A woman has shared the horrifying experience of having extra-large breasts – saying her cup size was so debilitating she couldn’t “stand for more than an hour”.
Rebecca Chadwick has been plagued by migraines and back pain for years, while suffering exhausting looks from people in the street stunned by her 40G cup size.
The 46-year-old has now gone under the knife to make her chest seven sizes smaller, saying her new look is “life-changing”.
Pictured: Rebecca Chadwick after her breast reduction. (Credit: Jam Press)
The mum has four children with partner Eddie, 45 – Brianna, 25, Victoria, 24, Katheryn, 13 and Willow, five.
“I was in pain every single day,” Rebecca told NeedToKnow.co.uk.
“I couldn’t go more than an hour on my feet without my back hurting from so much weight on my chest.
“My breasts pulled on my shoulders and neck, giving me almost-daily headaches and migraines.
“My bra straps made permanent indentions on both shoulders.
“People sometimes stared and men leered. This made me feel self-conscious.
“Some people would comment, jokingly, about my breast size.”
Rebecca had considered breast reduction surgery for 22 years and feels overjoyed to have finally gone under the knife.
The mum, who is from Arkansas, US, added: “My pain would interfere with my being a mom.
“I have two kids still living at home; one them is only five and it was hard to keep up with what she wanted to do.
“I did try to cover up my breasts, I would also try whatever I could to minimize them.
“It was virtually impossible to find clothes that fit correctly.”
In April this year, after seeing multiple doctors and surgeons before choosing her own, Rebecca booking in the $3,660 (£2,859) operation.
The mum claims the insurance company policy would not pay for the surgery unless a certain amount of tissue was removed from the breast.
She said: “They require twice as much be taken out as any other insurance company.
“I think it’s ridiculous because no woman wants to have nothing at all.
“But I was just ready to get out of pain so the plastic surgeon offered to do a breast lift instead of a breast reduction because it’s technically the same surgery – he just took extra tissue out.
“A breast reduction is considered a medical procedure and a breast lift is considered a cosmetic procedure – [the latter] is considerably less expensive.”
The mum’s surgery only took two hours; she arrived at the hospital at 5am and was sent home at 12.30pm, with Eddie picking her up.
Rebecca said: “I was so happy to see Eddie after I woke up from surgery, any surgery is scary.
“It was honestly shocking when I first looked in the mirror, all the stitches are scary at first glance.
“I’m not completely healed and there’s still a lot of swelling so I don’t know my exact size.
“But when everything is done healing, I’ll be a 40C.
“I already feel lighter, and there is so much pressure off my back.
“My husband has been taking such good care of me, as well as my children being very helpful.
“Everyone that knows me, knows I’ve been struggling for years and have been very supportive as well.”
It will be months before Rebecca is fully healed but she looks forward to the future, and has booked herself a cruise to celebrate her new body.
She added: “I have a cruise soon so I look so forward to be able to walk around the ship and beaches for more than 30 minutes without having to sit down because my back hurts.
“I am also looking forward to picking out a swimsuit based on what I think is cute instead of one that will hold up and support my large breasts!
“I also can’t wait to be able to wear strapless dresses.”
