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Finally Doing It - Breast Reduction 34F to 34C
UPDATED FROM Yuffster1988
9 days post
It's done!!
Yuffster1988August 2, 2018
$8,699
Had my operation on 24th July so over a week ago now. All went very well, the operation took three hours and 900 grams has been removed from my breasts. It has been quite painful for me and I have mostly been sleeping as booked two weeks off work to recover. It does get better every day though. Went to see my surgeon yesterday for my first check up and all healing well other than a very red inflamed looking area near the incision on my right boob so on a course of anti bioics. Very happy and definitely feel I have made the right decision. I have also managed to lose nearly a stone over the past two months which is great too. Only thing is sleeping on my back is driving me insane!!!
UPDATED FROM Yuffster1988
21 days pre
3 weeks tomorrow
Yuffster1988July 2, 2018
Posting a few pics of my breasts in a tight black top. Yet to brave the topless photos but you can see how big they are compared to my waste in these. Three weeks tomorrow, I am getting more and more nervous every day and its literally all I can think about at the moment.
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July 2, 2018
Use the time you have now to make sure you have everything that you need! Clean your house, make shopping lists for groceries, stock up on household items, etc. At least for me it helps with my nervousness if I make lists and check off tasks as I go! And being stocked up and having clean house and all laundry, bedding etc done then you know you can relax and focus on healing after surgery.
July 3, 2018
Thank you for the comment and advice Zandrina, very helpful and nice of you :)
July 25, 2018
Welcome to the club. Im now 12 days post op and had similar reasons as yours for wanting this. NHS funding is still post code lottery. I eventually self funded in the UK and have no regrets. It’s frustrating that many self-induced medical problems are covered by the NHS, but this procedure is still classed as cosmetic. You are definitely making a great decision, I’m not out the woods yet, but recovering slowly. There is lots of support to be found on this site. Wishing our all the best.
July 25, 2018
Hey, thanks for your response. Yeah it is a shame about the bhs, even my surgeon asked me if I had tried through them. Mine was yesterday, feel ok but struggling a bit in this heat. Will post pics soon :)
July 25, 2018
I had mine done last August-it was hot and smoky (due to forest fires in Canada)...all I can say is keep a big tumbler of ice water nearby, and sponge yourself off with cold cloths!! A spritzer of water and a fan would also be good :-)
July 25, 2018
The weather is definitely making it harder I’m sure. I’m unsure whether Its my body making me feel hot and irritable or is it the weather. My breasts feel semi ok in the morning, but feel heavily swollen by 4pm making it harder to sleep. Even with portable air con I’m constantly feeling hot, then chilly, then hot and swollen. Yes, definitely keep a water bottle with you at all times. The first few days are restrictive, but you’ll definitely feel better after 7 days -less exhausting. Sleep whenever you feel you need it If you can.
ORIGINAL POST
Finally Doing It - Breast Reduction 24F to 34C
Yuffster1988June 13, 2018
Thought I would start a review/blog of my experience. I am 30 years old with no children, 5 foot 6, a healthy weight/BMI and wear a 34F. I am getting a breast reduction on 24th July to go down to (hopefully) a 34C but I will also accept a 34D. I tried the NHS to no avail so am paying for it out of my own pocket through a loan. I want to do it whilst I am young so I can't wait any longer by saving up so this is the only way for me to finally do it.
I have wanted this since I was 13 so a very long time. I started developing breasts at a very early age, I remember getting changed in P.E in primary school and other children making fun of me saying to get a bra. They developed considerably in my teens, I was a very tiny frame back then (UK size 8) and still am to some extent now (UK size 12 but trying to go back down to a 10). They have always looked massive on my body though - then and now. I think I was in denial for a long time and always wore a bra a few sizes too small with spillages over the top. I believe this is caused them to grow an odd shape too.
I want to do this is because of many reasons. Throughout my teens and twenties I have had hundreds of comments on their size, I have never been able to buy nice underwear or clothes that fit well (size 16 on the top, size 10-12 on the bottom is not easy), I have got grooves in my shoulders and get upper back pain due to both the weight and my posture - if I sit up straight they look gigantic so I am always hunching forwards. They are also a odd shape in that my nipples are more lateral rather than medial (again I blame this on wearing bras too small when they were growing) and I want the shape to be corrected.
