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Home » My Breast Reduction

My Breast Reduction

May 21, 2019 24 Comments

I toyed with the idea of not writing a blog post because it’s pretty personal, but with everything in my life, I try to be 100% transparent with you, so I wanted to shed some light on my experience. If you are thinking of this process and want to see actual photos – I can email them to you. But since this blog is mostly a home decor blog, I didn’t want to expose my breasts online.

If you’re reading this you’re probably shocked that I even had one as I haven’t talked about it on my blog at all.

Truth be told, I’ve been a D since I was in grade 6. When you’re 12 that is not a size you want to be. I remember being embarrassed of my size from a very young age. I couldn’t wear things that my friends could – bikinis, certain shirts and dresses. And when I did, I felt like I was revealing too much. At the age of 19 I was an E and it kept climbing from there.

I specifically remember my dad telling me to “cover up” when I was twenty while I was wearing a knee length sun dress. I do not hold it against him as he was truly only concerned about what other men/guys were thinking about me.. but from that moment on, I refused to show any cleavage. Meaning wearing oversized shirts, constantly tugging my shirts up and wearing bras that would flatten my chest. I was truly so embarrassed of my chest. It wasn’t pretty, it made me look larger than I was and gave me such horrible back pain.

People who are smaller want a bigger chest, but rarely do people think about the other side of the spectrum. The embarrassment, severe back pain and limitations. Even when I was at my thinnest at the age of 19 ( riding between a size 4/6 ) I was still an E/F cup. And that weight wasn’t healthy for me. Being 127 pounds at almost 5’8, I was working out twice a day and eating like a bird to keep that body. I have a larger framed body, meaning I have bigger bones.. so being that size wasn’t healthy for me. But even at that size, I still squished into XL sports bras because nothing would fit

I’m now 179 pounds and a healthy size 12 and my chest was a G/H. I couldn’t go to the gym, jog or even wear my baby in the sling longer than 10 minutes. After 10 minutes of vacuuming I would have to sit down from back pain. It’s really crazy how it affected every area of my life. Especially my self confidence.

Here’s a few before shots.

Before Breast Reduction

This was me sitting at a G/H.

-The Process –

I started the process 14 months ago, getting on the wait list to see a plastic surgeon. You first need to make an appointment with your regular family doctor and then they will refer you to see a plastic surgeon. It was 100% covered since I’m under a BMI of 30 and over a DD. Once I saw the surgeon in the beginning of may, she got me a surgery date two weeks later and here I am – 8 days post surgery!

I live in British Columbia in Canada so it was all covered by MSP. I’m unsure how it will be for different provinces or countries. But since this surgery was for better quality of life over aesthetics, it was fully covered.

If there is even a small glimmer of you wanting to get this surgery done, I highly urge you to. I’ve wanted it done since I was 18, but was always terrified of the actual surgery. Now at almost 31, it’s done and I couldn’t be happier.

-The Surgery –

The actual surgery is extremely straight forward. You arrive at the hospital 2 hours before your surgery and they get you comfortable on a bed. Check your vitals, undress you and right before you go in for surgery, the surgeon comes in to drawn on your breasts of the exact cut lines.

This was called a “Bear Paws” It was a tub inserted into a paper gown to fill up with warm air. It was amazing.. they make you super comfortable before you go in.

If your heart rate is elevated like mine was out of anxiety ( because it was my first surgery ever ) you can ask for an Ativan. This helps completely calm you down. After I took that, it was mostly smooth sailings.. I was still quite nervous, but it somehow just smooths over your fears. Also, about an hour before you go in, they put an IV in your hand. This is how they give you the general anesthesia and also how they give you pain medication and fluids. If you’re scared of needles, this will be the worst part of the entire process.. but I’ve had four kids, so this didn’t bother me one bit.

I arrived at the hospital at 8:15 AM and for reference, they took me into the OR at about 11:30. The last things I remember is the anesthesiologist holding my hand and asking me questions and then I slowly went to sleep.

Right after surgery.. ( I do not remember taking this )

I woke up at around 5:30 PM pretty exhausted and VERY out of it. I remember them asking me how I felt and I said “in pain” but I’m unsure if I was actually in pain because I don’t remember it at all. They kept pumping my IV will different drugs. The last one I remember was Morphine. Again, I don’t know if I was actually in pain. Shortly after that, I was taken home. From there it was very smooth sailings, not a ton of pain, just discomfort.

