Researching: Breast feeding, driving & working after surgery?

I’m currently researching what my options are for the future. I plan to get my weight down to around 10stone as that’s a healthy weight for me, and then I’ll have a better idea of what size I’m at and what size I’d like to be (a C cup is what I’m aiming for and I’m currently a heavy G/GG).

I’m active and I plan to continue that once I’ve healed up so that’s one of the many reasons huge boobs are awful. Plus they mess up my centre of gravity whenever I’ve tried things like aerial arts.

I’m not currently planning children, nor am I in a relationship, but I wanted to factor this in in case it’s something that does enter into future plans. I’m also a vegan so being able to breast feed would be a benefit as I wouldn’t then have to worry about formula milks (though I think there are vegan-friendly formulas, but I’d obviously do the research in that instance). I’m aware there is a risk, even if the surgeons take all care to increase my chances of being able to, but if any of you have any experience with it that would be great!

Also, how soon are you able to drive after the surgery? I expect seat belts are a problem. How did you make things more comfortable?

I can totally book a couple of weeks off or work from home on days I’d need to go for check-ups as I have a good boss and it’s an office job, so no crazy lifting! But how soon did you guys feel comfortable being at work?

Realistically, I won’t be booking in for a consultation at the earliest the start of 2017, but feel I need to get planning now!

I also need to work out average costings…

Regards,

Kelly

I’m going to reply by going through each of your curiosities by one so I don’t look like I’m rambling.

1) Breast feeding is trial and error with breast reductions. You need to be prepared for the fact that you may not be able to breast feed. The sensation in my nipples comes and goes. That’s something I was prepared for when my surgeon told me the risks of my operation. I went from a JJ to a DD. Personally, I think breast feeding will be unlikely for myself but everyone is different but it’s something you should mentally prepare for.

2) Driving – I don’t drive but the surgeon and nurse would advise when it is safe to start driving again. When I had my op, I worked in retail which obviously meant a lot of moving around and I didn’t feel comfortable to go back to work until three weeks after my procedure. I still had some discomfort at the two week mark so as a ball park figure, I’d estimate 2-4 weeks driving free.

3) Don’t be afraid to book a consultation now, even if you’re not planning your op until next year, it’s worth gathering your information now AND getting your quote because that quote will stick. I would tell you how much my procedure cost but it’s against the rules here.

Feel free to add me and ask any questions.

Thank you for the reply, Zoe!

There’s so little on this site about reductions (their bread and butter seems to be augmentation), so felt this would be the best place to quiz people if there was anyone around who’d had the procedure.

In terms of the breast feeding, I think the odds of me even having a child are fairly low. It’s probably something that isn’t that big a deal in the grand scheme of things. I pretty much expected the answer to be that it’s unlikely to be successful, especially since I’ve not had a child before so there’s no way of knowing if I can breast feed now. Just one of those things that’s nice to know (and research), just in case I do have a kiddie in the future.

Thank you for the tips on driving and working – that’s really helpful!

What if my stats change (like weight and boob size), wouldn’t that affect the quote? That’s what’s annoying with this company as they don’t even give a range. From what I’ve seen, most companies estimate 3000-7500 for a reduction so I’m kind of planning around the top end and hoping it’s significantly less.

How long do their quotes last? Is there an expiry date on them?

I will! Thank you 🙂

The very few breast reduction posts are exactly why I’ve stayed active on the forum, my op was in September 2014.

To be honest, I was really naive when it came to my weight and boobs. I booked my op and wanted to lose a little weight in the 4 months I had before the operation, it didn’t happen. I struggled. The surgeon removed 7lbs of breast tissue and I thought it’d leave me lighter in weight, it didn’t!

I can assure you that 7500 is unlikely. They’re big ops but mine wasn’t that much, I will privately message you what I paid.

The consultations are free, so while the site doesn’t give a range, it doesn’t hurt to meet a patient co-ordinator. I don’t think there’s an expiry but even though you don’t plan to have your op yet, you can still get the ball rolling if you wanted to.

I met MYA in April 2014 and wasn’t planning my op till March 2015. But I ended up putting a deposit down in May 2014 and having my op that September.

I think that’s really sad. If it wasn’t for someone I used to work with having a reduction with them, I’d never have even considered them. I think she was back working within a couple of weeks but she wasn’t comfortable.

I kind of see it as a bit pointless if I don’t lose the weight (which is coming off anyway, so I don’t doubt it will). It’s kind of a treat to myself since I’ve dealt with big boobs all my life and they just keep growing… how odd that you weren’t lighter with that much taken. I guess we can’t be that active afterwards for a while…

Thanks for that! That’s very reassuring.

I know once I get the ball rolling I’d want to book everything in too but I’ll be moving house in the New Year so need to make sure financially I’m sound before I invest in my boobies 🙂 I’ll definitely set one up in the New Year though!

Do you think they do quite a few reductions? It really does baffle me there isn’t more on here.

Have you found yours changed much in the last couple of years?

Also, how do I put notifications on these posts? Or do I have to physically check when I’m online?

Sorry for the many questions!

The number in reductions is rising to my knowledge, I just think a lot of girls don’t use the forum because they think others don’t
My breasts haven’t changed since they became fully healed, the scars look great, I did have some bumpy ones that have flattened out and they still look perfect 🙂

As for notifications, I have no idea!

It’s a shame that they don’t feature more case studies of girls who’ve had reductions. Even the pages saying they have them just send you in circles.

That’s great news! How long does it take for the wounds to heal? I saw on your page about revision surgery… what do you mean by that?

I had revision surgery as I didn’t heal well. I’m a notoriously bad healer when it comes to everything so don’t let my experience put you off.
I was about 5 weeks post op when the wound on my right breast basically broke down and opened. It wasn’t a hole, it was like a superficial open wound. We left it to see if it healed on its own and it didn’t so eventually I had a wound revision and my surgeon used stitches which I had removed two weeks later.

Traditionally, all being well, wounds heal pretty well in 6-8 weeks

Thanks for your honesty, Zoe. I’m usually a really good healer but I am aware with anything like that it’s often down to luck. I’ve certainly seen plenty of those documentaries where surgeries go wrong – so as long as any issues are down to nature, not negligence, everything’s fine. So that’s really helpful. Definitely something to be mindful of in terms of keeping an eye out for issues and to get them checked out, though I’m sure I’d do that anyway.

I can honestly say there is nothing anyone could have done to avoid what happened in my healing process. It was just bad luck and everyone was so fantastic in taking care of me. I was having dressing changes twice a week and it was my nurse who saw what was happening and she was brilliant. In the whole time I had the open wound, I was being seen about two/three times a week to keep a regular check and they took photos every time so we could see what was going on.

Yikes! How did your work take you having to take so much time out to trying and get things sorted?

I’m glad they did take such good care of you. They sound fab!

I was on reduced duties at work. I worked in retail at the time and they kept me on customer services until I was fully healed.

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