit naive, and left in tears, told that I was far too young, and that this operation wasn't granted anymore, so if i wanted it, I would have to wait until I was older, preferably had had kids, and could afford to pay the £6000/7000 it was going to cost for the operation. My parents were incredibly supportive which I am so thankful for. They desperately wanted to help me, despite not wanting to see their daughter go on to the operating table so young, but they couldn't afford to pay so much money. However, they promised me this would happen for me, they would do everything they could to help me, the three of us would start saving to get this done for me in years to come. Time passed, and my breasts continued to grow. A year after that doctors appointment and I was now up to an I cup. I had done my research, and learned that the operation could actually be granted, but only under exceptional circumstances. I refused to give up, all I needed was someone to take me seriously and see my problem. I was lucky enough to meet a surgeon who helped me with the process of going back to the doctors to be referred for the operation. He told me that the doctor I had seen before had been wrong and misleading, and that I had a medical issue here that I was entitled to have fixed.
In May 2014, when I was 19 years old, i was referred to the hospital to see if I fitted the criteria. I expected to be told no and to have to go back to normal feeling miserable and self conscious, but this time, it went so much more smoothly. Over the course of a year I saw various nurses, doctors, psychologists - all of which put me forward for the surgery strongly agreeing that I desperately needed it. They were all so sympathetic which I will be forever grateful for - they gave me a chance despite my age, and took the time to see that although I was young, this was seriously affecting me. The last stage was to meet with the surgeon, which happened this year May 2015, and it was then that my surgery was approved. By this point the operation was due to cost nearly £8000 due to the extent of what had to be done to my breasts to fix them for me. I have never felt relief or happiness like when I was granted that operation in my life - I burst into a flood of tears there and then! :):):) I genuinely couldn't believe what I was hearing! I knew it would be by no means a quick fix, that there would be risks, a lot of scarring and pain etc, recovery time, but this was the first step to helping me.
And so, here I am! 2 days ago, Friday 18th September at 9am I went in for my breast reduction surgery. I measured at 32I. My surgery took almost 4 hours, longer than expected, and I spent 2 in recovery as I was in a lot of pain when I came round from the general anaesthetic. However, the feeling of looking down at my chest when I got taken back to my ward and seeing half the mass gone was the best feeling I have ever experienced. I burst into tears the first time I looked in the mirror haha! I am now a full C cup/small D and I'm absolutely over the moon with the results. They are better than i could ever have imagined, My breasts now fit my frame perfectly, they sit up themselves, are very perky, my nipple has been totally recrafted to fit them - everything I could have wanted really. The physical weight off my chest is amazing as well, I can sit up straight again, although I am sore. I no longer feel weighed down and everyone has been commenting on how much more in proportion I am now. I am in a lot of pain and have a long way to go, but I have not stopped smiling since I came out the operation. I feel like a new person already and could not be happier!
I don't have my photos from the hospital yet but I will upload some when I get given them. I am getting home from hospital in a couple hours time which is great :) If anyone would like to know anything at all, do not hesitate to ask! I am more than happy to help anyone who is interested in this op or worried about it or whatever it may be! [RS bleep]
I have always been unhappy with my breasts for as long as I can remember. I developed them very early, I remember starting to wear bras before I was even 10. By the time I was 16, I was spilling out of G cup bras and was absolutely miserable. I've never been particularly heavy - always stayed around 140 pounds, so my massive breasts couldn't even be blamed on being overweight. I was teased constantly about my breasts all through school and slowly but surely lost all my self esteem. Eventually I ended up pulling out of my Higher PE course and exam because I was so mortified to put on gym clothes and exercise with them on display to everyone in my class (there was a particular group of guys in that class who everyday without fail would make about them in front of everyone). I quit my girls' football team, netball and stopped swimming altogether, all things that I used to do competitively, purely because I was too embarrassed to be seen in swim suits or light sports clothes that showed every moment of my chest when I ran. By the end of high school, age 18, I was wearing an H cup, hiding under baggy clothes, avoiding going out at the weekends if it meant wearing girly clothes and refusing to have any sort of intimate relationship with anyone.
