23 Years Old, Breast Reduction from 34FF/G - Montreal, QC

I accidentally posted the last update too soon - here are a few more pictures

Also, I have full nipple sensitivity in the right breast, slightly reduced in the left.

I'm three days post op and doing great! I only needed to be on dilaudid for the first 24 hours - now I'm not on any painkillers at all, and feel fine. My breasts feel tender like they do before my period, no worse, though the incisions itch like crazy at times.

The surgery went really well. I was in and out in no time - surgery was at 8:30 am and I was heading home by 2. Dr. McGill was really relaxed and friendly ; we chatted about family stuff while she marked me up. I actually dreamed while I was anaesthetized, which I found very interesting. The staff at Cite de la Sante in Laval were fantastic.

I'm already more comfortable with my breasts than I have been in years. They're still fairly bruised and swollen, and I'm hoping they'll go down a couple sizes, but my upper back pain is gone, and they're so cute and perky! I can't stop looking at my cleavage.

I really recommend the lollipop method. I can already lift my arms enough to put on a shirt myself, and have been up and about doing light chores today. I didn't need drains, just gauze dressings, and my boobs don't look too gory.

I developed big breasts very early - in the summer between grade 6 and 7 I went from a 34A to a 34D, and just kept growing. Throughout highschool, where I was an athlete, I had to wear three bras for practice: one regular underwire bra, to keep my breasts from chafing together, one regular sports bra, to help hold them up, and one heavy-duty sports bra, to keep them from bouncing around. I still remember vividly, one day when I tried only wearing one sports bra, my breast jumping out of my bra and hitting me in the chin.

Around 19 or 20, I grew another cup size, then another. I was wearing a 34DD when I got pregnant in 2013, and things got completely out of control. While breastfeeding, I wore a 36GG. I developed a terrible spasm down the right side of my back, which still bothers me. My son weaned in November 2014, and I have since shrunk to a 34FF, but my back problems remain. I have pain in my shoulders, neck, and back all the time; I can't sleep on my stomach without cramps in my lower back, and can't find clothes that fit. Even t-shirts which fit my waist stretch way too tightly over my bust, so I'm wearing baggy things most of the time.

I have always wanted smaller breasts, and have been planning to get a reduction since I was about 16. I wanted to wait until after I had kids. But the combination of increased back pain, discovering that I have a very high milk supply (I had overproduction the whole time my son was breastfeeding), and that advances in surgical technique increase the likelihood of being able to breastfeed convinced me that now is the time. (we're also not yet sure if we want to have more kids, and plan on waiting a few years, anyway, which gives me time to heal.) I found a surgeon, Dr. Sandra McGill, who performs the lollipop rather than the anchor method, and Quebec's insurance covers breast reduction completely.

I'm nervous - as I think a lot of people are - firstly that the surgeon won't go as small as I'd like, and secondly that I am hoping for too much from the surgery. I'm worried about suddenly being much more self-conscious about my belly - but also eager to see if running is more comfortable without these big sandbags. I've struggled with eating disorders and body dysmorphia for years, and hope that, at very least, being able to buy clothes off the rack will make me feel a bit more comfortable in my body.

I had the post-op last week, and will have the surgery this Wednesday. I'm a bit nervous, but mostly excited! I am a bit concerned about my son, who is 1, being upset about not being able to cuddle me as much while I recover... any stories you have about recovery with little kids are most welcome! My partner is taking a week off of work to help around the house.