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Anybody had a breast reduction ?

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mummypoppins · 02/04/2007 12:19

I am scheduled for a BR on 25th May.Just madly losing the last bit of weight so the surgeon will be happy.

Although I qualify for NHS funding have decided to go privately as I have a very busy job and taking the time off has to be meticulously planned.

Anybody out there who had similar and can share stories. I am excited but apprehensive. DH is not keen as he thinks I am fine as I am but fed up with the saggy blooming things.

I am 5.4" and a size 14 bottom but 18 top and just cant bear another summer of them. Every bra I own is uncomfortable and I have spent thousands on underwear over the years.

Dawn

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dejags · 02/04/2007 12:29

I have had one - years ago (1990)

It was the best thing I have ever done - it improved my confidence 1000 fold. My only regret is the difficulty I had in breastfeeding my children because of the surgery.

Good luck

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mummypoppins · 02/04/2007 12:36

Thanks Dejags..............I am nearly 40 and finished my family so not an issue for me which is why really I left it unti now and to be fair until I had the children they were only an e cup but now ballooned to a double hh which is just vile!

How do your look now ? Do they sag again ?

What size did you go from to ?

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dejags · 02/04/2007 14:10

I can't remember the exact details - I went from being very, very big and misshapen to a B cup.

Post kids they still look good - the internal stitches helps to defy gravity .

chocolateaddict · 02/04/2007 14:14

Hi,just wanted to say good luck.My best friend had a reduction in April 2004 and has never looked back.

margo1974 · 02/04/2007 14:17

I will watch this thread Mummypoppins, please let me know how you got on.

I need to lose my weight and I will go to a specialist 6 months after I have finished b/f.

I hate, hate, hate being top heavy and having shoulder dents etc.

Good luck

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mummypoppins · 02/04/2007 14:43

Thanks Chocolate addict..........everyone I have spoken too says the same.....they think it is the best thing they ever did.

I have had to lose weight Margo1974..........1.5 stones since begining of the year and another 16llbs before May 25th so on the Cambridge diet at the moment which is agony.............but I so want it done and NOW so the thought of joining weight watchers and having to sweat the weight off at a pound at a time is just not on.

Will you go privately or NHS ? My surgeon has said that I would have to have a BMI of 25 for him to operate on NHS but privately if I dont quite get there thats fine. I am at 28 at the moment.

Wonder whether I will miss them ???!!!

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margo1974 · 02/04/2007 14:48

When I went to John Lewis to get measured for a bra, the lady said that the women who have reductions are happier with their operation than women who have had enlargement.

I can get a paid consultation through a scheme I have paid into, and some of the consultants can do it on the NHS -IF you're a certain weight, IF your boobs are too large etc.

star1976 · 02/04/2007 15:12

I had a breast reduction from 34FF to 34D in 2002 and it is the best thing I have done! I thought I had finished having kids but now have a DS 13 months!

Met my DP just before I had it done (it was all booked) and he was very supportive and doesn't seem to mind the scars at all, even I don't notice them anymore really!

It was great to finally be able to go out buy bra's in all different styles and colours, instead of the scaffolding I used to have to use. Getting a new start with gravity again was great too!!!!

Only thing is, when I used to lose weight before it NEVER seemed to go off my bust, but now it is the first place it goes from!

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mummypoppins · 02/04/2007 17:13

Thank for all your comments. What about recovery periods star1976...........I have 2 weeks booked from work as holiday and will take the 3rd as working form home. Will that be long enough ?

I am scared to death of the pain and the general anaesthetic but I know they are part of the deal.

Did you have any complications ?

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star1976 · 02/04/2007 19:06

I would say recovery varies with every individual. How long you need off work depends on what job you do. I was given 6 weeks on a doctors note without asking (and went back for another week off but that was cause wanted to spend time with new boyfriend . To be honest could have gone back to work sooner. Daren't drive for about 4 weeks, so maybe about then?

I had no complications, hardest thing for me was not being able to pick up my daughter who was 3 at the time. For first week or so it is really sore, but not constant pain.

Really don't want to put you off, cause I don't regret it at all, but I had drains in and when they took them out I screamed cause it hurt so much. Friend said I went completely white and I felt sick and thought I was going to pass out.

But, nurses said that noone else has ever reacted that badly to it, so maybe I am just a wimp!!!! Really don't want to scare you, just wanted to warn you. HTH!

dejags · 03/04/2007 06:25

Poor you Star . FWIW when my drains were removed, I didn't feel a thing.

I was 16 when I had my surgery and I can honestly say that I didn't really feel any pain at all.

A few days on pain meds afterwards and back to school within 10 days.

margo1974 · 03/04/2007 09:39

It's good to hear these kind of stories. I think if you expect that it will hurt, then you can deal with the pain a bit better.

margo1974 · 04/04/2007 14:00

mummypoppins - they have about reductions on this morning tomorrow - set the recorder

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mummypoppins · 04/04/2007 17:48

Great thanks I will do.........when will you see about yours ? I guess you are still breastfeeding at the moment ?

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margo1974 · 05/04/2007 10:24

Still b/f at the mo. Although I did go to the doctor after I finished b/f dd1. To my shame, I cried. It was a mixture of relief and embarrassment to finally tell a doctor how I felt. It's horrible to hate parts of your body so much.

bunnyrabbit · 21/05/2007 21:57

Hi Guys,
Wanted to revive this thread and hoped somone out there will be able to help me. Sorry if this goes on a bit. Just turned 40 and finally, last year, decided I was fed up with being a 30HH. Went to NHS surgeon and although I am not exactly huge my BMI was 32.

Lost a stone in 7 weeks and now have a BMI of 29 and have already seen a copy of the letter which confirms I have NHS funding.

So ... here's the quandary.

The surgeon is a breast sugeon not a plastic surgeon and was at pains to point this out to me as apparantly I can choose to consult a plastic surgeon instead if I want.

Only the surgeon has been incredibly supportive and it was in fact his suggestion that I apply for funding when I went to him with breast pain last year (have already been seeing a physio for back and neck pain)

So is it best to have a breast surgeon perform my reduciton or a plastic surgeon.

I have a DS 3.5, and DH and I have talked about having another little one. In fact I think we need to do this now or I'll be a bit long in the tooth. So where does this leave me? I can't have the op and then get pregnant, and I don't want to put off trying for a baby as this is sort of our last chance.

Does anyone know if it's possible to delay the op once you have funding?

Anyway... enough rambling. Any comments accepted gracefully, although I won't be able to reply untill tomorrow evening.

bunnyrabbit · 22/05/2007 22:38

Anyone?

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