Anyone had a breast reduction?

[The[cookie]Doctor]

Hi, thanks for your detailed post, very nice of you.

I was on a waiting lis tbut despite my size I was a CAT-3, because I had never afforded the assistance of other treatment (chiropractic or physio analysis) - and then was knocked off the waiting list in ACT because they have too many CAT-1 surgeries therefore I am essentially 'wasting' their time and despite the surgeon agreeing it was medically necessary the hospital have the right to call it an elective procedure.

I am now in Melb and will be looking into it further once things have settled for us financially. I will be enlisting in the work of a chiropractor to help manage pain so I can not be taking painkillers just to live and to a point where I will be able to walk comfortably again in order to eventually lose weight, and also for regular analysis on my spinal damage.

If you are very overweight there is a slim chance you will be operated on through Public Elective Surgery as I found out you have to be below a certain BMI to be operated on.

I have been told differently but I guess it depends where you go - they will advise you it may be unpreferable as blood circulation is worse (therefore chance of death is higher) in heavier patients.

as for expensive bras, i get mine for roughly $60 (inc post) from the UK for when they RRP here for $100.

[SiarasMummy]

I am also in Melbourne - have you been to see a surgeon down here yet? If not I could give you the details of mine.
I was also told by the surgeon that my weight wouldn't be an issue but when I spoke directly to the people at the Wait List Office I was told by all of them that hospitals won't do Public Elective Surgery on anyone with a BMI above 30.
Don't know how true it is or if it is all hospitals or only some but it really gave me the incentive to lose the extra kg's!
If you ever need a chat or a walking buddy when you are more comfortable to exercise, let me know!
I found the exercise thing really hard but once I lost just a few kilo's I started feeling better about it and already have less back pain even though i haven't had the surgery yet.

[The[cookie]Doctor]

Sorry had to cut my post short before - screaming toddler.

Whereabouts in Melbourne are you? I would love the details of your surgeon - thanks so much.

I am feeling in a much better place psychologically now that we are back here so i need to get into a mindset to get healthy again. It is not motivation i am lacking it is commitment and then when i lost commitment i lose motivation. If that makes sense. I find it really hard to push through pain barriers (whether than be back/breast pain or indeadequate fitness pain) and then it gets too much. Or for instance, hubby and i had been eating well and getting into good routines and now i have been sick for a month since starting my new job (back to childcare work) and will take time for my immunity to build. Sensible me knows sweating it out is great to kick the bugs but sick me is like - uh... yeah right.

Anyway sorry for that long winded chatter-blab Point is, i am keen to make changes to myself to make it a better 'opportunity' i jsut have a lot to work on. Life has been a bit stalled with how incapcitated i feel by my breasts (clothing is the worst thing) but i leapt a hurdle and got married instead of putting off the big day for when everything would be perfect - know what i mean?

Anyway - you should hang around BellyBelly - its a great community!!

introduce yourself here - https://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums...ome-say-hello/

you said your DD (dear daughter) is 2 - you can find your baby 'buddy' group here - Baby & Toddler General Discussion - Pregnancy, Birth & Baby Forums ~ BellyBelly

and id say you migth find this forum useful - General Health, Fitness & Well Being - Pregnancy, Birth & Baby Forums ~ BellyBelly

thanks again

[SiarasMummy]

I can't seem to find his phone number online (I would have to find the original letter I got from him last year)
But his name is David Hunter Smith and he works out of Coastal Plastic Surgery Centre in Mornington. I live in the Bayside area, whereabouts are you?

I know what you mean about all the interruptions to getting on with weight loss etc, even after I have lost so much weight I still have bad weeks but that is why I love weight watchers so much. You never feel judged and it just feels so easy to ask for advice and get back on track again. I have probably 'fallen off the wagon' at least 4 or 5 times in the 8 months I have been going but have still managed to almost get to my goal weight cause i didn't want to ruin my hard work and the whole time I had this surgery in my head, thinking how good I would feel when I have a smaller body as well as smaller boobs
Thanks for the links to the other forums, I'll check them out!