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Breast reduction regret?

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Whippedtoafrenzy · 08/08/2018 17:17

Just that. It’s a big undertaking. Hear many accounts where women say ‘best thing’. Is it really?

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Idliketoknow · 08/08/2018 17:22

Oh I'd like to know this too. Just booked an appointment with a consultant.

FiveGoMadInDorset · 08/08/2018 17:24

Had mine done 14 years ago, not one moment of regret since.

Rockclimbingtigger · 08/08/2018 17:31

Had mine done 11 years ago. Never regretted it and I had complications.

I was a 32GG and had permanent backache. I got fat necrosis on one side after surgery and the scars are not small but I was never going to be a model anyway!

Would have it done again tomorrow despite everything. Feel free to ask any questions you like.

YellowDesk · 08/08/2018 17:34

Absolutely no regrets here and it’s been almost 20 years. It did affect my ability to breastfeed although I was able to mix feed and I did make more milk with each subsequent child. But it was totally worth it. I was 18 and nobody ever looked at my face. The first thing most people (who didn’t know) said to me afterward was asking if I had lost weight.

EthelHornsby · 08/08/2018 17:38

8 years here and no regrets - slightly wonky scar on one side, but that’s insignificant beside the benefits

Idliketoknow · 08/08/2018 18:34

Thank you! So my bf-ing days are over so my main concern is telling work that I need the time off. Any tips?

I've got appt with consultant in a month. I'm a 32HH and whilst I don't have back ache, I do get achy if you know what I mean? I'm fed up of clothes never fitting and people (typically men) staring. And this hot weather has NOT helped!!

I had read somewhere that the NHS aren't offering this surgery any longer...and I can't find the requirements from my Trust anywhere... so I'm assuming I'd have to go private. Am I wrong?

Whippedtoafrenzy · 08/08/2018 20:57

When my bra fits perfectly I have no problem but most of the time I can’t get then to fit and they drive me nuts. I can’t reconcile myself to surgery because it’s impossible to sustain a bra fitting. I know people who are just as big, 34k, and have no problem.

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mydogishot · 08/08/2018 21:02

It's up there with kids being born as a great thing in my life.
HTH

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