My breasts caused me a lot of pain - permanent grooves in my shoulders, extreme heat rashes and sometimes bleeding underneath, and began to make my once straight back hunch over - but I think even more than that, it was the psychological damage I was struggling the most with. It has never been like me to be a negative person, but the last few years I have often felt extremely down. I don't think anyone can really ever understand how much something like this can affect you as a female unless they are suffering from it themselves. Anytime I mentioned having overly large breasts or that i would love a reduction, all I got was "What are you wanting to do that for? People would kill for what you have". However, i know too well that it is not as simple as that. I felt bulky, sore, unfeminine, unattractive.. I hated the size of my breasts and more so, the way they sat. The weight of them meant that there was no way they could possibly sit up and perky the way I would like. I was so embarrassed by them that I would refuse to even wear a tshirt on its own - I always had to be hiding under layers no matter the weather. I wouldn't change in front of my closest friends or even my mum. I avoided holidays with my friends because I could think of nothing worse than wearing a bikini. I used to hide all my underwear and even go to the extent of doing my own washing so that my bras wouldn't be seen - a teenager willing to do her own washing proves how much it bothered me lol! I struggled to fit into literally any girly clothes that I wanted to wear and underwear/bikini shopping was almost impossible unless I was willing to order specially made frumpy bras that cost a fortune. I would cry over the way they looked constantly and couldn't wait until the day I turned 18 to go to the doctors and see about the possibility of a reduction.
I went in April 2013 to the doctors full of hope, perhaps a bit naive, and left in tears, told that I was far too young, and that this operation wasn't granted anymore, so if i wanted it, I would have to wait until I was older, preferably had had kids, and could afford to pay the £6000/7000 it was going to cost for the operation. My parents were incredibly supportive which I am so thankful for. They desperately wanted to help me, despite not wanting to see their daughter go on to the operating table so young, but they couldn't afford to pay so much money. However, they promised me this would happen for me, they would do everything they could to help me, the three of us would start saving to get this done for me in years to come. Time passed, and my breasts continued to grow. A year after that doctors appointment and I was now up to an I cup. I had done my research, and learned that the operation could actually be granted, but only under exceptional circumstances. I refused to give up, all I needed was someone to take me seriously and see my problem. I was lucky enough to meet a surgeon who helped me with the process of going back to the doctors to be referred for the operation. He told me that the doctor I had seen before had been wrong and misleading, and that I had a medical issue here that I was entitled to have fixed.
In May 2014, when I was 19 years old, i was referred to the hospital to see if I fitted the criteria. I expected to be told no and to have to go back to normal feeling miserable and self conscious, but this time, it went so much more smoothly. Over the course of a year I saw various nurses, doctors, psychologists - all of which put me forward for the surgery strongly agreeing that I desperately needed it. They were all so sympathetic which I will be forever grateful for - they gave me a chance despite my age, and took the time to see that although I was young, this was seriously affecting me. The last stage was to meet with the surgeon, which happened this year May 2015, and it was then that my surgery was approved. By this point the operation was due to cost nearly £8000 due to the extent of what had to be done to my breasts to fix them for me. I have never felt relief or happiness like when I was granted that operation in my life - I burst into a flood of tears there and then! :):):) I genuinely couldn't believe what I was hearing! I knew it would be by no means a quick fix, that there would be risks, a lot of scarring and pain etc, recovery time, but this was the first step to helping me.
And so, here I am! 2 days ago, Friday 18th September at 9am I went in for my breast reduction surgery. I measured at 32I. My surgery took almost 4 hours, longer than expected, and I spent 2 in recovery as I was in a lot of pain when I came round from the general anaesthetic. However, the feeling of looking down at my chest when I got taken back to my ward and seeing half the mass gone was the best feeling I have ever experienced. I burst into tears the first time I looked in the mirror haha! I am now a full C cup/small D and I'm absolutely over the moon with the results. They are better than i could ever have imagined, My breasts now fit my frame perfectly, they sit up themselves, are very perky, my nipple has been totally recrafted to fit them - everything I could have wanted really. The physical weight off my chest is amazing as well, I can sit up straight again, although I am sore. I no longer feel weighed down and everyone has been commenting on how much more in proportion I am now. I am in a lot of pain and have a long way to go, but I have not stopped smiling since I came out the operation. I feel like a new person already and could not be happier!
I don't have my photos from the hospital yet but I will upload some when I get given them. I am getting home from hospital in a couple hours time which is great :) If anyone would like to know anything at all, do not hesitate to ask! I am more than happy to help anyone who is interested in this op or worried about it or whatever it may be! [RS bleep]
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