Breast reduction experiences

I did nothing before to prepare, and it was a fabulous experience. SO glad I did it. I did it in 01, and my chest, 13 years later, looks like someones in her late 20s, as far as perkiness and firmness. Because they hike them up when they do the surgery! They look better now than when I was in high school, truly.

I already had lost quite a bit of sensation before the surgery, maybe due to nerve damage from the weight/sagging? So I can't speak to that part of recovery. Due to that lack of sensation, I felt less pain than many people describe. That caused me to do some reaching and activities that I think created more scarring than if I had just sat my self in bed and healed. FYI-- heed what they say about activity reduction times.

I have never had the surgery, but a few if my friends have and all they ever say is how happy they are they did it, and how they wished they'd done it dinner.

Good Luck, and listen to the at home instructions.

For me, too, it was the best thing I've ever done! I didn't do anything to physically prepare, but it is a good idea to subscribe to photo access on the website referenced earlier. It looks pretty scary right after, and in the weeks immediately after. I found that by viewing other women's post-op photos it showed me what was normal and kind of de-sensitized myself.

Something else I did was make a basket of things to keep at hand for when i got home, so I wouldn't have to be moving far. Things like pain relievers, water bottle, reading materials, phone, ipad, etc.

Good Luck!

Where did my post go??? I suggested you look at this site...http://www.breasthealthonline.org there's a lot of information there. Feel free to message me.I had 10 pounds removed 4 years ago and I would do it all over again.