I have booked this through a UK company called medbelle who have been brilliant so far and have made everything easy for me. They gave me a list of surgeons in my area and arranged my consultation. I did try to find a surgeon through them last year and had a consultation with a female surgeon but other expenses got in the way so I had to wait a while longer. I went back to medbelle this year but decided I wanted to try another surgeon as the one last year just didn't make me feel very comfortable. Anyway, they gave me a list of surgeons and I picked the first one I saw because he just feels right.
I am so nervous but also very excited at the same time which is so weird :). I keep waking up in the middle of the night in a panic about it for some reason but know this is something I have to do and have wanted to do since I was 13. The main thing I am scared about it the anaesthetic and how I will feel after I wake up? The recovery process scares me a bit too.
Anyway wanted to share this with everyone, I am following quite a few stories on here and any help/guidance is appreciated too. Will share some pictures soon.
Thanks :)
I have wanted this since I was 13 so a very long time. I started developing breasts at a very early age, I remember getting changed in P.E in primary school and other children making fun of me saying to get a bra. They developed considerably in my teens, I was a very tiny frame back then (UK size 8) and still am to some extent now (UK size 12 but trying to go back down to a 10). They have always looked massive on my body though - then and now. I think I was in denial for a long time and always wore a bra a few sizes too small with spillages over the top. I believe this is caused them to grow an odd shape too.
I want to do this is because of many reasons. Throughout my teens and twenties I have had hundreds of comments on their size, I have never been able to buy nice underwear or clothes that fit well (size 16 on the top, size 10-12 on the bottom is not easy), I have got grooves in my shoulders and get upper back pain due to both the weight and my posture - if I sit up straight they look gigantic so I am always hunching forwards. They are also a odd shape in that my nipples are more lateral rather than medial (again I blame this on wearing bras too small when they were growing) and I want the shape to be corrected.
I have booked this through a UK company called medbelle who have been brilliant so far and have made everything easy for me. They gave me a list of surgeons in my area and arranged my consultation. I did try to find a surgeon through them last year and had a consultation with a female surgeon but other expenses got in the way so I had to wait a while longer. I went back to medbelle this year but decided I wanted to try another surgeon as the one last year just didn't make me feel very comfortable. Anyway, they gave me a list of surgeons and I picked the first one I saw because he just feels right.
I am so nervous but also very excited at the same time which is so weird :). I keep waking up in the middle of the night in a panic about it for some reason but know this is something I have to do and have wanted to do since I was 13. The main thing I am scared about it the anaesthetic and how I will feel after I wake up? The recovery process scares me a bit too.
Anyway wanted to share this with everyone, I am following quite a few stories on here and any help/guidance is appreciated too. Will share some pictures soon.
Thanks :)
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July 2, 2018
Congratulations on booking your surgery! I can see from your pictures that your breasts are way too large for your body-you are going to feel sooooooo much better. It's totally normal to be nervous and excited at the same time! Especially if you've never had surgery before. I had never had a general anesthetic (at age 51!) so I was definitely nervous too! But then I reminded myself that my then-77 year old mother had just had hernia surgery (and lots of past surgeries), and is in much worse health than me and yet somehow survived!! In all seriousness, anesthesia is really very safe these days, it's very rare for anything to go wrong. And it feels like no time has gone by-one second they're talking to you getting you ready and the next thing you know you're waking up in recovery. I had some pain and nausea when I woke up but the very sweet nurse gave me some medication, helped me dress and made sure I could go to the bathroom before letting my friend take me home. I was walking and talking on my own and was able to go into the drugstore to get my prescriptions (with my friend of course!) I thought I would feel a lot more "out of it" but I actually felt surprisingly good. Of course there is discomfort but it normally isn't horrible, it's manageable. I only took percoset for the first 3-4 days and after that I took tylenol a few times and then by a week post I didn't even need that. I was sore but it was tolerable.
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