Day 2 Post Op

I guess it helps that I’ve nursed four kids for a total of five years, but I haven’t really had painful days. It’s just really uncomfortable. More like an ache. I do get sharp pains here and there.. and you can feel your nerves reconnecting. For me, the hardest part of this surgery process is not doing anything and being useless. Expect to be very slow moving. Expect to not be able to even lift a jug of milk for a few weeks.

I actually had to head into the hospital at 7 days post op to get re-stiched in one spot as they had separated. My surgeon was amazing and gave me 12 quick stitches.

Day 3 Post Op.

Here is a few shots of my chest ‘after’. I will most likely do another blog in a month or so as I still have a ton of swelling and I’m wearing a lot of gauze in my bras. But so happy with the results so far.

After Breast Reduction. Went from a 36 G/H to a 36 C
Extremely happy with the results. Still quite swollen and wearing a lot of gauze, but it looks like I’ve lost 40 pounds.

If you guys have any questions for me so far, I would love to answer them. Just drop them below in the comments.

It’s now day 8 for me and I’m feeling back to normal minus the pain. I say back to normal because the first week after surgery you will be constipated, out of it, very emotional with a ton of other symptoms due to the pain killers your doctor has you on and the general anesthesia. I still cannot lift anything at all and most day to day things are still a struggle for me. Up until today I’ve had my husband at home doing everything for me. Tomorrow he goes back to work and my Sister-In-Law has gracefully decided to come live with us for a week until I can start lifting Rhett and doing a bit more. ( SO THANKFUL )

I opted out of my pain killers on day four as they were making me so constipated and nauseous and I’d rather feel pain than those things. I was only taking T3’s, but your doctor can prescribe more affective drugs if you need it.

I’m only taking ibuprofin occasionally. But other than that, the pain is pretty manageble.

Thanks for sharing in my journey with me!

Jessica Sara White Picket Farmhouse

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  1. Pamela Martin says

    May 21, 2019 at 1:38 pm

    You look amazing. Thank you for sharing.
    *Smiles*

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    • White Picket Farmhouse says

      May 21, 2019 at 2:00 pm

      Thank you so much for reading! Xx

      Reply
    • Linda says

      May 22, 2019 at 6:15 am

      You really look Wonderful!!!!

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      • White Picket Farmhouse says

        May 22, 2019 at 9:18 am

        Thank you so much!

        Reply
  2. Nicki says

    May 21, 2019 at 3:26 pm

    You look great! I had mine done 20 years ago, still at ‘high beam’ @ 60 years old, and 38c. I’ve never regretted it, and from the day after surgery, way less back issues!

    Reply
    • White Picket Farmhouse says

      May 21, 2019 at 3:59 pm

      That’s amazing!!! I honestly have no heard one person ever regretting it!

      Reply
      • Sharon says

        January 13, 2021 at 5:26 pm

        Hi can you please tell me if there were times when you felt your breasts were larger 4 weeks after surgery than 2 weeks after surgery

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        • White Picket Farmhouse says

          January 13, 2021 at 6:43 pm

          Hello!
          Yes. When I initially had surgery they felt really small and then as the weeks went on they “dropped” more and felt bigger

          Reply
  3. Melody D Klotz says

    May 21, 2019 at 4:39 pm

    You look fabulous! Wow it really does look like you lost a lot of weight but you are beautiful anyway. I am glad to hear your pain is subsiding.

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    • White Picket Farmhouse says

      May 21, 2019 at 4:57 pm

      Thank you so much! It’s an incredible weight lifted off my chest!

      Reply
  4. Susan says

    May 22, 2019 at 9:00 am

    You look amazing and if you are like me, you will never regret it. I went from a 34 DDD to a 34. B. I had always hated my size. Now Granddaughter at 14 is an E and already wants to have reduction. Have been told to wait til she’s 16 and has stopped growing, although there is a chance she will have to repeat the surgery later. We’ll see how it goes.

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    • White Picket Farmhouse says

      May 22, 2019 at 9:20 am

      Oh my goodness, I feel for her. So frustrating! I’m so excited I’m on this side of the procedure and slowly healing

      Reply
      • Peace says

        February 12, 2020 at 12:43 pm

        Thank you for writing this blog. Very helpful as I’m post op day 2 and wasn’t sure if what I am feeling was normal but sounds about right. Plus I did a little tummy tuck to add to the discomfort?!

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        • White Picket Farmhouse says

          April 26, 2020 at 5:04 pm

          I hope you’re healing up well! I think by week 3 I was feeling much better!

