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Bryguy5446 · 41-45, M
So what happens if you do get your breasts reduced only for them to come back?
doodlebug2013 · 41-45, F
I think what torks me off most about the why don't you "just" 😒 question is how whoever's asking just assumes they have some claim to a say in it. Poking their nose in like they have a right to it. Yeah, my relationship with my body is complicated, but it's MINE.
Everybody's different. For me, saying my likelihood of life threatening complications after any kind of surgery that's higher than most people has shut them up when I've gotten that question. But it's ridiculous I've ever answered it in the first place. And it's upsetting too because it reminds me maybe there is a choice for somebody else but I don't realistically have it.
Everybody's different. For me, saying my likelihood of life threatening complications after any kind of surgery that's higher than most people has shut them up when I've gotten that question. But it's ridiculous I've ever answered it in the first place. And it's upsetting too because it reminds me maybe there is a choice for somebody else but I don't realistically have it.
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doodlebug2013 · 41-45, F
veeceekay1991 · 31-35, F
@doodlebug2013 Well, I sure wouldn't want to tork you off! Lol.
Guidence · 46-50, M
@doodlebug2013 I have a Type 2 diabetic friend who has had to go the ER a few times. She has a meme of Willy Wonka saying "Yes, please tell me how simple this is to cure or live with"
It says it all.
"Nothing is impossible for those who do not have to do it" - shows they do not understand.
Please do not feel trapped nor loose hope. I kinda heard that in you post. Doing things and living life with this is not easy, just worth it. Worth getting out - safely.
(Another ignorant response?)
I was at Sci Fi con and one of the Geek comedians was Dolly Parton large. She was on state. People laughed at her jokes and I did not see her get harassed, joked nor stared at. We had a couple of voice actors and another star there so she went unnoticed at times. Real fact.
It says it all.
"Nothing is impossible for those who do not have to do it" - shows they do not understand.
Please do not feel trapped nor loose hope. I kinda heard that in you post. Doing things and living life with this is not easy, just worth it. Worth getting out - safely.
(Another ignorant response?)
I was at Sci Fi con and one of the Geek comedians was Dolly Parton large. She was on state. People laughed at her jokes and I did not see her get harassed, joked nor stared at. We had a couple of voice actors and another star there so she went unnoticed at times. Real fact.
NerdyNudist · M
First off, hopefully nobody replies wanting to perv on the fact that some women have breasts that are, yes, large but far too large for comfort.
As a nudist I see and know and have relationships with plenty of women that struggle in this area. Other than medical solutions, what is there? I know perhaps diet and exercise can help but I do know several women personally who are very fit but still suffer from this.
As a nudist I see and know and have relationships with plenty of women that struggle in this area. Other than medical solutions, what is there? I know perhaps diet and exercise can help but I do know several women personally who are very fit but still suffer from this.
veeceekay1991 · 31-35, F
@NerdyNudist Yes, it's true that if the end goal of the woman is to have smaller breasts, then surgery is the only path open to her. The only alternative is to keep the breasts as they are and learn to live with them.
My post was prompted by someone on SW who was recently told that her request that medical insurance cover her reduction surgery was denied in favor of breast reduction by "natural means." This is an absolutely idiotic statement composed by someone who has NO idea what macromastia is and what it does to the mammary tissue. In a true macro woman, neither exercise nor diet will achieve more than a miniscule reduction of size. The reason: macro women have what is called in medical circles, "dense breast tissue." This means that the overwhelming predominance of breast mass is connective tissue NOT fat. Exercise and/or diet will only reduce--to a very minor extent--the fatty tissue in the breast, not the connective tissue.
Who knows what this faceless bureaucrat meant by "natural means?" Should the macro woman place her breasts out in the hot sun and hope they shrivel like raisins? It might be this or something as equally ridiculous.
My post was prompted by someone on SW who was recently told that her request that medical insurance cover her reduction surgery was denied in favor of breast reduction by "natural means." This is an absolutely idiotic statement composed by someone who has NO idea what macromastia is and what it does to the mammary tissue. In a true macro woman, neither exercise nor diet will achieve more than a miniscule reduction of size. The reason: macro women have what is called in medical circles, "dense breast tissue." This means that the overwhelming predominance of breast mass is connective tissue NOT fat. Exercise and/or diet will only reduce--to a very minor extent--the fatty tissue in the breast, not the connective tissue.
Who knows what this faceless bureaucrat meant by "natural means?" Should the macro woman place her breasts out in the hot sun and hope they shrivel like raisins? It might be this or something as equally ridiculous.
NerdyNudist · M
@veeceekay1991 That's very interesting. It seems insurance is lacking behind medical science or simply doesn't want to acknowledge breast reduction as a valid procedure for health.
Guidence · 46-50, M
@veeceekay1991 "Diet" is the first ignorant comment.
That does not work. Hormones, not hot dogs, are driving breast growth.
I understand it is hard to make a case for pain when women are getting L or O cup implants.
However - why is easier for a woman to get labiaplasty than breast reduction and counseling ? Counseling pre and post operation.
It seems backwards for some insurances cover labiaplasty and some British doctors are booked solid yet breast reduction and scar removal is hard to come by. I hate to say macromastia is a real problem. Both are. Macromastia is just a more critical one. Please do post advice and give people a heads up.
Also note: sadly high school girls can get the labiaplasty, which is what created the report I read. It was in a British medical journal for those who are wondering. I would not have thought to search the internet. Fact is stranger than fiction or internet stories.
That does not work. Hormones, not hot dogs, are driving breast growth.
I understand it is hard to make a case for pain when women are getting L or O cup implants.
However - why is easier for a woman to get labiaplasty than breast reduction and counseling ? Counseling pre and post operation.
It seems backwards for some insurances cover labiaplasty and some British doctors are booked solid yet breast reduction and scar removal is hard to come by. I hate to say macromastia is a real problem. Both are. Macromastia is just a more critical one. Please do post advice and give people a heads up.
Also note: sadly high school girls can get the labiaplasty, which is what created the report I read. It was in a British medical journal for those who are wondering. I would not have thought to search the internet. Fact is stranger than fiction or internet stories.
BookOfSouls85 · 36-40, M
In the UK, Private Health providers (Spire, Circle, Nuffield, BUPA, Virgin Health) offer this service but at a premium.
It is possible that the NHS might do this, but they will make you wait months (if not years). I had to wait a year for a hip operation, and their attitude was 'oh but you should be grateful we're even giving a toss about you'.
As for the comment about 'natural means' - it's probably by some bubble-land and reality-void idiot mouthing off. Probably thinks we all live on Champagne and Quail's Eggs.
It is possible that the NHS might do this, but they will make you wait months (if not years). I had to wait a year for a hip operation, and their attitude was 'oh but you should be grateful we're even giving a toss about you'.
As for the comment about 'natural means' - it's probably by some bubble-land and reality-void idiot mouthing off. Probably thinks we all live on Champagne and Quail's Eggs.
needsmilk808 · 56-60, M
I would not pretend to understand what it's like to have macro, but surgery I know all to well. I would never never approached without extensive research and advice. All to often women are encouraged without full disclosure of the potential risks and dangers. If you manage to make it through the surgery successfully there's still the risk of complication or irreversible effects.
Please be very careful.
Please be very careful.
HeatherFlorida · 36-40, F
melbeacher · 56-60, M
Very well written
BigGuy2 · 26-30, M
Nice and comprehensive
BigGuy2 · 26-30, M
Don’t move on