appt with GP re breast reduction tomorrow. Have so much hope stored up. What should I emphasise? Physical or psychological issues?

[Piffle]

basically
size 8-10
30HH boobs
no more kids as have 3 supremely good specimens in situ
Good bmi etc
have shoulder neck pain constantly, dents in shoulders, fungal rashes. Plus v self conscious as on my frame (boyish) they look quite frankly, comedic.
So am falling on nhs to save me...
zero vanity involved in this tbh
am anxious and fear tears may flow as want this soooookooo badly

Mine are smaller ( in relation to my size) 34G/GG and I'm a size 12 and i got it approved on nhs. I've decided to have to done privately thought and it's all booked for Septemeber!! Good luck - i can't wait to have mine done

thanks mittens. Can I ask why you opted to go private?
id love to know any potential pitfalls of nhs surgery
for instance sizing...

piff, nhs fantastic for surgery. if you can get it on nhs you really should do it imo.

as a 30G size 10 i empathise massively. but have sorted my neck pain out with osteopath and so am going to put up...besides am hoping for another dc....

soph if I wanted more dc I'd wait truly.
I've had enough. Spent life savings on thrice weekly physio for severe post natal SPD. Osteo says my posture compromised by boobs and way I hold myself.
end game, they have to go.
I'm not a huge fan of cosmetic surgery but this I neebut I need a decent reduction, I know I had neck pain aged 22 slim with F cup

god good luck with it all, really. xxx

as ever mn will share my experience
oh cannot wait!
good luck for more dc soph x x x

I'm going private for a number of reasons - can have it done when want to & is convenient or dh to take time off work, much, much better aftercare and a guarantee that i get the surgeon i want - still scared tho!!

I hope it all goes ahead on the NHS, Piffle - sounds horrendous, poor you.

Oh good luck piffle.
I had mine reduced from a 30G last Tuesday. I'm a size 12 elsewhere. I didn't want them to be too small, and have ended up as a DD/E - I think I will probably be a DD when they've settled down. It is so unbelievably wonderful to be in proportion.
I only had 250g removed from each one, (200g is the minimum for it be classified as a reduction) which was pretty much all skin - mu main issue was sagginess due to having been as big as a 36M when bf. When I, purely hypothetically of course, was on hands and knees naked my nipples would graze the bed!
Don't dismiss the vanity aspect - it's perfectly natural to want to look proportional, though it's probably not the thing you want to emphasise with a skint PCT. I am loving the fact that when I eventually get rid of the support bras I will be able to wear strappy dresses without bras - in fact I was v. naughty and took of my bra to try one on yesterday - I almost cried it felt so good.

might post before and after pics...
my mum is so supportive and says she will care for kids along with PIL and dp
I
family are chuffed for me!

wow pru!!! tis big op?

The op itself was easy, well i think it was, last thing I can remember is telling the anesthetist that I didn't want it to feel like champagne, India and Neris say that's too fattening, well unless you get the horribly expensive one sugar free one like wickedwaterwitch did.... (she never did ask afterwards who www was
Afterwards I woke up enough to call dh, then was out of it for most of the afternoon, and woke up late evening, ravenous. My boobs looked incredibly small, and were very very tight, and I did have a moment of panic that I'd changed completely and that dh wouldn't like them. It' was v. difficult to sleep that night - I'd slept most of the day, and had flotron boots massaging my legs, and you have to sleep on your back at a 45 degree angle and I won't lie, the drains are bloody uncomfortable.
Next day I did feel better, was disconnected from the flotron's and so able to walk around by myself. I had the drains removed (discomforting but not painful) and so had a strip of padded tape like duct tape under and over my boobs. The top one was removed that day as it was wrinkling my nipple

Wow Prufrock - you had it done last tuesday - congratualtions!! How was the pain afterwards and now?

wow pru! Of course June!!!!!
wow
what size are you by dear?
respect!!!
are you relieved glad?
feeling better now?
ive vast experience of surgery... I know I can cope!
oh pru still aghast and amazed at how time flies?
it was the right thing yes?

scarring? sorry to ask.

Did you have your done on nhs or private?

I could have been discharged day after op, but had opted to stay an extra night to get some rest - you might not want to do that in NHS hospital ward. So I spent the day watching TV, shuffling around on automatic bed, reading. I was very very bloated - GA was havoc on my digestive system so it took 6 days (with laxatives, prunes etc) to crap, but boy did I feel better when I had.
I left on Thursday, and got taxi home. Actually was a bit silly when I got in as gardener had just arrived so I picked up dog poo and spent an hour weeding, but I did then feel tired so went to bed.
On the Saturday, I organised our pre-school trike ride, and ran around all day selling raffle tickets! Couldn't lift anything heavier than a school chair, but actually felt fine, just a bit weary by the end. On Monday I walked to school and bak (20 minutes each way) twice, and did need to have a couple of hours in bed after that. Obv. no lifting of children, and there are things that I didn't realise would be difficult to do - I can't chop vegetables, or scrub saucepans, but I have dh here on gardening leave atm

oh x post pru
am nearly shedding tears, I too covet the dress! But have size 8 hips so prefer c-d cup if poss...
congrats pru!

Sorry - questions whilst I typed.

Scarring - not sure yet soph, I had the tape removed yesterday (and was pleasantly shocked that it wasn't holding them up and that they are standing up and proud all by themselves) but stitches are still in with steri strip like dressings over them. I should end up with a scar hidden in the areole where they sewed the nipple back on (8cm higher in my case) and then a vertical one to the bottom, and a horizontal one running in the crease.
Pain - none really once the drains were out. Discomfort, especially when attempting to get comfy in bed, but I was given paracetomol to take every 6 hours, which I actually took 2 at breakfast and 2 at dinner, and codeine, of which I only took 2 just before the Trike ride to get me through the day.
I went private, mainly because I had to have it done quickly whilst dh is still on gardening leave and so able to look after me/kids. Aloha recommended a lovely surgeon in London

So how bad is the pain afterwards?

I have cried a lot piff. Mainly tears of relief, and of sadness at the realisation of how much I had suffered, which I somehow hadn't realised until i wasn't IYSWIM.

You know the worse thing about the whole experience is not being able to shower - you can't get the stitches wet, so I've been flanelling my upper half and I just don't feel clean. Dh helped me to shave my pits today, and I've been going to the hairdressers for a wash and blowdry every 3/4 days, but I can't wait until I am able to stand under gushing hot water.

mymitens, it really doesn't hurt. I mean, if I touch it it feels a bit bruised and tender, and the surgeon did catch a stitch as he was removing the dressing yesterday which caused me to take a breath, and the constipation exacerbated my piles - but I think the first poo was the most painful part of it!

pru a lot similar after effects to abdo surgery... Prune juice will be at the ready!
if you ever feel able to share a photo of your new shape I'd be grateful. Am kinda wondering how one copes with the change, ive had huge boobs since age 15. Even dp said it will be strange seeing you with smaller boobs
plus what do school mums say? You know the scrutiny? I'm contemplating brazening it out and becoming a village legend!!!!!
lol

BRAZEN IS THE WAY TO GO!!!