          Reply
  5. Barbara Ann Sandoval says

    May 23, 2019 at 8:50 pm

    I’m glad your feeling better. I always say if you’re had children, you can handle pain. Your overall health will be so much better. And thank you for sharing.

    Reply
  6. Cathy says

    November 30, 2019 at 6:57 pm

    I love you journey! Thank you for sharing! I feel like we are about the same size and weight and you look so fabulous. You are an inspiration to me as i gave my surgery in one week. I’m ready and nervous all at the same time but can’t wait to get some relief of these pendulums! I will be following you and wish you love and peace!

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    • White Picket Farmhouse says

      December 4, 2019 at 10:40 pm

      Oh my goodness! Congrats, that’s so exciting!!! You can do this. You will feel incredible after

      Reply
  7. Rachel says

    February 23, 2020 at 6:30 am

    It’s like reading my own story, word for word! Thanks for writing about your experience, it helps give me the confidence to pursue getting this surgery ASAP.

    Reply
    • White Picket Farmhouse says

      February 23, 2020 at 3:36 pm

      I’m so glad you feel like this has helped. It’s almost been a year since the surgery, I need to write a follow up post

      Reply
      • Sandy Greenwell says

        September 13, 2020 at 7:08 am

        I came across your story and want to thank you for sharing! I think about getting a breast reduction every day of my life! I am so scared but I think I am going to line this up to have after this upcoming holidays! BTW you look amazing in your photos! Thanks so much for sharing as we are the same size all the way around!

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  8. Kayt says

    April 22, 2020 at 9:02 am

    Hello! I’m 14 and I’m a DD. I was a in a Size C 36 in 4th grade and in a D in 6th. My parents want to take me to go see a doctor for a Breast reduction surgery but Doctors where I’m from mainly do people 18+. I’ve never had surgery and I get Panic attacks when people in my family or friends get surgeries. I’m also Thinking about how I’m 14 and might get a Breast reduction surgery. I want to be able to wear shirts that actually fit me and don’t make me look like fat. My breasts hang over a lot and it makes me very self conscious about the things I wear. This year I was previously a Cheerleader for my school and when you are a cheerleader you get tight uniforms. When we were getting sized for uniforms at the beginning of the year my coach made me stand in front of all 36 of our cheerleaders to tell them that I was the true definition of Curves. Most people would take that as a Compliment but I hated my body as it is and when she said that I smiled but truly wanted to cry. I’m 14 5’3 135 pounds. I’ve always had Curves growing up. I have Mom hips (no offense to Anyone!) a bubble butt, and I’m a size DD. I want to just enjoy being a teenager but I can’t without thinking someone is gonna look at me the wrong way. I don’t wear shorts or crop tops in the summer, I don’t wear bikinis because I’m not allowed to because of my breasts. I’m trying to overcome my insecurities of my body but I can’t. My breasts give me Back pain and chest pain. It also looks like I have boobs coming from the middle of my stomach. I’m still wondering if a breast reduction surgery would be a good idea at 14. Thank you for letting me write you!

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    • White Picket Farmhouse says

      April 26, 2020 at 4:56 pm

      Awe, I so understand where you’re coming from. I too had a very large chest from a young age. If your parents are on board, I say, get it done. Just make sure you research the doctor first.
      Living like that isn’t fun at all – and you want to enjoy being a teen!
      Just know that if you get the surgery, you may not be able to breastfeed when you want to have kids someday

      Reply
  9. Rachael says

    July 16, 2020 at 7:10 pm

    Hi! I just came across this after a google search. I’m getting my reduction surgery on Monday after living your almost exact life story as far as breast struggles and size!

    My question is:

    What things, items or just advice were most helpful during recovery?

    Should I have ice packs, gauze, certain pillows, any activities or ways of doing things or things I can ourchase?!

    Thanks so mucH! Rachael

    Reply
  10. Penuma implant turkey says

    January 28, 2021 at 2:52 am

    Hello I had a breast reduction a few years ago and on my left breast my scar is like sunken, before that does not bother me but now it makes me like a kind of hollow in my breast. Is there a possibility of retouching this kind of scars to remove the hollow effect? thank you

    Reply

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Hi! I'm Jessica Sara Morris. Lifestyle Blogger, Interior Designer and Mama to Four. Occasionally spontaneous but mostly a hermit who lives in stretchy pants.

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Lifestyle Blogger, Interior Designer and Mama to Four. Occasionally spontaneous but mostly a hermit who lives in stretchy pants.

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